HUM121-1 Spring 2012 HARCUM COLLEGE Academic Affairs Division Spring 2012 I. Course Title: II.

Course Number: III. Lecture-Lab-Credit: IV. Semester/Time: IV. Course Instructor: The Humanistic Tradition HUM 121-1 3-0-3 Spring 2012 / Mondays and Wednesdays 2:30-3:50, Room 210 ACDEM Tim Hayburn 610-841-6752 thayburn@harcum.edu tim.hayburn@gmail.com Office Hours: By appointment. School closing code: 300 None

V. Prerequisites: VI. Course Description:

This course is designed to educate the student and promote awareness about the major art works and cultural aspects inherent in the humanities from prehistory to the Renaissance. Aesthetic and formal elements, styles and ideas as experienced in these art forms will be studied. VII. Course Objectives: The overall course goal is for students to achieve global cultural literacy. Upon the completion of this course, students should be able to: 1 demonstrate a recognition of philosophy and art as components of the humanities and as interrelated manifestations of human creativity. describe and discuss the characteristics of the various artistic and cultural movements of Western Civilization from Prehistory to the Renaissance. relate the art and culture of each period to the appropriate historical context: the important developments in science, technology, economics and politics. use maps and time charts to acquire and demonstrate the ability to place artistic and cultural periods in geographical and chronological context. demonstrate an understanding of cultural diversity and relevance of cultural achievements. show evidence of how a fuller understanding of culture in general increases understanding of one's own role in contemporary society. describe the importance of arts and ideas as a step toward a lifelong appreciation for art. articulate how values are manifested in art and ideas.

HUM121-1 Spring 2012 develop and describe an informed set of personal values by examining those of other times and places

VIII. Course Activities: 1. Teaching techniques: Lecture, inductive discussion, writing exercises, assigned readings, collaborative activities, peer feedback, 2. Student Responsibilities: Reading assignments, writing three reaction papers, active and consistent participation in discussion areas, group work, completion of chapter quizzes, library/Internet research, collaborative group work. 3. Students are expected to complete reading assignments, writing assignments, and other homework prior to discussion sessions and group submission of assignments. 4. Students are expected to conduct themselves responsibly in class. This includes responding with respect, commenting thoughtfully on others works and opinions, and not engaging in activities that disrupt the learning environment for others. 5. Students are expected to spend an additional nine hours per week working on course activities. This equates to the standard study guidelines that for every hour you spend in class, you spend three hours studying. 6. Students are expected to work in small groups on collaborative activities. 7. Discussion: The purpose of the discussion is to establish a discourse community which embodies the ideals of collaboration, shared ownership, and shared authority; collaboratively evaluate readings and the comments of others; integrate ones own ideas with those of others; analyze texts as complex systems and structures and as expressions of distinct cultures; and represent through discussion a heightened awareness of culture and cultural differences. 8. Special Instructional materials: PowerPoint presentations, databases, Internet, web-based instructional aids. . 9. Anyone needing extra help is invited to make an appointment to meet with me on campus, contact me by e-mail, and/or have a telephone consultation / conference.

