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Professor Frame, Instructor

Valencia:  407-582-1189

Valencia office: 5-242

Office extension phone # 1189 (Voice Mail Available)

Campus mailbox: Department of Fine Arts Office: (Building 5, room 146)

Email Address:  eframe@valenciacollege.edu

 

 

COURSE INFORMATION

 

HUM 1020H                                                           CANVAS ENHANCED                                  3 CREDITS

                                             

Prerequisite:  Student must be in the honors department

 

 

MYTHOLOGY IN THE HUMANITIES

 

 

This course will examine the history and culture of mainly Western Civilization but will also include various cultures throughout the world including ancient and modern. An emphasis will be placed on understanding culture in relation to the historical, philosophical and religious content of the culture in which they are found.    The arts of each culture will be examined in some detail to show influences throughout history and into the modern era.  This course will focus on developing a basic understanding of the historical periods showing how they have shaped contemporary consciousness in the countries of our modern world.  It will be shown within the course why an understanding of the humanities is important to ALL EDUCATED PEOPLE.

 

SKILL DEVELOPMENTS TO BE EMPHASIZED

 

This course is designed to reinforce competencies in reading and writing.  The reading of selections from the texts and written questions, given as assignments, will develop reading skills thereof.  WRITING AND LOGICAL THINKING SKILLS WILL BE DEVELOPED  IN CONNECTION WITH THE READING ASSIGNMENTS, QUESTIONS ON THE READINGS AND VIDEO SUMMARIES. 

 

ASPECTS OF THIS HONORS COURSE THAT DIFFER FROM TRADITIONAL NON-HONORS COURSES

 

·         The in-depth analysis of the myths, as required in the assigned essays, will require extensive critical thinking skills in a highly complex format.

·         All in class discussions will be guided towards developing insights and analytical skills based on defined terminology in the field of mythology.

·         An extensive and integrated understanding of non-Western thinking will be developed in order to aid in a scholarly analysis of the materials.

·         Connections between the myths of various cultures and the theories concerning these will require extensive information and additional readings.

 

REQUIRED TEXT:

 

Fiero, Gloria. Landmarks in Humanities 4^th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2018

 

EVALUATION FOR THE COURSE GRADE:

 

THE FINAL GRADE WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE FOLLOWING:

 

12 – Questions based on the Readings/Videos (5% each)      =  60%

1 = Mid-term exam                                                                    =   10%

1 – Final Exam                                                                            =  20%

Attendance:                                                                                 =  10%                                    ___________________________________________________________

     

                           TOTAL                                                  100

 

 

ATTENDANCE

 

Attending every class is essential.  Each student will begin the semester with a grade of 100 for attendance and punctuality.  Points will be deducted for each unexcused absence (5 points) and for each excused absence (3 points).  Two (2) points will be deducted each time you are late for class, regardless of the reason.  Please note the excused absences are illness with doctor’s visit, hospitalization, death in the family, auto accident.  (Be prepared to provide written proof.)  ALL OTHER ABSENCES ARE UNEXCUSED.  STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE AN EXCESSIVE ABSENCE NOTIFICATION WHEN THE THIRD (3) ABSENCE OCCURS AND MAY BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CLASS.

 

ATTENDENCE WILL BE TAKEN AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS

 

HOMEWORK POLICY:

 

Late homework (All weekly assignments) will be accepted with the following conditions:  There will be a 10 point deduction for each day late.  No homework will be accepted after one week of the due date.

 

 

 

COURSE CALENDAR:

 

A course calendar (on Canvas) is provided and each student should consult it on a daily bases in order to complete the readings. THE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE COURSE CALENDAR WHEN NEEDED.  Changes will be posted in advance.

 

WITHDRAWAL POLICY:

 

A STUDENT MAY WITHDRAW AT ANY TIME ON OR BEFORE THE FINAL DATE LISTED ON ATLAS  by filling a withdrawal from in the admissions office and receive a grade of W for the course.

 

Academic Honesty

All work submitted for credit in this class must be the product of the individual student’s own original thoughts supported and informed by appropriately documented and credited sources. 

Plagiarism is the use of someone else’s words, ideas, pictures, design, and/or intellectual property without the correct documentation and punctuation.

Plagiarism takes many forms: for example, turning in the same essay for two different courses is considered self-plagiarism and will result in a zero for the paper. You may legitimately wonder how anyone would ever know; this is one of the purposes of the Unicheck scan.

Valencia College subscribes to Unicheck. This Canvas allows students to upload their essays so that software can compare these essays to every available electronic resource in the world, looking for parts that match up with previously published sources. All written assignments must be submitted for plagiarism analysis at Unicheck. Caveat: Before you upload your document, confirm that you have attached the right file. A discrepancy will raise a red flag and prevent me from grading the piece on time.

Plagiarism is morally indefensible. Any assignment showing signs of plagiarism, either the

     1.    Deliberate cut-and-paste of online or print sources,

2.   The recycling of essays from previous classes,

3.   Essays written on behalf of the student by family members or friends,     or

4.  The result of inattention and incompetence

 All Papers using plagiarism will be graded zero. A second offense will result in an appointment with the dean of the Arts and Humanities Department.  

 

ABSOLUTELY NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE ALLOWED TO BE USED DURING THE CLASS PERIOD.  THESE INCLUDE LAPTOPS AND CELLPHONES.

 

 

VALENCIAS BUSINESS OFFICE POLICY CONCERNING WITHDRAWAL BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT:

 

If you are currently enrolled and have a returned check, delinquent loan, delinquent VA deferment or other financial obligation, you will be notified.  If you do not respond within the allowed time, the college reserves the right to financially withdraw you from all classes.  Please be advised that you will not be allowed in my class if your name is deleted from the official roll.

If you are dropped during the semester for non-payment, you may not be able to get back into the class and it is your responsibility to keep your professors informed when you get letters for non-payment. Be advice that the College Business Office will notify all students before any action will be taken. However, once an account is submitted, a 25% fee will be assessed to the outstanding balance of your Valencia account and payment must be rendered to the collections agency directly after submission.

 

 

 

Welcome to the Class !!!