GEACAgenda2-24-09

GEAC

MEETING AGENDA

February 24, 2009

1:00-2:00

Leigh Hall 413

Approval of Meeting Minutes (Feb. 10 and Feb. 18)

Curriculum Proposal Review

Proposal # SC-09-03

Proposal # WC-09-09

Proposal # WC-09-10

Feedback on Proposal #AS-09-074

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Proposal # AS-09-129

Proposal # AS-09-135

New Business

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Adjourn

Future Business – Discussion of AS-09-015 and AS-09-074 concerns with CAS representatives

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Title:

Summary Page for Proposal # SC-09-03

Program change for CIS Baccalaureate Degree, Networking Option

Submitting Dean:

Stan Silverman

Submitting College:

Summit College -- Mike Jalbert x6374

Proposal Status:

Available for College review

Departments Generating the Proposal:

Bus Tech

Effective Date:

Fall 2009

Brief Summary of Proposal:

Course changes within the baccalaureate program.

Type of Proposal:

Program changes

Graduate School Endorsement Status:

To be reviewed

Institutional Research Status:

To be reviewed

DLRC Status:

Not required

Status Updated:

by

Proposal Last Updated:

December 05, 2008 by SC dean's ofc Sally Ryan

Program Detail Page for Proposal #SC-09-03

Program Name: Computer Information Systems Baccalaureate Degree, Networking Option

Type of program: Baccalaureate Degree Program

The program will be offered at:akron

Existing courses required for completion of program

Natural Science Requirement 4 credits

2

2040:245 The Black Experience 1619 to 1877 2 credits

OR

2040:256 Diversity in American Society 2 credits

OR

2040:257 The Black Experience 1877 to 1954 2 credits

OR

2040:258 The Black Experience 1954 to Present 2 credits

Courses new to university offering required for completion of program

N/A

Deletion of required courses

2820:161 Technical Physics: Mechanics I 2 credits

2820:163 Technical Physics: Electricity & Magnetism 2 credits

Area Studies (200 level see list 3) 2 credits

Existing courses which can be used as electives in program

N/A

Courses new to university offering which can be used as electives in program

N/A

Deletion of elective courses

N/A

Change in number of elective credits

Change in number of required credits

N/A

Change in number of credits required for the degree

N/A

Change in other degree requirements

All students must achieve a "C" or better in each course in their major area (2440/2600).

Change in admissions requirements for direct admits

Current requirements:

Students entering the Computer Information Systems program must demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of computers by examination or take the following bridge courses prior to enrolling in the program.

Required Bridge Courses:

2440:101 Fundamental Computer Concepts

2440:102 Introduction to Windows

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2440:103 Software Fundamentals

2540:140 Keyboarding for Nonmajors

Proposed requirements:

Students entering the Computer Information Systems program must pass department placement exam or complete the following bridge course prior to enrolling in the program.

2440:105 Introduction to Computers and Applications Software

Change in admissions requirements for students using intercollege transfer

N/A

Change in admissions requirements to a graduate program

N/A

Implementation Plan

Program change will be implemented Fall Semester 2009.

Additional Program Requirements

N/A

Other Information

N/A

Resource Statement

No new resources are required for this program change.

Web component specifications

Rationale

N/A

In review of the degree requirements and the needs of our students and organizations, the Technical

Physics series has been determined to be not necessary. In addition, graduates should be proficient in their technical courses, which is denoted by a “C” or better in each course. Area Studies is changing to be in step with the associate degree step-up degree where diversity is required. The bridge courses (2440:101, 102, 103 and 2540:140) are obsolete and have been replaced with the new bridge course 2440:105.

Bulletin Description

Required Bridge Course:

2440:105 Introduction to Computers & Application Software 3

Credits

2020:121 English 4

2030:151 Technical Mathematics I 2 and

2030:152 Technical Mathematics II 2 or

2030:161 Math for Modern Technology 4

2440:140 Internet Tools 3

2420:103 Essentials of Management Technology 3

2420:104 Introduction to Business in the Global Environment 3

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2440:145 Operating Systems 3

2420:202 Elements of Human Resource Management 3

2020:222 Technical Report Writing 3

2040:240 Human Relations 3

2040:247 Survey of Basic Economics 3

7600:105 Introduction to Public Speaking 3

OR

7600:106 Effective Oral Communication 3

OR

2540:263 Professional Communication & Presentations 3

2420:211 Basic Accounting I 3

2440:141 Website Administration 3

2440:201 Networking Basics 3

2440:202 Router & Routing Basics 3

2440:247 Hardware Support 3

2420:212 Basic Accounting II 3

2440:203 Switching Basics & Intermediate Routing 3

2440:204 WAN Technologies 3

2440:248 Server Hardware Support 3

2440:240 Computer Information Systems Internship 3

2440:301 Advanced Routing 4

2440:310 Wireless Networking 3

2440:338 System Administration I 3

2030:153 Technical Mathematics III 2

2040:254 The Black Experience 1619 to 1877 2

OR

2040:256 Diversity in American Society 2

OR

2040:257 The Black Experience 1877 to 1954 2

OR

2040:258 The Black Experience 1954 to Present 2

2440:302 Remote Access 4

2440:410 Network Authentication and Security 3

2440:388 System Administration II 3

2440:401 Multilayer Switching 4

2440:420 Voice, Data, Video 3

2440:430 Network Monitoring and Management 3

3400:210 Humanities in the Western Tradition I 4

2440:402 Network Troubleshooting 4

2440:480 Current Topics in CIS 3

3600:120 Introduction to Ethics 3

Humanities Requirement 3

Physical Education/Wellness Requirement 1

Natural Science Requirement 8

Area Studies & Cultural Diversity Requirement (300 level) 2

Free Elective 3

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Title:

Summary Page for Proposal # WC-09-09

Office Technology - Business Office Manager Option

Submitting Dean:

Dr. John P. Kristofco

Submitting College:

Wayne College -- Rick Yoder x8946

Proposal Status:

College status: approved


Wayne

Effective Date:

Fall 2009


Change of program requirements: add 2420:170; delete 7600:106; change 2040:240 or 3750:100 to

2040:240; delete physical education/wellness requirement (refer to WC-09-08 for proposed program/department name change).

Type of Proposal:

Program changes


Not required

Endorsement Updated:

November 12, 2008 by GS Heather Blake


Approved

Status Updated:

November 13, 2008 by IR Anu Mahapatra

DLRC Status:

Not required

Status Updated:

by


November 12, 2008 by WC asst to dean Rick Yoder

Program Detail Page for Proposal #WC-09-09

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Program Name: Office Technology - Business Office Manager Option

Type of program: Associate Degree Program

The program will be offered at:wayne


2040:240 Human Relations, 3 credits

2420:170 Applied Mathematics for Business, 3 credits


N/A


2040:240 Human Relations, 3 credits OR

3750:100 Introduction to Psychology, 3 credits

7600:106 Effective Oral Communication, 3 credits

Physical education/wellness, 1 credit


N/A


N/A


N/A



Current: 66 New: 65


Current: 66 New: 65


N/A


N/A


N/A

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N/A

Implementation Plan

New program requirements will be enforced for students entering Wayne College Fall 2009.


N/A

Other Information

(Refer to WC-09-08 for proposed program/department name change).

Resource Statement

No new resources needed.


N/A

Rationale

As recommended by the Office Technology Advisory Committee, these changes will update the curriculum and skills needed by students. Course 2420:170 Applied Mathematics for Business will add needed mathematics skills. 2040:240 Human Relations will emphasize business-related social science/psychology skills necessary for students in the curriculum. Skills taught in 7600:106 Effective Oral Communication duplicate skills taught in 2540:263 Professional Communication and Presentations.


2540: Computer and Business Technology

Through the study of office and technology skills, this program will prepare graduates for careers as office professionals. Students choose from program options that prepare them for computer support, networking support and/or office management positions. Students may choose to transfer credits from the associate degree program into a bachelor's degree program.

Students entering the program must demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of computer software and keyboarding by examination (CISBR) or take the following bridge courses prior to enrolling in the program.

2440:105 Introduction to Computers and Application Software 3

2540:290 ST: Keyboarding for Skill Development

Business Office Manager Option



2420:170 Applied Mathematics for Business 3

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2420:103 Essentials of Management Technology 3

2420:104 Introduction to Business in the Global Environment

2420:202 Elements of Human Resource Management 3

2420:211 Basic Accounting I 3 or

6200:201 Accounting Principles I

2420:212 Basic Accounting II 3 or

3

6200:202 Accounting Principles II

2440:125 Spreadsheet Software 2

3

2440:245 Introduction to Databases for Micros 3

3

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2540:119 Business English 3

2540:121 Introduction to Office Procedures 3

2540:123 Microsoft Outlook 2

2540:136 Speech Recognition Technology 2

2540:138 Project Management 2

2540:143 Microsoft Word, Beginning

2540:144 Microsoft Word, Advanced

2

2

2540:243 Internship 3

2540:253 Advanced Word Processing 3

2540:263 Professional Communication and Presentations

2540:273 Microsoft PowerPoint 2

2540:289 Career Development for Business Professionals

3300:111 English Composition I 4


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Title:

Summary Page for Proposal # WC-09-10

Office Technology - Application Software Option

Submitting Dean:

Dr. John P. Kristofco

Submitting College:

Wayne College -- Rick Yoder x8946

Proposal Status:



Wayne

Effective Date:

Fall 2009


Change of program requirements: add 2420:170, 2440:140, 2440:141 and 2540:253; delete 2020:222,

2030:151 & 152 OR 3470:250, and Technical Electives; change 2040:240 or 3750:100 to 2040:240, 2540:263 OR

7600:106 to 2540:263; delete physical education/wellness requirement (refer to WC-09-08 for proposed program/department name change).

Type of Proposal:

Program changes


Not required


November 12, 2008 by GS Heather Blake


Approved

Status Updated:

November 13, 2008 by IR Anu Mahapatra

DLRC Status:

Not required

Status Updated:

by


November 12, 2008 by WC asst to dean Rick Yoder

Program Detail Page for Proposal #WC-09-10

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Program Name: Office Technology - Application Software Option

Type of program: Associate Degree Program

The program will be offered at:wayne


2040:240 Human Relations, 3 credits

2420:170 Applied Mathematics for Business, 3 credits

2440:140 Internet Tools, 3 credits

2440:141 Website Administration, 3 credits

2540:253 Advanced Word Processing, 3 credits

2540:263 Professional Communication and Presentations, 3 credits


N/A


2020:222 Technical Report Writing, 3 credits

2030:151, 152 Technical Mathematics I, II, 4 credits OR

3470:250 Statistics for Everyday Life, 4 credits

2040:240 Human Relations, 3 credits OR

3750:100 Introduction to Psychology, 3 credits

2540:263 Professional Communication and Presentations, 3 credits OR

7600:106 Effective Oral Communication, 3 credits

Physical education/wellness requirement, 1 credit


N/A


N/A


N/A


Technical electives - Current: 6 New: 0


Current: 61 New: 65


Current: 67 New: 65


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N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A

Implementation Plan

New program requirements will be enforced for students entering Wayne College Fall 2009.


