Sheridan Course Outlines

HIST19936G
Canada in the Making: Understanding Canadian History

Section I: Administrative Information

Total hours: 42.0
Credit Value: 3.0
Credit Value Notes: n/a
Effective: Winter 2018
Prerequisites: N/A
Corequisites: N/A
Equivalents: N/A
Pre/Co/Equiv Notes: n/a

Program(s): General Education
Program Coordinator(s): Sarah Sinclair
Course Leader or Contact: Christian Knudsen
Version: 20180122_00
Status: Approved (APPR)

Section I Notes: n/a

Section II: Course Details

Detailed Description
In this course, students explore the social, political, cultural and military tapestry that forms the basis of the Canadian multicultural society today. This course covers Canadian history from the Fur Trade to the Space Age, focusing on the complexities of Canadian society in a historical context. Through the study of Canadian politics, culture and military involvement, students learn about the range and variety of experiences that form the Canadian consciousness. The course provides students opportunity to analyse how various trends in Canadian history interact and have influenced each other over time. Through interactive lectures, group activities, group projects and discussions, students evaluate the successes and failures of various social/political/military experiences and experiments throughout Canadian history.

Program Context

General Education

Program Coordinator(s): Sarah Sinclair

This course is part of the General Education curriculum which is designed to contribute to the development of the students' consciousness of the diversity, complexity, and richness of the human experience; their ability to establish meaning through this consciousness; and, as a result, their ability to contribute thoughtfully, creatively, and positively to the society in which they live and work. General Education courses strengthen students' generic skills, such as critical analysis, problem solving, and communication, in the context of an exploration of topics with broad-based personal and/or societal importance.

Course Critical Performance and Learning Outcomes

	Critical Performance:
	By the end of this course, students will have demonstrated the ability to analyse changing trends in Canadian politics, military commitments, and society.

Learning Outcomes:

To achieve the critical performance, students will have demonstrated the ability to:

Analyze the roots of various cultural, social and political trends in Canadian history using a variety of media such as newspapers, television, books and the internet.
Analyze the basic evolutionary structure and the major themes, events, and figures of Canadian history from the arrival of the first peoples to the present.
Distinguish how various trends in Canadian history interact and influence each other over time.
Describe the Canadian historical experience in the context of global historical developments.
Identify how each of these trends impacts the daily lives of contemporary Canadians.

Evaluation Plan
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

Evaluation Plan: IN-CLASS

	Essay	20.0%
	Group Presentation	20.0%
	Midterm Test	20.0%
	Heritage Assignment	15.0%
	Final Exam	25.0%
	Total	100.0%

Evaluation Notes and Academic Missed Work Procedure:

TEST AND ASSIGNMENT PROTOCOL

To encourage behaviours that will help students to be successful in the workplace and to ensure that students receive credit for their individual work, the following rules apply to every course offered within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

 Students are responsible for staying abreast of test dates and times, as well as due dates and any special instructions for submitting assignments and projects as supplied to the class by the professor.
 Students must write all tests at the specified times. Missed tests, in-class activities, assignments and presentations are awarded a mark of zero.  If an extension or make-up opportunity is approved by the professor as outlined below, the mark of zero may be revised by subsequent performance.  The penalty for late submission of written assignments is a loss of 10% per day for up to five business days (excluding weekends and statutory holidays), after which, a grade of zero is assigned. Business days include any day that the college is open for business, whether the student has scheduled classes that day or not.
 Students, who miss a test or in-class activity or assignment or fail to submit an assignment on time due to exceptional circumstances, are required to notify their professor in advance of the class whenever possible.  A make-up test may be supplied for students who provide an acceptable explanation of their absence and/or acceptable documentation explaining their absence (e.g., a medical certificate). All make-up tests are to be written at a time and place specified by the professor upon the student's return. Alternately, students may be given an opportunity to earn the associated marks by having a subsequent test count for the additional marks. Exceptional circumstances may result in a modification of due dates for assignments.
 Unless otherwise specified, assignments and projects must be submitted at the beginning of class.
 Students must complete every assignment as an individual effort unless, the professor specifies otherwise.
 Since there may be instances of grade appeal or questions regarding the timely completion of assignments and/or extent of individual effort, etc., students are strongly advised to keep, and make available to their professor, if requested, a copy of all assignments and working notes until the course grade has been finalized.
 There will be no resubmission of work unless this has been previously agreed to or suggested by the professor.
 Students must submit all assignments in courses with practical lab and field components in order to pass the course.

