Valencia College

Twentieth Century HumanitiesFall 2017

HUM 2250 – CRN 15435ONLINE FORMAT

Tests are online. Final Exam is a Manifesto-style paper that MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 11:59 PM on December 10, 2017

Dr. Keefe

Contact Information Course Access Textbooks

Blackboard email is preferred. In our class, click the Messages tab. Create a new message and select “Jennifer Keefe (Instructor)” as the “To.” In an emergency you may email me at jkeefe1@valenciacollege.edu but Blackboard mail is preferred.

Office Hours: I answer emails within 24-36 hours (Monday-Friday). My office is at Osceola Campus, building 3, 3-19F. Please call or email before coming.

If you send me a phone number and time to call you via Blackboard messages we can also talk by phone. You can also call my office at (407) 582-4823.

Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C in ENC 1101 or ENC 1101H or IDH 1110

Course Access: at learn.valenciacollege.edu. Make sure you are using Mozilla Firefox for your web browser and not Safari or Internet Explorer. Firefox can be found by doing a google search for “Mozilla Firefox download.” You will not see all the elements of the class in any other web browser.

Once you are in Firefox, find the Blackboard online course system at learn.valenciacollege.edu you will log in with your Atlas username and password.

Fiero, Gloria The Humanistic Tradition Book 5, Seventh EditionYou MUST have the Valencia version of the book

Fitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby

THE REQUIRED TEXTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CAMPUS BOOKSTORE

Other Readings: will be posted to the learning modules on our Online Courses page.

***IMPORTANT NOTE: Think of this syllabus as a contract. You are agreeing to complete the planned assignments and tests online. I am agreeing to provide you with a positive learning environment and the tools you need to understand the lessons we are covering. REFER BACK to this syllabus throughout the semester to know what you should be working on and what my expectations are***

This course is an integrated examination of dominant ideas in Western culture expressed in art, literature, music, philosophy and religion. It covers the time period from the turn of the Twentieth Century to the present. We will focus on creative forces that have shaped contemporary consciousness from the pioneering work of Einstein, Picasso, Stravinsky and Wright through the dominance of objective consciousness to the newly emerging guiding myths of today.

This is a Gordon Rule course; therefore you will be required to demonstrate college-level writing skills through multiple writing assignments. You must get a C in this class, or better, to satisfy your Gordon Rule requirement.  

Through this course, you will also strengthen your reading, English language, note taking, essay writing, and time management skills. It is my hope you will also have a clearer view of the difference between fact and opinion.

Valencia Student Core Competencies:Valencia's Student Core Competencies are complex abilities that are essential to lifelong success. These general competencies can be applied in many contexts and must be developed over a lifetime. They specify how learning can be expressed and assessed in practice. They enable students and faculty to set learning goals and assess learning within and across the many disciplines of human inquiry. For more information, go to www.valenciacollege.edu.

The core competencies include:

Think – Think clearly, critically, and creatively. Analyze, synthesize, integrate and evaluate in many domains of human inquiry.

Value - Make reasonable value judgments and responsible commitments.

Valencia Student Core Competencies:Valencia's Student Core Competencies are complex abilities that are essential to lifelong success. These general competencies can be applied in many contexts and must be developed over a lifetime. They specify how learning can be expressed and assessed in practice. They enable students and faculty to set learning goals and assess learning within and across the many disciplines of human inquiry. For more information, go to www.valenciacollege.edu.

The core competencies include:

Communicate - Communicate with different audiences using varied means.

Act - Act purposefully, respectfully, and responsibly.

My Philosophy: Some of us learn by reading. Others learn by listening. Most of us learn by doing. My philosophy is that the best way for me to reach the greatest number of you is to combine online lectures with discussion groups, projects, individual “field trips” (online), and textbook readings to make the class both informative and interesting. Like all things, if you come into the class with a positive attitude, you will come out of it with more than if you come into it believing you “have” to do this.

Attendance Policy: You are expected to do the online work because you do not have to come to class. You are expected to complete assignments on time, or

by the end of the late grace period (24 hours past the due date listed on the syllabus). Please do not email me missed assignments.

Anyone who does not log into the class for 8 consecutive days to check messages and announcements and submit assignments will be contacted by the professor. If you fail to reply in the time designated in the email you may be withdrawn from the class at the Professor’s discretion.

Time Commitment: You should expect to spend an “average” of six to eight hours a week on course-related activities. I strongly recommend that during the first week of a two-week Module you open each of the assignments due the second week and get a sense of what I am looking for from them before you read. This will help you in formulating your answers to those questions.

