English 2332 Online (Summer 1 2018, Section 311)
Instructor Kevin Eubanks
Office Phone (940) 498-6218 (E-mail is the best way to contact the instructor.)
Office Address 206 Corinth (inside 201)
Online Office Hours 8-9 am Monday-Thursday
E-mail Use the Canvas messaging system for all course communications. If Canvas is inaccessible, email the instructor at keubanks@nctc.edu
ESFL Division Chair Contact Information
Dr. Rochelle Gregory
(940) 498-6297
rgregory@nctc.edu
No Required Text
All course readings are available online. Some of the readings are pdf documents, so you will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer.
Course Description
A survey of world literature from the ancient world through the 18th century. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 or equivalent
Course Requirements
- Two major online examinations (see the Assignment Description link in the Important Information module).
- One researched offline essay (1000 words-- see the Assignment Description link in the Important Information module).
- Answers to sets of analysis questions (see the Assignment Description link in the Important Information module).
- Participation in discussion forums (see the Assignment Description link in the Important Information module).
- Online quizzes over course readings
Time Requirement (very important) About 6 hours per day, Monday through Thursday
Computer Requirements
- A computer with an internet connection
- Word-processing software (such as Microsoft Word)
- Adobe Reader
Grading Policy
- online unit exams: 20% each for 2 exams
- offline essay: 20%
- reading quizzes: 15% total (The three lowest quiz grades will be dropped.)
- discussion posts: 15% total
- analysis questions: 10% total
Last day to drop with a grade of "W": June 28
Policies for Late Work
- Quizzes: Quizzes cannot be taken after the deadline.
- Online Unit Exams: One point will be deducted for each minute over the time limit. All sections of the exam must be completed before midnight on the due date.
- Discussion Participation: No credit will be given for any discussion posting submitted after midnight on the due date.
- Analysis Questions Submissions: No credit will be given for any set of analysis questions submitted after midnight on the due date.
- Offline Essay: For Units One and Two, ten points will be deducted for each day after the due date (beginning at midnight on the due date). For Unit Three, no late essays will be accepted.
Policy for Technical Problems
If you experience technical problems (such as a computer crash during a unit exam or problems with submitting an assignment), send an email to the instructor immediately. (If Canvas is unavailable, send the email to keubanks@nctc.edu.) Describe as specifically as possible what you were doing when you experienced the problem. Include any error messages that appear. Include a screenshot, if possible.
Academic Integrity
Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test or quiz, plagiarism, and collusion. See See Student Handbook “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct [FLB- (LOCAL)]” #18. Disciplinary Actions [Student Handbook, p. 164, #5] “When cheating, collusion, or plagiarism has occurred beyond any reasonable doubt, the instructor may give the student or students involved an ‘F’ on a particular assignment or for the course. [See Scholastic Dishonesty FLB (Local).] The instructor shall make a written report of the incident and of the planned action to his Department Chair. The Department Chair shall report the incident and action to appropriate instructional dean who shall review the case, notify the student and, if necessary, take further action. This may involve either probation or suspension of the student or students in question. If such disciplinary action is deemed necessary, the Dean of Student Services shall be notified, and the action shall be taken through that office.”
Cheating includes the following behaviors:
- Taking a quiz or exam together with another student
- Communicating with another student by phone, texting, or social media during an exam
- Using someone else's notes to take an exam
Students are encouraged to study together prior to exams; however, during an actual exam, students must write their own responses using only their own notes. Exam responses that are overly similar in wording to responses from other students will be considered evidence of cheating.
Plagiarism is the presentation of another person’s work as one’s own, whether intentionally or not. Since research is prohibited for the exams, use of any outside materials in those assignments will automatically constitute plagiarism.
Collusion is excessive, unauthorised collaboration on analysis questions, discussion posts, or the offline essay. Students are encouraged to discuss ideas with others and to let others proofread writing assignments; however, the actual wording of assignments should be the students' own.
A person who cheats, plagiarizes, or colludes with another will receive a zero for the particular assignment, and may receive an F for the course. All three sections of an exam constitute a single assignment. Therefore, a zero on one section will also result in a zero on the other two sections.
ADA Statement
North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of disability for admission or access to its programs. The College is committed to providing equal access to its students with disabilities by providing appropriateaccommodations; a variety of services and resources are made available through the ACCESS Department. Students are responsible for notifying the ACCESS Department of their need for assistance. Students with documented disabilities, such as mobility impairment, hearing or visual impairment, learning, and/or psychological disorders are eligible for services.
Disability Accommodations
The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. A disability is anything that can interfere with learning, such as a learning disability, psychological challenge, physical illness, or injury. Accommodations may include extra time on tests, tests in a distraction-reduced environment, volunteer note taker in class, etc. On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 in the Administration Building (100) or call 940-668-4209. Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209 to arrange for an intake appointment with OSD.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete English 2332 will meet the following learning outcomes:
1. Identify key ideas, representative authors and works, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
2. Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during different historical periods or in different regions.
4. Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
5. Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature.
