Heartland Community College
Humanities & Fine Arts
Course Syllabus for Students
Course Prefix and Number: HUMA 203-01
Course Title: Non-Western Humanities
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Days and times the course meets: 11:00—12:15pm TR ICB 2810
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 8:30-9:30
T 5:00-6:00pm
Or by Appointment
Textbook:
Required: Gardner’s Art Through the Ages: Non-Western Perspectives, 12th
edition
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,
in-class quizzes, and research assignments. Unless otherwise stated, all exams will be essay
exams given in class using pen/pencil and paper. There will be no electronic exams. Class
discussion is mandatory!
Course Policies:
Method of Evaluation (Tests/Exams, Grading System):
Exams are worth 300 points, final exam 300 points, research essay 300 points,
and class discussion and participation 100 points for a TOTAL of 1000 pts. 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 the classroom; IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE CLASSROOM AT THE
PROPER TIME, YOU WILL RECEIVE A GRADE OF ZERO ON THE
FINAL EXAM!
Final grades will be determined according to the following scale:
93-100%
A
930 pts
84-91%
B
830 pts
74-83%
C
740 pts
65-73%
D
650 pts
Below 65%
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!
IF YOU MISS EIGHT (8) CLASSES, I.E., 25% OF THE SEMESTER CLASSES,
YOU HAVE AN OPTION, EITHER DROP THE CLASS OR RECEIVE AN “F”
FOR THE SEMESTER!
Class Participation: Required!
Incompletes: For the most part, incompletes are non-existent in this class.
Extra Credit: On occasions extra credit assignments may be given to the class;
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 and are for the length of the class, i.e., TR exam is for 1
hour and 15 minutes! Outside assignments are due at the BEGINNING OF
CLASS on the date due. After class ends on the date due, no assignment will be
accepted and the grade for that assignment will automatically become a Zero.
Required Writing and Reading:
Each student will write essay exams, including a final exam. THERE WILL BE
ONE RESEARCH ESSAY. THE RESEARCH ESSAY MUST BE FROM 69 TYPED PAGES. THIS DOES NOT MEAN 5 ½ OR 5 ¾ TYPED PAGES;
IT MEANS AT LEAST SIX (6) TYPED PAGES. ANYTHING LESS THAN
6 WILL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC “F” ON THE RESEARCH ESSAY!
The research essay will be worth 300 points. The research essays must be written
in the MLA format, 7th edition. 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.
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) 8426777; or the Lincoln Center (217) 735-1731.
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-Sept:
Art Through the Ages: Non-Western Perspectives-- China
Chapters 3 and 4
Hand-outs
EXAM #1: Sept. 17, 2013, Tuesday
Sept-Oct:
Art Through the Ages: Non-Western Perspectives: Japan
Chapters 5 and 6
Hand-outs
EXAM #2: Oct 15, 2013, Tuesday
YOUR RESEARCH ESSAY, 6-9 TYPED PAGES, MLA STYLE, 7TH ED., IS DUE
ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2013, AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS. NO
LATE PAPERS!
Oct:
Art Through the Ages: Non-Western Perspectives: Islam
Chapter 7
Hand-outs
EXAM #3: Oct 31, 2013, Thursday
Nov-Dec:
African Philosophy: (ORESERVE 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” (116127)
Art Through the Ages: Non-Western Perspectives: Africa
Chapters 10 and 11
Hand-outs
EXAM #4: Dec. 3, 2013, Tuesday
THURSDAY, DEC. 5, 2013 IS AN OPTIONAL STUDY DAY
FINAL EXAM: THURSDAY, DEC. 12, 2013, 10:00AM TO 11:50AM
The Final Exam will be given in the classroom, ICB 2810. You must be in the classroom or
you will receive a grade of zero on your Final Exam.