HUM 211 Syllabus - Winter 2003

Required Course Texts available for purchase from COCC Bookstore:

	Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart. [First published 1958.] Expanded edition with notes. 1996. London: Heinemann, 2000.
	Dangarembga, Tsitsi. Nervous Conditions. 1988. New York: Seal Press, 1989.

Additional Required Readings & Film Viewings:

	Readings & Research: Handouts, Online Course Pack, Online & COCC Library Reserve materials will also be required
	Films - In-Class Viewings & Film Notes:

Kouyate, Dani, dir. Keita: The Heritage of the Griot. Burkina Faso, 1994.

Soloman, Frances-Anne (Trinidad-Canada), dir. I Is a Long-Memoried Woman. UK, 1990. Based on book of poems of the same title by Grace Nichols (Guyana-UK).

Lindsay-Hogg, Michael, dir. MASTER HAROLD . . . and the boys. Karl-Lorimar, 1986. Based on play of the same title by Athol Fugard (South Africa).

Recommended Course Preparation: Students are best prepared to succeed in HUM 211 if they have college-entry level reading, writing, & critical thinking skills. HUM 211 is an introductory college-level course, so previous coursework in African studies, literature, or film is not required (although such background is, of course, helpful).

Program Information for Certificate & Degree-Seeking Students: HUM 211 satisfies various program, certificate, and associate degree requirements for coursework in the Humanities.

HUM 211 can be used to satisfy Associate of Arts (AA) degree A-list sequence / "depth" requirement in the Humanities, if taken with an additional two of the following Non-European/American Multiculturalism courses (which may be taken in any order): HUM 210, HUM 212, HUM 213, HUM 230, HUM 240, HUM 256

Taken alone, HUM 211 can satisfy A.A. degree B-list "breadth" requirement in the Humanities.

For more information on such requirements, see COCC Catalog, your Academic Advisor, Cora, and/or these online resources:

	COCC Schedule, Catalog, Academic Calendar: http://web.cocc.edu/admit/schcat/index.htm
	COCC Academic Advising Student Tools: http://www.cocc.edu/advising/tools/index.htm

Special Needs: Any student with a documented disability (physical, learning, psychological, vision, hearing) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must inform the College and course Instructors as soon as possible.
If you require any assistance related to a disability, contact the Disability Services Office in Boyle Education Center (BEC), call (541) 383-7580,
or send e-mail to sobrien@cocc.edu

50 %	Class Preparation & Participation Credits (P.C.): graded on P.C. points earned e.g. Seminars ( preparation & in-class participation), In-Class Writings, Self-Evaluation & Class Reflections Survey *Late/Make-Up P.C. assignments & activities will accepted with instructor's permission, but pattern of (2+) late/make-up P.C. submissions will be penalized.*
30 %	Discussion Papers (2 @ 15 % of course grade) - Letter graded Revision Options offered only if Discussion Papers are submitted on time. *Late Discussion Papers accepted but will be penalized one letter grade.*
20 %	Final Project Paper - Letter graded Final Project is due during Finals Week, so NO LATE Final projects will be accepted and NO REVISION OPTIONS will be offered.
Plagiarism on any course assignments may result in a grade of "F" / O points.