Core Objectives
(Foundational Component Area: Language, Philosophy, and Culture)
- Critical Thinking Skills (CT)- to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information
- Communication Skills (COM)- to include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral, and visual communication
- Social Responsibility (SR)- to include intercultural competency, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities
- Personal Responsibility (PR)- to include the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making
Course Summary:
Mon Jun 4, 2018
Submit Prerequisite Verification Form Here due by 11:59pm
Tue Jun 5, 2018
Discussion: Leadership in the Odyssey (See the assignment description in the Important Information Module.) due by 11:59pm
Odyssey Analysis Questions (See the assignment description in the Important Information Module below.) due by 11:59pm
Odyssey Reading Quiz due by 11:59pm
Wed Jun 6, 2018
Discussion: fate and free will in Oedipus (and beyond) due by 11:59pm
Oedipus Analysis Questions due by 11:59pm
Oedipus Reading Quiz due by 11:59pm
Thu Jun 7, 2018
Discussion: "The more things change. . . ." Sex and gender then and now due by 11:59pm
Lysistrata Analysis Questions due by 11:59pm
Lysistrata Reading Quiz due by 11:59pm
Mon Jun 11, 2018
Apology Analysis Questions due by 11:59pm
Apology Reading Quiz due by 11:59pm
Discussion: Is ignorance bliss? Socrates and Oedipus due by 11:59pm
Tue Jun 12, 2018
Catullus Analysis Questions due by 11:59pm
Catullus Poems Reading Quiz due by 11:59pm
Discussion: Catullus and Top 40 Radio due by 11:59pm
Discussion: Ovid and Ancient Roman "Family Values" due by 11:59pm
Metamorphoses Analysis Questions due by 11:59pm
Metamorphoses Reading Quiz due by 11:59pm
Wed Jun 13, 2018
Ancient World Exam: Part One, Terms due by 11:59pm
Ancient World Exam: Part Three, Online Essay due by 11:59pm
Ancient World Exam: Part Two, Quotations due by 11:59pm
Submit Unit One Offline Essay Here due by 11:59pm
Thu Jun 14, 2018
Discussion: Medieval Values due by 11:59pm
Lanval and Laustic Analysis Questions due by 11:59pm
Lanval and Laustic Reading Quiz due by 11:59pm
Medieval Lyrics Analysis Questions due by 11:59pm
Medieval Lyrics Reading Quiz due by 11:59pm
Mon Jun 18, 2018
Discussion: Images of Hell in Dante and in popular culture due by 11:59pm
Inferno Analysis Questions due by 11:59pm
Inferno Reading Quiz due by 11:59pm
Tue Jun 19, 2018
Decameron Analysis Questions due by 11:59pm
Decameron: Reading Quiz due by 11:59pm
Discussion: Oh, Those Poor Adulterers--Courtly Lovers Today due by 11:59pm
Wed Jun 20, 2018
Discussion: Gawain--perfectionist or sinner? due by 11:59pm
Sir Gawain Analysis Questions due by 11:59pm
Sir Gawain: Reading Quiz due by 11:59pm
Thu Jun 21, 2018
Discussion: "what thing . . . women desire most" due by 11:59pm
Wife of Bath Analysis Questions due by 11:59pm
Wife of Bath: Reading Quiz due by 11:59pm
Mon Jun 25, 2018
Middle Ages Exam: Part One, Terms due by 11:59pm
Middle Ages Exam: Part Three, Essay due by 11:59pm
Middle Ages Exam: Part Two, Quotations due by 11:59pm
Submit Unit Two Offline Essay Here due by 11:59pm
Tue Jun 26, 2018
Discussion: Modern Machiavellians (Let's get pragmatic.) due by 11:59pm
Discussion: Petrarch (Let's get poetic.) due by 11:59pm
Prince Analysis Questions due by 11:59pm
Prince: Reading Quiz due by 11:59pm
Rime Sparse Analysis Questions due by 11:59pm
Rime Sparse reading quiz due by 11:59pm
Wed Jun 27, 2018
Discussion: "The Praise of Folly" and fools today due by 11:59pm
Praise of Folly Analysis Questions due by 11:59pm
Praise of Folly Reading Quiz due by 11:59pm
Thu Jun 28, 2018
Discussion: Gender Relations in Heptameron due by 11:59pm
Heptameron Analysis Questions due by 11:59pm
Heptameron: Reading Quiz due by 11:59pm
Mon Jul 2, 2018
Discussion: Who are the "Barbarians" anyway? due by 11:59pm
Of Cannibals Analysis Questions due by 11:59pm
Of Cannibals: Reading Quiz due by 11:59pm
Tue Jul 3, 2018
Discussion: Don Quixote, Idealists and Realists due by 11:59pm
Don Quixote Analysis Questions due by 11:59pm
Don Quixote reading quiz due by 11:59pm
Thu Jul 5, 2018
Renaissance Exam: Part One, Terms due by 11:59pm
Renaissance Exam: Part Three Essay due by 11:59pm
Renaissance Exam: Part Two Quotations due by 11:59pm
Submit Unit Three Offline Essay Here due by 11:59pm