Syllabus

Course Requirements:

In this course, you will be required to submit two interaction papers (2 typed pages each), one report (2-3 typed pages), and seven journal entries (1-1 ½ typed pages each), and to make one 5-8 minute class presentation. There will also be a midterm and a final exam. Your grade for the course will be calculated as follows:

Two Interaction Papers                                  30% (15% each)
Journals                                                           10%
Presentation and Report                                  15%
Midterm exam                                                 15%
Final exam                                                       25%

Attendance and Participation 5%
TOTAL 100%

A= 90 and higher; B=80-89; C=70-79; D=60-69; F= 59 and lower

Written Assignments:

Interaction Papers

Twice during the semester, you will be required to hand in an analytical paper that creates connections between what we read for class and the popular culture world of feature films.
Handout with choices of films and detailed requirements to be distributed

Journals

Seven times during the semester, you will be required to submit a 300-400 word journal entry (1 ½ typed pages) by completing an assigned exercise in your text (Sapiro) or by attending specific lectures or Women’s Institute film screenings.
Text-based assignments will be graded on the extent to which you address the questions. Clear expression of ideas and grammatical prose will also contribute to your grade. Assignments must consist of several organized and coherent paragraphs.
Journals based on films or lectures will be evaluated similarly and should consist of 3 paragraphs: a summary of the lecture/film, relating the lecture/film to concepts from class discussion and/or the text, a personal reaction to the lecture/film.
Journal entries will not be accepted after the day listed on the syllabus unless there is a documented excuse.
All seven journals must be submitted in order to earn a passing grade for this section. Otherwise you can earn a maximum of 59%.
You will have at least 11 choices, so you need not complete every activity. However, it is your responsibility to pace yourself. If you procrastinate, you might well find yourself at the end of the semester without enough assignments left to complete.

Presentations/Reports (handout to be distributed after drop/add)

Presentations and reports will ask you to draw on outside material to provide the class with a glimpse at a topic we would otherwise have been unable to cover. It is your responsibility to become our expert on your assigned topic.
Presentations must be five to eight minutes in length and include a visual or auditory learning aid (charts/graphs, photos, poster, video clip, CD recording, etc—no powerpoint or typed notes). Learning aids must substantially help your classmates to learn the material—posters that are merely decorative will not receive a passing grade.
Reports are due on the same day as presentations and should be between two and three typed pages in length.
You must document all outside sources used for this activity by including a bibliography citing all books, websites, interviews, etc. Failure to use sources appropriately and/or to document sources correctly may result in failure of the assignment and/or failure of the course.
Report grades will be based on quality of research, thoroughness of content, clarity of writing, and correctness of grammar. Presentation grades will be based on how clear, informative, and interesting your delivery is. Total grade will come from average of report and presentation.
The reference librarians at Truxal Library are prepared to help you with your research—be sure to take advantage of their expertise.
Writing Center tutors can help you use and document sources properly, reporting on what you find in your sources without plagiarizing.
You will be assigned a topic on a random basis.

Course Policies:

1. Attendance and Participation: Regular attendance is crucial to classroom learning. Arriving late and leaving early are disruptive and students who do so will not receive credit for attendance. You are expected to attend and to participate in all classes. If you miss more than 3 hours of instruction, your must provide a documented excuse or risk a negative consequence to your final grade. Note: Regardless of your reason for missing a class, you are responsible for arranging to make up missed work.

2. Documented Excuses: Documented excuses include emergency room visits, doctors’ written instructions to stay home from school and work, funerals, and court dates. Regular doctors’ appointments do not constitute excused absences.

3. Late Papers: Papers are due promptly at the beginning of the class identified in the syllabus or they will be considered late. If you are unable to meet this requirement, please contact me at least 48 hours in advance of the due date to make other arrangements. Unexcused late papers will be penalized up to one full letter grade per class period of lateness, and papers later than one week will not be accepted. Papers left in my mailbox will be considered late if they are placed there after the start of class.

4. Make-up Exams: You are expected to take all exams on the date they are scheduled. If you are unable to meet this requirement for some very good reason, please contact me at least 48 hours in advance about the possibility of making other arrangements. Unexcused, missed exams will be penalized and may not be made up.

5. Academic honesty: Plagiarism and other kinds of academic dishonesty will be dealt with as prescribed in the College's Academic Integrity Policy (See the College Catalog). Using the words and/or ideas of others without proper documentation and/or failure to put others' words sufficiently in your own words will result in a lowered grade, failure of the assignment, and/or failure of the course. Students must sign a form indicating they have read and understand the policy.

6. Getting Help: If you have not taken ENG 111/112, 115/116, or 121, you will almost certainly need help on writing assignments. Feel free to stop by my office hours—no appointment necessary. I also check my e-mail regularly (e-mails are preferable to phone calls). In addition, one-on-one tutoring from faculty is available at the Writing Center in Library 105 or on-line at www.smarthinking.com. You will be able to get help on such matters as organization, grammar, punctuation, and research documentation. Tutors will not proofread or approve your papers for you.