N/A

Other Information

(Refer to WC-09-08 for proposed program/department name change)

Resource Statement

No new resources needed.


N/A

Rationale

As recommended by the Office Technology Advisory Committee, the changes will update curriculum and skills need by OT students. The changes will provide more relevant mathematical skills and increase computer and business communication skills. Content in 7600:106 and 2020:222 is duplicate to that being taught in 2540:263.


2540: Computer and Business Technology

Through the study of office and technology skills, this program will prepare graduates for careers as office professionals. Students choose from program options that prepare them for computer support, networking support and/or office management positions. Students may choose to transfer credits from the associate degree program into a bachelor's degree program.

Students entering the program must demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of computer software and keyboarding by examination (CISBR) or take the following bridge courses prior to enrolling in the program.

2440:105 Introduction to Computers and Application Software 3

2540:290 ST: Keyboarding for Skill Development

Application Software Option



2420:170 Applied Mathematics for Business 3

2420:211 Basic Accounting I 3 or

6200:201 Accounting Principles I 3

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2440:125 Spreadsheet Software 2

2440:140 Internet Tools 3

2440:141 Website Administration 3

2440:145 Operating Systems 3

2440:245 Introduction to Databases for Micros

2540:119 Business English 3

2540:121 Introduction to Office Procedures 3

2540:123 Microsoft Outlook 2

2540:136 Speech Recognition Technology 2

2540:138 Project Management 2

2540:143 Microsoft Word, Beginning

2540:144 Microsoft Word, Advanced

2540:243 Internship 3

2

2

3

2540:253 Advanced Word Processing 3

2540:263 Professional Communication and Presentations

2540:273 Microsoft PowerPoint 2

2540:289 Career Development for Business Professionals

3 2600:270 Introduction to Network Technologies

3300:111 English Composition I 4


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Rex,

Thanks. First I’ve seen of it. I can attend your next meeting to address these concerns. A few points:

1.

These are not more “narrowly focused” than other GE courses. Even 3-ch courses in the Area

Studies & Cult. Div. section are narrowly focused in space and certainly time. These courses are intrinsically historical (and prehistorical) and concern cultural continuities to the modern day in regions of great security and other concern. They do not fail to train students in “world history and globalization.” Really, I’d consider them more relevant to current events than many other courses in Area Studies and Cult. Div. (ASCD). But upon BCC suggestion, we already proposed to move the courses from ASCD to Social Sciences Set 7.

2.

Most Gen. Ed. courses are designed not to have prerequisites.

3.

What do they offer to Gen. Ed.? Several—Assyrians, Sumerians, Aztecs—concern past cultures in key world regions that share strong continuities with modern cultures there. (E.g., no one could understand modern Mexico, our southern neighbor and source of immigrants and drugs, without knowing something about the Aztecs. The more known about ancient Near Eastern cultures the better for our understanding of that critical area today, where forms of government and symbolic language closely resemble the past.)

4.

Assessment plans and learning outcomes. First, I didn’t know that these were required at the proposal stage. Second, we can supply them upon request. Third, several major learning outcomes are identified in the sample syllabi attached to each course proposal.

5.

I don’t know, and am not certain that BCC at large knows of any requirement that adding courses to Gen. Ed. requires deleting others. Is that a new requirement? I take for granted that the Gen.

Ed. curriculum should be regularly updated to reflect changes in faculty expertise and interest, among other factors.

6.

Yes, some courses will be taught by part-timers, but others (Assyrians, Sumerians) by full-timers.

Also, this point criticizes us somewhat unfairly for not having the full-time faculty that we have made several requests to acquire. At face value, I agree that we do not yet have the full-time faculty that a balanced anthropology program requires, especially to provide suitable breadth to the Gen. Ed. curriculum. But these proposals work to that goal; also, I hope that we are not penalized for failing to have what we have requested and been denied.

Although I feel strongly that all are good Gen. Ed. candidates, reluctantly I’d consider removing some from Gen. Ed. consideration. But Sumerians, Assyrians, and Aztecs are just as valid for Gen. Ed. coverage as, for instance, is Japanese Culture Through Film. I hope that you give us the opportunity to make the case for these courses, for our students’ benefit.

For communication efficiency, I hope that you can copy to me any GEAC minutes or notes that concern our proposals, and look forward to discussing the matter with GEAC and you.

Thanks,

MS

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Title:

Summary Page for Proposal # AS-09-129 course title change: Human Cultures (3230:150)

Submitting Dean:

Levant

Submitting College:

Arts & Sciences -- Annabelle Foos x7937

Proposal Status:



CSAA

Effective Date:

Fall 2009


This proposal changes the title of Cultural Anthropology (3230:150) to

Human Cultures and updates the Bulletin Description to reflect contemporary course content.

