Offline Orientation - Humanities 10

Hum 10-70 Introduction to Film Studies

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.

Advisory: Eligibility for English 1A strongly recommended

PLEASE NOTE: All student names will be added to the NG Shell for Hum 10-80. Student who have access to the internet from either computers on the Taft College campus, or at home, are encouraged to submit their work in that manner. The login instructions are found at the bottom of this page. Students who do not have access to computers will need to complete their work, but mail it the instructor. Those students must come to the Taft College Proctoring Center to take their midterm and final exams. TCI students will receive and submit their works via the Taft College Instructional Aides and communicate with the instructor using the Student-Teacher Correspondence forms available at that location. Please contact the instructor at 661-763-7771 with any questions or concerns.

Course Details

Instructor: Mrs. Swenson

E-Mail: sswenson@taft.org before the semester begins, but after that use the private message center in the Etudes NG shell
Telephone: 661.763.7771, Office T-1
The instructor will be available on campus during the week and can arrange to meet with students there. And, the instructor will check for messages in the Private Message Center several times a day during the week, and at least one time during the weekends. If you are an auditory learner, you may consider sending the instructor a phone number where she can call you and answer your questions or talk you through something. Phone calls will be taken during office hours or at other times convenient for the student and instructor. The course message center should be used for all on-line correspondence unless you need an immediate answer. In that case, call the instructors office number and send a message through the Message Center.
I want to answer your questions and help you, so contact me when you need help.

Units: 3

Class Start and End: January 28th - May 23rd, 2008
This course will be available for access on January 25th, 2008.

Textbook & Estimated Costs:

Rental Textbook: Film Art: An Introduction, (7th Edition) David Bordwell & Kristin Thompson, Nagle, (McGraw-Hill, 2001) ISBN: 0-07-287880-0, available as a rental from the Taft College Library or for purchase from several online bookstores. For the Rental Price, please see the Taft College bookstore site at or call the bookstore at 661.763.7731.
Rental CD and Viewers Guide:

Estimated Time Per Week: Students can expect to spend approximately 8 to 10 hours per week reading, writing, viewing films, and taking quizzes and exams.

Special Requirements:　This course is structured as an online course using an Etudes shell to submit work and take exams for those students who are computer proficient. Other students will receive the course materials through the US mail or the TCI Instructional Aides. The requirements and rigor are the same for TCI, offline, and online students. Students are welcome to use the computers in the LRC and computer labs to submit their work. Students must complete the Quiz on the Course Requirements by the due date or they will be dropped from the course.

Assignments & Tests:　Students will complete 1 quiz, 5 exams, 5 postings, 1 comparison-contrast research paper. The complete syllabus is in the class shell as are the complete instructions.

Proctored Exams: Yes, by the computer. Students are only allowed one entry per exam and the computer strictly enforces the time limit for the exams.

Additional Comments:　Because this is a distance learning course, attendance is not an issue. Turning assignments in on time is. If you do not meet the first assignment deadline, it will be assume that you do not wish to stay in the class and you will be dropped from the course. After that, it is your responsibility to drop the course. The last date to drop the course with a W is April 11. Drops will not be backdated. Contact the instructor, counseling center or the distance learning help desk to drop the course.

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

Password

First 2 letters of first name +
First 2 letters of last name +
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

Password

First 2 letters of first name +
First 2 letters of last name +
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.

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