HUM121-1 Spring 2012 Plagairism Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty and is unacceptable in this and all Harcum courses. Plagiarism constitutes violation of academic and personal integrity. For a discussion of violations of academic and personal integrity at Harcum, refer to the Student Handbook (p. 65 - 66) IX. Requirements for assignments: Reaction Papers: Choose one topic from the list provided for each Reaction Paper (total of two papers). Papers should be 2 pages in length (500 word minimum), double-spaced, and follow standard college level writing conventions. Papers should be well-organized; express a clear central idea and purpose; demonstrate an understanding of subject, occasion, audience, and purpose; use appropriate types of development; and include basic research techniques including the analysis and evaluation of primary and secondary sources. Sources must be properly documented in the body of the paper and cited in a list of references at the end of the paper. References to the text, The Humanistic Tradition, should also be included and properly documented. Standard conventions of academic English such as proper grammar, sentence structure and punctuation must be observed. (See Reaction Papers Description and Topics at end of syllabus) Total: 2 reaction papers Exams: exams. During the course of the class, there will be 3 in class These exams will test you on your knowledge of the material covered in class and what is found in the textbook. Each of the exams will only grade you from the material that we covered since the last class meeting. The dates are listed in the course schedule below. Because all of the examination dates are announced well in advance, make-up exams will be given only to students with legitimate medical excuses. Cases of illness will require a signed medical excuseotherwise this explanation is invalid. More information on the actual format of the exams will be given later in the course. Group Project: With the members of your group select a theme that has some sort of universal significance. It should cut across geographical and temporal boundaries, but you may choose a narrower focus. It is up to your group to state and establish why this theme is important in the study of the humanities. This project should evaluate and/or compare some aspects of culture or art that contributes to the humanistic tradition. Support your assertions about this theme by developing a presentation using images, graphics and text. Select a format to present your project: PowerPoint, WebPage (MS Word

HUM121-1 Spring 2012 webpage document) or simple text presentation. Submit your project with all group member names listed as an e-mail attachment. You will also do a brief presentation for further discussion in class. Use the following criteria as guidelines: PowerPoint: minimum 10 slides with at least 2 clipart/images/graphics Webpage (Create in Word): 5 linked pages with text and clipart/images/graphics Text document: 3 double spaced pages of text (may include images if needed) (See Group Project Description and Topics at end of syllabus) Total: 1 Group Project Journals: Journals are informal guided reflections, musings and thoughts, a place to let your thoughts and ideas run free in an uninhibited forum. Each week, based on that weeks readings, write a one page typed journal entry, connecting and relating what you have learned that week from the readings in the text with your life and/or contemporary 21st century culture. Think in terms of values, customs, culture, art, architecture, and philosophy. Create a journal entry each week. Journal entries should be submitted the Monday of the following week. For example, you will turn in the journal entry for week 1 on Monday (1/23). There are several weeks in which no journal entry is due, they are listed below in the schedule. The lowest grade will be dropped. Label each journal entry clearly with date and chapters referred to. Total: 11 journal entries There will be a multiple-choice quiz given at the middle and end of each Book. Each quiz is comprised of approximately 20-30 questions There are a total of 6 quizzes with a maximum point total of 120. You are afforded a cushion of 20 points, meaning 100 points equals a 100% achievement for this part of the course Total: 6 quizzes ( 100 pts. countable toward grade)

Quizzes:

X. Evaluation: 2 Reaction Papers 120 pts. each 3 Book Tests 100 pts. each 1 Group Project 200 pts. 10 Journal entries 10 pts. each 5 Quizzes 20 pts. each (100 maximum points out of 120 possible points) Attendance and Participation 60 pts 4 24% 30% 20% 10% 10% 6% 240 pts. 300 pts 200 pts. 100 pts. 100 pts. 60 pts.

HUM121-1 Spring 2012 Total Due Dates for Major Assignments: Reaction Paper 1:____________ March 5, 2012 Group Project:____ 1000 pts.

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Group presentations_________Apr. 30 and May 2, 2012 Reaction paper 2:____________April 23, 2012

Evaluation Criteria for Reaction Papers: 1. Unity 2. Coherence 3. Support 4. Sentence Skills (Grammar, Sentence Structure, Diction) 5. Relevance to Topic See Checklist for Writing an Effective Reaction Paper at the end of the syllabus Harcum grading scale Letter Grade A AB+ B BC+ C CD+ D DF W WP WF Numerical Grade 95-100 90-94 87-89 83-86 80-82 77-79 73-76 70-72 67-69 63-66 60-62 below 60 Withdrawal (assigned when a student withdraws before midterm) Withdrawal Passing (assigned when a student withdraws from a course after the midterm and is passing at the time of withdrawal) Withdrawal Failing (assigned when a student withdraws from a course after the midterm and is failing at the time of withdrawal)

