Heartland Community College
Humanities & Fine Arts
Course Syllabus for Students
Course Prefix and Number: HUMA 203-02
Course Title: Non-Western Humanities
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Days and times the course meets: 11:00am-12:15PM TR
ICB 1703 (Fall, 2011)
Catalog Description:
Prerequisites: Interdisciplinary survey of the significant intellectual and artistic
achievements of several non-Western cultures (Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin
America) through selected works of literature, philosophy, visual art, and music and other
performing arts, as well as a comparative examination of their values, motifs, and
aesthetics with those of Western cultural expression.
Instructor Information:
Instructor name: Glen Bush, PhD
Phone number to contact instructor: Office--268-8621 Cell—824-1591
Instructor e-mail address, if one: glen.bush@heartland.edu
Location of instructor’s office: ICB 2018
Hours and days of instructor’s office hours: M-TH 8:30-9:30am
T & TH 5:30-6:00pm
Or by Appointment
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Textbook:
Required: Gardner’s Art Through the Ages: Non-Western Perspectives, 13th ed.
Selected Hand-outs and Reserve Readings and Films
Relationship to Academic Development Programs and Transfer: (Indicate if course is
General Education/IAI)
HUMA 203 fulfills 3 of the 9 semester hours of credit in Humanities/Fine Arts required for the
A.A. or A.S. degree. It may be used to satisfy the Humanities or Fine Arts component of this
requirement. HUMA 203 transfers to most Illinois colleges and universities as part of the
General Education Core Curriculum [IAI course no. HF 904N] described in the Illinois
Articulation Initiative. For information regarding particular institutions, students should consult
an academic advisor or refer to the IAI web page at www.itransfer.org.
Course Objectives (Learning Outcomes):
Students in this course will be able to:
LO
Assessment
Identify important historical, intellectual, and artistic
movements that have taken place in the non-Western
world.
Recognize some of the major works of painting,
architecture, literature, music, and philosophy that have
contributed to non-Western cultures and civilizations.
Articulate and communicate major ideas that have
informed the principal intellectual and aesthetic
movements within non-Western cultures and
civilizations.
Identify the principal artists, writers, statespersons,
philosophers, scientists, and other intellectuals who have
made major contributions to the non-Western humanities.
Relate the art and thought of the past to the art and
thought of later periods and see the continuity between
past cultural achievements and subsequent ones.
Compare non-Western cultural values and achievements
to those of the West, recognizing non-Western
adaptations to and influence on Western culture.
Articulate both in speech and in writing those personal
thoughts and observations that have come about due to
class assignments and discussions.
Identify appropriate topics for scholarly research in
American art, architecture, music, literature, etc.; utilize
standard bibliographic and other research tools; select
suitable sources and methodology; and write papers
presenting the results of your research.
D2
required test items
D1
test items, writing
C1
PS4
extended writing, oral
presentation
D5
test items
D3
research based
writing
PS1
C1
PS4
oral presentations, inclass writing, research
based writing
oral presentation, inclass writing
C6
formal research paper
Course/Lab Outlines:
I. China
A.
B.
C.
D.
Religion
Philosophy
Literature
Art
II. Japan
A.
B.
C.
D.
Religion
Philosophy
Literature
Art
III. Islamic Culture
A.
Religion
B.
Philosophy
C.
Literature
E.
Art
IV. African Cultures
A.
Religion
B.
Philosophy
C.
Literature
E.
Art
Methods of Instruction: Instruction will consist of lectures, class discussion, readings, films, inclass quizzes, and research assignments. Unless otherwise stated, all exams will be essay exams
given on Heartland’s Blackboard website. Class discussion is mandatory!
Course Policies:
Method of Evaluation (Tests/Exams, Grading System):
Exams are worth 300 points, final exam 300 points, research essays 400 points (100
points each), in-class quizzes (as needed) up to 100 points, and class discussion and
participation 100 points. Four essay exams will be given. The lowest grade of the four
exams will be dropped. The final exam, the fifth exam, cannot be dropped. The Final
Exam will given in a specified room; IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE ASSIGNED
CLASSROOM AT THE PROPER TIME, YOU WILL RECEIVE A GRADE OF
ZERO ON THE FINAL EXAM! If you receive a zero grade, you will most probably
fail the class.
