UT Dallas Syllabus For Huma1301.006.07f Taught by (jlh036000)

REVISED HUMA -- Section 006 8:30 – 9:45
Week 1 Introduction
8/16 Introduction: Syllabus -- Humanities

Assignment: What is the 'Good Life' for Me? 1-2 pp
Week 2 CLASSICAL LEGACY OF GREECE & ROME
8/21 Lecture 1: The Art of Socratic Dialogue

Assignment: Landmarks, chapter 1 — Opening Questions
8/23 Film 1: It started with the Greeks (The Way We Are)
Week 3 8/28 Lecture 2: Greek Democracy

8/30 Group Discussion 1: Held in Rooms: GR 3.420 + GR 4.428
Week 4 9/4 Lecture 3: Alexander the Great & Hellenism

9/6 Group Discussion 2: GR 3.420 + GR 4.428
Week 5: MEDIEVAL EUROPE
9/11 Lecture 4: Rise of Christianity & Islam (Laura – 15)

9/13 Lecture 5: Sumi – Buddhism, Blake – Judaism
Assignment: Landmarks, chapter 6— Opening Questions
Week 6 9/18 Film 2: Medieval Conflict: faith and reason (In the light of the above)
Week 7 EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE & REFORMATION
9/25 Lecture 6: Renaissance Humanism (Blake – Chaucer - 10)

9/27 Film 3: Science Revises the Heavens (Infinitely reasonable)
Week 8 10/2 Lecture 7: Reformation & Counter Reformation (Blake – Luther – 20)
10/4 Group Discussion 4: CN 1.206 & CN 1.212 Exam 1
Week 9 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT
10/9 Lecture 8: European Enlightenment

Assignment: American Documents #1 — Opening Questions
10/11 Lecture 9: American Enlightenment.
UTD Syllabus HUMA 1301.006 Page 1 of 8

Week 10 10/16 Group Discussion 4: GR 3.420 + GR 4.428
10/18 Lecture 10: Daisy – Chinese Civilization Paper 1 due
Assignment: American Documents # 3 — Opening Questions
Week 11 10/23 Film 4: Factory and marketplace revolution (Credit where it's due)
Assignment: Landmarks, chapter 12
Week 12 ROMANTICISM & REALISM
10/30 Lecture 11: U.S. Civil War - WWII

11/1 Lecture 12: U.S. Cold War - Vietnam
Week 13 11/6 Film 5: New physics: Newton revisited (Making waves)

Landmarks, chapter 15 — Opening Questions
Week 14 GLOBALISM & THE NEW WORLD ORDER
11/13 Film 6: Changing knowledge, changing reality (Worlds without end)

11/15 Lecture 13: Today - Politics & Money, God & Jihad Paper 2 due
Week 15 11/20 Group Discussion 7: GR 3.420 + GR 4.428 Journal Due

11/22 Thanksgiving Holiday
Week 16 11/27 - 12/3 Exam 2

SYLLABUS
HUMA 1301.006 Exploration of the Humanities Tu/Th 8:30-9:45 am Room MC 2.410
Professor: Dr. James Holt

