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COURSE SYLLABUS: Human Culture and Values I


Course Title: IDS210 – Human Culture and Values I
Department: Interdisciplinary Studies
Instructor: Michele Beshears MA - E-Mail - Vita


Course Description:
The course provides a thorough presentation and examination of human culture and values from the time of the earliest human civilizations to the present time. The first part of the course covers early civilizations to the Renaissance, whereas the second one covers from the Renaissance to the present time.

Required book: Online Bookstore

Culture and Values, Volume One, 6th Edition, by Lawrence Cunningham and John Reich. Thomason/Wadsworth, 2005/2006. ISBN-13: 9780534582289 ISBN: 0534582281

Course Requirements:
  1. Mid-term Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Final Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Term Paper. The topic will be selected by the student. APA Style. Minimum eight references. 50%
Grading Scale:

90 - 100%
80 - 89.99%
70 - 79.99%
60 - 69.99%
below 60% 		A
B
C
D
F


Grading:
Your grade in this course will be based on the following:

Mid-term Exam
Final Exam
Term Paper 		25%
25%
50%


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Week #1
Chapter One. The Beginnings of Civilization.
Chapter Two. Early Greece.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #2
Chapter Three. Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period.
Chapter Four. The Roman Legacy.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #3
Chapter Five. Ancient Civilizations of India and China.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #4
Chapter Six. Jerusalem and Early Christianity.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Mid-term Examination

Week #5
Chapter Seven. Byzantium.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #6
Chapter Eight. Islam.
Chapter Nine. Charlemagne and the Rise of Medieval Culture.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #7
Chapter Ten. High Middle Ages: The Search for Synthesis.
Chapter Eleven. The Fourteenth Century.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #8
Chapter 12. The Early Renaissance.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Submit Final Exam
Submit the Term Paper