Please Read Carefully:
This course is being offered using Blackboard Vista as the Learning Management System. If you have never used Blackboard vista before, please visit the orientation site.  http://www.ccconline.org/support/vista

You will access your CCA Blackboard Vista course at http://online.ccaurora.edu

Note:  You will not be able to access your course until the start date, June 2^nd.

New this semester: A support desk is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist you with setting up your computer and solving problems. http://www.ccaurora.edu/students/helpdesk/

Humanities III: The Modern World

HUM 123-176/177

3 Credit Hours

(June 2 to Aug 9)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course examines the cultures of the 17^th through 21st centuries by focusing on the interrelationships of the arts, ideas, and history.  Students will consider the influences of industrialism, scientific development and non-European peoples.

There are NO prerequisites for this course – you do not need to have taken Hum I or Hum II to take this course.  The Humanities courses, like many liberal arts courses, are divided by time periods, not by difficulty as in the sciences.  This class covers a modern time, somewhat equivalent to Western Civ II.

COURSE WEBSITE:

http://online.ccaurora.edu

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:

Name

Ronnie Peacock

Phone

E-mail

Ronnie.Peacock@ccaurora.edu (However, please use the email within the Vista course whenever possible)

Fax

Mailbox Location

Not on campus

Other

REQUIRED COMPUTER SKILLS:

·        Send/receive mail

·        Download files to your computer and then open them

·        Basic word processing skills 

·        Experience with the Blackboard Vista tool or having read the orientation guide at http://www.ccconline.org/support/vista

REQUIRED TEXT BOOK(S):

Bundle ISBN: (ISBN 10): 0205539513

OPTIONAL MATERIALS:

Any Writer’s guide (Hacker, Rampolla, Berkin, etc) that shows you how to avoid plagiarism, how to cite sources in MLA or CMS formats and how to structure essays.) It is strongly recommended that you purchase or borrow a writer’s guide.

REQUIRED HARDWARE/ SOFTWARE:

·        Supported Web-browser

·        Supported version of Java

·        To confirm your software is supported, run the Browser Check at http://online.ccaurora.edu

HOW TO GET STARTED:

When you are first able to log in please do the following:

1. Run the Browser Tune-up – it will help to make sure your hardware/software combination is totally compatible with WebCT Vista.

2. Click on the link that says “Start Here”

3. Take the time to play with the course web, look through the pages, try the links, and learn to become comfortable before any assignments are due.

ORIENTATION SESSION/FIRST MEETING:

Not applicable.

OTHER INFORMATION:

Assignments for this course include: A midterm essay exam, a final essay exam (not cumulative) – both based on assigned readings other than the textbook; internet research assignments based on textbook readings; and weekly threaded discussions. All assignments are due to me by midnight Sunday night, as indicated on the course syllabus and info pages.