Syllabus Supplement HUM 110: Humanities I

Neosho County Community College

Fall Semester, 2011 Section 91, Online Kevin Blackwell Office: (785) 242-2067 ext. 303 (816) 824-0309 kblackwell@neosho.edu Office Hours:

Instructor: Phone: E-mail:

NCCC-Ottawa, Rm. 314 Monday and Wednesdays, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Tuesday and Thursdays, 1:00-4:00 PM Friday, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

ACADEMIC HONESTY Plagiarism of any type will not be tolerated in this class. Your reflections, exam essays and research project must be your own work. I do not care if you use outside materials as long as you use proper citations and quotation marks around words that you didnt write. Copying and pasting material from the Internet as your own work will earn you an AUTOMATIC F IN THIS COURSE. Dont take the risk. EMAIL POLICY 1. All class-related communication must be through your NCCC email account (P-mail). Emails from any other account will not be answered. 2. When writing an email put the following in the subject line: HUM 110-91. All students must send a certification email to me within the first week of class. 3. Since this is an online class, the primary form of communication between you and me will be via email. I will endeavor to answer all emails within 24 hours of the time you send the email. I generally check email three times per day. If you have not heard back from me within 24 hours, please dont hesitate to call me at the above numbers. 4. All e-mails and written communications to me (including written assignments and forum posts) must utilize reasonably proper grammar, capitalization and spelling. Communications in this course will not be treated as posts on Facebook or Twitter or any other social network/chat program protocol. EVALUATION AND GRADING: Students will be evaluated by their performance on introductory assignments, class participation, examinations and a research project. The student will be able to access their progress and current standing in the class via an online Grade Book. I will endeavor to grade and post evaluations of exams, research projects and introductory assignments within 48 hours of their submission. I will endeavor to grade and post evaluations of Reflections and Replies within 48 hours of the

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closing of the forum they are contained within. Each component of the grade is described in detail below: 1. Introductory Assignments Students will be expected to complete an introductory unit on course mechanics and structure to familiarize themselves with the working of an online course. These assignments will include a certification email to me, certification that the student has read and understands the Course Syllabus and this Syllabus Supplement, a Scavenger Hunt to introduce the content of the Course Webpage and how to navigate to various areas, and an introductory forum post to the class introducing the student. 2. Class Participation Reflections: Class participation in the online environment will take the form of student posts on a class discussion board. Students will be given a choice of three Reflection topics for each of the twelve substantive units in the course. The student will have a specified time to respond to two of the three Reflection topics per unit. Following the expiration of the specified time for response, no further responses will be possible and the student Reflection posts will become readonly. The Reflection topics will cover the main learning outcomes of the course: various topics in history, philosophy, culture, theology, literature, art and music. Replies: For each of the twelve substantive units of the course, students will be required to post two replies to the Reflection posts of other students. The replies must conform to the Rules of Netiquette as outlined on the Course Webpage. IF YOUR REFLECTIONS OR REPLIES ARE LATE THEY WILL RECEIVE A GRADE OF ZERO; NO EXCEPTIONS. 3. Examinations There will be FIVE examinations during the semester. The exams will include both objective questions (multiple choice, matching, fill-in-the-blank) and subjective essays. Essays will be evaluated according to the following criteria: 1. 2. 3. 4. Knowledge of the material. Analysis of ideas. Synthesis of major themes. Clarity of written expression.

