Humanities: Creative Minds
Discipline: Art
Type of service: Coursework
Spacing: Double spacing
Paper format: MLA
Number of pages: 10 pages
Number of sources: 3 sources
Paper details:
Entire coursework
DESCRIPTION:
This course is an introduction to the study of creativity in human life: its sources, development, social settings, and accomplishments in human culture. We analyze creativity as a central source of meaning and purpose in our lives as well as the development of a person’s unique combination of human intelligences. Lives of creative people from all over the world are examined and contextualized. This course builds commitment to civic and moral responsibility for diverse, equitable, healthy and sustainable communities. Students engage themselves as members of larger social fabrics and develop the abilities and motivation to take informed action for change.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME STATEMENTS:
Student Learning Outcome: Students synthesize their critical thinking, imaginative, cooperative and empathetic abilities as whole persons in order to contextualize knowledge, interpret and communicate meaning, and cultivate their capacity for personal, as well as social change.
Student Learning Outcome: Students cultivate and demonstrate an awareness of the power of creativity and the potential of the creative process through direct involvement.
FORMAT:
This course is entirely online. There are no on-campus meetings. Online courses are equivalent to on-campus courses in terms of units and the number of hours required by students. Some students are under the mistaken impression that an online class requires less work because students do not attend class. However, instead of attending lectures, students will complete assigned readings, written assignments, tests, and participate in online discussion forums.
This course is not self-paced. All weekly assignments and tests have due dates, and late penalties apply. An important factor for success in online classes is the student’s ability to organize, manage and realistically schedule their time.
TEXTBOOK:
Gloria Fiero, Landmarks in the Humanities. McGraw Hill.
Students may use any edition. Used 1st edition texts are reasonably priced under $10.00 and can be obtained through online booksellers, such as Amazon or BookFinder.com. Order early to avoid shipping delays. The textbook is available in the Campus Bookstore. Also, the textbook is available on reserve in the campus library.
ADDING THE COURSE:
After the registration period, students may add the course ONLY if space is available. The instructor will distribute add codes starting the first day of classes. Students on the waitlist must contact the instructor by email on the first day of the quarter to obtain an add code.
DROPPING THE COURSE:
Any enrolled students who do not complete the Introductory Forum by the deadline will be dropped to make space for students wishing to add.
After the first week, it is the student’s responsibility to drop, not the instructor’s, and to adhere to all drop deadlines.
COURSE MATERIALS:
This course is divided into weekly course modules. Each module contains the assignments, due dates and learning resources for that week. In addition to the textbook reading assignments, students will utilize a variety of learning resources, including Chapter Summaries and Outlines, PowerPoint lectures, videos and practice quizzes.
ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADES:
Students will complete weekly graded assignments. Grades will be posted in Canvas within 5 days of the assignment deadline. Graded assignments often include instructor comments. You can read these comments by clicking on ‘Grades’ and then clicking on the assignment name and the message icon.
DISCUSSION FORUMS:
Weekly discussions are an integral part of this course. They are your opportunity to get to know your classmates, to explore the course material, and for me to get to know you. Discussion forums are open and available to you from the first day of the quarter. Each weekly discussion forum has a due date on Thursday. I will grade your participation and provide feedback on the following Monday.
EXAMS:
There are three online exams given through Canvas. Each exam is open to you for a specific 24-hour time frame. The dates and times of each exam are listed in the weekly Course Modules and under the Assignment tab in Canvas. There are no make-up exams or alternate exam times.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
I will regularly send Announcements to the class. You will receive individual announcement messages in your Canvas Inbox and announcements will be available under the announcements link in our course navigation menu. In order to make sure you receive my communication in a timely fashion, I recommend that you check your email regularly.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Students are expected to login and participate weekly. The instructor reserves the right to drop inactive students who do not complete assignments and exams according to the course deadlines. Any student who misses two consecutive deadlines is considered inactive and may be dropped.
COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS:
- Students are required to have access to a working computer with high speed internet or a smart phone. Computer issues or internet problems are not an acceptable excuse for missing deadlines or exams. There are no make-ups or deadline extensions due to computer/internet issues.
- Students are required to have basic computer literacy. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain additional training if they are unable to perform computer functions required to take online tests, submit online assignments and participate in online discussion forums. Inability to perform computer functions required by an online course is not an acceptable excuse for missing deadlines.
- Canvas for Mobile Devices: Visit your app store to download the Canvas app.
CANVAS TECHNICAL SUPPORT:
De Anza Online Education Center
Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-5:00pm
Friday: 8:30am-4:00pm
408.864.8969
After Hours Only You can contact Canvas Support when our Online Education Center is closed, including weekends: 1-844-592-2207
COURSE POLICIES:
- No make-up exams or alternate exam times
- There is a 50% deduction for late work
- No extra credit assignments are given in this course
- Computer or internet issues are not an acceptable excuse for missing deadlines
- No emailed work will be excepted unless requested by instructor
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
- Complete the Introductory Forum in Canvas
- Complete weekly readings and utilize learning resources
- Pass three online exams based on textbook assignments
- Complete one paper assignment
- Participate in online discussion forums
COURSE POINTS:
Exam #1 30 points
Exam #2 30 points
Exam #3 30 points
1 Paper Assignment, 25 points
6 Discussion Forums: 10 points each: 60 points
Total Course Points: 175
FINAL COURSE GRADES:
Students can check their grades for each assignment and chart their progress by clicking on the Grades tab in Canvas. Grades are based solely on points. Final course grades will be determined using the following percentage breakdown. Grades are not rounded up.
93-100% =A; 90-92% = A-
87-89% = B+; 83-86% = B; 80-82% = B-
77-79% = C+; 70-76% = C
67-69% = D+; 63-66% = D; 60-62% = D-
59% and below = F
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
If you have a disability-related need for reasonable academic accommodations or services in this course, provide (name of Instructor) with a Test Accommodation Verification Form (also known as a TAV form) from Disability Support Services (DSS) or the Educational Diagnostic Center (EDC). Students are expected to give five days’ notice of the need for accommodations. Students with disabilities can obtain a TAV form from their DSS counselor (864-8753 DSS main number) or EDC advisor (864-8839 EDC main number).
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY:
Cheating or plagiarism will not be tolerated. Students who submit the work of others as their own or copy the words of others without giving credit will receive a zero on the assignment.
STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER:
Need help? Visit De Anza’s Student Success Center for peer tutoring and workshop.
Visit http://www.deanza.edu/studentsuccess
for hours and information about workshops, group, drop-in and online tutoring, and to apply for (limited) weekly individual tutoring. Or, stop by for more information. ATC 302
Online Tutoring with Smarthinking is available for free for De Anza students inside MyPortal.
