Tulsa Community College

Syllabus, Fall 2014

 Humanities 2443

 Honors Art of Film

Section 101/CRN 11964

Professor Cherie Hughes, Ph.D.

Wednesdays: 12:00-2:50/MC 624

Office: MC 516

Liberal Arts Division

Phone: (918) 595-7129

Chairman: Mr. Michael Hammer

Emails: cherie.hughes@tulsacc.edu

Office: MC 505

Hughes’s Office Hours:  Tuesday 7:00-12:00 Wednesdays 7:00-12:00  

Phone: (918) 595-7117

 

Office Hours: M-F: 8:00 - 5:00 pm

Appointment conferences by request

Text Books:  Thomas Schatz, Hollywood Genres: Formulas, Filmmaking, and the Studio System, Random House. 

Next Course in Sequence: Humanities 2333, Literature and Film; Humanities 2663, Hollywood's America.  There is also a Religion in Film Course, Religion 2313.

Course Catalog Description: A critical study of film as an art form and as a reflection of modern culture through an examination of selected works and reviews.  Lecture: 3 hours.  No Laboratory.

Course Objectives: At the end of this course, the successful student will be able to demonstrate the following:

  • The development of film as the modern art form
  • Knowledge of some of the technical aspects of filmmaking
  • Awareness of the human and social values of popular films
  • The critical skills necessary to analyze films
  • Communication skills to express the understandings gained in this course

TCC General Education Goals: The General Education Goals are designed to ensure that graduates of TCC have the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to carry them successfully through the work and personal lives. The General Education Goals relevant to this course include: Critical Thinking, Effective Communication, Scholarly Engagement, and Technological Proficiency.

Grades and Evaluation: There are 500 points possible for the semester based on the following assignments. For the course, students will write three 3-5 page (750-1200 words) film reviews and take one Mid-Term and one take-home Final Exam.  Reviews are due by the start of class on the dates assigned. The Final exam will be optional.

Reviews (3) 300                                        Reviews (3)  300

Mid-term    100                                        Mid-Term    100

Final           100                                        No Final          0

Total           500                                         Total           400

Grades based on 400 Point Scale

Grades Based on 500 Point Scale

A     360-400

A     450-500

B     320-359

B     400-449

C     280-319

C     350-399

D     240-279

D     300-349

F         0-239

F         0-299

 

N.B.:  Be aware that grades for written work completed outside of class will be affected by organization, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.  Any work that is deficient in any of these areas with five errors or more cannot receive a grade higher than 70.  I recommend that students with writing difficulties seek help from the Writing Lab.

 

ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION POLICY

 

Students are expected to attend every class meeting, arrive on time, and remain until dismissal.   Because the class meets only once a week, any absence is considered "Excessive Absence."  Roll will be taken weekly at the beginning of class.  The instructor may increase or decrease a student's course grade depending on the frequency and quality of the student's classroom participation.

 

Education Access Center: If you have any documented special learning or testing needs, please contact the Education Access Center on the Metro Campus (595-7115) or the Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing on the Northeast Campus (595-7428/ TDD-TTY 595-7434) and ask the personnel to notify me of any recommended measures. It is the student's responsibility to accomplish this no later than the end of the first week of class.

Make-up and Late Assignments Policy: Assignments not received by the assigned deadline will not be graded for credit. It is the student's responsibility to complete the assignments on time.  There may be extraordinary extenuating circumstances which may warrant a time extension and which a student may wish to discuss personally with the instructor in advance of the due date and time.  Make-up work or exams are at the discretion of the instructor.

Institutional Statement and Academic Misconduct: Each student is responsible for being aware of the information contained in the TCC catalog, TCC Student Handbook, Student Code of Conduct Policy Handbook and the semester information listed in the class schedule. Particularly important is the policy on plagiarism. Plagiarism is a form of academic misconduct with serious consequences. It is claiming, indicating, or implying that the ideas, sentences, or words of another writer are your own; it includes having another writer do work claimed to be your own, copying the work of another and presenting it as your own (even if it is not word for word), or following the work of another as a guide to ideas and expression that are then presented as your own. Plagiarism may be intended or unintended on the part of the student; however, because instructors cannot know student intent, all plagiarized work will receive zero points. It is a practice to guard against.  Plagiarism will result in a course grade of “F”.

Unacceptable Student Behavior:  Needless to say, uses of vulgarities and profanities are as unacceptable in any classroom.  Be mindful of anything that could be perceived as a threat or an insult. The “Student Cody of Conduct” is online for all to read.

Conferences: Students having difficulty completing the requirements of the course ought to seek help and guidance from the instructor as early as possible in the semester.

 Withdrawal Policy: Please consult with the instructor before withdrawing. Together we may be able to work out a solution to any difficulties you have. To withdraw from the course, the student must initiate official withdrawal in the Counseling Center; non-participation does NOT constitute official withdrawal. The student who stops participating, but does not withdraw himself, will be Administratively Withdrawn from the course, which may necessitate in the repayment and/or cancellation of student loan and grants. 

Honors Art of Film

Tentative Viewing Schedule: Fall 2014

Film selections, assignments & dates are subject to change.

WEEK            DATE                                      FILM & ASSIGNMENT DUE

 

 

1                      8/19                                         Stagecoach

 

2                      8/26                                         Shane

 

3                                            9/2                                           Pale Rider                              

 

4                      9/9                                           Tombstone

 

5                      9/16                                         Scarface --- Review 1 Due

 

6                      9/23                                         Godfather I

 

7                      9/30                                         Miller’s Crossing

 

8                      10/7                                         Pulp Fiction

 

9                      10/14                                       Goodfellas --- Review II Due

 

10                    10/21                                       Mid-Term Exam

 

11                    10/28                                       Maltese Falcon

 

12                    11/2                                         Chinatown

 

13                    11/11                                       LA Confidential

 

14                    11/18                                       Devil in a Blue Dress--- Review III Due

 

15                    11/25                                       Thanksgiving Break

 

16                    12/2                                         Film TBA -- Optional Take-Home Exam     

                                                                                                     

17                    12/9                                         Discussion of Film and Society