Tulsa Community College
Fall 2014
Course Syllabus
Distance Learning
Course Information:
Humanities II
Humanities 2223 Internet Course
Section 194 CRN 11956
October 13 - December 12
Faculty Information:
Amanda Blackman
Rm 2301 NE Campus
Apache & Harvard
(918) 595-7424
amanda.blackman@tulsacc.edu
Office Hours: 1:30 – 4:30 M/W
9:00 – 11:00 T/R
Division Office:
Michael Hammer, Associate Dean
Liberal Arts Division
Metro Campus, 909 South Boston Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74119 734-3699
MC 505
(981) 595-7117
M-F 8:00 – 5:00
Textbook and other Materials: Matthews, Platt, and Noble. Experience
Humanities Vol. II, McGraw Hill, 2014.
Purchase Internet Textbook at the Northeast campus of TCC. Do NOT buy a
shrink-wrapped set of text plus reader. You will not need the reader for this
course, so only buy the textbook. You may also purchase the text online.
Course Description: Humanities II is an interdisciplinary survey designed to
strengthen the student's fundamental grasp of human values through the study of
man's ideas, discoveries, and creative achievements. Areas of consideration may
include architecture, cosmology, dance, drama, film, literature, music, mythology,
painting, philosophy, religion, and sculpture.
Please note: The presentation of Humanities II chronologically extends from
Humanities I. However, Humanities I is not a prerequisite for Humanities II.
Humanities II will cover the development of modern Western culture from the
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16th century to the present.
Course Objectives: By the end of the course, the successful student will be able
to demonstrate the following:
1. Factual knowledge about the cultural values and art of Western Civilization
from the 16th century to the present.
2. Critical skills for the appreciation of the arts.
3. Understanding of the influence of culture on the values made manifest in art.
4. Familiarity with a few great works that illuminate these understandings.
5. Communication skills that effectively express the understandings gained in the
course.
6. Effective use of Internet resources.
TCC General Education Goals: The General Education Goals are designed to
ensure that graduates of TCC have the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to carry
them successfully through the work and personal lives. The General Education
Goals relevant to this course include: Critical Thinking, Communication skills,
Personal Responsibility, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility.
The Internet Course Experience: Welcome to Tulsa Community College's
Humanities II on the Internet. For many students this will be the first course taken
via the Internet. For others it will be old hat. Technology is offering distance
learners more opportunities and challenges than ever before. As a distance
learning experience, this course is designed for self-motivated and independent
learners with already developed Internet capabilities.
Students are expected to be able to work independently on the Internet, to find
various resources on the Web using a variety of search methods. Students must
be able to send and receive documents that are compatible with Microsoft Word
2000 or later version. Students are also expected to follow the course calendar.
Late assignments will be accepted for grading only through agreement
before the due date.
Students MUST contact the instructor at the above email address prior to the first
week of class or when first enrolling. Students will use their TCC Outlook
email addresses for the purposes of this course.
Orientation is conducted informally by opening and reading each document
located under the Course Document button. Questions regarding the site,
course content, or assignments should be directed to the Discussion Board
general questions forum. If it is a question for you, it is likely a question for
others. Contact me directly when problems of a personal nature are interfering
with a your ability to keep up with the course. Carefully read the Orientation,
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together with the Course Syllabus which is also under Course Documents and
the Assignments. By looking at these three documents together, most of your
questions will most likely clear up. Any questions you have about how the
Blackboard format works will be answered by the on-line Blackboard orientation
at Distance Learning. For technological troubleshooting and problems call TCC’s
IT Help Desk at (918) 595-2000.
DISABILITY RESOURCES: It is the policy and practice of Tulsa Community
College to create inclusive learning environments. Accommodations for qualifying
students in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act are available. To request accommodations,
contact the Education Access Center (EAC) at eac@tulsacc.edu or call (918)
595-7115 (Voice). Deaf and hard of hearing students may text (918) 809-1864.
Unit Calendar: Assignments are all due by noon of the date they are due. The
assignments are described in detail in the "Assignments" section of the course
site. The five-assignment format is repeated for each of the three units of
Humanities II.
Course Calendar:
Unit I: October 13 – November 1
Unit II: November 2 – November 22
Unit III: November 23 – December 12
Exams: Please note that there are NO EXAMS for this Internet Humanities II
course. All grades are based solely on the evaluation of the student's completed
assignments as per the syllabus.
Assignments: Assignments for each unit are found separately under the
assignment button on the course site. Read the Orientation for brief directions
regarding format and length. Here are some additional general guidelines to
follow.
Vocabulary:
 Number your terms.
 It will take a paragraph to address each vocabulary term, approximately
200-250 words.
 Use a specific example for each term
 Explain how the example you cite is important to the term.
 Set the term within the context of the era under study that is: How and why
was it important in its time? Who did it impact?
Essays: 3-5 pages. 750-1500 words each. See “Essay instructions” file in the
Course Documents section for detailed instructions.
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Threaded Discussions: You should write approximately 250 words spread
among your posts in each forum and cover all parts of the topic. Please refer to
the document: Discussion Board Grading Rubric in the Course Documents
section of the course.
Unit Grades: The unit grade is calculated by the total of points earned by each of
the assignments.
There are 180 points possible for each unit.
Vocabulary =
Essays =
Threaded Discussions =
Unit Total =
50 points
100 points
30 points
180 points
(3 @ 10 pts ea)
Unit Grade:
162 - 180 A
144 - 161 B
126 - 143 C
108 - 125 D
000 - 107 F
Course Grades: Course grades are calculated on the total accumulation of
points over the three units of study.
There are a total of 540 points possible for the semester.
486 - 540 A
432 - 485 B
378 - 431 C
324 - 377 D
000 - 323 F
Both Unit grades and Course grades are based on the following grading scale:
I do not use averages so do not ask me to round up.
Institutional Statement and Academic Misconduct: Each student is
responsible for being aware of the information contained in the TCC catalog,
TCC Student Handbook, Student Code of Conduct Policy Handbook and the
semester information listed in the class schedule. Particularly important is the
policy on plagiarism. Plagiarism is a form of academic misconduct with serious
consequences. It is claiming, indicating, or implying that the ideas, sentences, or
words of another writer are your own; it includes having another writer do work
claimed to be your own, copying the work of another and presenting it as your
own (even if it is not word for word), or following the work of another as a guide to
ideas and expression that are then presented as your own the student will
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receive an F for the course. Plagiarism is a practice to guard against.
Conferences: Students having difficulty completing the requirements of the
course ought to seek help and guidance from the instructor as early as possible
in the semester.
Course Withdrawal: The deadline to withdraw from a course shall not exceed
3/4 the duration of any class. Check the TCC Academic Calendar for the
deadline that applies to the course(s). Begin the process with a discussion with
the faculty member assigned to the course. Contact the Advisement Office at
any TCC campus to initiate withdrawal from a course ('W' grade) or to change
from Credit to Audit. Withdrawal and/or change to an audit from a course after
the drop/add period can alter the financial aid award for the current and future
semesters. Students may receive an outstanding bill from TCC if the
recalculation leaves a balance due to TCC. Students who stop participating in
the course and fail to withdraw may receive a course grade of “F,” which may
have financial aid consequences for the student.
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