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Checklist for Writing an Effective Reaction Paper Unity Is there a clearly stated thesis (usually, but not always, placed in the introductory paragraph)? Do all supporting paragraphs back up your thesis? Support Do you have three supporting points for the thesis? Is there enough specific evidence for each of those three supporting points? Coherence Is there a clear method of organization (chronological, spatial or progressive order)? Have transitions and other connecting words been effectively used? Are there an effective introduction, conclusion and title? Sentence Skills Fragments eliminated Run-ons eliminated Correct verb forms Subject and verb agreement Faulty parallelism and faulty modifiers eliminated Faulty pronouns eliminated Adjectives and adverbs used correctly Capital letters used correctly Proper punctuation Needless words eliminated Effective word choices Sentences varied Spelling errors eliminated Careless errors eliminated through careful proofreading and editing Sources Have primary and secondary sources been used as support and properly documented? Is there a list of References?

HUM121-1 Spring 2012 Group Project Description and Topics Your task: to select and present a theme that cuts across geographical and/or temporal boundaries, a theme that has universal significance. Your product: A PowerPoint presentation, Webpage or Word document that describes and illustrates the theme you have chosen in words, pictures, charts, graphics, etc. Criteria: PowerPoint: minimum 10 slides with at least 2 clipart/images/graphics Webpage (Create in Word): 5 linked pages with text and clipart/images/graphics Text document: 3 double spaced pages of text (may include images if needed, but do not count as part of three page requirement) Suggested themes Articulate how the values of a certain culture are manifested in the art and ideas of that culture Discuss the impact of technology on different cultures: you could compare/contrast ancient with modern times, for instance Trace the history and impact on culture of documents from early cave painting to the printing press Describe how women have been depicted in art and/or text throughout one or more periods. What does this depiction say about the culture and its attitude toward women? Pick one era / culture to explore in depth or compare / contrast different cultures. Compare / contrast the influence of nature on culture and art in two or more cultures Compare / contrast different cultures view of the afterlife and how it reflects the attitudes and/or values of those cultures Compare/contrast gender differences across cultures What were Romes most important contributions to the humanistic tradition? How did they differ from the Greeks? Research the role and significance divination played in ancient cultures Compare / Contrast some major themes in the sermons of Buddha and Christ Discuss the relationship of important figures of the 5th and 6th centuries (Zoraster, Socrates, Pythagoras, and Confucius) Evaluate the Greek doctrine of ethos; do you think music influences human conduct? Do certain kinds of music generate distinct kinds of behavior or feelings? Relate these considerations to current efforts to monitor and censor some styles of popular music.

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Reaction Papers Description and Topics Requirements for Reaction papers: Choose one topic from the list provided for each Reaction Paper (total of two papers). Papers should be approximately 2-3 pages in length (500 word minimum), doublespaced, and follow standard college level writing conventions. Papers should be well organized; express a clear central idea and purpose; demonstrate an understanding of subject, occasion, audience, and purpose; use appropriate types of development; and include basic research techniques including the analysis and evaluation of primary and secondary sources. Sources must be properly documented in the body of the paper and cited in a list of references at the end of the paper. References to the text, The Humanistic Tradition, should also be included and properly documented. Standard conventions of academic English such as proper grammar, spelling, sentence structure and punctuation must be observed. Submit Reaction Papers as MS word attachments in e-mail Include name, title, date, and topic you have addressed. Topics Reaction Paper #1 (chapters 1 9) - Choose one (1) 1. Assess the role of tradition in Egyptian culture and history. To what extent did the traditional order operate to give stability to Egyptian culture? 2. In what ways did the Persian empire preserve the culture of Mesopotamia? What unique contributions did they make to the humanistic tradition? 3. Given Platos view of education, what would a good teacher be like? 4. How did the Greeks idealize nature? 5. Is the observance of ritual in itself inferior to inner purity or does the performance of rites and rituals have its own value in religious practice? Answer as Jesus might have, as Siddhartha might have, and offer your own views. 6. Discuss the use of allegory in the writings of Augustine. Does allegory function in a manner similar to symbolism in the visual arts? If so, how so? How do symbolism and allegory work to convey abstract ideas? Reaction Paper #2 (Chapters 10-17) - Choose one (1)