MISSED ASSIGNMENTS DO HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON YOUR GRADE, SO PLEASE WITHDRAW YOURSELF IF YOU DO NOT PLAN TO CONTINUE WITH THE CLASS.

IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM THAT PREVENTS YOU FROM ACCESSING THE CLASS, TALK TO ME FIRST – DO NOT JUST DISAPPEAR. IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE ONLINE COURSE SYSTEM, CONTACT THE SYSTEM TECH SUPPORT AT onlinehelp@valenciacollege.edu or (407) 582-5600. You must get a trouble ticket number in order to be allowed to make up assignments. Contact Blackboard Help with any technical issue, including Lockdown Browser issues. You may want to cc me on any emails you exchange with them.

There are deadlines for each of the Learning Modules in the class, and if you don’t complete a module/assignment I will not reopen it unless there is a documented problem with the Valencia Online Course system (i.e. a system failure or a problem for which you called the Help Desk on your own and got a Trouble Ticket number, which you need to provide to me.) I encourage you to set aside a specific day and time each week to concentrate on this class. All deadlines are outlined in the Course

Schedule, which is part of the syllabus. There is no makeup for the papers in this class, including the final paper.

Course Requirements:

Papers: You will write TWO assigned papers for this class in order to comply with the class’s Gordon Rule status, in addition to the final paper, which is more free-format. Topics are discussed on the page of the syllabus after the course schedule and will be detailed in the assignments online where you will submit them. These are thinking papers, not regurgitating papers. Papers are to be typed, double spaced, MLA or APA format, and uploaded as to the appropriate assignment as .DOC or .DOCX files. I cannot open Open Office or Works files. Please do not send me them.

Do not use www.wikipedia.com or about.com or similar sources, including Cliff’s Notes or Sparknotes, as a source for information as I do not consider them to be reliable. Each paper requires a Works Cited page but outside research is discouraged. Your readings, discussions, and your own knowledge should be enough to write these papers.

Do not plagiarize in this class. Do not use contractions or “ I ” in your paper ; state your opinions declaratively. Do not simply look things up on the Internet and write a paper from them.

Tests: You will take two non-cumulative online tests for this course. Specifics on areas to review, as well as test formats, will be addressed in the online study guides in the learning modules. Test formats may include, but are not limited to: multiple choice, matching, and short answer. All tests are timed by the online course system but you will have to keep track of your own test time and make sure you submit the test on time. Tests submitted more than five minutes past the limit will receive a minimum 10 point score deduction.

The Online Assignments- Each Module corresponds to a particular chapter, or part of a chapter, in the textbook, with the exception of the Start Here Module

and the 19th Century Module. For each chapter-related Module, there will be an exercise for you to complete BEFORE you read the textbook. I would recommend completing that one the day the Module opens and then doing the reading before completing the rest of the work. Each assignment has a specific due date and Modules do close on time. All assignments open on Mondays at 9:00 a.m. EST. The Explore Before Reading closes the following Monday. The rest of the assignments close the second Monday after they open. The last module closes at 9: 00 am on Monday, December 4th.

All assignments should be answered in complete sentences, unless otherwise specified. Most can be answered in a short paragraph. The only assignments I require to be uploaded as “attachments” are the major papers for the class. I recommend you keep a copy of all assignment responses for the class. That said, please do not upload every assignment as a Word document. Reserve document uploads for the three major papers.

Within the online assignment modules, you will also encounter Discussions with your peers. These Discussions are mandatory for the class. Please post an appropriate number of posts and replies (usually one of each, except the Great Gatsby discussion) by the due date. I do take points off for late discussion posts. Your “parent” post should offer a meaningful reply to the question, explaining your response in a minimum of 200 words. Your “reply” to a classmate should offer insight into why you agree or disagree with their ideas. Do not simply state “I agree.” Your reply should explain your agreement/disagreement in detail and be at least 100 words. Instructions on how to create a post and reply are in the first discussion in the Start Here module.

Assignment Policy: **If you are unable to complete a Module during the allotted time, and you notify me before the Module closes of a valid emergency situation, an exception may be possible.

This is a Gordon Rule class. Failure to complete any of the THREE REQUIRED MAJOR writing assignments will result in the student receiving

an “ F ” for a final course grade.

Special Dates

Keep track of important dates for the College, including exam sessions and vacations at   http://www.valenciacollege.edu/calendar/ or on the Valencia College website at www.valenciacollege.edu.

