Course Description
Introduction to different modes of enquiry that make up the Humanities: Literature, Fine Arts, Philosophy/Religion/Ethics, and History. Emphasis on the development of academic skills in an online learning environment.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
General Humanities Outcomes
Identify and define the several major modes of inquiry (i.e., disciplines) within the Humanities.
Identify and define interconnections, overlaps, and liminalities among those disciplines.
Critically assess analytical writings and primary-source materials within Humanities disciplines.
Evaluate different ways in which materials in the Humanities communicate human lived experience and attempt to create meaning.
Communicate clearly and effectively in various modes, including formal and informal academic writing.
CIC College Writing Student Learning Outcomes
Analyze written texts to understand how they relate to particular audiences, purposes, and contexts as a way to inform one's own writing.
Create and revise written texts for particular audiences, purposes, and contexts.
Through oral or written reflection demonstrate awareness of one's writing choices as well as how one's own writing contributes to ongoing conversations in the relevant discipline.
Course Grading Information:
Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
Journals (4, 5, B) | 15% |
Discussion (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, A, B) | 5% |
Quizzes (3, 4) | 5% |
Informal Writing Assignment (5, B) | 5% |
Clean-Slate Radical Revision (5, B, C) | 5% |
Critical Response Essay (3, 4, 5, A, B) | 15% |
Close Reading Exercise (5, A, C) | 5% |
MLA Citations Exercise (3, 5, B) | 5% |
Creative Project | 5% |
Term Paper Proposal (3, 4, 5, A, B) | 5% |
Term Paper (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, A, B) | 10% |
Term Paper Revision (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, A, B, C) | 20% |
Grading Scale
Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
93–100% | A |
90–92% | A- |
89–97% | B+ |
83–86% | B |
80–82% | B- |
77–79% | C+ |
73–76% | C |
70–72% | C- |
67–69% | D+ |
63–66% | D |
60–62% | D- |
0–59% | F |
Attendance/Participation:
Online-asynchronous course. Attendance is self-paced, in accordance with deadlines. Participation is measured in completion of graded assignments.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
Haley, Alex. The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Grove Press, 1965. (any edition)
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.