Type of Proposal:

Course changes only


Not required


February 10, 2009 by GS Heather Blake


Approved

Status Updated:

February 12, 2009 by IR Anu Mahapatra

DLRC Status:

Not required

Status Updated:

by


February 12, 2009 by AS dean's ofc Cathy Moore

Course Change Form for Proposal #AS-09-129

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Course number:

Current: 3230:150

New: 3230:150

Course title:

Current: Cultural Anthropology

New: Human Cultures

Credit hours:

Fixed:

Current: 4

New: 4

Variable:

Current:

Minimum:N/A

Maximum:N/A

New:

Minimum:N/A

Maximum:N/A

Repeatable for additional credit?

Current: no

Grading Method:

Current: letter grade

New:letter grade

Subsidy level:

Current: General studies

New:General studies

New: no

Prerequisites:

Current: none

New: none

Are prerequisites to be checked at time of registration?: yes

Corequisites:

Current: none

New: none

Are corequisites to be checked at time of registration?: no

Bulletin description:

This course examines what culture is, how human cultures vary and how they change. We then explore opportunities/conflicts presented by contemporary human cultural issues.

Textbook selection:

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Mirror for Humanity by Conrad Kottak - Get the sixth edition, 2008,

McGraw Hill.

Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology edited by Spradley and McCurdy – Get the 2008 edition, Allyn and Bacon: Boston.

Web component specifications: none

Rationale:

This change brings the title of this course (now Human Cultures) into alignment with our other introductory courses: Human Diversity and Human

Evolution. The revised bulletin description is more descriptive of the content of the course. The current description is now over a decade old and is out-moded.

Syllabus:

Human Cultures

Fall 2009

MW 12:15-1:55 in Olin?

Dr. Carolyn Behrman

Course and Section Number: 3230:150:009

Olin 239, Phone 972-6695

Office Hours: MW 4:00-5:00 or by appointment

Course Description

Human Cultures are studied by anthropologists. But what is a culture? How do you become part of one? How do cultures change and can we intentionally change them? Is keeping a culture from changing worth killing or dying for?

Answers to these questions shape our lives and inform foreign and national policies for all governments. Cultural Anthropology seeks to strengthen your understanding of the world we live in by focusing attention on contemporary cultural diversity and the opportunities and the conflicts that diversity raises.

The objectives of this class are to introduce students to the basic concepts of cultural anthropology and a broad sampling of the ways that these concepts can aid us in understanding the world today. More specifically, the primary objectives for this course are for you to:

A) gain factual knowledge of the terms, concepts and methods used by anthropologists to describe the characteristics of cultures;

B) become familiar with the fundamental principles and theories that guide the discipline of anthropology;

C) take up, analyze and critically evaluate ideas, arguments and points of view from class readings and discussion; and

D) develop an interest in the field and confidence in your ability to formulate good questions and seek satisfying answers from anthropological literature.

Required Texts

Every student must have the following two (2) books:

Mirror for Humanity by Conrad Kottak - Get the sixth edition, 2008, McGraw

Hill (~$60 new but may be available used for closer to $35.00).

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Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology edited by Spradley and McCurdy – Get the 2008 edition, Allyn and Bacon: Boston. (~$60.00 new and hard to find used since it is just out).

During the term there will be additional readings. These will be given to you in class or set on Reserve at Bierce Library. All of these additional materials are considered part of the course and students are responsible for acquiring and reading them.

Evaluation

30%

Total

100%

1. Class Participation and In-Class Quizzes

2. CBAE Reading Comprehension Quizzes (10)

3. Written Exercises

4. Essay Exam

20%

A Range: 100-94 = A, 93-90 = A-

B Range: 89-87 = B+, 86-84 = B, 83-80 = B-

C Range: 79-77 = C+, 76-74 = C, 73-70 = C-

D Range: 69-67 = D+, 66-64=D, 63-60 = D-

F Range: 59 and below = F

30%

20%

Requirements

Reading

• Do all reading before the first class meeting of the week for which it is assigned.

• Reading and taking basic reading notes are essential if you are going to do well in this class. I recommend taking notes in outline form.

Class Participation

Participation is required and, of course, you must be present to participate.

Participation will be evaluated in two primary ways.

• Contribution to open discussion – Come to class prepared to discuss the readings (this includes your understanding of their basic arguments, key points and examples). Bring a copy of your reading notes to every class. I may ask to see these notes.

• Panels and Hot Seats – small groups of students will discuss a specific assigned reading in front of the rest of the class. Students will be graded on their contributions to the panel. Individuals from class may earn extra credit by joining the panel using the Hot Seat for brief, intelligent contributions to discussion.

In-Class Quizzes

There may be unannounced quizzes addressing geography, reading content and film content across the semester.

Geographic Knowledge

A good knowledge of world geography is an advantage in this class. Make it a practice to locate each example from readings, class and films on a world map like the one at the back of this syllabus. If you need to brush up on your geography explore the website listed under WEEK 1 in the course plan below.

So that I can assess your geographic knowledge and adjust the course accordingly, there will be several unannounced geography quizzes.

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CBAE Quizzes

CBAE Quizzes are reading comprehension quizzes that are taken at the new

Computer-based Assessment and Evalution center

(http://www.uakron.edu/its/learning/cbae/index.php) in Shrank Hall North 152.

Written Exercises

With the exception of readings from the Kottak text, each reading assignment is also a writing assignment. It is recommended that you take notes on

Kottak; it is required that you write a Summary and Reaction Page for each other reading. All written work produced outside classroom must be typed (12 point font and double-spaced) and include your name, a title, page numbers and the date. ALWAYS keep copies of the papers you turn in.