Final grades will be determined according to the following scale:
93-100%
A
84-92%
B
74-83%
C
65-73%
D
Below 65% F
Participation and Attendance: Class attendance and participation are mandatory. Three
unexcused absences may be acceptable, but any more than three absences and you, the student,
stand a very good chance of having your grade lowered, possibly to an F. The discretion is mine.
IF YOU MISS THE FINAL EXAM, YOU WILL RECEIVE A GRADE OF ZERO ON
THE FINAL EXAM AND IN ALL PROBALITY FAIL THE CLASS!
Class Participation: Required!
Incompletes: For the most part, incompletes are non-existent in this class.
Extra Credit: There is usually an extra credit assignment for this class, but it is not a
certainty; never are there individual extra credit assignments.
Make-up of tests and assignments: NONE!
Deadlines: This means DEADLINE, not maybe about this time! Exams are scheduled
during class! Outside assignments are due at the BEGINNING OF CLASS on the date
due. ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE TURNED IN AS EITHER HARD COPIES OR
ELECTRONIC COPIES, EACH ASSIGNMENT WILL BE SPECIFIED AS EITHER
ONE OR THE OTHER OR AS EITHER ONE. After class ends on the date due, no
assignment will be accepted and the grade for that assignment will automatically
become an F.
Required Writing and Reading:
Each student will write essay exams, including a final exam. There will also be four
short research essays of 4-6 typed pages. There will be one essay on each of the
following general topics (specific topics will be given and explained in class): China,
Japan, Islam, and Africa. These research essays will be worth 100 points each. The
research essays must be written in the MLA format, 7th ed. No other format will be
accepted!
Selected essays, short stories, plays, and poems that best define the individual cultures
will be assigned. These will include both in-class and outside readings.
Student Conduct: I expect you to conduct yourself as a reasonable, mature adult. I do
not accept childish or disrespectful conduct. NO CELL PHONE CALLS OR
TEXTING DURING CLASS! YOU WILL BE ASKED/TOLD TO LEAVE THE
CLASS IF YOU WANT TO USE YOUR CELL PHONE OR LAPTOP FOR
TEXTING, CALLING, OR OTHER PERSONAL USE.
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism: READ THE HCC POLICY
Academic integrity is a fundamental principle of collegial life at Heartland Community College
and is essential to the credibility of the College’s educational programs. Moreover, because
grading may be competitive, students who misrepresent their academic work violate the right of
their fellow students. The College, therefore, views any act of academic dishonesty as a serious
offense requiring disciplinary measures, including course failure, suspension, and even expulsion
from the College. In addition, an act of academic dishonesty may have unforeseen effects far
beyond any officially imposed penalties.
Violations of academic integrity include, but are not limited to cheating, aiding or
suborning cheating or other acts of academic dishonesty, plagiarism, misrepresentation of data,
falsification of academic records or documents and unauthorized access to computerized
academic or administrative records or systems. Definitions of these violations may be found in
the college catalog.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the presenting of others’ ideas as if they were your own. When you write a paper,
create a project, do a presentation or create anything original, it is assumed that all the work,
except for that which is attributed to another author or creator, is your own. Plagiarism is
considered a serious academic offense and may take the following forms:
1
Copying word-for-word from another source and not giving that source credit.
2
Paraphrasing the work of another and not giving that source credit.
3
Adopting a particularly apt phrase as your own.
4
Using an image or a copy of an image without crediting its source.
5
Paraphrasing someone else’s line of thinking in the development of a topic as if it
were your own.
6
Receiving excessive help from a friend or elsewhere, or using another project as
if it were your own.
Note that word-for-word copying is not the only form of plagiarism.
The penalties for plagiarism may be severe, ranging from failure on the particular piece
of work, failure in the course or expulsion from school in extreme cases.
[Adapted from the Modem Language Association’s MLA Handbook for Writers of
Research Papers. New York: MLA, 1995: 26]
Support Services:
Heartland Library Information
www.hcc.cc.il.us/library
The Library, located within the Academic Support Center (ASC) on the Normal campus, provides
Heartland students with a variety of on-campus resources that support both class work and personal
inquiry. These include: reference tools (print and non-print), periodicals, audio-visual materials and
equipment, reserves, a general circulating collection, and a fiction collection. Computer terminals
provide access to various electronic resources, including Academic Universe, FirstSearch, and EbscoHost
databases; CARL online card catalog, and Internet access. Several electronic resources are accessible
from computers off campus. Students may borrow books from the fiction and general collections and
may renew materials, in person or by phone, if requests have not been placed on them.