Provincial Context
The course meets the following Ministry of Colleges and Universities requirements:

Essential Employability Skills
Essential Employability Skills emphasized in the course:

Communication Skills - Communicate clearly, concisely and correctly in the written, spoken, visual form that fulfills the purpose and meets the needs of the audience.
Communication Skills - Respond to written, spoken, or visual messages in a manner that ensures effective communication.
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving - Apply a systematic approach to solve problems.
Information Management Skills - Analyze, evaluate, and apply relevant information from a variety of sources.
Information Management - Locate, select, organize and document information using appropriate technology and information systems.

General Education
This General Education course relates to the following themes as specified by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities.

Civic Life

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
PLAR Contact (if course is PLAR-eligible) - Office of the Registrar
Students may apply to receive credit by demonstrating achievement of the course learning outcomes through previous relevant work/life experience, service, self-study and training on the job. This course is eligible for challenge through the following method(s):

Challenge Exam
Notes: Both a challenge exam and portfolio are required.
Portfolio
Notes: Both a challenge exam and portfolio are required.

Section III: Topical Outline

Some details of this outline may change as a result of circumstances such as weather cancellations, College and student activities, and class timetabling.
Instruction Mode: In-Class
Professor: Multiple Professors
Resource(s):

	Type	Description
Required	Textbook	Canada: A Concise History, Conrad, Margaret, Cambridge University Press

Applicable student group(s): General Education Elective
Course Details:

Unit 1: Introduction

Topics:
-Introduction to the Course and Instructor
-Distribution and Discussion of Course Outline
-Introduction to Primary and Secondary sources
-Introduction to Public History and the Heritage Minute Assignment

Readings:
Conrad, Introduction
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Unit 2: Pre-Confederation Canada: First Nations

Topics:
-The Arrival of Humans in the Americas
-The First Nations of Canada and their Territories
-The History of the First Nations to 1500

Readings:
Conrad, ch. 1
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Unit 3: Pre-Confederation Canada: The Arrival of Europeans

Topics:
-Early European Explorations and the Fur Trade
-French Domination and Settlement to 1663

Readings:
Conrad, ch. 2
Heritage Assignment (15%)

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Unit 4: Pre-Confederation Canada: The French in the Americas (1661-
1763)

Topics:
-French Political and Military Domination from 1663 to 1763
-Religion, Society and Day-to-Day Life Under French Rule
-The Seven Year's War and British Victory

Readings:
Conrad, ch. 3
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Unit 5: Pre-Confederation Canada: The English Domination of Canada
(1763-1821)

Topics:
-Political Changes under the English
-Society and Culture under English Control
-Natives and the Fur Trade in the West

Readings
Conrad, ch. 4

Group Presentations (20%)
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Unit 6: The Road to Confederation and Nationhood: The Hopes of a New
Political Consciousness (1815-1885)

Topics:
-Rebellions, Reform and Responsible Government in the English Colonies
-Society and Culture of the English Colonies
-Confederation and the British North America Act
-Early Nation-Building (1867-1896)

Readings:
Conrad, ch. 5-6
Group Presentations (20%)

MID-TERM TEST (20%)
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Unit 7: The Invention of a Canadian Identity (1885-1914)

Topics:
-Three Powerful Prime Ministers: John A. Macdonald, Wilfrid Laurier
and Robert Borden
-The New Industrial Order
-The Society and Culture of the Young Dominion
-Canadian Military Policies before the Great War

Readings:
Conrad,ch. 7
Group Presentations (20%)
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Unit 8: The Era of the First World War: Canada Comes of Age (1914-
1919)

Topics:
-Canadian Military Campaigns
-Women and Industrial Labour, and the Vote
-The Winnipeg General Strike and the Dangers of Veterans'
Reintegration