Special Dates

Classes begin  - August 28, 2017

College Closed – September 4th, October 10th, November 22-26

Drop Deadline – September 5th, 11:59pm

No Show Reporting Period – September 6-15. - If you have not completed the Start Here module or posted anything to the first learning module, on The 19th Century, by September 15th, I will drop you from the class. If you post something and decide not to stay, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT ME AND TO WITHDRAW.

Special Dates

Withdrawal Deadline for "W" grade – November 10th

Final Module Due – December 4th at 9:00 am

Grading Scale Grade Composition

A 1830-1647 Papers 10/2, 10/30) = 180 points EACH - you write 2, for 360 points

Manifesto Project (12/10) = 180 points

B 1646-1464 Tests (these are the due dates) (10/16, 12/8) = 100 points EACH — total 200 points

C 1463-1281 Online Activities =1,090 points

D 1280-1098

Grading Scale Grade Composition

1097 and below F

Academic Honesty: This course is designed to make you a more educated consumer of the arts. Becoming more educated means presenting your own thoughts and ideas, and not the work of others, even if your thoughts are not popular or even if you do not believe they are the right ideas. For many questions, there are no wrong answers. If you are caught cheating on an assignment or test, you will receive a zero, which cannot be made up. Plagiarism, and any other form of academic dishonesty on one of the three major writing assignments, will earn you a failing grade for the class. The punishment will be based on the severity of the offense.

Sample Paper Grading Rubric:(5 = outstanding, 4= very good, 3=average, 2=fair, 1-0=poor or not present)

Intro Paragraph (organization, content, thesis statement)

5 4 3 2 1 0

Depth of discussion of thesis in supporting paragraph #1

5 4 3 2 1 0

Depth of discussion of thesis in supporting paragraph #2

5 4 3 2 1 0

Depth of discussion of thesis in supporting paragraph #3

5 4 3 2 1 0

Thoughtfulness of concluding paragraph (restate thesis and conclude thoughts)

5 4 3 2 1 0

Demonstration of spelling, grammar, sentence structure and punctuation skills

5 4 3 2 1 0

Other Points Of Interest:

• We are an online class and there will be a lot of online discussions with people you don’t really know and don’t get to meet face to face; therefore, in this class you must be respectful of others’ opinions. Feel free to disagree, but do it in an appropriate way.

If you have a disability or other issue that requires special dispensation, notify me

before the second week of class. THIS INCLUDES THE NEED FOR EXTRA TIME TAKING TIMED TESTS. DO NOT ASK ME TO GIVE YOU EXTRA TIME FOR A TEST UNTIL YOU HAVE PROVIDED ME WITH OSD DOCUMENTATION. All requests will be kept in confidence. Students with disabilities who qualify for academic accommodations must provide a letter from the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) and discuss specific needs with me before expecting accommodations. OSD determines accommodations based on appropriate documentation of disabilities. Contact them on the Lake Nona Campus or any campus. They can email me your paperwork at jkeefe1@valenciacollege.edu.

• Do not forward your Atlas or Blackboard emails to another account as attachments or emails could be lost.

• The course schedule is subject to change.

HUM 2250 Fall 2017 Course Schedule

Dates (open-close)

Module Name Readings What’s Due Points

8/28/17-9/4/179am

8/28/17-

Start Here

——————-The 19th

See Start Here Module——————-See 19th Century

3 Discussions 1 AssignmentSyllabus Quiz——————-Explore Before

140 total

——————-80 total

Dates (open-close)

Module Name Readings What’s Due Points

9/11/17

*Note, because these are both short, they are only one week modules, but the 19th century opens as soon as you finish Start Here

Century Module Lecture Notes

Reading due 9/11

2 Assignments1 Discussion – due 9/11

9/11/17-9/25/20179am

The Modernist Assault

Ch 32 of Fiero Book

Explore Before Reading - due 9/18

4 Assignments 1 Discussion - due 9/25

Paper on

140 module + 180 paper = 320 total

Dates (open-close)

Module Name Readings What’s Due Points

Modernist Painting DUE 10/2

9/25/17-10/9/179am

The Freudian Revolution

Ch 33 of Fiero Book

You should be reading The Great Gatsby

Explore Before Reading - due 10/2

5 Assignments 1 Discussion due 10/9

Test 1 - by 10/16/2017 at 11:59 pm

160 module + 100 test = 260 total

10/9/17-10/23/179am

Impact of the Great War

The Great Gatsby

Ch 34 of Fiero p. 399-411.

