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EXAMS. There will be five
exams in this course, each worth fifty (50) points,
corresponding to the five content modules of the course
(located in the relative module by clicking the
Lessons tab). These exams will cover both readings and class material and will be objective in format (identification and multiple choice). The student will have 60 minutes to complete the exam. There will be a one-point penalty assessed for each minute over the time limit. The Final Exam (Exam 5) is not cumulative.
The exams constitute 60% of your final grade.
The dates for the exams are listed on the Calendar. An icon linked to the exam will also appear on the Course Home page. Students have until
midnight on the Tuesday or Thursday following the availability date to complete the exam
(i.e., Tuesday to Thursday, or Thursday to Tuesday). Since
Angel is available 24/7, there should be no reason for students to miss an exam.
VIRTUAL MUSEUM PAPER. The student will be required to make a virtual trip to at least five major museums in at least three countries and identify five (5) works of classical art, ten (10) works of post-classical art, and two (2) contemporary works of art based on classical myths. The student should discuss how the myths used in post-classical and contemporary art have been changed and adapted to new uses.
The paper will be worth fifty (50) points and constitutes
15% of your final grade. There will be a one-point penalty assessed for each day that the paper is late. The due date for the paper is listed on the Calendar. For more information
about the virtual museum paper, click the
Writing Assignments folder in
the Lessons tab.
Note: This is not a formal paper, but errors in spelling, format, and grammar, and typographical errors, will be graded. It is strongly recommended (but not required) that students are currently enrolled or have completed Composition 1 before taking this class.
EXTRA CREDIT. The student can earn up to fifteen (15) points by making a trip to the Nelson-Atkins museum in Kansas City, MO or the Spencer museum in Lawrence (or any major museum in your area), and identify two (2) works of classical art, five (5) works of post-classical art, and one (1) work of contemporary art based on classical myths.
ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION. Attendance will be taken on a daily basis and will be worth twenty-five (25) points. One and one-half (1.5) points will be taken off for each absence in excess of two (2). One (1) point will be taken off for every two (2) late arrivals. Thirteen (13) or more absences will result in an "F" for the course regardless of the student's proficiency in the examinations and writing assignment.
Class Participation will be worth twenty-five (25) points. Five (5) points will be deducted
each 5 week period for those students who are
consistently disruptive
and/or consistently non-participatory.
Attentiveness is not the same as active participation. Five (5) points will also be deducted for every four (4) absences.
Attendance and Participation points combined (50 total)
constitute 10% of your final grade.
Note:
Students must have a combined Attendance and
Participation score of at least 60% in order to receive
a grade higher than a 'C."
ONLINE DISCUSSION.
Discussion will be worth fifty (50) points, and
will be worth 15% of your final grade. The online
discussions will substitute for a classroom
environment. The discussions are located in
the Discussion Forums nugget located on the Communicate tab, in the relative module
folder on the Lessons tab, and relative date on the
Calendar.
Students will be required to reply at
least twice to each discussion question posted
throughout the semester.
Initial replies must be posted
no later than 7 days after the date of the
original posting (for example, the student
must reply by midnight on Tuesday to a discussion question
posted the previous Tuesday).
All replies must be made
within 14 days, after which the discussion will
be closed and graded.
The purpose is to create a discussion that exists in real time. Therefore it is important to keep up with pace of the
discussions.
Students will receive full credit (1 point)
for each discussion question if they make their
initial reply within the
7 day period,
and their second reply anytime
within the 14 day open posting period. Students will receive
partial credit (.5 point)
if they do not respond to the discussion question within 7
days of the posting date, reply only once to the
discussion question, or post all their replies on the same
day. Failure to respond
at all, or posting all your replies
within the
last two days of 14 day posting
period,
will receive no credit (0 point).
To help manage the total number of posts per topic,
students should post no more than
4 replies per question.
The student's participation score will be calculated by adding points and dividing by total possible points to produce a percentage, and then applying the percentage to the
50 possible points for participation. For example, 4.5 points out of
6 possible points produces 75%, or 37.5 participation points.
Responses MUST address directly the content of the course and the comments of the respondent in order to receive credit. Short responses such as "I agree" or "Good post" will not count toward your
two post minimum requirement. The discussions are editable to allow students to write additional material to short posts. Postings not relevant to the discussion question will be moved to the "Student Lounge" area.
It is important that students read through all the posts,
especially the instructor's, even though there is
only a two-post requirement for each question. The discussions create the
environment where we learn the course content, where questions are answered, and
misinformation corrected. Questions you posed in an earlier post may be answered
either by me or another student in subsequent postings.
FINAL GRADES. This breakdown
provides a final accumulated total of four hundred (400)
possible points for the class (excluding extra credit
points).
The student's total will be divided by the total possible
points to establish final grade percentages of each
category. The final grade will be determined by the weighted percentages of the relative grade
categories. Final grades will be assigned as follows:
- A = .900 pct.
- B = .800 pct.
- C = .700 pct.
- D = .600 pct.
- F = .599 pct.
Students who are on the borderline between grades (79% for example) will receive the higher grade if the student's total participation (Attendance
and Class Participation) is above 80%.
NOTE: Students must fulfill the following requirements of the course to receive a passing grade of "C": take 5 exams, turn in the virtual museum writing assignment, participation not less than 60 points (Attendance + Class Participation).
If the student's participation score is less than 60 points one
week before the drop date, the professor will notify the
student via Angel and JCCC email that the student will be
administratively dropped from the course on the drop date if
a remedy to the student's lack of attendance and
participation is not made between the student and professor.
Should you begin to have problems during the semester, either academic or personal, that might prevent you from completing the course requirements, please come see me as soon as possible. Do not wait until the last week of class.
If you are an international student, student athlete or
required to maintain full time status due to a third party
or insurance, withdrawing from the class can have severe
negative effects and may mean you will not have enough
credits to be a full-time student.
HONORS. For those students interested and motivated to greater achievement in higher education, and have a 3.5+ GPA, an honors contract exists for Classical Mythology:
Homeric Greek. After completing this one hour honors contract the student will be able to read Homeric Greek, demonstrate competence in the basic forms of Homeric grammar, and translate and recite the first 10 lines of Homer's Iliad.
Interested students please see me as soon as possible.
Registration forms are available in the Honors Office, COM
201.
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