HUM121-1 Spring 2012 1. Research Muslim attitudes toward women as based on the Koran and as actually practiced in Muslim countries today. Research women of achievement in Islam. Have women become heads of state in any Islamic countries? 2. How barbaric were the barbarians? Evaluate them on the basis of their technology, traditions, and art. Is Beowulf more barbaric than the Song of Roland? 3. Give some examples of the medieval synthesis in specific works discussed in Chapter 13, explaining how each constitutes a synthesis. 4. In your view, how does the Western student benefit from learning about the cultural life of India, China, and Japan? 5. Why is Machiavelli often called the first political realist? Do nations and their rulers today operate in the manner described by Machiavelli? 6. Research the symbolism of Botticellis Venus in Birth of Venus. Is there general agreement on the meaning of the painting?

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Day Day 1: 1/16

Day 2: 1/18

Day 3: 1/23

Day 4: 1/25 Day 5: 1/30

Topic Introduction to class and syllabus discussion Prehistory Review Chapter 1: Mesopotamia Review Mesopotamia continued Review Ch2:Africa Review Africa Chapter 3: India Chapter 4: China and the Americas Review Quiz 1 Greece Classical Style Rome Quiz 2 China EXAM 1 Christianity and Buddhism Symbolism and the arts Symbolism and the arts Islam

Assignments Read pp. 2-15 focus on 1415 readings.

Read pp. 16-41; focus on Readings in the chapter 1.11.3 Readings in the chapter 1.4a-e Journal #1 due Read pp 44-62 Readings in chapter 2; 2.12.2 Readings pp. 63-67 Journal #2 due Read pp 67-75 Read pp. 76-8 Review chps. 1-3 for quiz Journal #3 due Read pp. 90-111 Read pp. 113-136 Journal #4 due Read pp. 137-155 Read pp 155-180 Journal #5 due Study Book One Read Book 2: pp.2-15 & pp.16-22; Journal #6 due Read pp. 21-42

Day 6: 2/1 Day 7:2/6 Day 8: 2/8 Day 9: 2/13 Day 10: 2/15 Day 11: 2/20 Day 12: 2/22 Day 13: 2/27

Day 14: 2/29

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Day 15: 3/5 Day 16: 3/7

Islam

Day 17: 3/12

Day 18: 3/14 NOTESpring Break (3/19 & 3/21)

Review Quiz 3 Medieval Life Read pp 94-110 Medieval Life Christianity and the Journal #7 due Medieval Mind Read pp. 110-143 Christianity and the Medieval Mind Medieval Synthesis in Art Quiz 4 Review Fourteenth Century Transition EXAM 2 Classical Humanism in the Renaissance Renaissance Artists Renaissance Artists Quiz 5 Cross-Cultural Encounters Cross-Cultural Encounters Protest and Reform Protest and Reform Review Quiz 6 Review Review Exam 3 Group Presentation Group Presentation

Read pp. 44-78 Reaction paper 1 due No journal due this week Read pp. 78-93

Day 19: 3/26

Day 20: 3/28 Day 21: 4/2 Day 22: 4/4 Day 23: 4/9

Review Book 2 Read Book 3: pp.1-19 Journal #8 due Review Book 2 Read Book 3, pp. 20-41 Journal #9 due Read pp.42-60 Read pp.60-94 Journal #10 due

Day24: 4/11 Day25: 4/16 Day 26: 4/18

Read pp. 94-115 Read pp. 116-131 Journal #11 due Read pp. 131-148

Day 27: 4/23 Day28: 4/25

Review & Reaction Paper 2 due No journal due Review everything! (at least the first half) Group Project due

Day 29: 4/30 Day 30: 5/2 11

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