Missed Assignments and Late Policy

If you miss a class contact a classmate for notes.

Name:

Phone Number or email:

If you miss a film it is your responsibility to view it at the audiovisual center in Bierce Library before the next class meeting.

Students whose names do not appear on the University's official class list by the end of the second week will not be permitted to participate (attend class, take exams, or receive credit) without going through significant contortions including getting the dean’s signature. So, if you want to take the class, get registered. The final DROP date is the end of the 12th week of the term. Given the absurdly long time you have to 1) work hard and do well or 2) realize you do not want to or cannot work hard and do well and therefore drop the class, nobody should fail this class.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is a crime and the punishment is severe. Plagiarism involves borrowing material (wording, information or ideas, or the organization of those ideas) without acknowledging the source. This covers everything from forgetting to use quotation marks or include a citation to deliberately copying or buying a whole paper and turning it in as your own. Make no mistake about the seriousness of this.

PENALTY: At a minimum, you will be given a zero for the assignment. However, plagiarism and/or cheating constitute legitimate grounds for a course grade of "F" and the filing of Academic Misconduct charges. For further information, see the Academic Dishonesty section of the Undergraduate

Bulletin.

Appropriate Citations

N.B. Citation styles vary across disciplines. Find out what style a given professor wants you to use and then be thorough and consistent in using it.

For this class, I prefer the following:

Direct Quotes

When using a direct quotation (using someone else’s words) use quotation marks around the words, and cite the author, year of publication and the page number in parentheses at the end of the sentence containing the quotation marks, but before the period.

Example:

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“The hijras are an institutionalized third gender role that has its roots in ancient India, and that has been strengthened by the historical role of eunuchs in the Mughal courts” (Nanda 1999:144).

Paraphrases

When paraphrasing (rewording someone else’s idea), cite the author and year of publication in parentheses at the end of the sentence, before the period.

Example:

The hijras can be seen as an additional or third gender. The origins of this view can be found in the role of the eunuchs who attended the Mughal courts in ancient India (Nanda 1999:144).

References

In a paper, list details about the origins of cited works in a “References

Cited” section at the end. Bibliographic references differ depending on the type of source. Here are some examples.

For a book:

Allahyari, Rebecca 2000 Visions of Charity: Volunteer Workers and Moral

Community. Berkeley: University of California.

For an article from a journal:

Austin, Diane E. 2003 “Community-Based Collaborative Team Ethnography: A

Community University-Agency Partnership.” Human Organization 62(2):143-152.

For a web-article with a clear author add the date retrieved and website to the end of the citation.

For a Web-article with no clearly identified individual author:

Democratic Staff of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and

Forestry 2004 Risks to Child Nutrition. Retrieved January 4, 2004 http://harkin.senate.gov/wellness/Food_Choices_at_School.pdf

Syllabus Changes

Students are responsible for any changes in the syllabus announced in class.

Disabilities Accommodation

If you require accommodation for a disability, contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (972-7928) and make arrangements with me at the beginning (first week) of the semester.

THE WRITING SKILLS LAB

Remember that the Writing Skills Lab is there for you - Bierce Library, Room

69. For Appointments call 330-972-6548. Day and Evening Hours Available. http://www.uakron.edu/colleges/univcoll/writinglab.php

Classroom Conduct

Cell Phones

Late Arrival

Early Departure

Food

Course Plan

WEEK 1 (M 8/25 and W 8/27) Introduction: What is culture?

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Film Clip: Ishi, the Last Yahi

Geography Review

Website: http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/worldmaps.html

Reading: Kottak Ch 1

Eating Christmas in the Kalahari, by R. Lee, in Spradley and McCurdy (S/M) 2

WEEK 2 (W 9/3) Introduction: What is Anthropology and how can we study culture?

Readings: Kottak Ch 2 and 3

Shakespeare in the Bush, by L. Bohannan S/M 3

Fieldwork on Prostitution by Sterk S/M 4

Lessons from the Field by Gmelch S/M 5

Summary and Reaction Pages due in class this and every Monday!!!!!!!!!!

CBAE Quiz 1

WEEK 3 (M 9/8 and W 9/10) Where does culture come from?: Tracing the Origins of Culture and Human Diversity

Reading:

CBAE Quiz 2

Nanda and Warm Ch 2 (Copies available on reserve in Bierce)

WEEK 4 (M 9/15 and W 9/17) Communication


The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, by Thomson, S/M 6

How to Ask for a Drink, by Spradley and Mann, S/M 7

Body Art as Visual Language, by Schildkrout, S/M 8

Conversation Style, by Tannen, S/M 9

CBAE Quiz 3

WEEK 5 (M 9/22 and W 9/24) Making Ends Meet: Patterns of Human Subsistence and Economics

Film: Tee-Shirt Travels


The Hunters, by Lee, S/M 10

Adaptive Failure, by Diamond, S/M 11

Reciprocity and the Power of Giving, by Cronk, S/M 13

Office Work and the Crack Alternative, by Bourgois, S/M 15

CBAE Quiz 4

WEEK 6 (M 9/29 and W 10/1) Global Health Issues

Possible Film:

Reading: Domestication and the Evolution of Disease, by Diamond, S/M online

Medical Anthropology, by Patten, S/M 35

WEEK 7 (M 10/6 and W 10/8) Social Organization: Power and Order

Readings: Kottak Ch 6

Cross-Cultural Law, by Sutherland, S/M 24

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Life Without Chiefs, by Harris, S/M 26

