HUMA 1301:
This stand-alone course is an interdisciplinary survey of cultures focusing on the philosophical and aesthetic factors in human values with an emphasis on the historical development of the individual and society and the need to create.
In the event of an emergency or announced campus closure due to a natural disaster or pandemic, it may be necessary for Panola College to move to altered operations. During this time, Panola College may opt to continue delivery of instruction through methods that include, but are not limited to: online learning management system (CANVAS), online conferencing, email messaging, and/or an alternate schedule. It is the responsibility of the student to monitor Panola College's website (www.panola.edu) for instructions about continuing courses remotely, CANVAS for each class for course-specific communication, and Panola College email for important general information.
Regular and punctual attendance of classes and laboratories is required of all students. When a student has been ill or absent from class for approved extracurricular activities, he or she should be allowed, as far as possible, to make up for the missed work. If a student has not actively participated by the census date, they will be dropped by the instructor for non-attendance. This policy applies to courses that are in-person, online, hybrid, and hyflex.
Attendance in online courses is determined by submission of an assignment or participation in an activity. According to federal guidelines, simply logging into a distance learning course without participating in an academic assignment does not constitute attendance. Distance learning is defined as when a majority (more than 50%) of instruction occurs when the instructor and students are in separate physical locations. Students must engage in an academic activity prior to the course census date.
When an instructor feels that a student has been absent to such a degree as to invalidate the learning experience, the instructor may recommend to the Vice President of Instruction that the student be withdrawn from the course. Instructors may seek to withdraw students for non-attendance after they have accumulated the following number of absences:
Fall or spring semesters:
3 or more class meeting times per week - 5 absences
2 class meeting times per week - 3 absences
1 class meeting per week - 2 absences
The student is responsible for seeing that he or she has been officially withdrawn from a class. A student who stops attendance in a class without officially withdrawing from that class will be given a failing grade; consequently, the student must follow official withdrawal procedures in the Admissions/Records Office.
Please note: Health Science and Cosmetology courses may require more stringent attendance policies based on their accreditation agencies. Please see the addendum and/or program handbook for further information concerning attendance.
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No use of Generative AI permitted.
This option assumes that all work submitted by students will be generated by the students themselves, whether they are working individually or in groups. Students should not have another person or entity do the writing of any portion of an assignment, which includes hiring a person or a company to write assignments and/or using artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT. Use of any AI-generated content in this course qualifies as academic dishonesty and violates Panola College’s standards of academic integrity.
Communication Skills – to include effective development, interpretation, and expression of ideas through written, oral, and visual communication
Personal Responsibility – to include the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making
Social Responsibility – to include intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities
The purpose of this course is to introduce college students to the humanities, an experience for the mind and emotions. While providing learning opportunities related to the creative arts, myth, literature, music, theatre, the visual arts, religion, morality, and other areas of human experience, the course explores the world’s various cultures. The humanities recognize the contributions of the past and can shed light on the present. By becoming acquainted with the creative arts and learning to think critically about them, students will also better understand themselves and the world they live in.
After studying all materials and resources presented in the course, the student will be able to:
- After studying all materials and resources presented in the course, the student will be able to: (CT1) Generate and communicate ideas by combining, changing, or reapplying existing information.
- (SLO1) Students will engage in critical thinking about the gifts of the humanities.
- (CS1) Develop, interpret, and express ideas through written communication.
- (SLO1&3) Students will develop, interpret and express ideas through written and visual communication.
- (SR1) Demonstrate intercultural competence. (SLO2) Students will identify civic responsibility by examining current events in media that relate to humanities and civil discourse. They will engage in discussion about a topic, explaining the role of social responsibility in these affairs.
(PR1) Evaluate choices and actions and relate consequences to decision-making. (SLO1)
Students will evaluate choices and actions and relate consequences to decision-making.
A general description of lecture/discussion topics included in this course are listed in the Learning Outcomes section of this syllabus.
Students in all sections of this course will learn the following content:
- Part I: Early Civilizations through Ancient Rome
- Part II: Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Middle Ages
- Part III: Renaissance and Seventeenth Century
- Part IV: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
This course is offered face-to-face and online. Instruction for this course will be achieved through the use of written responses to reading reviews have quizzes, discussion topics, submission of links appropriate to the subject, communication activities have presentations, video, listening, reading, writing and Canvas online instruction platform.
The grading scale for this course is as follows:
- Exams – 40%
- Quizzes— 30%
- Assignments – 15%
- Discussions – 15%
- Assigned Readings— 0%
- Courses conducted via video conferencing may be recorded and shared for instructional purposes by the instructor.
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- If any student in this class has special classroom or testing needs because of a physical learning or emotional condition, please contact the ADA Student Coordinator in Support Services located in the Charles C. Matthews Student Center or go to https://www.panola.edu/studentservices/student-support/disability-support-services for more information.
- Withdrawing from a course is the student’s responsibility. Students who do not attend class and who do not withdraw will receive the grade earned for the course.
- Student Handbook: https://www.panola.edu/ (located on at the bottom under student)