Office: JO5.306 Office Phone: 883-6089 Email: james.holt@utdallas.edu
Office Hours: 12:00-1:00 pm Tu/Th
Teaching Assistant: Ms. Laura Mohsene
Office: JO5.206 Office Phone: 883-2045 Email: olive@utdallas.edu
Office Hours: 12:00-1:00 pm Tu/Th
Course Description
This section of HUMA 1301 surveys humanities disciplines and accomplishments that have influenced the
nature and development of world civilizations, with specific thematic focus on political humanism in the
West in general and the U.S. in particular. We will also examine major advances in knowledge and
creativity that demonstrate how our view of the world changes as our knowledge develops.
Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes
Students will examine a variety of works in the humanities to discover their ties to the course themes.
Students will think critically about these works, both individually and in relation to one another. Students
will also answer objective questions about these works individually and in relation to the course themes.
Required Textbooks and Materials
GLORIA FIERO. Landmarks in Humanities with Core Concepts DVD-ROM. 2006. — available at the
UTD Bookstore, Off Campus Books, and commercially.
AMERICAN DOCUMENTS — all of which are available in the UTD library and/or the Internet
# 1. "Articles of Confederation," "Declaration of Independence," and "Constitution of the United States"
# 2. Selected Speeches: A Lincoln, "“Gettysburg Address” and “Second Inaugural Address"
# 3. Henry D. Thoreau. "Civil Disobedience"
# 4. John F. Kennedy "Inaugural Address" & M. L. King speech, "I Have a Dream"
Course Activities and Grading
The course is organized to ensure that students read closely, but think and question broadly. Lectures
will last about 40 Minutes, leaving time for student questions. Group Discussions will focus initially on
broad Opening Questions that I have posited online for each reading assignment, as well as on specific
student questions related to the readings and discussions. Lectures and films will discuss ideas from
even broader historical, literary, philosophical, political, technological, and cultural perspectives.
1. Group Discussions and Reading Journal. Opening Questions are uploaded on WebCT to
suggest paradigms by which students can understand possible implications of the assigned readings.
Each student will prepare for Group Discussions by answering the questions in either a detailed outline
or narrative format (student choice). Answers should include specific details and page citations from the
readings that will be collaboratively shared with other students. Each answer should be no more than 1
typed page—double-spaced, 12 point Ariel, with name, date, and class section at the top of each page—
and all pages stapled together. One copy of your answers, with notes taken during discussions, should be
turned in to your Teaching Assistant at the end of each class and will not be accepted unless you turn it in

personally. All of your answers, and any other questions and reflections you may add, will comprise your
Reading Journal, which you may revise before submitting it at the end of the semester for final grading.
2. Papers: two original papers, 4-5 pages each, on humanities topics of your choice, subject to my
approval. Each paper should be double spaced—in 12 point Ariel, with name, date, and class section at
the top of each page—and all pages stapled together. Research is NOT required … thoughtful
reflection and creative erudition are! You are required to submit papers to TURNIT.COM prior to grading.
3. Exams: The Mid-term and Final Exam—which will be “open-book” and comprised of multiple-choice,
fill-in-the-blank, and/or true-false questions based upon the readings, class lectures, and films—will be
given on the dates indicated below on the Academic Calendar. Many of the questions on these Exams
will be selected from the Chapter questions uploaded onto WebCT. After you read each chapter, you are
required to log onto WebCT and answer these questions; you will receive a grade and know which
questions you missed, thus providing you weekly preparation for the Mid-term and Final Exams.
The FINAL GRADE for this course will be calculated as follows:
• 2 Papers = 40%
• Group Discussions & Reading Journal = 25%
• Exams = 25%
• Class Attendance / Participation = 10%
Additional information describing the rubrics for determining these grades are located on WebCT.
Assignments & Academic Calendar
Week 1 Introduction
8/16 Introduction: Syllabus -- Humanities

Assignment: What is the 'Good Life' for Me? 1-2 pp
Week 2 CLASSICAL LEGACY OF GREECE & ROME
8/21 Lecture 1: The Art of Socratic Dialogue

8/23 Film 1: It started with the Greeks (The Way We Are)
Week 3 8/28 Lecture 2: Greek Democracy

8/30 Group Discussion 1: Held in Rooms: GR 3.420 + GR 4.428
Week 4 9/4 Lecture 3: Alexander the Great & Hellenism

Week 5: MEDIEVAL EUROPE
9/11 Lecture 4: Rome: Republic to Empire to Dissolution

9/13 Lecture 5: Rise of Christianity & Islam
Assignment: Landmarks, chapter 6— Opening Questions
Week 6 9/18 Film 2: Medieval Conflict: faith and reason (In the light of the above)

Week 7 EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE & REFORMATION
9/25 Lecture 6: Renaissance Humanism

9/27 Film 3: Science Revises the Heavens (Infinitely reasonable)
Week 8 10/2 Lecture 7: Reformation & Counter Reformation

10/4 Exam 1
Week 9 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT
10/9 Lecture 8: European Enlightenment