If there are technical problems with your exam which prevent you from completing it on the specified day, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY. WITHOUT SUCH CONTACT, A MAKEUP EXAM WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO TAKE AN EXAM AT THE SCHEDULED TIME, YOU MUST MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS WITH ME IN ADVANCE OF THE

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SCHEDULED TIME FOR THE EXAM. OTHERWISE A MAKEUP EXAM WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. NO EXCEPTIONS. 4. Research Project Students will be required to complete a major research project by the end of the semester. Topics must be preapproved by me. Details on the requirements for the research project and its grading will be found on the Course Webpage. The course grade will be calculated as follows: Introductory Assignments 5% Class Participation 25 % Examination One 10% Examination Two 10% Examination Three 10% Final Examination 10% Research Project 20%

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Course Schedule
DATE Week of August 22, 2011 TOPIC Introduction ASSIGNMENT Introductory Assignments Unit Introductory Assignments must be completed by 11:00PM on August 28, 2011. NC 105 Completion Certificate must be submitted by September 9, 2011 at 11:00PM Online Unit I y Unit I Initial Forum Posts are due on September 1st by 11:00PM. y Unit I Replies are due on September 4th at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only. Online Unit II y Unit II Initial Forum Posts are due on September 8th by 11:00PM. y Unit II Replies are due on September 11th at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only. RESEARCH PROJECT TOPIC DUE Research Project Topics must be submitted by 11:00PM on September 9, 2011. EXAMINATION ONE Exam One must be taken sometime during September 12, 2011. Online Unit III y Unit III Initial Forum Posts are due on September 15th by 11:00PM. y Unit III Replies are due on September 18th at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only. Online Unit IV y Unit IV Initial Forum Posts are due on September 22nd by 11:00PM. y Unit IV Replies are due on September 26th at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only.

Week of August 29, 2011

The Ancient Near East

Week of September 5, 2011

The Hebrews

September 9, 2011

September 12, 2011 Week of September 12, 2011 Hellenic Civilization I

Week of September 19, 2011

Hellenic Civilization II

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DATE Week of September 26, 2011

TOPIC Hellenistic Civilization

Week of October 3, 2011

Roman Civilization

October 10, 2011 Week of October 10, 2011 Early Christianity

ASSIGNMENT Online Unit V y Unit V Initial Forum Posts are due on September 29th by 11:00PM. y Unit V Replies are due on October 2nd at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become readonly. Online Unit VI y Unit VI Initial Forum Posts are due on October 6th by 11:00PM. y Unit VI Replies are due on October 9th at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only. EXAMINATION TWO Exam must be taken sometime during October 10, 2011. Online Unit VII y Unit VII Initial Forum Posts are due on October 13th by 11:00PM. y Unit VII Replies are due on October 16th at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only. Online Unit VIII y Unit VIII Initial Forum Posts are due on October 20th by 11:00PM. y Unit VIII Replies are due on October 23rd at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only. EXAMINATION THREE Exam must be taken sometime during October 24, 2011. Online Unit IX y Unit IX Initial Forum Posts are due on October 27th by 11:00PM. y Unit IX Replies are due on October 30th at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become readonly.

Week of October 17, 2011

Medieval East: Byzantium and Islam

October 24, 2011 Week of October 24, 2011 Early Middle Ages

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DATE Week of October 31, 2011

TOPIC High Middle Ages I

November 4, 2011 Week of November 7, 2011 High Middle Ages II

Week of November 14, 2011

Late Middle Ages

Week of November 21, 2001 November 28, 2011 December 9, 2011 December 12, 2011

ASSIGNMENT Online Unit X y Unit X Initial Forum Posts are due on November 3rd by 11:00PM. y Unit X Replies are due on November 6th at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only. BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE Bibliographies must be submitted by 11:00PM on November 4, 2011. Online Unit XI y Unit XI Initial Forum Posts are due on November 10th by 11:00PM. y Unit XI Replies are due on November 13th at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only. Online Unit XII y Unit XII Initial Forum Posts are due on November 17th by 11:00PM. y Unit XII Replies are due on November 20th at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only. THANKSGIVING BREAK NO ASSIGNMENTS DUE EXAMINATION FOUR Exam must be taken sometime during November 28, 2011. RESEARCH PROJECT DUE Research Project is due by 11:00PM on December 9, 2011. FINAL EXAMINATION Exam must be taken sometime during December 12, 2011.

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