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Humanities: Enlightenment and Romanticism HUM2234 Spring 2018 CRN 21761 Instructor: Eric B. Wallman Phone: 407 582 2814 Office Location and Hours: Bldg 1-319 Office Location and Hours: Bldg 1-319 Mondays: 4:00-5:25 pm Tuesdays: 2:45-3:50 pm Wednesdays: 4:00-5:25 pm Thursdays: 2:45-3:50 pm Fridays: Virtual Hours~call or e-mail me between 12-5pm. Email: [email protected] Please check your atlas e-mail regularly. I have removed the Blackboard messaging from our course, so all e-mails you receive or send to me will appear through Atlas, but you can send them using Blackboard as well. You can also make an appointment, call my phone, or just see if I’m randomly in my office, which is often. Text and Required Supplies: Henry Sayre, Humanities: Culture, Continuity, Change Book 4, Custom Edition for Valencia *You cannot pass this class without reading your textbook and other assigned readings. All other reading materials will be provided via Blackboard or in class. Course Description: Integrated examination of dominant ideas in Western culture expressed in art, literature, music, philosophy and religion. Covers period from Enlightenment through 19th century, emphasizing emergence of rationalism and modern science and Romantic rebellion. A Gordon Rule course requires multiple college-level writing assignments, which consist of written quizzes, essays and study questions in this course. Minimum grade of C required if used to satisfy Gordon Rule requirement. Course Objectives: This course surveys the Humanities or “Human achievement” in disciplines

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Humanities: Enlightenment and RomanticismHUM2234

Spring 2018CRN 21761

Instructor: Eric B. WallmanPhone: 407 582 2814Office Location and Hours: Bldg 1-319

Office Location and Hours: Bldg 1-319 Mondays: 4:00-5:25 pmTuesdays: 2:45-3:50 pmWednesdays: 4:00-5:25 pm Thursdays: 2:45-3:50 pmFridays: Virtual Hours~call or e-mail me between 12-5pm.

Email: [email protected] check your atlas e-mail regularly. I have removed the Blackboard messaging from our course, so all e-mails you receive or send to me will appear through Atlas, but you can send them using Blackboard as well.

You can also make an appointment, call my phone, or just see if I’m randomly in my office, which is often.

Text and Required Supplies: Henry Sayre, Humanities: Culture, Continuity, Change Book 4, Custom Edition for Valencia

*You cannot pass this class without reading your textbook and other assigned readings.

All other reading materials will be provided via Blackboard or in class.

Course Description: Integrated examination of dominant ideas in Western culture expressed in art, literature, music, philosophy and religion. Covers period from Enlightenment through 19th century, emphasizing emergence of rationalism and modern science and Romantic rebellion. A Gordon Rule course requires multiple college-level writing assignments, which consist of written quizzes, essays and study questions in this course. Minimum grade of C required if used to satisfy Gordon Rule requirement.  

Course Objectives: This course surveys the Humanities or “Human achievement” in disciplines such as art, music, architecture, philosophy and religion. Since this is a course focused on the 18th and 19th Centuries, the curriculum will be interdisciplinary not only in subjects such as art or music but also by comparing the time periods, schools of thought and global cultures. The Humanities ultimately teach academic and workplace oriented thinking skills: critical, analytical, tactical.

Core Competencies:

Valencia faculty have defined four interrelated competencies (Think, Value, Communicate, ACT) that prepare students to succeed in the world community. These competencies are outlined in the College Catalog. In this course, through lecture and discussion, group work, and other learning activities, you will further develop your mastery of those competencies.

Attendance /Tardiness / Withdrawal Policy:

Coming to class unprepared (without your textbook is an example of such) will result in a dismissal from class,

and you will be marked absent. Leaving class after signing the attendance roster will also result in being marked absent.

We meet in class twice a week. If you are more than fifteen minutes late it is counted as an absence. Tardiness is annoying and will leave you missing quizzes and assignments that you can’t make up. Each

missed quiz takes five points off of your final grade. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A MAKE-UP QUIZ.

Coming to class unprepared (without your textbook is an example of such) will result in a dismissal from class, and you will be marked absent. Leaving class after signing the attendance roster will also result in being marked absent.

If you miss more than four class meetings, you will lose a letter grade for each additional absence. If you do not attend the first week of class meetings and complete the first week’s assignment (Syllabus

Quiz), I will withdraw you as a NO-SHOW. If you stop coming to class and completing on-line assignments, you will fail the course unless you

withdraw yourself before the deadline of 3/31/2018. I DO NOT WITHDRAW STUDENTS AFTER WEEK 1

Method of Instruction: THIS COURSE IS BLACKBOARD ENHANCED. At times, class may be conducted via Blackboard rather than on campus. Internet access is available on campus. If for any reason you cannot regularly access the Internet for your course work, you will encounter problems fulfilling class requirements. This course will also be taught through a combination of lecture, films, hands-on classroom exercises and homework assignments. Students should not assume that there will be class time to complete homework assignments, nor should they ask to go home early.

Please review the checklist for this course:

Microsoft Office (which includes Microsoft Word for writing essays)—download from Valencia’s Atlas webpage.

