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HIST 235- 99
HIST 235 Welcome to HIST 235: The Era of the Vietnam War
Winter 2010: Register for Section 191446
HIST 235 is a 100% online course that is taught in both the 16-week and 7-week semester formats. While HIST 235 focuses primarily on America’ role in the Vietnam War, the course also provides the necessary background regarding the history of the Viet people and several significant challenges they have faced from nations such as China, Japan, and France.
There are four texts featured in HIST 235. The first, Major Problems in the History of the Vietnam War, by Robert J. McMahon, provides the historical “backbone” for the course through a chronological series of topics which contain summaries, primary source excerpts, and scholarly essays. The second text, Vietnam: An American Ordeal, by George Donelson Moss, presents a compelling narrative of events pertaining primarily to America’s involvement in Vietnam. A third text, Blackwash/Whitewash, by Bill Laurie and R. J. Del Vecchio, challenges twenty popularly held myths concerning the Vietnam War. The final text, When Hell was in Session, by former US Senator and Vietnam P.O.W. Jeremiah Denton, reveals the world of American prisoners held in North Vietnam.
Using these texts, students are challenged through weekly readings that are organized around a specific chronological era to write several essays and to participate in Discussion Board activities. All course activities are organized into packets, which contain all related learning activities for any particular week. The essays serve to reinforce concepts found in the readings, while the Discussion Board allows students to exchange ideas with their classmates regarding controversial issues relevant to specific chapters in the course.
Each week’s work also contains a variety of other materials, such as links to internet-based sites relevant to the topic, maps, pictures, glossaries, quotations, and films relating to the subject as well. The links provided on the left hand side of this screen allow students to access all of the information and resources that are built into the course. These resources also include the course syllabus, a chat room, and a course email system that allows students to communicate with the instructor at any time.
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