CBAE Quiz 5

WEEK 8 (M 10/13 and W 10/15) Social Organization: Kinship and Marriage


Mother's Love, by Sheper-Hughes, S/M 16

Family and Kinship in Village India, by McCurdy, S/M 17

Life Without Husbands or Fathers, by Geertz, S/M 18

Uterine Families, by Wolf, S/M 19

WEEK 9 (M 10/20 and W 10/22) Gender and Society


Symbolizing the Veil, by Fernea and Fernea, S/M 20

Society and Sex Roles, by Friedl, S/M 21

A Woman's Curse?, by Small, S/M 22

CBAE Quiz 6

WEEK 10 (M 10/27 and W 10/29) Religion and Society


Taraka's Ghost, by Freed and Freed, S/M 27

Baseball Magic, by Gmelch, S/M 28

Run for the Wall, by Dubisch, S/M 29

Cargo Beliefs and Religious Experience, by Leavitt, S/M 30

CBAE Quiz 7

WEEK 11 (M 11/3 and W 11/5) The World System and Colonialism


S/M 30 revisited

Film: First Contact

CBAE Quiz 8

WEEK 12 (M 11/10 and W 11/12) and WEEK 13 (M 11/17 and W 11/19)

(AAAs 11/18-23) Race, Ethnicity and Human Connections

Film: Skin Deep


Mixed Blood, by Fish, S/M 23

Blood on the Steppes, by Weatherford, S/M online

CBAE Quiz 9

WEEK 14 M 11/24 and W 11/26) Globalization and the Modern World System


Government, Oil and Political Transformation, by Chance, S/M online

WEEK 15 (M 12/1 and W 12/3) Culture Contact and its Consequences

Possible Film: Community


Cocaine and the Economic Deterioration of Bolivia by Weatherford, S/M 14

The Kayapo Resistence, by Turner, S/M 34

CBAE Quiz 10

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WEEK 16 EXAM WEEK

There is an essay final for this class but there is also a CBAE Exit Exam made up of multiple choice questions covering material from across the semester. This exam will be available for 2 weeks (Nov. 20th to Dec. 5th)

N.B. This is a general course plan. Order and content may shift during the term. Any changes will be announced in class. It is your responsibility to keep up with announced changes.

Bibliography:

Ember, C. R. and M. Ember. 2007. Discovering Anthropology: Researchers at Work - Cultural Anthropology. Pearson-Prentice Hall.

Ferraro, G. 2009. Classic Readings in Cultural Anthropology. Second edition.

Wadsworth.

Miller, B. 2009. Cultural Anthropology. Fifth Edition. Prentice Hall.

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Title:

Summary Page for Proposal # AS-09-135

New courses: Arabic and Chinese Culture through Film

Submitting Dean:

Annabelle Foos

Submitting College:

Arts & Sciences -- Annabelle Foos x7937

Proposal Status:



Mod Lang

Effective Date:

Fall 2009


Parallel to the existing Japanese Culture through Film course, the proposed courses in Arabic and in Chinese culture through film will serve as an additional access to the cultural perspectives in the contemporary Middle

East and in China. Through exposing students to authentic regional films, it will allow students to view these cultures from a native internal perspective. Furthermore, these courses are designed to meet the objectives of the Area Studies and Cultural Diversity core requirement, and thus their inclusion in the General Education Program is appropriate. The courses also will be an elective for students pursuing the certificate in Middle Eastern

Studies or in Asian Studies

Type of Proposal:

Course changes only


Not required


February 10, 2009 by GS Heather Blake


Approved

Status Updated:

February 12, 2009 by IR Anu Mahapatra

DLRC Status:

Not required

Status Updated:

by


February 10, 2009 by AS dean's ofc Cathy Moore

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Course Addition Form for Proposal #AS-09-135

Course number: 3501: 210

Course title: Arabic Culture through Film

Credit hours:

Fixed:2

Variable:

Minimum:N/A

Maximum:N/A

Repeatable for additional credit? no

Grading Method:letter grade

Subsidy level:Baccalaureate

Prerequisites:

English Composition I & II (3300:111, 112) or equivalent.


Corequisites:

N/A



Prerequisite: 3300:111 and 112 or equivalent. Exploration of Arabic culture through viewing of films subtitled in English. Readings and discussions in English. Does not count toward minor in Arabic. Textbook selection:

The textbooks used for the course are as follows:

1.Shaheen, Jack G. Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People. New York:

Olive Branch Press, 2001.

2.Viola Shafik, Arab Cinema: History and Cultural Identity. Cairo: American

University Press, 1998.

Web component specifications:

N/A

Rationale:

The need for this course derives from the problematic view of the

Middle East as represented in numerous American media outlets and films.

Nowadays, the power of the media as a purveyor of global culture emanates from the fact that it can articulate, transmit, promote and legitimate certain conceptions about the “self” and the “other.” On the one hand, this course looks at how the Western media has helped to shape a Western gaze on the Middle East by presenting often simplistic and negative views of the region. As a result, the American public and government have viewed the

Middle East as an “other” -- an other that is often portrayed as erotic, irrational, enigmatic, exotic, unpredictable and violent.