10/11 Lecture 9: American Enlightenment.
Week 10 10/16 Group Discussion 4: GR 3.420 + GR 4.428

10/18 Lecture 10: Political & Economic Revolution - Greece to U.S. Paper 1 due
Week 11 10/23 Film 5: Factory and marketplace revolution (Credit where it's due)
Assignment: Landmarks, chapter 12
Week 12 ROMANTICISM & REALISM
10/30 Lecture 11: Totalitarian Government v Democracy

11/1 Lecture 12: Politics & Economics, Science & Technology
Week 13 11/6 Film 6: New physics: Newton revisited (Making waves)

Landmarks, chapter 15 — Opening Questions
Week 14 GLOBALISM & THE NEW WORLD ORDER
11/13 Film 7: Changing knowledge, changing reality (Worlds without end)

11/15 Lecture 13: Today - Politics & Money, God & Jihad Paper 2 due
Week 15 11/20 Group Discussion 7: GR 3.420 + GR 4.428 Journal Due

11/22 Thanksgiving Holiday
Week 16 11/27 - 12/3 Exam 2
Films selected from the following:
The Day The Universe Changed: A Personal View

James Burke: Churchill Films, [1986]. Traces the major advances in knowledge in Western civilization
since the Greeks, and demonstrates how our view of the world changes as our knowledge develops.

Course Policies
You cannot pass this class without attending each session and completing all of the required work. I do
not schedule makeup exams; I do not issue grades of incomplete. Absences are excused ONLY with
appropriate documentation from a doctor or other health professional, by an authorized UTD official for
school events, or by official policy as disclosed below.
This course will be conducted according to strict codes of academic honesty. All cases of plagiarism will
be investigated and the deliberate instances reported to the Dean of Students. Penalties for deliberate
cheating may include failing the assignment in question, failing the course, or suspension and expulsion
from the University. Students are expected to know the University’s policies and procedures on such
matters, as well as those governing student services, conduct, and obligations.
All cell phones, game devices, and other electronic equipment MUST be turned off during class.
Cameras and recording devices must NOT be used during class. Violation of these procedures
will result in expulsion from class that day and a personal conference with me to determine
whether attendance in class may continue.
Student Conduct & Discipline
The University of Texas System and The University of Texas at Dallas have rules and regulations for the
orderly and efficient conduct of their business. Each student and student organization is responsible for
knowing the rules and regulations which govern student conduct and activities. General information on
student conduct and discipline is contained in the UTD publication, A to Z Guide, which is provided to all
registered students each academic year.
UTD administers student discipline within the procedures of recognized and established due process.
Procedures are defined and described in the Rules and Regulations, Board of Regents, The University of
Texas System, Part 1, Chapter VI, Section 3, and in Title V, Rules on Student Services and Activities of
the university’s Handbook of Operating Procedures. Copies of these rules and regulations are available to
students in the Office of the Dean of Students, where staff members are available to assist students in
interpreting the rules and regulations (SU 1.602, 972/883-6391).
A student at the university neither loses the rights nor escapes the responsibilities of citizenship. He or
she is expected to obey federal, state, and local laws as well as the Regents; Rules, university
regulations, and administrative rules. Students are subject to discipline for violating conduct whether
such conduct takes place on or off campus, or whether civil or criminal penalties are also imposed for
such conduct.
Academic Integrity
The faculty expects from its students a high level of responsibility and academic honesty. Because the
value of an academic degree depends upon the absolute integrity of the work done by the student for that
degree, it is imperative that a student demonstrate a high standard of individual honor in his or her
scholastic work.
Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts or omissions related to applications
for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission as one’s own work or material that is not
one’s own. As a general rule, scholastic dishonesty involves one of the following acts: cheating,
plagiarism, collusion and/or falsifying academic records. Students suspected of academic dishonesty are
subject to disciplinary proceedings.
Plagiarism, especially from the web, from portions of papers for other classes, and from any other source
is unacceptable and will be dealt with under the university’s policy on plagiarism (see general catalog for

