Syllabi for Pasfield
Greek and Roman Humanities (HUM 2220 CRN 21161)
Valencia Spring 2013 Mondays and Wednesdays 11:30 – 12:45
Location: 1-326 East campus.
January 7 through April 17 (Final on April 24 at 10:00am)
Withdrawal deadline for a ‘W’ March 22
Instructor Information
Name: Prof. Terry Pasfield
Phone: 407- 582- 2067 (please use Blackboard mail)
Office: 1-338
mail: please use MAIL in Blackboard. If you use tpasfield@valenciacollege.edu you must put your name in the subject line along with the course number HUM2220 and the CRN 21161.
Contact Hours: If you need to meet with me face to face, my office hours are on East Campus. My hours are posted in Blackboard. Please email me to make an appt.
Required Text
The Humanistic Tradition. Book 1: The First Civilizations and the Classical legacy. Sixth edition. Gloria K. Fiero. New York: McGraw Hill, 2011. ISBN-13:978-0-07-352397-2 or ISBN-10: 0-07-352397-6.
Course Point Distribution
2 exams (100 points each).............................................. 200
final cumulative exam........................................................125
3 In-class writing assignments (20 pts each).................. 60
Essay...................................................................................100
Quizzes (10 at 10 pts each).............................................. 100
Total points possible...................................................... 585
Total points and Grading Scale have been changed to reflect the removal of the outline as a graded activity.
Grading Scale
A 585 – 527
B 526 – 468
C 467 – 409
D 408 – 350
F 349 - 0
Computing Your Grade
I work with the point system. I don’t use percentages. If you want to know your current grade, follow this formula: take the total number of points you have earned (thus far) and divided that by the number of points it is possible to earn (thus far).
* If you have special needs for exams or note taking you must have official documentation from the Student Disabilities office and submit it to me at the beginning of the semester.
Computer access: This course is enhanced with Blackboard. Most of your quizzes will be in Blackboard. The syllabus, course schedule and essay instructions will be posted in Blackboard. Please check your mail in Blackboard at least three times a week.
Please note
- Blackboard is not compatible with Internet Explorer please use another server such as Mozilla Firefox.
- You need to turn off all your pop-up blockers to use the quiz features in Blackboard
- For problems with Blackboard please go to Valencia Online Technical support: http://d2.parature.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=8191 or call: 407-582-5600.
- Valencia has computers on campus and there is usually computer service at public libraries.
- If you have computer problems at home I still expect you to do the work.
Course Information
Prerequisite
Satisfactory completion of Comp I (ENC 1101) or its equivalent is the prerequisite for HUM2220. Students must have completed this prerequisite before taking this or any other Gordon Rule writing reinforcement course.
Gordon Rule
This is a Gordon Rule class. One of the requirements in passing this course is a demonstration of college level writing skills. You must have easy access to a computer to facilitate this.
Course Description
Integrated examination of dominant ideas in Western culture as expressed in art, literature, music, philosophy and religion. The course covers the Bronze Age Aegean period including the Trojan War through Roman High Empire, emphasizing development and influence of classical ideas.
Course Objectives
It is expected that all students will:
1. acquire knowledge of the cultures of the period by learning facts, methods, themes and concepts; expanding thinking skills through recalling information, interrelating information, analyzing another person’s viewpoint and judging the worth of a viewpoint using appropriate criteria.
2. expand communication skills through reading challenging material, building vocabulary, expressing what others think in your own words, organizing ideas and presenting them clearly.
3. experience personal growth and integration through personal interpretation of the material, examining personal ideas and affirming and/or changing thinking, feeling, values and perceptions of diverse human cultures.
4. expand skills and competencies identified in the VCC outcomes.
Specific Objectives
1. Analyze and interpret works of art, literature, religion/mythology, philosophy, and other primary source texts in their historical context.
2. Understand the factors and forces that shaped early civilization through Roman culture.
3. Evaluate the lasting historical significance of early civilizations through the pre-Christian Roman Empire.
4. Appreciate the diverse achievements and traditions of global civilizations.
5. Demonstrate college level writing.
Course Methods
1. This course uses presentations which support but do not duplicate the text information. They are an integral part of the class.