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On the other hand, through the medium of native Middle Eastern film the course will consider how people in the Middle East view themselves and are viewed by the outside world. The course will make use of films both by

Westerners about the Middle East and by Middle Easterners who reside either in the region or in the West. Exposure to these depictions not only will serve as a corrective to many entrenched stereotypical ideas about Middle

Eastern culture, but also will lead students to think more critically about their own culture and values and to appreciate the importance of crosscultural understanding in today’s world.

Syllabus:

Instructor: Eihab Abousena

Office: Olin Hall#324

Office Telephone:972-74887 eta1@uakron.edu

1.Course objective

The objective of this course is for students to broaden their cultural horizons by viewing cinematic depictions of Middle Eastern culture both unmediated by Western perceptions and thereby gain insights into the Middle

Eastern way of life and at the same time, develop a cross-cultural perspective on the many similarities and differences between Middle Eastern and American cultures.

2.Course Requirement

Students are required to read sections from the textbooks/references prior to viewing films. If students are absent on a day a film is shown, they are required to view the film outside of class before the next class meeting.

Participation in discussions based on films, readings and lecture is mandatory.

Students are also required to write five 1 to 2-page essays on how different aspects of Middle Eastern culture are represented in the films. They are to submit the first draft after viewing a film. After reading comments from the instructor and participating in discussions in class, students should develop their insights in the second and final essay.

There will be a mid-term and a final exam, which consist of knowledge-based questions and essays.

No knowledge of Arabic language is required for this course. Prerequisite for this course: 64 credits completed.

Evaluation method

Attendance 10%

Participation/Discussion 30%

Tests 30%

Writing Assignments 30%

Grading Scale:

93-100 = A 83-87 = B 73-77 = C 63-67 = D

90-92 = A- 80-82 = B- 70-72 = C- 60-62 = D- 88-89 = B+ 78-79 = C+ 68-69 = D+

0-59 = F

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Weekly schedule

(The numbers in the parentheses in the Assignment column are the textbook numbers indicated above.)

Week Topic In class Assignment

1.Representation of Gender & Sexuality Video: In My Father's House (Morocco,

1997) [VC 9609; 70 min] Negar Azimi, “Prisoners of Sex,” New York Times

Magazine (Dec. 3, 2006): 63-67.

2.Question of Divorce Video: Divorce Iranian Style (Iran, 1998) [VC 10254; 80 min.] Essay 1

3.Love & Childbearing Film: Kadosh (Israel, 1999) [VC 922; 117 min.]

4.Love & Childbearing Conclusion and discussion of Kadosh Essay 1 (final)

Gabriel Piterberg, “Domestic Orientalism: The Representation of `Oriental’

Jews in Zionist/Israeli Historiography,” British Journal of Middle Eastern

Studies, vol. 23, no. 2 (Nov. 1996): 125-145.

5.Children and Poverty Film: Children of Heaven (Iran, 1997) [DVD 10312; 88 min.]

Essay 2

6.Imagining Arab Nationalism Lawrence of Arabia (120 minutes) Mid-term exam

Essay 2 (final)

Shaheen – pp. 288-290

7.Imagining Arab Nationalism Film: Nasser 56 (Egypt, 1996) [VC 10340; 150 min.] Essay 2 (final)

Shaheen – pp. 147-148.

8.Imagining Arab Nationalism Conclusion and discussion of Nasser 56 Essay 3

9.Banality of Bureaucracy Film: Terrorism and Kebab (Egypt, 1992) [VC 10288;

157 min.] Essay 3 (final)

Shaheen – pp. 104-105; 153-154; 246-248; 370-372; 374-381; 430-432; 442.

10.Banality of Bureaucracy Conclusion and discussion of Terrorism and Kebab

Essay 4

11.Turkish Society Through the Eyes of Prisoners Film: Yöl [The Road]

(Turkey, 1982) [VC 6534; 90 min.]

12.Turkish Society Through the Eyes of Prisoners Lecture, Discussing Yöl

Essay 4 (final)

13.Representing the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (I) Video: Israel: A Nation is Born (USA, 1997) [VC 8302; 55 min.] Essay 5

14.Representing the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (II) Video: “Al Nakba: The

Palestinian Catastrophe 1948” (Israel and Palestine, 1997) [VC10232; 56 min.]

15.Summary Discussion Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Essay 5 (final)

16.Final exam

Bibliography

Bibliography

1.Edward W. Said, Orientalism (New York: Vintage Books, 1978)

2.Rebecca Stone, “Reverse Imagery: Middle Eastern Themes in Hollywood,” in

Sherifa Zuhur (ed.), Images of Enchantment: Visual and Performing Arts of the

Middle East (Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 1998).

3.Steven C. Caton, Lawrence of Arabia: A Film's Anthropology (Los Angeles:

University of California Press, 1999.)

4.Lina Khatib, Filming the Modern Middle East: Politics in the Cinemas of

Hollywood and the Arab World (London: I.B. Tauris, 2006).

5.Hamid Dabashi, Close Up: Iranian Cinema, Past, Present, and Future (London:

Verso, 1998.)

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6.Hamid Reza Sadr, Iranian Cinema: A Political History (I.B. Tauis, 2006).

7.Hamid Naficy, An Accented Cinema: Exilic and Diasporic Filmmaking

(Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2001).

8.Edward W. Said., Covering Islam: How the Media and the Experts Determine

How We See the Rest of the World (New York: Vintage Books, 1997)

9.Melani McAlister, Epic Encounters: Culture, Media, & U.S. Interests in the

Middle East since 1945 (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2005).