details). This course will use the resources of turnitin.com, which searches the web for possible
plagiarism and is over 90% effective.
Email Use
UTD recognizes the value and efficiency of communication between faculty/staff and students through
electronic mail. At the same time, email raises some issues concerning security and the identity of each
individual in an email exchange. The university encourages all official student email correspondence be
sent only to a student’s UTD email address and that faculty and staff consider email from students official
only if it originates from a UTD student account. This allows the university to maintain a high degree of
confidence in the identity of all individual corresponding and the security of the transmitted information.
UTD furnishes each student with a free email account that is to be used in all communication with
university personnel. The Department of Information Resources at UTD provides a method for students to
have their UTD mail forwarded to other accounts.
Withdrawal from Class
UTD has set deadlines for withdrawal from any college-level courses. These dates and times are
published in that semester's course catalog. Administration procedures must be followed. It is the
student's responsibility to handle withdrawal requirements from any class. In other words, I cannot drop or
withdraw any student. You must do the proper paperwork to ensure that you will not receive a final grade
of "F" in a course if you choose not to attend the class once you are enrolled.
Student Grievance Procedures
Procedures for student grievances are found in Title V, Rules on Student Services and Activities, of the
university’s Handbook of Operating Procedures.
In attempting to resolve any student grievance regarding grades, evaluations, or other fulfillments of
academic responsibility, it is the obligation of the student first to make a serious effort to resolve the
matter with the instructor, supervisor, administrator, or committee with whom the grievance originates
(hereafter called “the respondent”). Individual faculty members retain primary responsibility for assigning
grades and evaluations. If the matter cannot be resolved at that level, the grievance must be submitted in
writing to the respondent with a copy of the respondent’s School Dean. If the matter is not resolved by
the written response provided by the respondent, the student may submit a written appeal to the School
Dean. If the grievance is not resolved by the School Dean’s decision, the student may make a written
appeal to the Dean of Graduate or Undergraduate Education, and the deal will appoint and convene an
Academic Appeals Panel. The decision of the Academic Appeals Panel is final. The results of the
academic appeals process will be distributed to all involved parties.
Copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the Office of the Dean of Students,
where staff members are available to assist students in interpreting the rules and regulations.
Incomplete Grade Policy
As per UTD policy, incomplete grades will be granted only for work unavoidably missed at the semester’s
end and only if 70% of the course work has been completed. An incomplete grade must be resolved
within eight (8) weeks from the first day of the subsequent long semester. If the required work to
complete the course and to remove the incomplete grade is not submitted by the specified deadline, the
incomplete grade is changed automatically to a grade of F.
Disability Services
The goal of Disability Services is to provide students with disabilities educational opportunities equal to
those of their non-disabled peers. Disability Services is located in room 1.610 in the Student Union.
Office hours are Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to
7:30 p.m.; and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The contact information for the Office of Disability Services is: The University of Texas at Dallas, SU 22
PO Box 830688. Richardson, Texas 75083-0688. (972) 883-2098 (voice or TTY)

Essentially, the law requires that colleges and universities make those reasonable adjustments necessary
to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability. For example, it may be necessary to remove
classroom prohibitions against tape recorders or animals (in the case of dog guides) for students who are
blind. Occasionally an assignment requirement may be substituted (for example, a research paper
versus an oral presentation for a student who is hearing impaired). Classes enrolled students with
mobility impairments may have to be rescheduled in accessible facilities. The college or university may
need to provide special services such as registration, note-taking, or mobility assistance.
It is the student’s responsibility to notify his or her professors of the need for such an accommodation.
Disability Services provides students with letters to present to faculty members to verify that the student
has a disability and needs accommodations. Individuals requiring special accommodation should contact
the professor after class or during office hours.
Religious Holy Days

