Tulsa Community College – Course Syllabus
20th Century Global Humanities – Engel, Spring 2014
HUMN_2323_301_24514_201420: 20th Century Humanities
HUMN_2323_302_25002_201420: 20th Century Humanities
Semester: January 14 to May 8 – NO MAKEUP OR EARLY FINAL.
Final: Thursday, May 8 at 9am for 9:30 class and 11am for 11:00 class
Instructor: Office Hours: (room 1125)
Tiffany Engel MW 8:00 to 9:30
Associate Professor, Humanities TR 8:00 to 9:30
For quick responses to your questions email:
Phone: 918-595-7649
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
None, Comp. 1 and 2, and Humanities 2 are helpful and suggested.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
An interdisciplinary global survey designed to strengthen the student’s fundamental understanding of various values, ideas, discoveries and creative achievements of the 20th century through the present time. Areas of consideration will include: architecture, dance, drama, film and media, history, literature, music, painting, philosophy and religion.
TEXTBOOKS, SUPPLIES, & OTHER RESOURCES: Optional
The Humanities: Culture, Continuity and Change, 2nd edition, Book 6-Modernism and the Globalization of Cultures: 1900 to The Present, by Henry M. Sayre, Prentice Hall Publishers.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to—
1 - Gain an understanding of cultures throughout the course of the past 114 years using a chronological framework.
2 - Identify and analyze major works of art and the artists who created them.
3 - Understand that ideas, technology, religion, government, art, etc. are interrelated.
4 - Identify and articulate the purposes for the study of humanities and the relevance in your lives.
TEACHING METHODS:
-Lectures with discussions and in-class assignments based on material being covered.
-Films which help to advance understanding of a topic, culture or text being discussed. Attendance required for all films.
-Group discussions and assignments, which cannot be made up except upon early approval.
-You will receive detailed study guides that function as your lecture outline, reading assignment and study outline for the midterm and final tests.
-Your study guide will help guide your note-taking. You will need the notes for the type of work and analysis we will do.
-I have very organized methods of instruction. I expect the highest quality of work, respect and behavior. Don’t let my casual attitude deceive you into procrastination or worse, no reading or studying.
EVALUATION TECHNIQUES:
-You will have several tests throughout the semester – some based on the historical and artistic information we have covered. You will also have tests over the films that we watch.
-Tests will be multiple choice, true/false and short answers.
-There will be several group assignments to be done in class and turned in at the end of the class session. These cannot be made up except upon my previous approval.
-Homework, usually based upon research of artists and analysis of their work as well as research over the world region and countries we are studying. Every assignment will have detailed instructions.
Attendance:
Attendance is vital to your success in this class. You need to be in class to hear the discussions and take notes to have any success.
COURSE WITHDRAWAL:
The deadline to drop from a 16 week class is Friday, April 11.
If you have attended class, you will receive a grade, regardless whether you have stopped attending or not. I do not hand out AW’s at the end of the semester.
**Please be aware of new laws affecting all students receiving ANY type of federal aid. You must finish a majority of your courses or you will be required to repay your loan, scholarship, grant, etc. Always talk to the Financial Aid Office before making any decisions to drop/add classes.
LATE ASSIGNMENTS AND MAKE-UP WORK:
-You may make up one test with prior approval of professor. Contact ONLY at:
or 595-7649.
-All makeups must be made up within one week of the test in the Writing Lab, room 1102.
-No makeup on the final.
-Last day of class will be Thursday, May 8. NO EARLY TESTING OR MAKE-UP ON THE FINAL.
-Late assignments, with my approval will be accepted only one class period after the due date, after that, you will receive a 0.
COMMUNICATIONS:
and using an email account independent of TCC. Please use:
Inclement Weather: TCC rarely closes. If extreme weather conditions or emergency situations arise, TCC always gives cancellation notices to radio and television stations.
This information is also posted on the TCC website (www.tulsacc.edu).
**Also, I will post any further notification on the blackboard class announcement site and leave a voice message on my school phone: 595-7649.
GENERAL EDUCATION GOALS: General Education courses at TCC ensure that our graduates gain skills, knowledge, and abilities that comprise a common foundation for their higher education and a backdrop for their work and personal lives. TCC’s General Education goals are: Critical Thinking, Effective Communication, Engaged Learning, and Technological Proficiency.
CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE: Open and mutually respectful communication of varied opinions, beliefs, and perspectives during classroom or online discussion encourages the free exchange of ideas that is essential to higher learning and to the ability to learn from each other. Use of any electronic device is at the discretion of the instructor.
-Be on time and stay in your seat once we have started class.
- Homework or studying for another test should be done on your own time. It is rude.
-Text, Facebook, Tweet, Instagram, etc at your own expense.
- No smokeless tobacco or e-cigarettes in class.
- No children in class as stated by college policy.
SYLLABUS CHANGES: Occasionally, changes to the syllabus may be necessary. Students will be notified of any changes to the syllabus in writing.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: TCC provides accommodations for qualifying students in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. For information, students may contact the disabled Student Resource Center, 918-595-7115, or the Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 918-595-7428V, 918-595-7434TTY.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Academic dishonesty (cheating) is defined as the deception of others about one’s own work or about the work of another. Academic dishonesty or misconduct is not condoned or tolerated at campuses within the Tulsa Community College system. Tulsa Community College adopts a policy delegating certain forms of authority for disciplinary action to the faculty. Such disciplinary actions delegated to the faculty include, but are not limited to, the dismissal of disrespectful or disorderly students from classes. In the case of academic dishonesty a faculty member may:
- Require the student to redo an assignment or test, or require the student to complete a substitute assignment or test;
- Record a "zero" for the assignment or test in question;
- Recommend to the student that the student withdraw from the class, or administratively withdraw the student from the class;
- Record a grade of "F" for the student at the end of the semester. Faculty may request that disciplinary action be taken against a student at the administrative level by submitting such a request to the Dean of Student Services.
INSTITUTIONAL STATEMENT: Each student is responsible for being aware of the information contained in the TCC Catalog, TCC Student Handbook, Student Code of Conduct Policy Handbook, and semester information listed in the class schedule. All information may be viewed on the TCC website: www.tulsacc.edu
COURSE CALENDAR:
Introduction and the early 20th Century
1 – Europe and the U.S.
2 – Asia (China, Japan and India)
3 – Central and South America
4 – Africa and the Middle East
5 – 1990 to the present