CRITICAL THINKING: Effectively analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and apply information and ideas from diverse sources and disciplines Required Texts and Sources: Gloria K. Fiero. Landmarks in Humanities ISBN 978-0-07-337664-6 *Please bring textbooks to class each day as we may have work to complete in them. You are responsible to check email and Blackboard from me if there is online reading due or required of you. Additional texts will be available on Blackboard Materials/Technology Requirements: A reliable computer with capabilities to run Atlas, Blackboard, and Word Processing, Attendance Policy: If you must miss a class or activity or are late it will impact your grade. Classroom and activity attendance and punctuality is vital to academic success. Excused absences will be allowed in accordance with Valencia’s official policies. You must attend class all semester, be on time and submit the assignments on the due dates to meet the attendance requirement. For instance: ATTENDANCE: # Absences points #absences points 0 100 6 70 1 96 7 66 2 90 8 60 3 86 9 56 4 80 10 50 5 76 11+ 48 To earn full points in this category you must be present both physically and mentally. Any actions which demonstrate you are not or in any manner prohibit others from learning “present” will result in a lowered participation grade. Electronic Devices in class: Cellular phones cannot be on your desk at any time. Text messaging or answering your cell phone while in-class will be considered disruptive behavior and can be a cause for your dismissal from class. NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND NO TEXT MESSAGING. At no time will you be allowed to listen to your IPOD or MP3 player in class. You are not allowed to have any music device on your desk. Also, notebooks (computers)
CRITICAL THINKING: Effectively analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and apply information and ideas from diverse sources and disciplines Required Texts and Sources: Gloria K. Fiero. Landmarks in Humanities ISBN 978-0-07-337664-6 *Please bring textbooks to class each day as we may have work to complete in them. You are responsible to check email and Blackboard from me if there is online reading due or required of you. Additional texts will be available on Blackboard Materials/Technology Requirements: A reliable computer with capabilities to run Atlas, Blackboard, and Word Processing, Attendance Policy: If you must miss a class or activity or are late it will impact your grade. Classroom and activity attendance and punctuality is vital to academic success. Excused absences will be allowed in accordance with Valencia’s official policies. You must attend class all semester, be on time and submit the assignments on the due dates to meet the attendance requirement. For instance: ATTENDANCE: # Absences points #absences points 0 100 6 70 1 96 7 66 2 90 8 60 3 86 9 56 4 80 10 50 5 76 11+ 48 To earn full points in this category you must be present both physically and mentally. Any actions which demonstrate you are not “present” or in any manner prohibit others from learning will result in a lowered participation grade. Electronic Devices in class: Cellular phones cannot be on your desk at any time. Text messaging or answering your cell phone while in-class will be considered disruptive behavior and can be a cause for your dismissal from class. NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND NO TEXT MESSAGING. At no time will you be allowed to listen to your IPOD or MP3 player in class. You are not allowed to have any music device on your desk. Also, notebooks (computers)