UTD will excuse a student from class or other required activities for the travel to and observance of a
religious holy day for a religion whose places of worship are exempt from property tax under Section
11.20, Tax Code, Texas Code Annotated.
The student is encouraged to notify the instructor or activity sponsor as soon as possible regarding the
absence, preferably in advance of the assignment. The student, so excused, will be allowed to take the
exam or complete the assignment within a reasonable time after the absence: a period equal to the length
of the absence, up to a maximum of one week. A student who notifies the instructor and completes any
missed exam or assignment may not be penalized for the absence. A student who fails to complete the
exam or assignment within the prescribed period may receive a failing grade for that exam or assignment.
If a student or an instructor disagrees about the nature of the absence [i.e., for the purpose of observing a
religious holy day] or if there is similar disagreement about whether the student has been given a
reasonable time to complete any missed assignments or examinations, either the student or the instructor
may request a ruling from the chief executive officer of the institution, or his or her designee. The chief
executive officer or designee must take into account the legislative intent of TEC 51.911(b), and the
student and instructor will abide by the decision of the chief executive officer or designee.
These descriptions and timelines are subject to change at the discretion of the Professor.

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REVISED HUMA -- Section 006 8:30 – 9:45

8/16 Introduction: Syllabus -- Humanities

Week 2 CLASSICAL LEGACY OF GREECE & ROME

8/21 Lecture 1: The Art of Socratic Dialogue

Week 3 8/28 Lecture 2: Greek Democracy

Week 4 9/4 Lecture 3: Alexander the Great & Hellenism

Week 5: MEDIEVAL EUROPE

9/11 Lecture 4: Rise of Christianity & Islam (Laura – 15)

Week 7 EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE & REFORMATION

9/25 Lecture 6: Renaissance Humanism (Blake – Chaucer - 10)

Week 9 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT

10/9 Lecture 8: European Enlightenment

UTD Syllabus HUMA 1301.006 Page 1 of 8

Week 12 ROMANTICISM & REALISM

10/30 Lecture 11: U.S. Civil War - WWII

Week 13 11/6 Film 5: New physics: Newton revisited (Making waves)

Week 14 GLOBALISM & THE NEW WORLD ORDER

11/13 Film 6: Changing knowledge, changing reality (Worlds without end)

Week 15 11/20 Group Discussion 7: GR 3.420 + GR 4.428 Journal Due

Week 16 11/27 - 12/3 Exam 2

UTD Syllabus HUMA 1301.006 Page 2 of 8

HUMA 1301.006 Exploration of the Humanities Tu/Th 8:30-9:45 am Room MC 2.410

Professor: Dr. James Holt

Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes

Required Textbooks and Materials

Course Activities and Grading

UTD Syllabus HUMA 1301.006 Page 3 of 8

The FINAL GRADE for this course will be calculated as follows:

Assignments & Academic Calendar

8/16 Introduction: Syllabus -- Humanities

Week 2 CLASSICAL LEGACY OF GREECE & ROME

8/21 Lecture 1: The Art of Socratic Dialogue

Week 3 8/28 Lecture 2: Greek Democracy

Week 4 9/4 Lecture 3: Alexander the Great & Hellenism

Week 5: MEDIEVAL EUROPE

9/11 Lecture 4: Rome: Republic to Empire to Dissolution

UTD Syllabus HUMA 1301.006 Page 4 of 8

9/25 Lecture 6: Renaissance Humanism

Week 8 10/2 Lecture 7: Reformation & Counter Reformation

Week 9 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT

10/9 Lecture 8: European Enlightenment

Week 10 10/16 Group Discussion 4: GR 3.420 + GR 4.428

Week 12 ROMANTICISM & REALISM

10/30 Lecture 11: Totalitarian Government v Democracy

Week 13 11/6 Film 6: New physics: Newton revisited (Making waves)

Week 14 GLOBALISM & THE NEW WORLD ORDER

11/13 Film 7: Changing knowledge, changing reality (Worlds without end)

Week 15 11/20 Group Discussion 7: GR 3.420 + GR 4.428 Journal Due

Week 16 11/27 - 12/3 Exam 2

Films selected from the following:

The Day The Universe Changed: A Personal View

UTD Syllabus HUMA 1301.006 Page 5 of 8

Student Conduct & Discipline

UTD Syllabus HUMA 1301.006 Page 6 of 8

Student Grievance Procedures

Incomplete Grade Policy

UTD Syllabus HUMA 1301.006 Page 7 of 8

Religious Holy Days

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