Accessing Your Course |
Canvas (by Instructure)
Your course is using Canvas. If you are new to Canvas, please visit the
Canvas Basics course space
to become familiar with Canvas prior to the start of your course. No login is required to
access this space.
You will be able to login to Canvas about two weeks prior to the start of your class.
However, your course becomes available as of 1 AM on the official course
start date.
Logging In
Log in to your Canvas course space at
bucks.instructure.com
- Username: Your username is the same for every system at Bucks.
- Password: your Bucks Network password (used to log into any Bucks campus computer or to access any Bucks Library online database from off campus.)
If you do not know your Bucks Username, go to WebAdvisor.
Select Account information (upper right hand corner of the screen) then select What's My User ID? and follow
the prompts. You will need to provide your last name AND either your 7 digit student ID number OR your
social security #. Your Bucks username will display on the screen.
Note: Students are uploaded to Canvas several times a day. If you registered late, you won't be
able to access Canvas until the next upload takes place.
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Purchasing Your Books and Other Course Materials |
While you may purchase your books and other course materials from the provider of your choice (using the
ISBN number available through the course's academic department
where applicable to ensure the correct version), both the campus bookstore
and our online bookstore,
guarantee that they stock the correct version for your course.
Approximately 3 weeks prior to the start of the session you can use the link
below to see the list of books that have been selected by your instructor. If you have
any questions about the course materials listed, please contact your instructor or the academic
department directly.
Click
this link to see the book list for your course.
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Other Information about the Course |
This course covers the second half of U.S. history, from 1865 to the present. There are no quizzes or exams, but there is a short paper every week, 15 of them in all. The textbook is a fairly unusual one, chosen because it focuses on the importance of religion in American life. The college bookstore has it, and it can be found online, but no other college uses it, to my knowledge.
There are two books to read and report on. Both are memoirs and pretty readable. The first one is long, the second shorter.
There is an online discussion every week.
The essays count 50% of the grade, the book reports and discussions 25% each.
The focus of the course is on beliefs and behavior in American life. How have people arrived at their beliefs? How have their beliefs influenced behavior? It should be interesting.
More detailed information about the requirements is on the course site. |