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HUM Syllabus/Humanities Project Instructions.pdf
A Humanities Project
For your Humanities Project, you will create a
Power Point to showcase a themed study
of our
course in review. Your assignment will cover
each chapter that we’ve studied on its own
separate page. If you want to do more, that’s
fine. Just make sure that each chapter is
represented by at least one full page of its own.
Requirements:
• minimum of 1 content page per chapter
• separate title page
• college level research beyond the textbook (online
encyclopedias are NOT college level
research – use scholarly sources)
• citations of all of your sources including photo
credits for images borrowed online
(separate Works Cited page/slide)
Content:
1. PICK A THEME that connects the chapters.
2. DO RESEARCH to add information or insight

into your understanding or appreciation
of each topic.
• Background information (historical, cultural, etc.)
• An image or photo that complements the topicor
relates to it in someway.
• Audio or video related to the topic(YouTube,
TED Talks, etc.).
Objectives of the Scrapbook Project:
• To showcase a collection of topics and related
resources inspired by each chapter.
• Select someonline resources, which add to your
understanding of the topics.
• Create an electronic scrapbook using one of the
following to present your theme and
related sources.
• Document your sources accuratelyin MLA format.
Evaluation (Grading)
• Requirements met
• Content
• Originality
• Design
• Sources
• Mechanics
No late work for theseassignments will be accepted at
all.

HUM Syllabus/Humanities Project Rubric.pdf
HUM Syllabus/HUMN 2203 Syllabus .pdf
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City
HUM 2203- Western Humanities
Fall 2016 Syllabus
Instructor: Dani Harris-Brunet
Office: not applicable
E-mail: [email protected]
Credit: 3 hours
Please note: Please use email as our primary channel of
communication. I typically respond to
emails within 24-48 hours. Emails received on Friday will be
answered the following
Monday.
REQUIRED TEXT AND MATERIALS
Humanistic Tradition, Fiero, Gloria, McGraw-Hill, 7th Edition,
vol 2, ISBN 978-1259351686

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Key ideas and values of modern cultures, as discovered through
an integrated and thematic
study of literature and the fine arts, as seen in their historical
and philosophical contexts.
GENERAL EDUCATION GOALS
Upon completion of General Education Curriculum, students
should be proficient in
demonstrating the following competencies:
Goal #1: Critical Thinking
Critical thinking skills include, but are not limited to, the
ability to comprehend complex ideas,
data, and concepts; to make inferences based on careful
observation; to make judgments
based on specific and appropriate criteria; to solve problems
using specific processes and
techniques; to recognize relationships among the arts, culture,
and society; to develop new
ideas by synthesizing related and/or fragmented information; to
apply knowledge and
understanding to different contexts, situations, and/or specific
endeavors; and to recognize the
need to acquire new information.
Goal #2: Effective Communications
Effective communication is the ability to develop organized,
coherent, unified written or oral
presentations for various audiences and situations.
Goal #3: Computer Proficiency
Computer proficiency includes a basic knowledge of operating
systems, word processing, and

Internet research capabilities.
Goal #4: Civic Responsibility
Preparation for civic responsibility in the democratic society of
the United States includes
acquiring knowledge of the social, political, economic, and
historical structures of the nation in
order to function effectively as citizens in a country that is
increasingly diverse and multicultural
in its population and more global in its view and functions.
Goal #5: Global Awareness
Global awareness includes knowledge of the geography, history,
cultures, values, ecologies,
languages, and present-day issues of different peoples and
countries, as well as an
understanding of the global economic, political, and
technological forces, which define the
interconnectedness and shape the lives of the world’s citizens.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completing the course, the student, as evaluated by the
instructor, should be able to:
1. Recognize, recall, and relate the major socio-geographical-
political events and
figures; major artistic movements, works, and artists; major
literary movements,
works, and authors; and major philosophical/religious
movements and figures in
those cultures studied.

