Humanities 1301: Introduction to the Humanities Professor: Linda Graham HUMA 1301-34293 Office Phone Number: 713-522-3021

Email: linda.graham@hccs.edu Learning Web: http://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/linda.graham Office Hours: Online Sun. 7:30-10, 9-11 Mon., Tues-Wed. 7:30-10, Thurs. 9:30-11 p.m. and

throughout the day. CATALOG DESCRIPTION - Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 Credit: 3 (3 lecture) An introduction to the arts and humanities, the course investigates connections between individual human lives and a broad range of culture, aesthetics, and philosophy. Core Curriculum Course. COURSE PURPOSE To develop student thinking, seeing, reading, writing, and listening skills and expand student knowledge of the human condition as portrayed in works of the human imagination and intellect. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE CONTENT Students focus on the connections between their own lives and the ideas and values expressed in works of human imagination and thought. Through inquiry into selected literature, philosophy, and the visual and performing arts, students will engage in critical thinking, form aesthetic judgments, and develop an appreciation of the arts and humanities and their pivotal role in the health and survival of any society. Students will attend and respond to museum and gallery exhibitions and performances (live theater and film). They will be introduced to readings in several genres from a variety of cultures. Students will respond to the work they study in a variety of ways including oral presentations, formal written assignments, and informal journal responses. TEXTBOOKS Sayre, Henry. The Humanities: Culture, Continuity and Change, V 1, Pearson, Prentice Hall Student Learning Objectives 1. Describe representative themes and developments in the humanities.

2. Interpret representative terms, works, figures, and artists in philosophy, literature, and the visual and performing arts.

3. Compare and contrast representative terms, works, figures, and artists in philosophy, literature and the visual and performing arts

4. Evaluate cultural creations in the humanities. HCCS Humanities in the Core Curriculum Humanities 1301 may be taken to fulfill the core curriculum requirement for 3 semester hours in Cross/Multicultural Studies.

HCCS Humanities in the Core Curriculum Humanities 1301 may be taken to fulfill the core curriculum requirement for 3 semester hours in

Cross/Multicultural Studies. Humanities 1301 helps students attain the following:

1. Establish broad and multiple perspectives on individuals in relationship to the larger society and world

in which they live and understand the responsibilities of living in a culturally and ethnically diversified

world;

2. Stimulate a capacity to discuss and reflect upon individual, political, economic, and social aspects of

life in order to understand ways in which to be a responsible member of society;

3. Develop personal values for ethical behavior;

4. Develop the ability to make aesthetic judgments; and

5. Integrate knowledge and understanding of the interrelationships of the scholarly disciplines.

The objective of the humanities and visual and performing arts in a core curriculum is to expand

students’ knowledge of the human condition and human cultures especially in relation to behaviors, ideas,

and values expressed in works of human imagination and thought. Through study in disciplines such as

literature and the visual and performing arts, students will engage in critical analysis, form aesthetic

judgments, and develop an appreciation of the arts and humanities as fundamental to the health and

survival of any society. Students should have experiences in both the arts and humanities.

The objective of the cross/multicultural component of the core curriculum is to introduce students to

areas of study which enlarge their knowledge and appreciation of the multicultural and multiracial world

in which they live.

Graded Work: I. Exams. The Midterm covers the chapters 1-4 and the Final covers 5-8. You are required to use

evidence from the assigned textbook and assigned lectures in each response. Students are encouraged

to use the textbook as a major source for the exam. Students who do not use evidence from both

sources in every response will receive a grade less than C. Students who submit their work in any

other format than Eagle Online (EO) will receive a zero. Each exam is worth 25% of your final

grade.

II. Culture Assignments. Draft 750 word (minimum) essays examining the major characteristics of

Mesopotamian, Greco-Roman, Egyptian, Byzantine, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and African cultures.

12 font, TNR, 1” margins and cite in accordance with MLA included a Works Cited page. Upload

your essays in the EO classroom as Word files. You are required to use evidence from the assigned

textbook and assigned lectures. Students are to use the textbook as a major source for the

assignments. Students who do not use evidence from both sources will receive a grade less than C.

Students who submit their work in any other format will receive a zero. Each Culture Assignment is

worth 25% of your final grade.

Participation. Participation is required if you want to succeed (i.e., pass): Remember, you have

something due each week, not everything is graded. Scholastic Dishonesty: The Houston Community College System Student Handbook 1999/2000 defines the

following criteria: "Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and

collusion." Plagiarism means the appropriation of another's work and the unacknowledged incorporation of that

work in one's own written work offered for credit. Collusion means the unauthorized collaboration with another

person in preparing written work offered for credit. Students who engage in scholastic dishonesty will be given an F

in the class.

ADA: Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who

needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Services Office at the beginning of each

semester. Faculty is authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services

Office.

Student Attendance: Constant attendance is required and mandatory in order to be successful in this

class. If “just one day” is missed, you truly miss a lot because this course encompasses so much

during the semester. You have quizzes and assignments due so often after working through each

unit. Successful students attend class with the purpose to accomplish work every work day.

Grades The grade of “A” (100-90)reflects a work of excellence. “A work” offers a well-focused and

organized discussion appropriate to the assignment, which reflects the critical use of all relevant

materials and demonstrates effective, formal writing requirements. Work must demonstrate

outstanding efforts to identify while employing varied and pertinent evidence from all available

sources, while utilizing materials critically in the text of the papers, and providing error-free citations

of those resources. A work is always handed in on time.

The grade of “B” (89-80) represents work beyond satisfactory and indicates the work demonstrates a

strong attempt at original and critical analysis, writing and research that in complete in an appropriate

and competent manner. Work must be beyond satisfactory efforts to identify varied and pertinent

evidence from all available sources. The B paper may contain a number of minor errors in grammar

or citation, and its’ thesis or conclusions may be undeveloped or too weakly supported. B work is

handed in on time.