Readings:
Conrad,p. 194-202
Group Presentations (20%)
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Unit 9: The Interwar Period (1920-1939)

Topics:
-Postwar Boom, the Great Depression and Reform
-Mass Consumer Society and the Search for a New Identity
-The Changing Political Landscape

Readings:
Conrad, p. 202-216

Group Presentations (20%)
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Unit 10: The Second World War: Canada's War at the Front and at Home
(1939-1945)

Topics:
-Canada and the European Campaigns
-The Ugly Face of Conscription
-Women and Wartime Production
-Propaganda and Censorship

Readings:
Conrad, p.216-225

Group Presentations (20%)
Essay due (20%)
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Unit 11: Canada and the Post-War World: Liberalism Triumphant (1945-
1984)

Topics:
-The Rights Revolution
-The Canadian State (1945-75
-Growth at All Costs
-Community & Nation

Readings:
Conrad, ch.9

Group Presentations (20%)
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Unit 12: Contemporary Canada (1984-2011)

Topics:
-The Politics of Uncertainty
-Economic Life in Neo-Liberal Canada
-Community and Culture (1976-2011)
-Review for the Exam

Readings:
Conrad, ch.10

FINAL EXAM (25%)

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Sheridan Policies
The principle of academic integrity requires that all work submitted
for evaluation and course credit be the original, unassisted work of
the student. Cheating or plagiarism including borrowing, copying,
purchasing or collaborating on work, except for group projects
arranged and approved by the professor, or otherwise submitting work
that is not the student's own violates this principle and will not be
tolerated. Students who have any questions regarding whether or not
specific circumstances involve a breach of academic integrity are
advised to review the Academic Integrity Policy and
Procedure and/or discuss them with the professor.

Sheridan is committed to Academic Integrity. In this course the
professor has chosen to require students to use Turnitin to check
their own written work to ensure originality.
- By taking this course students agree that they will submit written
work for this course to Turnitin for text comparison.
- Students will have the opportunity to review their initial work and
correct any issues identified by Turnitin prior to submitting their
final work.
- Students will include the final Originality Report as a part of the
written work submission.
- Students are encouraged to discuss the Originality Report at any
time with their faculty member.
- Assignments submitted to Turnitin will be included as source
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purpose of detecting text copying.

Sheridan is committed to provide a learning environment that supports
academic achievement by respecting the dignity, self-esteem and fair
treatment of every person engaged in the learning process. Behaviour
which is inconsistent with this principle will not be tolerated.
Details of Sheridan's policy on Harassment and Discrimination,
Academic Integrity, and other academic policies are available on the
Sheridan policy website.

The information contained in this Course Outline including but not
limited to faculty and program information and course description is
subject to change without notice. Any changes to course curriculum
and/or assessment shall adhere to approved Sheridan protocol. Nothing
in this Course Outline should be viewed as a representation, offer
and/or warranty. Students are responsible for reading the Important
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Academic Integrity: The principle of academic integrity requires that all work submitted for evaluation and course credit be the original, unassisted work of the student. Cheating or plagiarism including borrowing, copying, purchasing or collaborating on work, except for group projects arranged and approved by the professor, or otherwise submitting work that is not the student's own, violates this principle and will not be tolerated. Students who have any questions regarding whether or not specific circumstances involve a breach of academic integrity are advised to review the Academic Integrity Policy and procedure and/or discuss them with the professor.

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Respectful Behaviour: Sheridan is committed to provide a learning environment that supports academic achievement by respecting the dignity, self-esteem and fair treatment of every person engaged in the learning process. Behaviour which is inconsistent with this principle will not be tolerated. Details of Sheridan's policy on Harassment and Discrimination, Academic Integrity and other academic policies are available on the Sheridan policy website.

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Course Outline Changes: The information contained in this Course Outline including but not limited to faculty and program information and course description is subject to change without notice. Any changes to course curriculum and/or assessment shall adhere to approved Sheridan protocol. Nothing in this Course Outline should be viewed as a representation, offer and/or warranty. Students are responsible for reading the Important Notice and Disclaimer which applies to Programs and Courses.

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