2. Recognize and identify the interrelationships among the
various socio-geographical-
political, creative, and philosophical developments in those
cultures studied.
3. Examine, recognize and relate basic human concerns and the
common humanity
that links people of all times.
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Prerequisites: None
2. Next Course in Sequence: None
3. Instruction Methods: This is an online course.
4. Honors Credit: A student who meets the following criteria
may receive Honors credit
by completing a Request for Honors Credit by Contract-
Conditions form with the
instructor’s permission and submitting it to the Program
Coordinator. The student must
achieve a “B” or above and satisfactorily complete the contract
to earn Honors
designation for the course. It is the Program Coordinator who
must determine the
eligibility of the student for the Honors Contract before the

Contract is completed by
the student and the instructor.
Requirements for New Freshmen: ACT composite score of 23
or higher, or a high
school grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
Requirements for Students Other than New Freshman: (a) If a
student other than a
new freshman has completed fewer than 30 credit hours, he/she
must have at least a
3.0 retention grade point average; (b) If a student other than a
new freshman has
completed 30 or more credit hours, he/she must have at least a
3.25 retention grade
point average.
Special Cases: Students who do not meet the eligibility
requirements may petition the
Honors Committee by first contacting the Program Coordinator
for an exception to the
minimum GPA requirement. Consideration of the petition will
be based upon
performance during the prior semester at OSU-OKC.
5. Instructional Methods: Students will be exposed to a variety
of instructional methods to

include, class lecture and discussion, video films, slide
presentations, audio samplings,
writing, hands-on applications/exercises, and performance.
This will be accomplished
through reading of the text, lecture videos, and assignments.
6. Academic Dishonesty or Plagiarism: Academic dishonesty or
plagiarism is not condoned
nor tolerated at institutions within the Oklahoma State
University system. Academic
dishonesty is behavior in which a deliberately fraudulent
misrepresentation is employed
in an attempt to gain undeserved intellectual credit, either for
oneself or for another.
Academic misconduct is behavior that results in intellectual
advantage obtained by
violating specific standard, but without deliberate intent or use
of fraudulent means.
Academic dishonesty or misconduct cases are governed by the
OSU-Oklahoma City
campus Student Rights and Responsibilities Code. Copies of the
Student Rights and
Responsibilities can be obtained from the Student Activities and
Campus Life Office or
an electronic version is also available online at
http://www.osuokc.edu/rights/.
All writing that every student submits for this course must be
either entirely original or
properly documented. If it is not, the student has plagiarized.
The student should copy
NO printed passage, no matter how brief, without
acknowledging its source in a
parenthetical citation AND either placing it in quotation marks

or setting aside as a
block quotation. This applies even to the briefest phrases if they
are truly distinctive. At
the very least, Academic Dishonesty or Plagiarism will result in
a grade of “0”
on the assignment in question.
7. Make Up Policy: Missed due dates for assignments and unit
exams will not be tolerated.
Only students with verifiable excuses (a doctor/hospital note,
death in the family, or
other unforeseen circumstance/tragedy) with appropriate
documentation will be
allowed to make-up missed work. These circumstances will not
automatically result in
an extension on assignments. It is your responsibility to
communicate and follow up
with me in a timely fashion in order to discuss extensions.
Waiting until after an
assignment is due to ask for an extension is not good practice. I
will not accept
computer problem excuses. You should have a back-up system
to meet the
demands of the course.
8. Attendance: This is an internet course and is ONLINE only.
Students do not need to
come to campus unless they are using the labs and facilities to
complete their
assignments. Although it is online, there is an underlying time
structure to this course,

which will require students to complete assignments within a
certain time period. This
requires students to keep up with the due dates for written
assignments, discussion
boards, papers, and exams. Due dates for each assignment can
be found in the
class schedule located in the Content page of our online
classroom.
9. Withdrawal Policy: Any student may withdraw from this
class or change to audit on or
before the published drop date, which is the Friday of the
twelfth (12th) week of the
semester (the sixth week of the summer semester). Withdrawals
must be processed
through the Admissions Office and requires the signature of an
advisor within the
division. All students remaining on the class roll after the
published drop date will
receive a letter grade in the course.
10. Incomplete Grades: The Incomplete grade (I) may be given
only to a student who has
completed at least 70% of the course work, is passing, and has a
valid excuse for being
unable to complete the course. It is the student's responsibility
to contact the
instructor, who will complete an "I" contract, stipulating the
work that must be made
up and the time allowed to do so, for both of you to sign.

