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Check out the Sarasota County Arts Council for arts
organizations and events in our area:
http://www.sarasota-arts.org/
Objectives**Texts**Policies**Schedule**Requirements**Grading
Objectives
This
course meets Area IV requirements for the A.A./A.A.S./A.S. general education
requirements. This course presents
an intercultural survey of the humanistic arts and letters from the perspective
of various cultures that may include the West, the Middle East, Africa, the
Americas and the Far East from Byzantium through the Renaissance.
This course meets part of the six-hour international/intercultural requirement
and the 6000 word Gordon Rule requirement.
We shall
explore the effects of some major cultural encounters, examining how these encounters changed world views as revealed in works of
literature, painting, music, sculpture, dance, and architecture.
Students will
fulfill the
SCF Course Performance Standards:
http://www.mccfl.edu/pages/1151.asp
for this course. The skills of analytical
and critical reading and writing are integral to the course.
Prerequisite
ENC 1101 and concurrent
registration in or completion of ENC 1102.
TEXTS
Gloria K. Fiero, The Humanistic Tradition, 5th ed. Vols. 2 & 3,
McGraw Hill,
 
William Shakespeare, The Tempest
Text for Cultural Icon Project
Online assignments -- see reading schedule
Recommended
MLA Handbook for
Writers of Research Papers
GORDON RULE REQUIREMENT
This course meets
the Florida State Board of Education Rule Number 6A-10.30. In accordance with
this rule, students will complete six semester hours of English and six semester
hours of additional coursework in which the student must demonstrate
college-level writing skills. The SCF Division of Arts and Letters & Social
and Behavioral Sciences requires a minimum of 6,000 words in each of these
Gordon Rule courses. A grade of C or better is required for credit in Gordon
Rule classes.
SCF defines PLAGIARISM as
the use of ideas, facts, opinions, illustrative material, data, direct or
indirect wording of another scholar and/or writer - professional or student -
without giving proper credit. Expulsion, suspension, or any
lesser penalty may be imposed for plagiarism. If
a student needs assistance in composing his/her paper, s/he should consult the
instructor or seek assistance in the English Lab. Outside help in editing,
rewriting, or composing shall be construed as plagiarism.
PLAGIARISM
WILL NOT
BE TOLERATED IN THIS COURSE.
IF YOU PLAGIARIZE, YOU WILL
FAIL THE COURSE.
GRADES
will be based on written work, tests, projects and class
participation. Assignments turned in after the beginning of the class on the due
date will lose
ONE FULL GRADE (10%)
on the assignment.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Students with more than 6 hours unexcused
absences may fail the course unless they have withdrawn before the last date of
withdrawal from the course without penalty. Students who come to class
after roll has been taken will be counted as absent.
Absence from class and lateness to class
will affect grades.
WITHDRAWAL
POLICY
In
accordance with SCF policy as stated in the college
catalog, students may withdraw from any course or all courses without the
academic penalty of a WF by the withdrawal date deadline as listed in the
SCF academic calendar (this semester, that date is
October 30, 2009
). The student must take
responsibility for initiating the withdrawal procedure. Students are strongly
encouraged to talk with their instructors first before taking any withdrawal
action.
STANDARDS OF
CONDUCT
Students are expected to
abide all SCF Student Handbook guidelines.
EMAIL POLICY
As an MCC student, you have been given an official student email account
(http://student.mccfl.edu/ ) to be used
for all college-related email communication.
I will send email messages only to
your official address, and I will not respond to messages from you sent from any
other account. This policy has been developed for the protection of your privacy.
Be sure to put the topic of your message in the subject line and sign your
message with your first and last name and your class (i.e. HUM 2230).
Any student
who has not turned in all written assignments
will not be allowed to take the final exam and will fail the course.
Please
feel free to chat about papers or anything else at any time.
Webpage:
http://faculty.mccfl.edu/jonesj/JAJones.html
Phone: 941-408-1499
E-Mail:
JonesJ@scf.edu
Hours: 9-11 am and by appointment Monday-Friday
Office: Room 641
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