English 211 Syllabus
Created by Virginia S. Baker, Eastern Kentucky University - 05/28/01
Last modified: 06/10/01 - This is a tentative syllabus until the start of the term.
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Course
Description
Target
Population: Sophomore or above undergraduate students, wishing to
meet a general education requirement for graduation. This course is intended only for students seeking credit. Any
student who wishes audit credit only should not register
for this course.
ENG 211, Survey of World Literature I, 3 credit hours, consists
of selected readings from masterpieces of world literature from ancient times
through the Renaissance.
Course Prerequisite: ENG 101 and 102, or ENG 105
Required Text: 
Maynard Mack and others, Norton Anthology of World
Masterpieces: Literature of the Western Culture through the
Renaissance.Vol. I. Expanded Edition. W.W. Norton & Co., 1995. ISBN
0-393-96346-2
The textbook is available from the Eastern Kentucky
University Bookstore for $51.35.To order by mail enclose an additional $6.00 to
cover shipping and handling. To reach the bookstore call (859) 622-2696, or
contact them
through the University Quick Links at: <http://www.eku.edu>.
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Course Objectives
1.
To create an awareness and appreciation of world
literature
2.
To provide students with a background that will enable
them to enjoy various types of literature
3.
To enable students to understand the literature of the
period through an understanding of the historical, cultural, and social events
of the period
4.
To enable students to recognize in literature changing
attitudes toward various themes such as man, nature, the church, and other
institutions
5.
To enable students to write clearly, concisely, and
objectively about literature
6.
To introduce students to the development of various genres within each literary period, such
as drama, poetry, and the essay
Class
Preparation
The University has established basic guidelines which
expect students enrolled in a 100--200 level course to spend at least two hours
of preparation each week for each hour of credit.
Students in this class will be expected to schedule a
minimum of six hours of course work each week. A personal schedule sheet which
is provided in Course Documents should be downloaded, to
document the time spent either reading the text or working at the computer.
Students will be asked to submit this to the instructor at the end of week 3, week 9, week 12, and week 15.
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Academic Accommodations
If there is any student registered in this class who is in
need of academic accommodations and who is registered with the Office of
Services for Students with Disabilities, please make an individual appointment
to call or e-mail the instructor to discuss accommodations. Upon individual
request, this syllabus can be made available in alternative forms. If any
student who has not registered with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities
has need of academic accommodations, please contact the Office directly either
in person on the first floor of the Turley House or by telephone at (859) 622
-1500 V/TT.
Computer Requirements
1.
Students who enroll in this course must have
computer hardware sufficient to access either Netscape 4.0 or Internet Explorer
4.0 software. A minimum of Netscape 4.0 or Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher is
required for Blackboard users. Reliable Internet access is required.
2.
Students must have either Eudora or Microsoft
Outlook e-mail software installed, or comparable e-mail software capable of
sending and receiving e-mail and attachments. Students interested in getting a
free e-mail account at EKU should follow the directions given at http://www.itds.eku.edu/ac/help/email/
3.
Students must have access to Microsoft Word software
for written assignments.
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Course Requirements
1.
Students should e-mail the instructor on the first
day of class, to confirm registration.
2.
Students will be expected to complete the assigned
readings as scheduled, and post weekly responses on the discussion board, as
indicated in the assignments.
3.
Students will be expected to write a variety of
assignments from short e-mail messages to longer reports, using clear effective
sentences and following the standard guidelines for grammar, punctuation, and
composition.
4.
Students
will be expected to submit these written reports and papers
electronically to the instructor, unless directed otherwise.
5.
Students will be expected to submit a short,
research paper of approximately four to five pages by the end of week twelve. The topic must be chosen from the approved list, and
confirmed with the instructor by the end of week seven. The paper should follow the guidelines established in
the MLA Style Sheet.. See http://www.mla.org
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Course Policies
1.
Academic
Honesty is expected of each person in the class. Students are
expected to do their own work, without assistance from anyone else. It is
expected that all work which is submitted by a student is solely the work of
that student and no one else. For a
more complete statement of Eastern’s policy on plagiarism, see the University Handbook
for Students
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2.
Student
On-Campus Meetings will not be
a requirement for this class. Instead, all student work will be conducted
either through textbook readings or on-line activities.
3. Student Tests will consist of optional
unit quizzes which will not be used for formal evaluation but instead will
assist the student in determining his or her own understanding of the material.
4. Formal Evaluation will
consist of all written work including messages, reports, and the research paper
submitted to the instructor. See Grading
Policy.
5.
Student
Interaction between members of the class is strongly encouraged. Student
pairs will be asked to complete several exercises and post their responses on
either the discussion board or in e-mail. As noted earlier, students will be
expected to keep in touch with the instructor on a weekly basis.
6.
Student
Information Pages will provide an opportunity for class members to
post personal information about themselves, to introduce themselves to other
class members. Personal pictures also
may be displayed, although this is optional.
7.
Student
Discussion Board will provide an opportunity for students to
interact with other class members and with the instructor.
8. Student Participation in a Chatroom Experience will be
encouraged on at least one occasion, although it will not be required of all
students since some students may not be technically able to access it.
9. Student Schedule Sheet will be
required of all students, to provide a weekly record of the time spent on
this course: time reading the text, time doing the e-mail assignments, time completing
the on-line assignments, and time completing the research project. This weekly
record should be downloaded from Course
Documents during the first week of class, and sent to the instructor at the
end of the week 3, week 9, week 12 and week 15.