11. Americans with Disabilities Act Statement: OSU-OKC
complies with Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Students with disabilities who
seek accommodations must make their request by contacting the
Office of Services to
Students With Disabilities located on the first floor of the
Student Center office 112, or
call 945-3385. All accommodations must be approved by the
Office of Services to
Students With Disabilities.
EVALUATION
The grading scale for this course is as follows:
A = 90% - 100%
B = 80% - 89%
C = 70% - 79%
D = 60% - 69%
F = 0% - 59%
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Your grade in this course will be based on your accumulation of
points earned in each of the
following 4 categories of assignments:
1) Exams 300 points
2) Quizzes 100 points
3) Discussions 200 points
4) Humanities Project 100 points

700 points total
1. Exams: There will be three Exams, one for each “book” from
our textbook. Exam 1 will
cover Book 4 (chs. 20-26); Exam 2 will cover Book 5 (chs. 27-
31); Exam 3 will cover Book 6
(chs. 32-28).
Each exam will consist of a variety of types of questions,
including matching, true/false, and
multiple choice. Exams will be timed at 120 minutes and will
close after the stated deadlines. If
you need more time, you need to get approval from the ADA
specialist on campus.
Exam Make-Up Policy: Make-up exams will not be allowed.
The ONLY exceptions to
this rule are as follows:
• There is a D2L server problem, which means that it is the fault
of OSU-
OKC; OR
• The student can provide official documentation of a hospital
stay, special
medication that affected his/her ability to take an exam during
the time
period that an exam was available online, military orders, etc.
Even then,

make-up exams are not guaranteed and are subject to instructor
approval.
2. Chapter Quizzes: There will be weekly Chapter Quizzes,
for a total of 11 quizzes.
Quizzes will be due on Friday of the assigned week. Each quiz
may consist of true/false and
multiple-choice questions based on the reading. Quizzes will be
timed at 90 minutes and will
close after the stated deadlines. If you need more time, you need
to get approval from the ADA
specialist on campus. Each quiz will be worth 10 points. At the
end of the semester, your lowest
quiz score will be dropped.
3. Discussion Boards: There will be eight Discussion Board
assignments.
You will be required to respond to the topic in an initial post
addressed to the professor. Then
you will respond to a classmate. This will be an opportunity to
interact as a class and broaden
your understanding of material covered in the text.
Your original post will be worth 20 points, with an additional 5
added for your response post.
Discussion boards will close after the stated deadlines. No late
work will be accepted. Detailed
instructions for this assignment can be found in the Discussion
section of our online classroom.
4. Humanities Project: The Humanities Project is a power point
presentation you will create
showcasing a themed look at concepts/ideas each chapter from

our textbook. Detailed
instructions for this assignment can be found in the Content
section of our online classroom.
RETURNING FEEDBACK: On average, I return feedback on
written assignments within two
weeks. However, there may be times that the timeframe must be
extended. I will post an
announcement and send an e-mail when this occurs.
Discussion posts are monitored. I may respond within the
discussion topics; however, feedback
on your score for the discussion topic will be within your
graded item. Make certain to click on
the grade item so you can view my feedback. Most weeks, I post
feedback for discussions
within one week after the discussion question ends. However,
there may be times that the
timeframe must be extended. I will post an announcement and
send an e-mail when this
occurs.
INSTITUTIONAL STATEMENT: Each student is responsible
for being aware of the
information contained in the OSU-OKC Catalog, Student
Handbook, and semester information
listed in the Class Schedule.
SYLLABUS MODIFICATION STATEMENT:
Faculty has the right to change or modify the course syllabus
materials during the academic

year. Any changes will be shared with students. All changes in
the instructor’s policies after the
semester has begun must be made in writing as part of a written
addendum to the course
syllabus; this addendum should be clearly labeled as such and
dated.
GLOBAL EDUCATION MISSION:
Global education is an institutional commitment to providing
learning environments that provide
a cross-cultural global perspective through all facets of the
educational process. This
institutional commitment to global education shall manifest
itself throughout the entire
institution, providing support for diversity, international, and
inter-cultural 198 educational
opportunities. These opportunities will be institutionalized
through curricular and co-curricular
activities. This institutional commitment to Global Education
will assist OSU-Oklahoma City in
accomplishing its mission of preparing students for an
increasingly technological and global
society.
PRIVACY ACT (FERPA)
To protect the student’s right to privacy, the instructor will not
share test scores, attendance
records, or class standing without written permission of the
student or a signed confidentiality
waiver in the Registrar’s Office. Students may only obtain
class records from the instructor
either in the classroom or his/her office (no information will be
given over the phone or via e-
mail).