The grade of “C”(79-70) indicates that the work was done in a satisfactory or appropriate fashion in

comparison to the average work expected for university courses. In order to obtain a “C” grade, your

work must adhere to all of the assignment’s minimum requirements including the following:

page/word requirements, number of sources, types of sources, and proper citation method. The work

is organized around a central idea with arguments supported by relevant examples from the available

sources. The work is structured into correctly written paragraphs and sentences. Although fulfilling

the assignment, the “C” work may exhibit one or more weaknesses including, but not limited to,

errors of punctuation and grammar, imprecise or incorrect word use, inaccurate or uncritical use of

materials, occasional inconsistency of organization or development, and lack of direct relevance of

the selected research materials to the topic. “C” work is handed in on time.

The grade of “D” (69-60) demonstrates work that may have a poorly defined topic or thesis, lacks

clear focus or organization, contains unsupported generalizations or conclusions. The work contains

research support (citations) that is inadequate, not clearly relevant, or improperly documented. A

less-than-minimal research effort is evident. “D” work fails to obtain the required page or word

minimum requirement, which may also suffer from numerous or major formal writing errors. “D”

work fails to adhere to any of the assignment’s minimum requirements, but it is still handed in on

time.

The grade of “F” (59-1) is indicative of work that is not clearly relevant to the assignment. The

topic and thesis are poorly focused or defined. The work may display inadequate organization or

development, unsupported generalizations, and nonstandard formal features (including language

usage, sentence structure, and paragraphing). Research support (citations) is absent or irrelevant to

the assignment. “F” work is handed in on time.

The grade of 0 indicates that the work was not submitted at all or submitted after the due date/time.

Work was submitted in the wrong format. Remember any cheating whatsoever will result in an F for

the course.

Late Work. Late work is NOT accepted for any reason. Do not ask me to accept late work. If

any holidays, parties, work, vacations, family obligations, legal matters, or secular or religious

responsibilities prevent you from completing the work when it is due, please do not take this

class, as negotiations for assignments or due dates are non-existent. Missed Assignments. There are NO make ups for any reason. Do not ask me if any make up

assignments are available—they are NOT. In fact, if you fail to submit any assignment, you

may be withdrawn from my class.

Extra Credit. I do NOT offer extra credit for any reason. Just like in “real life” with a job, this

is college, and there is NO extra credit.

W. Students who fail to submit the first graded assignment may be withdrawn from the course.

Students who fail to submit any additional assignments may be withdrawn from the course.

HCC Policy Statements:

1. ADA: STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES - any student with a documented disability, (i.e. physical, learning, psychiatric, visual, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the disability services office at the respective college at the beginning of each semester. Faculty is authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the disability services office. The counselor for Southeast College can be reached at 713 718-7218.

2. Academic Dishonesty: includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and

collusion.

Cheating on a test includes: copying from another students’ test paper; using materials not

authorized by the person giving the test, collaborating with another student during a test without

authorization; knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in whole or

part the content of a test that has not been administered; and/or bringing another person to obtain

a test that is to be administered.

Plagiarism means the appropriation of another’s work and the unacknowledged incorporation of

that work in one’s own written work offered for credit. In an essay, it means copying word by

word what authors have written without giving credit (more than two words per sentence) or

quoting.

Collusion means the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work

offered for credit.

Possible punishments for academic dishonesty include a grade of O or F, failure in the course,

and/or recommendation for probation or dismissal from the college system. Last Day for Student & Administrative Withdrawals: April 1 by 4:30 p.m. HCCS time.

WEEK MATERIAL TO BE COVERED 1/14 Read chapters 1& 2; Listen to all lectures covering chapters 1 & 2.

1/21 Read chapters 3 & 4; Listen to all lectures covering chapters 3 & 4.

1/28 Read chapters 5 & 6; Listen to all lectures covering chapters 5 & 6.

2/ 1-2 Complete Exam 1.

2/4 Read chapters 7; Listen to all lectures covering chapters 7.

2/11 Read chapters 8 &9; Listen to all lectures covering chapters 8 & 9.

2/10-11 Submit first Culture Assignment

2/18 Read chapters 10; Listen to all lectures covering chapters 10.

2/22-23 Complete Exam 2.

2/25 Read chapters 11; Listen to all lectures covering chapters 11. 3/4 Read chapters 12; Listen to all lectures covering chapters 12.

3/8-9 Submit second Culture Assignment.

Complete Exam 2.

3/18 Read chapters 13; Listen to all lectures covering chapters 13.

3/25 Read chapters 14; Listen to all lectures covering chapters 14.

3/29-30 Complete Exam 3.

4/1 Read chapters 15; Listen to all lectures covering chapters 15.

4/8 Read chapters 16; Listen to all lectures covering chapters 16. 4/15 Read chapters 17; Listen to all lectures covering chapters 17.

4/22 Read chapters 18; Listen to all lectures covering chapters 18. 4/26-27 Complete Exam 4.

5/3-4 Final Exam.

January 14 Monday Classes Begin January 14- January 30 70% Refund January 21 Monday Offices Closed- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Observance January 28 Monday Official Date of Record January 31- February 5 25% Refund

February 15 Friday Priority Deadline for Spring Completion of Degrees or Certificates

February 18 Monday Office Closed- Presidents Day Holiday March 11-17 Mon-Sun Office Closed- Spring Break

April 1 Monday Last Day for Administrative/ Student Withdrawals- 4:30pm

March 29- 31 Fri- Sun Office Closed- Spring Holiday May 5 Tuesday Instruction Ends May 6- 12 Mon- Sun Final Examinations TBA Saturday Graduation Exercises May 12 Sunday Semester Ends