Heartland students also have Interlibrary Loan privileges from Heartland Library. Items usually take 1 to
3 weeks from date of the order to arrive.
The Library maintains a quiet study environment. Assistance is available for all library and information
needs. Heartland Library is open Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
when the college is in session, but is closed on holidays that Heartland observes. Intersession and
summer hours are reduced.
Milner Library at Illinois State University is a public institution so you may use their collection on site. If
you want to request to check out materials, ask for a free Community Borrowers card application at the
Milner Library circulation desk. It is important that you have specific titles to request for check out when
you apply for the card. The card will give you access to their circulating collection for three months, with
a four-week check out period. To qualify for this service you must live within 50 miles of Milner, have a
current state ID (driver's license) with current address on ID, and be over age 18. After you fill out the
application Milner will perform a background check on you for over due books, etc.
For more information about Library services please call the Library at 268-8200.
Tutoring and Academic Support
Heartland Community College offers learning assistance in various forms at no cost to Heartland
students at the Academic Support Center (ASC) in Normal and at the Pontiac and Lincoln
Centers. Tutors are available at convenient times throughout the week. Study groups, group
tutoring facilitated by a specially-trained tutor, are also available by request. Help is also
provided through instructional materials, study skills workshops, open computing, and the
Library. For more information about services available at each location, please call the ASC in
Normal at (309) 268-8235, the Pontiac Center (815) 842-6777; or the Lincoln Center (217) 7351731.
Academic Support Services (Academic Support Center) Lab www.hcc.cc.il.us/divisions/asc
[The following material must be on every syllabus. However, this text may be updated as needs
warranted. Please check either the HCC Intranet site in the Curriculum and Academic Standards
folder or with the lead faculty member for the most current site.]
Testing Center Lab
www.hcc.cc.il.us/asc/testing
The Testing Center proctors make-up exams for students enrolled in traditional courses. In
addition, regularly scheduled exams for alternative delivery courses are also proctored at this
Center. Exams are proctored free of charge in a secure and quite environment. For more
information about exam proctoring services contact the Testing Center at (309) 268-8231.
Open Computing Lab
www.hcc.cc.il.us/divisions/asc/complab
The Open Computing Lab provides free computing for HCC students at convenient times
throughout the week. The computer lab is staffed by trained Lab Assistants and offers the use of
approximately 70 computers, a scanner, a laser printer, and an electric typewriter.
Course Calendar:
August-September:
Art Through the Ages: Non-Western Perspectives-- China
Chapters 3 and 4
Readings from Hand-outs and Websites
EXAM #1: Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011
Research Essay on China, 4-6 typed pages, MLA format, is due at the beginning of class on Thursday, Sept.
22, 2011. No Late Papers.
February-March:
Art Through the Ages: Non-Western Perspectives: Japan
Chapters 5 and 6
Readings from Hand-outs and Websites
EXAM #2: Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011
Research Essay on Japan, 4-6 typed pages, MLA format, is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, Oct. 14,
2011. No late papers.
October-November:
Art Through the Ages: Non-Western Perspectives: Islam
Chapter 7
Readings from Hand-outs and Websites
EXAM #3: Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011
Research Essay on Islam, 4-6 typed pages, MLA format, is due at the beginning of class on Thursday, Nov. 3,
2011. No late papers.
November-December:
African Philosophy: (ON RESERVE IN HCC LIBRARY) Mbiti’s “African Religion
and Philosophy” (87-115)
African Philosophy: (ON RESERVE IN HCC LIBRARY) Senghor’s “On Negrohood:
Psychology of the African Negro” (116-127)
Art Through the Ages: Non-Western Perspectives: Africa
Chapters 10 and 11
Readings from African Literature Hand-out and Websites
EXAM #4: Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011
Research Essay on Africa, 4-6 typed pages, MLA format, is due by Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. No late papers.
FINAL EXAM: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011, 10:00AM – 11:50AM
The Final Exam will be given in an assigned computer lab. You must be in the computer lab to take the Final
Exam or you will receive a grade of zero on the Final. The computer lab is in Room ___________________.