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Distance Learning Spring Course Schedule > Offline Orientation
Dram 10-80 Introduction to Theater
This is an
introductory course designed to educate the student about the form and
content of narrative film from the early Twentieth Century to the
present.
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Advisory:
Eligibility for English 1A
strongly recommended
Course Details
- Instructor:
Barry Wolcott
- E-Mail: bwolcott@taft.org
- Telephone: Leave message: 661.763.7758
- The instructor may be
available on campus by arrangement. Messages will be answered
and assignments will be graded daily. Phone calls will be taken
by the Counseling Office and forwarded to the Instructor. The
course message center should be used for all on-line
correspondence unless you need an immediate answer. In that
case, call or email the instructor’s office number or email
address.
Units: 3
Class Meets: January 28 - May 29, 2008
Textbook & Estimated Costs:
Theatre, The Lively Art (5th edition)
Edwin Wilson and Alvin Goldfarb (McGraw Hill, 2004), available
as a rental from the Taft College Book Store. Rental Price is
20% of the cost of the book. ISBN: ISBN-13 9780073514123
Remember, you must return rental texts or you will be billed for
the cost of the text.
Plays: Shakespeare “Hamlet” & Hansberry “Raisin in
the Sun”
"Jill’s Gone" will be provided free to students
Purchase: If you live outside of the Taft area,
it might be simpler to just
buy the text from the publisher or an independent book retailer.
Estimated Time Per Week:
Students can expect to spend approximately 7 to 10 hours per week
reading, writing, watching films and taking exams and writing the
three required artistic critiques.
Special Requirements: This
course is delivered through the Etudes program. Directions for the
course are included in the course syllabus found in the ETUDES-NG
shell.
Assignments & Tests: See
Syllabus
Proctored Exams: Yes- See the
Proctor Identification
Procedures for directions on how to set up a proctor for
approval.
Additional Comments: Because
this is a distance learning course, attendance is not an issue.
Turning assignments in on time is. Students must stay on the
assignment schedule. Not keeping current is the equivalent of
missing classes. As you will see in the attached syllabus there is a
system in place for late arrival of materials.
New to ETUDES-NG:
be sure to check
System Requirements
before getting started with ETUDES-NG.
You need to do this on each computer you use while taking a class
through ETUDES-NG.
ETUDES-NG Course: You will log into the Etudes-NG
classroom with log-in information provided below:
New Users use the following login instructions:
Login ID
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Password
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First 2 letters of first name +
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First 2 letters of last name +
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Last 5 digits of SSN
(Type using all lower case
letters)
Example:
Jose
A. Garcia
SSN: 111-22-3333
Username =
joga23333 |
MonthDay of
birth in school records
(Type using all lower case letters)
Example:
Birthday is April 11th,
1982 (04/11/82)
Password =
0411 |
Previous Users use the following login instructions:
Login ID
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Password
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First 2 letters of first name +
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First 2 letters of last name +
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Last 5 digits of SSN
(Type using all lower case letters)
Example:
Jose A.
Garcia
SSN: 111-22-3333
Username =
joga23333 |
Enter the
password YOU set in a previous term
If you cannot remember your password, go to the
ETUDES-NG login screen and reset the password.
Be sure to use the email address you used on
your application.
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Etudes-NG link opens in a new window

Disclaimer: The book prices are an approximation
only and are subject to change.
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