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SELDEN
Southampton Building: Room 30
Monday and Wednesday, 9:30-10:45 AM
Professors Baird and White
Main Text: THE WESTERN HUMANITIES (Fourth Edition) by Roy T. Matthews & F. DeWitt Platt. ISBN 1-7674-1592-2
Supplement: READINGS IN THE WESTERN HUMANITIES, Volume I (Fourth Edition) by Roy T. Matthews & F. DeWitt Platt.
Publisher's Web site: www.mayfieldpub.com/mp Email to Professor White: jdwhite5@yahoo.com Course outline and calendar SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Course: CIVILIZATION: THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE I
Catalogue Number: ID 11 Division: Humanities and Social Science
Instructors: Baird, White
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Matthews and Platt, The Western Humanities, 4th. ed.. Mountain View, California:
Mayfield Publishing Company, 1997.
Reader to accompany volume I -
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TENTATIVE TEST AND PAPER dates: Exam #1: Greeks: March 11. Be sure to learn all highlighted TERMS (boldface, italics, and all listed at end of chapters: pp. 27, 53, 83, 107). Check introductions and summaries of chapters 1-4 to review major concepts and developments. You may benefit from keeping lists of terms by CATEGORIES: sculpture, social classes, architecture, technology, religion, philosophical ideas, aims and values of Greek society, enemies and warfare, changes that mark major historical periods, etc.
April 1=first paper due;
Exam #2: Romans: April 15;
May 13, last date to hand in second paper;
May 20: Exam #3: Middle Ages
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DECORUM:
Do not bring food into the classroom. Turn off beepers and other sound-making devices.
Please do not put your feet on the back of the chair in front of you.
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GRADING:
Three exams 60%
Two to three papers 30%
Cultural Events 10%
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POLICY ON ABSENCE AND LATENESS:
In accordance with College policy, the student may be dropped after a second absence.
Three latenesses count as one absence. Leaving early is equivalent to arriving late. If you
need to leave early for a particular reason, let at least one of your instructors know during
the class.
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CLick on the HANDOUTS tab above to see suggestions for Essay portion of the last examination: Test #3: May 22, 2002 NEWS UPDATE:
Final paper due May 15: three to five standard typed pages--double-spaced with 12-point (pica) type. Please get approval for a specific topic from Prof. White before proceeding. Pick a major turning point, such as an event or development, from this semester's course. List the W information (who, what, when, where, why, and hoW)and explain the short-term and long-range signficance of the change. 
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Ready soon... Please finish Chapters 8-10 in the main text for final exam
GENERAL COURSE AIMS:
1. To encourage appreciation of the integrated nature of human experience.
2. To enable the student to understand the cultural origins of Westerners by
examining specific historical moments in the chronology of Western
civilization.
3. To assist the student in becoming aware of the role and importance of all facets
of civilization, including art, music, drama, literature, philosophy, politics and social
and religious institutions.
4. To develop or enhance evaluative, critical and logical skills dealing with diverse materials,
particularly in discussing the arts.
5. To encourage the student toward greater participation in the varied cultural experiences
available in the college and the surrounding area.
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STUDENT OBJECTIVES:
The successful student will be able to do the following:
1. Explain the geographical, historical and cultural background of the three cultures studied
2. State some of the qualities valued by the Greeks, such as balance, reason, moderation, etc.,
and show how they are seen in Greek art and literature.
3. Explain major differences between the theories of Plato and Aristotle
4. Distinguish between Greek and Roman culture
5. Explain the characteristics that contributed to the longevity of the Roman
Empire, such as law, the military, administration, architecture, etc.
6. Show the effects of the Church on the culture of Europe in the early middle ages.
7. Explain the contributions of Charlemagne and the Carolingian era to the development of
Western Culture.
8. Describe the social structure ofpre-modern Europe and how it is reflected in the arts,
9. Explain the dissolution of the medieval synthesis and point out the signs of the
beginning of the Renaissance.
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Procedures for Accomplishing these Objectives:
The instructors will use a basic lecture-discussion format, supplemented by audio-visual
materials when available.
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Student Requirements for Completion of Course:
1. Read text materials and handouts by the date assigned.
2. Participate in class discussions whenever possible.
3. Submit papers and other written assignments when due. Late papers may be penalized
by lowering the grade. Papers are to be typed, double-spaced, and written in a basic
text font approximately this size. It is strongly recommended that you keep an extra
copy of your paper or keep a back-up copy on a computer disk.
4. Take exams on the assigned date. Make-ups are not ordinarily given.
5. Do the cultural event papers assigned in your class. No final grade will be given until
cultural event papers have been submitted.
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