2. Some material will come from outside the text either
3. Other media may be used to supplement information.
Quizzes.
The majority of quizzes will appear in Blackboard. However, I may give pop in-class quizzes as an alternative to a weekly Blackboard quiz. The dates for the quizzes are posted on the study schedule. In Blackboard, quizzes are made available on Thursday and run through Sunday evening. It is your responsibility to take the quiz during the time it is available. There are NO MAKEUPS on quizzes regardless of the circumstances.
Exams.
There will be two exams and a final exam. The final exam may be cumulative.
Exams must be taken on scheduled dates. In the case of a properly documented EMERGENCY (extreme illness, death in the family, car accident) the student may be allowed a make-up test, usually essay, at the instructor’s discretion.
A LACK OF PREPARATION ON YOUR PART DOES NOT QUALIFY AS AN EMERGENCY ON THE PROFESSOR’S PART.
If an emergency occurs, you must notify the instructor as soon as possible so that arrangements can be made.
Before the exam can be made up, it is the responsibility of the student to turn in OFFICIAL documentation of their emergency (a note from your mother or your roommate is not. official). Makeups are entirely at the discretion of the professor, and only under extreme circumstances.
Exams are scheduled at the beginning of the semester. It is imperative that students plan ahead and prepare to be in class on the scheduled exam day.
In-Class Writing Assignments
There are a few in-class writing assignments. The worth of each is varied. You will be given a topic during the class period. Bring your textbook. I will construct these written assignments using images or topics in the text or from a DVDs. There are no make-ups on In-class writing assignments. I will go over instructions for each writing assignment on the day that it is given.
Papers: There is one essay assignment. Its introduction and outline are graded separately. Check the handout for specific instructions and grading criteria. The due date for each essay is on the course schedule. Late papers will lose a letter grade for every day late. A paper is considered late if it is not turned in during class.
No late work will be accepted during finals week.
Writing is a skill that can be learned. You will use this skill throughout your life in many areas. Learning to write clearly, concisely, and to your audience will benefit you. In the job market the ability to write well may mean the difference between a position with no future and a position that will advance you.
Academic Honesty
- Students will act in accordance with the college policy as set forth in the college catalog and the student handbook.
- Any student found to have cheated on an exam or to have plagiarized material will receive a failing grade for the item.
- Any interaction between students in a testing situation may be interpreted as cheating.
- Academic honesty is twofold on the part of the student; first, not to cheat, and second, not to enable others to cheat.
Plagiarism
Each student is expected to be honest in his or her work. Plagiarism is dishonest. Plagiarism is the use of another’s words or ideas without proper acknowledgment or documentation. It also includes the unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in the selling of term papers and/or other academic materials. Anyone found guilty of plagiarism will receive a failure for that assignment.
1. Do not copy out of the text book or other literary sources.
2. Do not rearrange phrases from a source and present them as your own thoughts or words.
3. The words and ideas must be your own.
Attendance Policy
Students are expected to attend all classes in which they are enrolled. By college policy (6Hx28; 10-22), instructors determine the specific attendance policy for their classes, but are required to record attendance for each student
- I take attendance at the beginning of each class.
- If you’re not there for attendance, you are marked absent.
- It is your responsibility to notify me during break so that I can mark you present. If you fail to do this and you leave for the night, the absent mark will not be changed.
- You are allowed three absences over the course of the semester without penalty.
- There will be no “excused” or “unexcused” absences: all absences are considered the same. The only exceptions include military service, medical emergencies that require a trip to the emergency room, & deaths of immediate family members – official documentation must be provided (a note from your mother is not official).
- The fourth absence will result in a 20 point deduction from your final grade. Any additional absences will each be a 20 point deduction.
- Students will be responsible for materials covered or assigned during class as well as information from the text. Don’t ask the instructor to provide the notes for you or to sum up the previous class. Ask another student.