Bibliography:

N/A

Course number: 3502:210

Course title: Chinese Culture Through Film

Credit hours:

Fixed:2

Variable:

Minimum:N/A

Maximum:N/A

Repeatable for additional credit? no

Grading Method:letter grade

Subsidy level:Baccalaureate

Prerequisites:

English Composition I & II (3300:111, 112) or equivalent.


Corequisites:

N/A



Prerequisite: 3300:111 and 112 or equivalent. Exploration of Chinese culture through viewing of films subtitled in English. Readings and discussions in English. Does not count toward minor in Chinese. Textbook selection:

1. Speaking in Images: Interviews with Contemporary Chinese

Filmmakers, Michael Berry, Columbia University Press, 2005.

2. Understanding Contemporary China, Robert E. Gamer, Lynne Rienner

Publishers, 1999.

3. Chinese National Cinema, Yingjin Zhang, PoutlegeCurzon, 2004. (Optional)

Web component specifications:

N/A

Rationale:

Understanding of cultures that are different from one’s own is of paramount importance for members of an increasingly multicultural society and for the globalization of today’s world. Lack of knowledge of another culture can easily lead to misunderstandings and even conflictions both within a

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society and between societies. The success in cross-cultural communication depends on comprehension of cultural perspectives that can be acquired only through exposure to another culture together with thoughtful analysis and discussion of cultural similarities and differences. As a visual and verbal art form, as a reflection and commentary on a society, and as an historical document, films, especially those directed by native speakers of the culture, can provide an exceptional access and a unique vision of a culture and thus serve as an excellent tool to the enhancement of cultural understanding. This course will serve as an access to the Chinese cultural perspectives in contemporary China. Through exposing students to authentic Chinese films, it will allow students to view China from a native internal perspective.

Furthermore, this course is designed to meet the objectives of the Area

Studies and Cultural Diversity core requirement, and thus its inclusion in the General Education Program is appropriate. The course also will be an elective for students pursuing the certificate in Asian Studies.

Syllabus:

Attendance: 10%

Participation in discussion: 20%

Four reaction papers to specified themes: 40%

Research paper on an aspect of Chinese culture theme through the analysis of

Chinese films: 30%

Students will be required to write four short reaction papers of two pages each in length. Reaction papers ask for students’ personal reactions to the films. The point is for them to actively engage with the film and the Chinese culture represented in the film. Students may begin with how did the film make them feel, but they should specify why did the film make them feel that way. A reaction paper should NOT be a summary of the plot. Students should think about the meaning at more subtle levels.

Students will also be required to write a research paper at the end of the course. Students can work on a single film or look at common themes in a group of films. The analysis should offer an interpretation of the meaning of the culture represented in the film(s). Considerations can also be taken on how meaning is conveyed through the form of the film, or the socio-historical and cultural context of the film(s). The research paper should be grammatically correct, written in proper academic style, well structured, organized logically and argumented coherently. Students can open with an explicit statement explaining their argument or interpretation; follow with a brief synopsis of the plot(s) of the film(s); finally present a systematically-argued, analysis. Evidence (citations) from the film(s) should be included to substantiate their views.

Weekly schedule

Week 1: Class introduction. Movie theme I: family, kinship, and generation gap. Watch film “Shower (Xi zao)” by Zhang Yang, 1999 (93 min.).

Week 2: Movie theme I (con’d). Watch film “Eat Drink Man Woman (Yin shi nan nu)” by Ang Lee, 1994 (124 min.).

Week 3: Discussion and lecture on family, kinship, and generation gap.

(reaction paper 1 due)

Week 4: Theme II: Education in the countryside in China, and the differences between urban and rural places in China. Watch film “Not one less (Yi ge dou bu neng shao)” by Zhang Yimou, 1999 (106 min.).

Week 5: Theme II (con’d). Watch film “Pretty big feet (Mei li de da jiao)” by

Yang Yazhou, 2004 (103 min.).

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Week 6: Discussion and lecture on education in China, differences between urban and rural areas in China. (reaction paper 2 due)

Week 7: Theme III: Virtue, moral and spirit. Watch film “Together (He ni zai yiqi)” by Chen Kaige, 2002 (116 min.).

Week 8: Theme III (con’d). Watch film “To Live (Huo zhe)” by Zhang Yimou,

1994 (132 min.).

Supplementary screening: Watch film “Mountain Patrol (Kekexili)” by Lu Chuan,

2004 (90 min.).

Week 9: Discussion and lecture on virtue, moral and spirit. (reaction paper 3 due)

Week 10: Theme IV: economic development and life transformation. Watch film

“Beijing Bicycle (Shiqi sui de danche)” by Wang Xiaoshuai, 2001 (111 min.).

Week 11: Theme IV (con’d). Watch film “Ermo (Er mo)” by Zhou Xiaowen, 1995

(98 min.).

Week 12: Discussion and lecture on economic development and life transformation. (reaction paper 4 due)

Week 13: Theme V: friendship and love. Watch film “Farewell, My Concubine

(Bawang bieji)”, by Chen Kaige, 1993 (157 min.).

Week 14: Theme V (con’d). Watch film “Woman Sesame Oil maker, or Women From the Lake of Scented Souls (Xiang Hun nu)” by Xie Fei, 1995 (106 min.).

Week 15: Discussion and lecture on friendship and love.

Final week: research paper due

Bibliography:

N/A

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