HIST 203 - From the Jazz Age to the Computer Age

Institution:

Felician University

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Description:

This course will emphasize the period from the 1920s to the present. Topics include Coo-lidge prosperity, the Great Depression, and the New Deal; the international crisis of the 1930s and WW II; the Cold War; the 1960s, Civil Rights, and Vietnam; the Nixon era and Watergate; the U.S. in the years from Carter to Clinton. (fall 2008, fall 2010) HIST/ SS 205 Electronic Research (3 credits) This course is an introduction to understand-ing electronic resources as a component of academic research. Students will evaluate web sites, join and participate in moderated scho-larly email discussion groups (listservs), telnet into libraries, and work with bibliography managers while exploring the possibilities and limitations of electronic research. Projects will also emphasize writing skills to effectively communicate research results. Although a re-quirement for majors in the department of History and Social Sciences, this course is open to all students interested in honing their research skills. (every spring)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.felician.edu

Phone Number:

(201) 559-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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