HUM : Introduction to Humanities I Honors, Fall 2014

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1 HUM : Introduction to Humanities I Honors, Fall 2014 Times: MW 11:30-12:45 p.m. Classroom: B118 Grayslake Campus Instructor: Dr. Jenny Lee Phone: jlee1@clcillinois.edu (don t forget the 1 after jlee!) Office: B251 Office hours: MW 9:30-10:30, 2:15-2:45 (Grayslake) TR 12:15-2:45 (Southlake) Blackboard: Description: This course offers a broad introduction to the humanities using an interdisciplinary approach. This course focuses upon central concepts and the fundamental nature of philosophy, architecture, literature, music, religion and art from prehistory to the Renaissance. Prerequisites: ENG 120 or 121 with a grade of C or better. Required text: The Humanistic Tradition: Prehistory to the Early Modern World, Vol. I, 6 th ed. General education learning outcomes of this course: Communication: Students will present information and ideas effectively in various contexts and format (written and oral). Technical and information literacy: Students will use contemporary technology and information literacy skills appropriately and effectively to support academic and job-related tasks. Critical thinking: Students will use scientific methods and other modes of inquiry to define problems; access, evaluate, integrate, and document information; and develop logical arguments with evidence. Social and cultural awareness: Students will evaluate and interpret artistic, cultural, historical, and scientific events, texts, and trends within a global context. Reading: Students will read critically using appropriate strategies.

2 Grade evaluation: Midterm Exam: 30% Final Exam: 30% Oral and written presentation: 30% Participation and attendance: 10% Grade breakdown: = A, = B, = C, = D, 59 and below = F. *IMPORTANT: Absolutely no e-cigs, cell phones, computers, ipads, and other fumigatory and technology use in class. It is distracting and disrespectful to you, to me, and to the other students in the class. If you need special accommodations to take and/or record notes, please ask me for permission. Presentation: Each student will pick one day s topic and give a 10 minute presentation, complete with Powerpoint slides, on a particular aspect of this topic. If more than one student signs up for a day s topic, the students should decide which aspects of the topic each will cover. Each student will also turn in a 1 to 2 page single-spaced write-up that summarizes their topic and presentation this can take a number of different forms, including a short essay, a detailed outline, a booklet with illustrations, a graphic novella (!), etc., provided that it clearly outlines the main ideas that the student covers during his/her presentation. A note on class participation: You are expected to prepare all reading and writing assignments for each class session in advance, and to come to class with your textbooks and writing materials in hand every day. I expect everyone to contribute to and participate in all class activities to the best of your abilities, every day. Typed and late assignment policy: In order for this class to work effectively, you must turn in work on time at the start of class on the day the assignment is due. All homework assignments and papers must be typed and printed out before the class period that they are due. Late papers will be penalized 10% if they are not turned in by the beginning of class; papers submitted more than one week after the due date will receive an automatic F (50%). Papers that are not submitted at all will receive a zero (0%). Papers that are submitted late may not be revised for a higher grade. Absence from class on the day that a paper is due does not excuse the late submission of the paper it must be ed to me before the start of the regular class period. Finally, your paper will not receive a passing grade (at least 70%) if it does not meet minimum length. If you know ahead of time that you will not be able to make the deadline, tell me well in advance before the deadline so that we can discuss options and extensions. Emergencies (medical, family, etc.) will require documentary proof on the day that you return. Academic honesty policy: The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, the College of Lake County has adopted the Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy (#403) and a Statement of Student Academic Integrity. These may be found in the Student Handbook. Among the violations of academic integrity listed and defined are: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, unauthorized complicity, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonest, falsification of

3 records and official documents, personal misrepresentation and proxy, and bribes, favors, and threats. It is the student s responsibility to be aware of behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Pursuant to the due process guarantees contained in the Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy and Procedures on Student Academic Integrity, the minimum punishment for the first offense for a student found in violation of the standards of academic integrity is a failing grade of zero (0%) for the assignment. In addition, disciplinary records will be established and kept on file in the office of the Vice President for Student Development. Statement on services for students with disabilities: Your success in this class is very important to me. If you have a documented learning disability and may require test taking, notetaking, or other special accommodations or modifications in procedures, class activities, instruction, requirements, etc., please contact the Director of the Office for Students with Disabilities, L112, x For additional information on services for students with disabilities, please refer to the Student Catalog. **Extra credit! The Chicago Humanities Festival! We ll talk. SCHEDULE Date Week 1 8/25 8/27 Topic and readings Introduction to class: Why Study the Humanities? Introduction: Prehistory (pp. 1-15) Week 2 9/1 9/3 NO CLASS Labor Day Mesopotamia (pp ) Week 3 9/8 9/10 NO CLASS The Hebrews (pp ) Week 4 9/15 9/17 Ancient Egypt and the Sudan (pp ) India, China, and the Americas (pp )

4 Week 5 9/22 9/24 Greece (pp ) Greece (pp ) Week 6 9/29 10/1 The Classical Style (pp ) Rome (pp ) Week 7 10/6 10/8 Midterm Exam Christianity (pp ) Week 8 10/13 10/15 Christianity, Part II (pp ) Buddhism (pp ) Week 9 10/20 10/22 Islam (pp ) Germanic Tribes (pp ) Week 10 10/27 10/29 Charlemagne & the Carolingian Renaissance: Medieval Romance and the Crusades (pp ) Medieval Christianity (pp ) Week 11 11/3 11/5 Medieval Arts (pp ) The World beyond the West: India (pp ) Week 12 11/10 11/12 The World beyond the West: China, Japan, Korea (pp ) Europe in the 14 th Century (pp )

5 Week 13 11/17 11/19 Classical Humanism (pp ) Renaissance Artists (pp ) Week 14 11/24 11/26 Cross-Cultural Encounters: China and Africa (pp ) NO CLASS Thanksgiving break Week 15 12/1 12/3 Cross-Cultural Encounters: The Americas (pp ) Reformation, Humanism, Fanaticism (pp ) Week 16 12/8 12/10 Renaissance Lit, Shakespeare (pp ) Final exam review Final exam: Monday, 12/15 12:30-2:20 p.m.