Maui Community College
Course Outline
1. Alpha
HUM
Number
410
Course Title
Literature and Popular Culture
Credits
3
Department
Business/Hospitality
Date of Outline
2/13/2009
2. Course Description:
Author Richard Hill
Effective Date SP 2010
5-year Review Date 2/13/2014
Examines how cultures and societies are shaped, influenced, stereotyped, and
appreciated from literary sources. Analyzes literary sources, film,
painting, architecture, and historical research to contexualize a culture,
including Hawaii's, and how it is represented to the outside world.
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Contact Hours/Type
3. Pre-requisites
Three (3) hours lecture
ENG 100 with at least a C or better; and HUM 100 or 400, or DRAM 280, or
ENG 210, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, or 257(E,F,R) with at least a
C or better.
Pre-requisite may be waived by consent
Co-requisites
no
None
Recommended Preparation
4. Function/Designation
`
yes
None
AA CO - Human Understanding: The Community
AS Program
HU - Humanities
List Additional Programs and Category:
AAS Program
HU - Humanities
List Additional Programs and Category:
BAS ABIT
GE - General Education
N/A
Developmental/Remedial
Other/Additional: Explain: GE - General Education, proposed additional BAS degree
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Chancellor
Approval Date
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See Curriculum Action Request (CAR) form for the college-wide general education and/or
program SLOS this course supports.
This course outline is standardized and/or the result of a community college or system-wide agreement.
Responsible committee:
5. Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs): List one to four inclusive SLOs.
For assessment, link these to #7. Recommended Course Content, and #9. Recommended Course
Requirements & Evaluation. Use roman numerals (I., II. III.) to designate SLOs
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
I. Explain the construction and dynamics of regional and national identity, including Hawaii's, through
literature and popular culture
II.
III.
IV.
6. Competencies/Concepts/Issues/Skills
For assessment, link these to #7. Recommended Course Content, and #9. Recommended Course
Requirements & Evaluation. Use lower case letters (a., b., c…n.)to designate competencies/skills/issues
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
a. formulate clear, considered positions based on student's understanding, knowledge and research of
the course materials;
b. analyze, synthesize, and support complex ideas in clear, coherent writing assignments;
c. employ form, content, language and style appropriate to audience, purpose, and subject of an
undergraduate 400-level Humanities course;
d. demonstrate independent critical analysis of course materials persuasively and ethically through
discussion and writing;
e. demonstrate applied knowledge of MLA style documentation;
f. gather evidence from primary and secondary sources to support a thesis;
g. interpret, evaluate, and employ discerningly evidence to support a thesis;
h. demonstrate multiple modes of inquiry.
7. Suggested Course Content and Approximate Time Spent on Each Topic
Linked to #5. Student Learning Outcomes and # 6 Competencies/Skills/Issues
1-8 weeks
1-2 weeks
1-4 weeks
1-2 weeks
Read, watch, observe and evaluate course materials (a-h)
Write formal and informal responses to core material (a-h)
Write several sustained critical and argumentative essays (a-h)
Learn and apply appropriate documentation styles (b,c,e,f,g)
8. Text and Materials, Reference Materials, and Auxiliary Materials
Appropriate text(s) and materials will be chosen at the time the course is offered from those currently
available in the field. Examples include:
Shakespeare - Henry V – text; Lawrence Olivier and Kenneth Brannagh films
Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet – text; Baz Luhrman’s movie
Scott - Ivanhoe – it’s influence on medievalism
Shelley - Frankenstein - The Matrix
Lewis Carroll - Alice in Wonderland
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Queen Liluokalani - Hawaii’s Story
Stevenson - Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Fight Club; Identity
Appropriate reference materials will be chosen at the time the course is offered from those currently
available in the field. Examples include: Shakespeare: Henry V, Romeo and Juliet (texts and movie
adaptations); Sir Walter Scott: Ivanhoe; Mary Shelley: Frankenstein; Lewis Carroll: Alice in
Wonderland; The Matrix; Queen Liliuokalani: Hawaii's Story; Robert Louis Stevenson: Strange Case of
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Fight Club; Identity.
Appropriate auxiliary materials will be chosen at the time the course is offered from those currently
available in the field. Examples include:
9. Suggested Course Requirements and Evaluation
Linked to #5. Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) and #6 Competencies/Skills/Issues
Specific course requirements are at the discretion of the instructor at the time the course is being offered.
Suggested requirements might include, but are not limited to:
0-10%
Attendance and participation (5:I; 6:a-h)
40-60%
Graded assignments (5:I; 6:a-h)
10-20%
In-class presentations (5:I; 6:a,c,d,f,g,h)
0-10%
Final Exam (5:I; 6:a,b,c,d,e,h)
10. Methods of Instruction
Instructional methods will vary considerably by instructor. Specific methods are at the discretion of the
instructor teaching the course and might include, but are not limited to:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
small group activities;
large group lecture;
in-class exercises;
class discussion;
audio, visual, or Internet presentations;
student class presentations;
group or individual projects;
student-teacher conferencing;
homework assignments including:
reading;
j. posting research and opinions on online message boards.
11. Assessment of Intended Student Learning Outcomes Standards Grid attached
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