This course is divided into four units:
A. “Rebirth” The Age of the Renaissance: This unit will cover
the various elements
leading to the Renaissance, or rebirth, in the Western World.
By exploring a shift in
power from the dominance of the Christian Church to a
Humanist culture, the student
will see how this lead to world exploration, new scientific
views, the breakdown of the
Roman Church through the Protestant Reformation, to the early
leanings towards
capitalism. Students will be exposed to changes in the visual
arts, architecture, and
sculpture; the literature of the day, and finally the shift from
sacred music to secular
music.
B. “Baroque” Piety and Extravagance: This unit will deal with
the major advances in
modern thinking predicated on the shift towards Humanism
evidenced in the
Renaissance. Science and philosophy will adhere to the
writings of Bacon, Descartes,
Galileo, and Newton with an emphasis on the inductive method
(scientific method). The
writings of Hobbs, Locke, and Hume will be discussed to see
how their

ideas/philosophies effected European thought and the writers of
the U.S. Declaration of
Independence/Constitution. Adam Smith’s theory of Laissez
Faire will be discussed in
economics. The student will see the emergence of Baroque and
Rococo art with an
emphasis on “Theatricality,” or an attempt to bring the art to
life. In music, the unit will
address the establishment of the classical canon in western
music in terms of “Key”
“Theme and Variation” various ensemble arrangements,
“Program Music” and finally
“Sonata Form.”
C. “Romanticism” Nature, Passion, and the Sublime: This unit
will study the impact
of revolution, both political and industrial, on the civilization
and major breakthroughs in
science, government, and economics. Students will discuss
Social Darwinism and how
this theory was used to exploit and justify imperialism and
colonialism by the
industrialized nations. In literature, students will read and
discuss the difference
between Realism and Romanticism. The music of the era will
be dominated by a turn to
Romanticism with emphasis on “Tone Color” or the sound of
the music. Visual artists
will start thinking beyond the traditional craft aspect of art
production, triggered by the
invention of photography, by looking at the communicative
power of the arts and also
the incorporation of modern materials into the art processes and
architecture.

D. “Modernism” The Assault on Tradition: Students will be
exposed to a variety
of movements that coincide with events during the 20th century
to include: the major art
movements of cubism, expressionism, surrealism, abstract
expressionism, regionalism,
new realism and environmental art. The student will see how
these various art
movements lead to major breakthroughs in film and music
expression. By the end of
the semester, the student will be asked to write a major paper
(Exam IV) that will
demonstrate their ability to research, synthesize, and
communicate knowledge on Music,
Art, or Film. This paper should contain a comprehensive
overview of the subject with
evidence from the past three units leading to the modern world
A Humanities Project
For your Humanities Project, you will create a
Power Point to showcase a themed study
of our
course in review. Your assignment will cover
each chapter that we’ve studied on its own
separate page. If you want to do more, that’s
fine. Just make sure that each chapter is
represented by at least one full page of its own.
Requirements:

• minimum of 1 content page per chapter
• separate title page
• college level research beyond the textbook (online
encyclopedias are NOT college level
research – use scholarly sources)
• citations of all of your sources including photo
credits for images borrowed online
(separate Works Cited page/slide)
Content:
1. PICK A THEME that connects the chapters.
2. DO RESEARCH to add information or insight
into your understanding or appreciation
of each topic.
• Background information (historical, cultural, etc.)
• An image or photo that complements the topicor
relates to it in someway.
• Audio or video related to the topic(YouTube,
TED Talks, etc.).
Objectives of the Scrapbook Project:
• To showcase a collection of topics and related
resources inspired by each chapter.
• Select someonline resources, which add to your
understanding of the topics.
• Create an electronic scrapbook using one of the
following to present your theme and

related sources.
• Document your sources accuratelyin MLA format.
Evaluation (Grading)
• Requirements met
• Content
• Originality
• Design
• Sources
• Mechanics
No late work for theseassignments will be accepted at
all.

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