Explore Before Reading - due 10/16

5 Assignments 1 Discussion due 10/23

175 module

Dates (open-close)

Module Name Readings What’s Due Points

Ch 36 in Fiero p. 447-448 stop before Brooks poems

Paper 2 writing guide is in this module

10/23/17- 11/13/179am

World War II Lecture notes on Fascism

Ch 34 p. 412-422 in Fiero

Paper on The Great Gatsby due 10/30/17 in WWII Module

Explore Before Reading - due 10/30

7 Assignments 1 Discussion due 11/13

180 paper + 215 module = 395 total

11/13/17-12/4/2017** note dates

Rights Movements of the 20th

Ch 36 in Fiero p. 444-474

Explore Before Reading DISCUSSION- due 11/20

270 module + 180 Manifesto+ 100 test = 550

Dates (open-close)

Module Name Readings What’s Due Points

9am Century The Feminist Mystique excerpt is embedded in the “Readings” page and the assignment where you are to read it

7 assignments & 1 discussion – due 12/4

Test 2 by 12/8 at 11:59 pm

Manifesto Project by 12/10 at 11:59 pm

total

HOMEWORK INDICATES WHAT IS TO BE DONE BEFORE THE DATE LISTED. ALL TIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN STANDARD TIME.

*The course schedule is subject to change at any time at the Professor’s discretion.

FOR ALL PAPERS IN THIS CLASS:

Make sure you spell check your submission and that your submission has a clear thesis statement.  Do not use "I" AND DO NOT USE CONTRACTIONS.

  By virtue of your writing the paper, I can assume your thoughts are your own so do not do any outside research for this paper. Use the readings, your own knowledge, and what you gain from the lectures to write.  You may quote the readings, but make sure you use an in text citation.  You do not need a Works Cited page.  Most of all, do not go on the Internet and copy something and then paste it into a Word document for your paper. That is plagiarism.  Consequences for that are in the syllabus. All papers need to be typed, double spaced, and uploaded as .doc or .docx files to the appropriate assignment in the appropriate learning module.

Paper Topics: (All are submitted within learning modules)

PAPER 1: Describe and discuss the impact of Modernism upon the development of the visual arts in the early 20th Century.  Be sure to reference at least one specific example (primary source) of visual art, theater/film, etc., to illustrate your conclusions.  You must discuss in detail the historical context of your chosen visual art piece. Your paper must be between 750-1250 original words in length and in MLA format.

PAPER 2: You will write a two to four-page, (500 word), typed, double spaced reflection essay in which you will argue that Post World War I euphoria was displayed in The Great Gatsby. Consider the actions of characters and the role of consequences in the novel. Do no outside research. Use lecture notes, readings, and make sure you quote The Great Gatsby in your paper.

I strongly recommend you tackle the assignment using three examples of values and behaviors in the actual era -- as seen through the characters. Put the values, and not the character names, in your thesis. Remember, this is a values-driven Humanities paper. Do not offer me a plot summary. Instead, quote and briefly discuss actions in the text as they relate to the values of the time. Make sure your arguments also contain some actual information (from notes, book, assignments) about what the 1920s was really like.

Please remember to use a 12 point font and double space your paper. This paper requires a Works Cited Page. I ISSUE A VERY COMPREHENSIVE WRITING GUIDE FOR THIS PAPER. IT IS IN THE GREAT WAR MODULE AND WILL BE IN THE ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE WEEKS BEFORE THE PAPER IS DUE. PLEASE USE IT.

Manifesto Assignment: The final project for the class will take the place of the final exam. It is mandatory for everyone in the class.

As we now know, Manifestos have several ideas in common. They:

Identify an issue in society

Identify the responsible (or believed responsible party)

Offer solutions for the issue

Offer what will be done if the issue is not resolved in a given amount of time

Now that you have read Manifestos about Communism, Futurism, and Fascism you should have a decent idea of what they are about. Before the end of the semester we will also read a Civil Rights manifesto and one about Women’s Rights.

Your final project manifesto will be a minimum of four pages, typed, double-spaced and WILL NOT be subject to the same writing specifications for the rest of the papers (you can use I, contractions, bad grammar, curse words, where needed).

You should reference at least two key people or ideas from the 20th Century that support or go against whatever you are arguing about in your manifesto. For example, if you choose to talk about gender issues, a good person to talk about would be Betty Friedan or Sigmund Freud.

The final project manifesto assignment will be due to me, via the online assignment dropbox, by 11:59 pm on December 10th. No late manifestos will be accepted. All papers must have a title.