HUM 2210 Online Syllabus

Course Description

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Prerequisite: ENC 1101 with a grade of "C" or higher, and satisfactory completion of REA 0002, Reading and Study Skills, or an appropriate reading placement score. The course focuses on the Ancient through Medieval periods of culture and history. It is designed to acquaint the student with literature, philosophy, art and music in the Prehistoric, Classical, and Medieval periods. Major emphasis is upon understanding and appreciation of cultural heritage. HUM 2210 is a Gordon Rule writing course as defined by SBE Rule 6A-10.030.

 

Course Objectives

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Upon successful completion of this course, students shall be able to:

. Apply a basic vocabulary necessary for a cultural discourse

. Analyze cultural artifacts such as visual art, literature, music, and dance among the various epochs studied to assess from what society and period an artifact comes

. Compare various philosophical systems in order to analyze what may be discovered about a particular civilization or epoch

. Hypothesize what a civilization's literature reveals about its concerns, values, and interests

. Appraise architectural monuments in order to define the use and cultural significance of a monument

. Compare various types of music so as to distinguish between period styles and musical innovations

. Evaluate how a civilization's geographical location can influence its history, societal conventions, and political conventions

 

Required Textbooks

Text Book :

Matthews, Roy T. and F. DeWitt Platt. The Western Humanities. 6th ed. McGraw Hill, 2004. ISBN 0-07-255632-3

 

Reader :

Readings in the Western Humanities. Vol. 1. 6th ed. Ed. Roy T. Matthews and F. DeWitt Platt. McGraw Hill, 2007. ISBN 0-07-255640-4



In each SJRCC bookstore, these books come prepackaged in sets of 3 (textbook and Volumes 1 and 2 of the Reader). If you buy the books elsewhere, you need to make sure that you get the main text as well as the reader.

Recommended:
College-level Dictionary and Thesaurus

 

Course Requirements

Requirements:

Weekly chapter quizzes and the Final Exam make up one half of your grade. You may use your books while taking the quizzes and exam, but I recommend that you read the chapter and Reader selections in advance so that you are able to complete the tests within the required time block.

Discussion postings and responses make up the other half of your grade.

Participation in online discussions and testing is required of each student.

 

Academic Integrity, Plagiarism, and Cheating

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SJRCC Policy on Academic Integrity (from the College Catalogue, 2006-2007):
"The pursuit of scholarly activity, free from dishonesty, fraud, or deception, is essential to the mission of the College and to the full exercise of academic freedom. Cheating, plagiarism, fabrication of information or citations, and other forms of unethical conduct compromise the quality of education and will not be tolerated. Infractions may result in penalties or sanctions beyond those imposed by an individual faculty member (23)".

Plagiarism and Cheating: Plagiarism and cheating are unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Students are expected to write their own original work for each class. Under no circumstances are students to use anyone else's work other than their own to submit to class. Doing so will result in a failure not only on the work but also in the course.

 

Attendance

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Even though this course is online, regular "attendance" is required. Because each week includes at least one assignment, your timely completion of that assignment will constitute attendance.

If you miss a week's work, you have missed at least three 50 minute course hours. As your College Handbook states, I may then initiate an official warning that you have "reached the limit of allowed recorded absences," and further absences may result in you being withdrawn from the course (28).

 

Grades

Grading Scale:

A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F 59-0

 

Criteria for Evaluation:



40% Chapter Quizzes (worth 3.3333% each)
10% Comprehensive Final Exam
50% Four Writing Assignments (3 postings and 1 Final Essay worth 12.5% each)

The formula to calculate your grade is as follows:

.4 (Quiz Average)+ .1 (Final Exam) + .5 (Writing Assignment Average) + Final Extra Credit = Final Course Grade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HUM2210 Course Calendar:
Fall 2007

 

Except for the first and last weeks, dates run Friday through Thursday because quizzes are always due by 11:55pm on Thursdays. Postings are always due by 4pm on Wednesdays, responses by 4pm Thursdays.

Dates (Friday - Thursday)

Module Number:

Reading Assignment

Work to Submit

M 8/20

R 8/23

1

Review Course Syllabus and other items on the Course Menu

Familiarize yourself with WebCT tools

Search for my typos for extra credit points :]

Complete Introductory Information Practice Quiz no later than 11:55pm Thursday, 8/23

Email me directly with any typos you find for extra credit

F 8/24

R 8/30

2

Textbook: "A Humanities Primer"

Reader: None

Complete article for Source Evaluation

Complete 1st Posting (Module 2 Posting = Source Evaluation) no later than 4pm Wednesday, 8/29

Responses due by 4pm Thursday, 8/30

Complete Primer quiz no later than 11:55pm Thursday, 8/30

F 8/31

R 9/6

3

Textbook: Chapter 1

Reader: Epic of Gilgamesh

Ch. 1 Quiz due by 11:55pm, 9/06

F 9/7

R9/13

4

Textbook: Chapter 2

Reader: Homer Selections

Quiz Due 11:55pm, 9/13

F 9/14

R 9/20

5

Textbook: Chapter 3

Reader: Sophocles, Oedipus the King; Aristotle

Module 5 Posting due no later than 4pm Wednesday, 9/19

Responses due by 4pm Thursday, 9/20

Quiz due 11:55pm, 9/20

F 9/21

R 9/27

6

Textbook: Chapter 4

Reader: Epicurus

Quiz Due 11:55pm, 9/27

F 9/28

R 10/4

7

Textbook: Chapter 5

Reader: Horace, Juvenal, Marcus Aurelius

Quiz Due 11:55pm, 10/4

F 10/5

R 10/11

8

Textbook: Chapter 6

Reader: Job, Tertullian

Ch. 6 Quiz due 11:55pm, 10/11

 

F 10/12

R 10/18

9

Textbook: Chapter 7

Reader: All Selections except Boethius

Quiz due 11:55pm, 10/18

F 10/19

R 10/26

10

Textbook: Chapter 8

Reader: Qur'an selections for quiz, selection of your choice from Ch. 9 or 10 for posting discussion

Module 10 Posting due no later than 4pm Wednesday, 10/25

Responses due by 4pm Thursday, 10/26

Quiz due 11:55pm, 10/26

F 10/27

R 11/1

11

Textbook: Chapter 9

Reader: Song of Roland, Dante

Quiz due no later than 11:55pm, 11/1

 

F 11/2

R 11/8

12

Textbook: Chapter 10

Reader: Boccaccio, Chaucer

Quiz due no later than 11:55 pm, 11/8

 

F 11/9

R 11/15

13

Study for Final Essay

Suggestion: Begin Module 14 so you can complete the quiz before it is due on Thanksgiving Day

Complete Final Essay no later than 11:55pm Thursday, 11/15

College Closed Veteran's Day, Monday, 11/12

 

F 11/16

R 11/22

14

Textbook: Chapter 11

Reader: All Selections

Quiz due no later than 11:55pm, 11/22

Happy Thanksgiving! (School closes 5pm 11/21 until 7:30am 11/26)

 

F 11/23

R 11/29

15

Review old quizzes for Final Exam (50 questions, comprehensive)

 

 

F 11/30

R 12/6

16

 

All Extra Credit due by 11:55pm Thursday, 12/6

Final Exam due by 11:55pm Thursday, 12/6

 

F 12/7

T 12/11

Course Closes 12/10