LEARNING SITUATIONS Lectures: Two one hour lectures a week Tutorials: A one hour tutorial each week Important Note: The Department of History requires satisfactory class attendance as part of participation in a unit of study. Attendance below 80% of the tutorials without written evidence of illness or misadventure will be penalized with loss of marks; attendance at less than 50% of the tutorials will result in the student being deemed not to have participated in the unit of study. LEARNER PREPARATION Prerequisites: The unit of study presumes no prior knowledge of American history. Students seeking a broad overview of this period should consult Bernard Bailyn et al, The Great Republic: a history of the American people, 2nd ed. (vol. 1) or Bruce Levine, et al, Who built America?: working people and the nation's economy, politics, culture, and society (vol. 1.) Computer Access (to access on-line readings for tutorials and assignments) There are Access Centres at the following locations on campus Fisher Library, level 2 (40 terminals, busy) Education Building, Room 232 (40 terminals, often not busy) Engineering Lab, in Link Building, Room 222 (50 terminals, often not busy) Carslaw Building, Room 201 (60 terminals, busy) Arts Labs, Griffith Taylor (2 X 15 terminals; sometimes used for classes) STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES   In terms of the university's generic attributes, students will: have developed a body of knowledge in the field of American history before 1865 be able to identify, access, organise and communicate knowledge in both written and oral English have an appreciation of the requirements and characteristics of scholarship and research be able to adopt a problem solving approach be capable of rigorous and independent thinking have enhanced their ability to use information technology for professional and personal development