Late Policy
Please arrive on time. Coming to class late and leaving early disrupts the class. Consistently being late to class is disrespectful to the other students who are putting time and effort into their education.
Part of your educational job is to be here on time.
In addition to missing information when you are late, being late will jeopardize your grade.
Three tardies equal one absence. Each additional tardy after three, will be automatically counted as an absence.
Classroom Etiquette
Since this course will frequently involve open discussion, it will be necessary – and expected – that you maintain the proper decorum while class is in session. This means, most of all, being respectful and courteous towards your fellow students and myself by not being disruptive – verbally or otherwise. This is a class for adults. Bullying, nasty comments, or any behavior that compromises the learning environment will not be tolerated. Anyone unable or unwilling to act appropriately will be asked to leave and will be counted as absent.
Cell Phones and other Electronic Devices
- Cell phones must be turned off during class sessions.
- Open laptop computers are not allowed in this class. Note-taking must be done the old fashioned way.
- Recording the class without the expressed permission of the instructor is prohibited.
Class courtesy: During class please practice common courtesy.
- Please make sure your cell phone is turned off. Do not take calls or text during class. If you are texting I will mark you absent.
- There is no eating in the classrooms. You may have drinks such as bottled water and soda provided they have caps. The objective here is to keep the classrooms clean and to focus on education, not eating.
- Please do not have side discussions while the professor is speaking. It is too difficult to concentrate on the topic at hand when there is a distraction.
- Sleeping in class is not appropriate. Sleep at home.
- Packing up early annoys everyone. Survival skills suggest that packing up before the class is over is a good way of informing the professor that you aren’t committed to the work.
- An academic college class isn’t the appropriate place for gum popping or loud chewing, shuffling papers, etc
Syllabus Statement to Align with Valencia Student Code of Conduct 6Hx28:10-03
Classroom Behavior:
Valencia Community College is dedicated to promoting honorable personal and social conduct. By enrolling at Valencia, a student assumes the responsibility for knowing and abiding by the rules articulated in the Student Code of Conduct (6Hx28:10-03). The instructor reserves the right to refer students who engage in activities that are disruptive to the learning environment to the Dean of Students for disciplinary action. The following list, though not exhaustive, includes things which are disruptive to the learning environment:
- Use of any electronic devices including but not restricted to: Cell phones, iPods, and laptop computers (documentation from OSD will be taken into consideration).
- Preparing homework for other courses during class.
- Engaging in private conversations with classmates while class is in session.
- Excessive tardiness
- Leaving and re-entering the classroom while the class is in session.
- In addition, Valencia Community College strives to provide a drug-free learning environment for all those involved in the academic experience. Our policy is as follows:
| In compliance with the provisions of the Federal Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1989, Valencia Community College will take such steps as are necessary in order to adopt and implement a program to prevent the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol by Valencia Community College students or employees on college premises or as part of any college activity. |
Valencia College is interested in making sure all our students have a rewarding and successful college experience. To that purpose, Valencia students can get immediate help with issues dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, adjustment difficulties, substance abuse, time management as well as relationship problems dealing with school, home or work. BayCare Behavioral Health Student Assistance Program (SAP) services are free to all Valencia students and available 24 hours a day by calling (800) 878-5470. Free face-to-face counseling is also available.
This is a class for adults. A college degree increases your earning potential. This may not be important to you at this time in your life. However, it is very important to many students at Valencia. I direct this class with that in mind.
Entering college for the first time or returning after an absence can create adjustment difficulties. Personal life doesn’t stop just because you are in school. If your having difficulty please speak to your professors.
The instructor reserves the right to change the syllabus as necessary; accordingly, no exceptions will be made for students who are unaware of changes because of absences or tardiness.
* Any attendance in this class is an acknowledgment and acceptance of the terms of the syllabus.
M/W- Spring 2013
Activities Schedule and Reading List
Disclaimer
This schedule is a guide. Changes in the schedule may be made at any time during the semester by the professor. Check Blackboard twice a week for quizzes and/or announcements.