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Grading Policy
Each assignment will receive a numerical grade. The research
paper will be weighted to count as four assignments. The grade
for the course will be determined by a simple average of each of the grades
earned. Based upon the numerical average, the course grade will be a letter
grade:
A
= 100--90
B = 89--80
C = 79--70
D = 69--60
F = 59 and below
If an assignment has been revised, the grade will consist
of the average of the original and the revised grade.
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Posting Course Grades
Because the web is not secure,
posting student grades by e-mail may not be totally private and secure. If you
wish to receive your grades through e-mail at the end of this course, you must print and sign the Grade Consent
Form found in Course Documents,
and return it to the instructor by means of the postal service. This should be
done by the end of the first week of class.
Without your signature, grades will automatically be sent through the
post office at the end of the semester. If you change your mind during the
semester, please notify the instructor in writing, through the post office.
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Other Privacy Issues
Please remember that the web is never totally secure, that
hackers can and do hack into various types of information posted on Internet
sites. Be especially alert with e-mail messages, whether personal or class-related.
When posting your personal information to the Student Information Pages in Blackboard, you may omit posting your
personal picture if you so choose.
Since students will be accessing this course through
Eastern Kentucky University's Blackboard software, at <http://
www.courses.eku.edu> they should be very careful to use the password which
was chosen during registration. After class begins, students should change
their password, as instructed. Since this is a personal password it should not
be shared with others, in order to protect the privacy of other class members.
See Eastern’s Code of Ethics for
Computing and Communications, at http://www.itds.eku.edu/ac/codeofethics.shtml
Always
log out of the class at the end of your work session, and completely close your browser.
This is especially important if you are using a computer in
the library or other public setting, since others may get into the network and
create problems.
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Technological Problems
In case
of technological
problems which prevent students from accessing the class site in Blackboard, students
should immediately contact the instructor. If the problem cannot be resolved quickly, the instructor will enable students to access the course materials on her personal web site at:
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Student Posting of Assignments
1.
By the end of each week students are expected to post one
e-mail message to the instructor, or one message to the discussion board. Usually this
assignment will require a brief response to one of the unit objectives, or occasionally
a short summary of one of the assigned web sites.
2. The student is expected to contact the instructor
weekly, even in cases of illness or other family problems!
3.
If the student is unable to complete the assignment
because of illness, his or her message to the instructor stating that problem
will be sufficient.
4.
However, the student's assignment must be received
by the instructor within two weeks,
unless special arrangements are made with the instructor.
5.
Please keep in mind proper "etiquette" when
sending e-mail to others. Avoid using all capital letters, because that
communicates anger. Also, read through the messages carefully to be certain
that they will not be interpreted as angry, strident, or demanding.
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Dropping a Course or Withdrawing from the University
Students finding it necessary to
withdraw from the University must submit an official withdrawal at the
Registrar Record's Office, Coates Administration Building, Room 15. A
withdrawal is granted only through the eighth week of classes during a regular
semester or through the midpoint of any intersession, summer session, or
non-standard course. A grade of "W" is assigned. Students who leave
the University without an official withdrawal are subject to a grade of
"F".
After the eighth week, a student
who is the victim of extraordinary circumstances may petition through either
the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management (undergraduates) or the
Associate Vice President for Planning and Program Coordination (graduate
student) for an administrative withdrawal from the University. The deadline for
filing a petition for withdrawal under extraordinary circumstances is the last
day of the full semester following the term from which the student is seeking
withdrawal. The student should prepare a written petition and should include justification and documentation for the
withdrawal. If approved, the Registrar will assign grades of "W" and
will notify the instructors of the classes. (Reprinted from the Eastern Kentucky University, Undergraduate
College Catalog, '99--'01.)
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Eastern
Kentucky University
Campus Contacts
For additional advising
regarding this course, please contact the instructor.
Department of English
(859) 622-5861, or "
http://www.english.eku.edu"
Admissions, (859) 622-2106, or " http://www.admissions.eku.edu"
Student Advising, (859) 622-3311, or "http://www.advising.eku.edu"
Financial Aid, (859)
622-2361, or "http://www.finaid.eku.edu"
Billings
and Collections, (959) 622-1232,
(859) 622-1236 (V/TTY), or "http://www.billings.eku.edu"
Housing and Residency, (859) 622-1515 (V/TTY) or "
http://www.housing.eku.edu"
Registrar
(859) 622-1785 or (859) 622-6594 (V/TTY)
"http://www.registrar.eku.edu"
Registration On-line, "http://www.online.eku.edu"
Bookstore, (859)
622-2696, FAX (859) 622-2550, or contact "http://www.ekubookstore.com"
Library
Resources, (859) 622-1785, (859)
622-6594 (V/TTY) "http://www.library.eku.edu"
Computing Help:
EKU Help
Desk, available 24 hours a day and seven days a week at "http://w4.eku.edu/search.cgi?q=&ps=20&o=0&m=any&ul=&x=14&y=6"
Extended Programs
Corbin
Extension Center, (606)
528-0551, or contact " http://www.extendedprograms.eku.edu/Corbin"
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Created by Virginia S.
Baker 5/28/2001
For information or
questions contact vsbaker@kih.net
Copyright 2001