Greetings, folks, and welcome to U.S. History on the Web. My name is Rob Hines, your instructor. This course is designed for students who are self-motivated, do not need much direction from their teachers, and who have some familiarity with computers and the Internet.  Access to a computer on a regular basis is a must.  Age makes no difference; motivation and self-discipline do.  I require a lot of reading and outside research in web based sources.  If you feel you have what it takes to proceed, do so. I believe this course will be interesting and rewarding! The FIRST thing I require for this course is my On-line Orientation. ALL students will have to complete this simple orientation questionaire BEFORE I can grade anything else. Thanks.

After you have completed the Orientation, go to the Class Calender link above. Inside, you will find 15 themes listed, each with its' own link.  Click on Theme Five. Everything I require for Theme #5 is there, plus the date it is due. I require nine out of the fifteen themes listed, three from each section. So you can make choices. Due dates are important. Once a theme's due date is past, you missed it.

At this point, I would like you to click on the course Syllabus. This page has all of the course requirements listed. You should familiarize yourself thoroughly with this page.

Students with individual questions or comments should direct them to me at Robert Hines, or phone me at 921-5098.

Objectives

I have designed this course with three broad goals in mind. First I wanted the course to be convenient. Convenience is important. Students won't have to come to campus for anything. Everything is on-line. Secondly, I believe this course is challenging. Students will do a lot of reading and writing, especially if an "A" is desired. For students seeking the multiple-choice experience, this course is not for you. Finally, I wanted to design a class that utilizes the broadest spectrum of the mass media as possible. While I do not use video-streaming or even Real Player here, students will be afforded the opportunity to listen to music, watch critically acclaimed films, visit museums, including "on-line" museums in Washington D.C., and other activities. In a very real sense, this is not only an introduction to American History, it is also an introduction to the Humanities. For students with curiosity and an open mind, this course will be interesting and rewarding.

This is the place to go for all of your assignments.  There are three sections to the course: A, B, and C. Students are required to complete three themes from each section of the course. The other two you can skip. For Section A, you do three of the five themes. The same for Section B. The same for Section C. Yes, that means you just skip the other ones. This way, you don't have to be doing something every week. No, you cannot do extra themes for extra credit, but some of the themes contain work you CAN do for extra credit. I can not accept late work for any reason.