Verify that your computer meets system and browser requirements: http://valenciacollege.edu/oit/learning-technology-services/student-resources/getting-started-online/system-requirements.cfm

Update your computer as needed so that you may complete coursework: http://valenciacollege.edu/oit/learning-technology-services/student-resources/getting-started-online/system-requirements.cfm

Exam and Grading Policy: Grades are weighted. See below.

Quizzes 20% Essays 40%Mid-term Exam 20%Final Exam 20%Combined Total=100%

90 – 100% = A 80 – 89% = B 70 – 79% = C 60 – 69% = D Below 60% = F

Study Questions and Quizzes: I will demonstrate how one should answer their study questions. Questions are expected to be finished by the time you enter class on their due dates. Do the best you can when you complete these questions as homework, and add any relevant class notes and insights from lectures to your answers. Using the Internet will not provide the “correct” answers I am looking for. Correct answers are from the

textbook, analyzed and synthesized into your own words, and supplemented by classroom learning. If reading the textbook is too difficult, seek tutoring or adjust your schedule so that you may dedicate the appropriate amount of time to these assignments. They are crucial to your success.

* All of your study questions, done correctly, provide you with a thorough study packet for your quiz, midterm and final exam questions based on the Sayre textbook.

Make-Up Policy for Examinations and All Other Assignments: Work will only receive credit if completed and turned in by its due date. Regardless or your reason, late work is not accepted. Exams can be made up only in emergency situations with documented proof (police report, doctor note, receipt for tire repair etc.) If you are going out of town over the holidays and need to take an exam more than a two days earlier than the exam date, you will not be accommodated.

Student Conduct and Academic Honesty:

REGULARLY CHECK YOUR ATLAS E-MAIL!

• Exams and homework are considered individual effort; any submissions that are too similar for coincidence will receive no credit. • Students are responsible for preparing for class by reading pre-assigned readings and completing assignments. Students who are absent are fully responsible for all material covered in class. • Students should bring the textbook, project handout materials, and a diskette to all classes. • Copying, regardless of the number of editor changes, renaming, and/or retyping is considered cheating, and a student’s inability to describe the function of a submitted assignment will be considered evidence of cheating. All students involved in incidents of cheating will be given a zero (‘0”) for that assignment/quiz/exam/project without regard to who did the original work or who may have benefited. • During exams and quizzes, students may not leave the room or receive phone calls. • The instructor’s phone and email are provided for emergency situations, such as missing an exam, and brief questions about specific assignments. Messages should consist of your name, your class and class time, and a brief message. Questions such as “What did we cover in class?” will not result in a response. Due to the problem of “phone tag”, student phone calls will normally not be returned. Emails with specific questions will be answered as soon as possible, usually within 24 hours. Students who need more than a brief response should arrange a meeting with the instructor.

Valencia Community College is dedicated to promoting honorable personal and social conduct. By enrolling at Valencia, a student assumes the responsibility for knowing and abiding by the rules articulated in the Student Code of Conduct (6Hx28:10-03). The instructor reserves the right to refer students who engage in activities that are disruptive to the learning environment to the Dean of Students for disciplinary action. The following list, though not exhaustive, includes things which are disruptive to the learning environment: Use of any electronic devices including but not restricted to: Cell phones, iPods, and laptop computers (documentation from OSD will be taken into consideration). Preparing homework for other courses during class. Engaging in private conversations with classmates while class is in session. Excessive tardiness. Leaving and re-entering the classroom while the class is in session.

In addition, Valencia Community College strives to provide a drug-free learning environment for all those involved in the academic experience. Our policy is as follows:

Policy: In compliance with the provisions of the Federal Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1989, Valencia Community College will take such steps as are necessary in order to adopt and implement a program to prevent the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol by Valencia Community College students or employees on college premises or as part of any college activity.

Disciplinary action could include being withdrawn from class, disciplinary warning, probation, suspension, expulsion, or other appropriate and authorized actions. You will find the Student Code of Conduct in the current Valencia Student Handbook.

Computer/Equipment Use Policy: (REQUIRED for all classes, since students use the open lab even if they do not have computer access in classroom) • Use of computers in the Business, IT, and Public Services classrooms at Valencia Community College is restricted to those activities designated by the instructor to enhance the class materials. Any other use is strictly forbidden. Inappropriate use includes, but is not limited to: • Use of computer to send E-mail or access Internet sites not specifically assigned in class. • Use of computer for job, internship, homework or other activities not assigned in class. • Modifying any hardware or software system configuration or setting. • Activities not in accordance with the Valencia Student Code of Conduct • Use of computers in the Business Students open lab (Bldg. 2, Room 304) is limited to those activities involved with preparing homework or coursework in the IT or Business departments and is subject to the same restriction as listed above. • Computer use is remotely monitored; any student using computers inappropriately may be subject to dismissal from class or banishment from the lab. Subsequent offense may be sent to the campus administration for further disciplinary action.

Students with Disabilities Students with disabilities who qualify for academic accommodations must provide a notification from the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) and discuss specific needs with the instructor, preferably during the first two weeks of class. The Office for Students with Disabilities determines accommodations based on appropriate documentation of disabilities. The East Campus Office is located in Building 5, Room 216.

Disclaimer Statement: As many factors may affect the development and progress of a class, the instructor reserves the right to alter the schedule as may be required to assure attainment of course objectives.