Day
M 1-7
Readings & Topics
First day & Introduction
Bronze age and the Cyclades
W 1-9
Readings & Topics
Minoan culture: pages 77 – 79
Culture, Myth, Architecture, Sir Arthur Evans
M 1-14
Readings
Minoan: frescoes, sculpture, burial practices
W 1-16
Activities
- Quiz #1, opens Thursday in Blackboard
Readings
Mycenaean: 80
Citadel at Tiryns, Citadel at Mycenae
Schliemann and Agamemnon
M 1-21 No Class
W 1-23
Activities
- Quiz #2 opens Thursday in Blackboard
- 1st In-class writing – produce outline and thesis statement comparison Minoan & Mycenaean
Topics & Readings
Mycenaean burials, Treasury of Atreus
Vaphio cups
M 1-28
Topics & Readings
Religion and the Greek Gods pages 85 – 86
Prelude Trojan War
W 1-30
Activities
- Quiz #3 opens on Thursday in Blackboard
- Review for first exam
Topics & Readings
Prelude Trojan War
Homer, poetry
M 2-4
Activities
- First Exam
W 2-6
Topics & Readings
Book 1, The Iliad
Major players Achilles, Agamemnon
Simile, metaphor, epithet.
M 2-11
Activities
- 2nd in-class writing – worksheet #1 the Iliad
Topics & Readings
Book 1, The Iliad
W 2-13
Activities
- 3rd in-class writing – worksheet #2 the Iliad
Topics & Readings
Book 6, The Iliad
M 2-18
Topics & Readings
Dark Ages - presentation
Greek City-State and the Persian Wars: 86
Battle of Marathon
W 2-20
Activities
- Quiz #4, opens Thursday in Blackboard
Topics & Readings
Herodotus: 86
The Olympic Games: 89
Theater: 90 – 99
M 2-25
Topics & Readings
Greek Philosophy: 100 – 102
Plato and the Theory of Forms: 104
Allegory of the Cave: 104 – 107
Aristotle: 108 – 109
W 2-27
Activities
1. Quiz #5, opens Thursday in Blackboard
2. Intro and outline for Paper due
Topics & Readings
Archaic Age pgs 39 – 42
Political, Economic & Social Structures
Greek Polis – Sparta and Athens
Draco, Solon, Cleisthenes
Women in Sparta and Athens
M 3-4 Spring Break
W 3-6 Spring Break
M 3-11
Topics & Readings
Greek Architecture 48 – 52
Vase painting – not in text
Archaic Sculpture 52 -55
Early Classical Sculpture 79 - 82
W 3-13
Activities
- Quiz #6, opens Thursday in Blackboard
- Review for 2nd exam
Topics & Readings
Classical Sculpture
Persian Wars
The Athenian Acropolis
M 3-18 Second Exam
W 3-20
Topics & Readings
Greek Architecture: The Parthenon
The Sculpture of the Parthenon
M 3-25
Topics & Readings
Late Classical and Hellenistic Sculpture
Alexander the Great
W 3-27
Activities
- Quiz #7, opens Thursday in Blackboard
- Paper Due
Topics & Readings
Etruscans
Rise of Rome: 90-91
M 4-1
Topics & Readings
Roman Values: 95
Roman Women
Roman Government: 91-92
Roman law: 152
W 4-3
Activities
- Quiz #8, opens Thursday in Blackboard
Topics & Readings
The early Roman Empire
Roman Emperors
Roman architectural techniques, temples and aqueducts
M 4-8
Topics & Readings
Roman Philosophy
W 4-10
Activities
- Quiz #9, opens Thursday in Blackboard
Topics & Readings
Arch of Titus: 159-160
Basilica and forum: 157
Trajan’s Column: 159
M 4-15
Topics & Readings
Flavian Amphitheater (or) Colosseum: 153-54
W 4-17
Activities
- Quiz #10, opens Thursday in Blackboard
- Review for final at the end of class
Topics & Readings
Pantheon: 154
Final Exam: Wednesday April 24 10:00am
Withdrawal Deadline March 22