7. Peer Advice: To find out what strategies former students have used to succeed in this course, go to the website and click on the following links: ClassesàWMS 101àResourcesàPeer Advice.

8. Women’s Studies Office: The Women's Studies office has a book and video library and other resources for classes, transfer, and personal interest. The office is located in HUM 200A. Hours are M 8-2; Tu, W, and Th 8-12; and F 8-10. The office phone number is 410-777-2807.

9. Disability accommodations: Students with documented disabilities are eligible for course modifications. See Disabled Student Services in Academic Advising to request these accommodations. Any other student who suspects he/she may have a problem that hinders learning is also advised to confer with DSS immediately. All students with DSS documentation should have forms signed by the instructor within the first two weeks of class.

10. Formatting: all out-of-class assignments should be word-processed, spell-checked, and double-spaced. Use 1-inch margins and a 10 or 12 point font such as Arial or Times New Roman. Fasten all work with a staple or paper clip. Improperly formatted work can be returned unread and given a zero.

11. Classroom Policies: It is against AACC policy to consume food or beverages in the classroom. Please be courteous and turn off cell phones and beepers before entering the classroom, as well. Students whose beepers or cell phones disrupt the learning environment will not receive credit for attendance that day.

12. Syllabus Changes: the syllabus may be changed over the course of the semester to better fit the needs of the class. All changes due to inclement weather and/or unforeseen events will be announced via your school email account. It is your responsibility to check this account regularly.

13. Mindset for Success: In this course, we will be reading and discussing texts that express a variety of opinions, ideas, and experiences. It is possible that some people will feel uncomfortable with some of the course material. While students might not agree with everything they read, everyone is expected to engage in academic discourse in a mature, open-minded and respectful manner.

Schedule of Assignments:

Note that all reading and writing assignments should be completed by the day listed on the syllabus.

W 1/18 Introduction to the course

F 1/20 Key ideas and terms; SWT (204-206)

M 1/23 Brief History; WAS Ch 15 (511-521)

W 1/25 Women’s Studies; WAS Ch 1 (3-17)

F 1/27 Gender Roles; SWT Tyler (150-163) <journal: pg 2 #4 due>

M 1/30 Women as Individuals; WAS Ch 3 (77-90)

W 2/1 Commonality and Difference; WAS Ch 4 (112-115, 128-134)

Th 2/2 Women’s Institute Film, Women in the Southwest (HUM 112, 12:30-1:30)

Journal assignment: relate films to discussions of geographical and age-related diversity

F 2/3 SWT Phillips (188-203) and Janowitz (234-243) <journal: 3-1 pg 108

due>

M 2/6 Education; WAS Ch 5 (141-149) <journal: film 2/2 due>

W 2/8 Education; WAS Ch 5 (149-163)

F 2/10 Presentations on Education; “Feminist Child-Rearing” (handout) <journal: 5-2 pg 162 due>

M 2/13 Health, Fitness, and Beauty; WAS Ch 6 (172-173, 184-188)

W 2/15 Beauty and Media; WAS Ch 6 (195-204)

F 2/17 Presentations on Health <journal: 6-1 pg 197 due>

M 2/20 Women and Religion (film: Battle for the Minds)

W 2/22 Women and Religion WAS Ch 7 (216-225, 239-241); Interaction Paper #1

due

F 2/24 SWT Prose (274-288); Presentations on religion <journal: 7-1 pg 238 due>

M 2/27 Review for Midterm Exam

W 3/1 Midterm Exam

Th 3/2 Women’s Institute Film, Globalization (HUM 112, 12:30-1:30)

Journal assignment: relate films to units on policy and work

F 3/3 Gender and Media; WAS Ch 8 (244-245, 256-266); film: Tough Guise

M 3/6 Gender and Media; WAS Ch 8 (267-281)

W 3/8 Presentations on music <journal: pg 139 #2 due >

F 3/10 Women and Policy; WAS Ch 9 (285-298) (film: A Woman’s Place)

M 3/13 Women and Policy; WAS Ch 9 (298-310)

W 3/15 Presentations on policy <journal: pg 140 #3 due >

F 3/17 Women’s Work; WAS Ch 14 (453-458, 485-496)

M 3/20 SPRING

W 3/22 BREAK

F 3/24 NO CLASS

M 3/29 Social Security; handout: “Women of Color and Social Security Reform”;

SWT Paley (61-76)

W 3/30 Presentations on Labor <journal: 14-1 pg 455 due or journal: film 3/2

due>

F 3/31 Sexuality; WAS Ch 11 (358-374)

M 4/3 Sexuality; WAS Ch 11 (374-382); SWT Minot (244-254), Birtha (310-322)

W 4/5 Presentations on Sexuality <journal: pg 323 #3>

Th 4/6 Women’s Institute Film, “Women of Mystery” (HUM 112, 12:30-1:30)

Journal assignment: relate film to unit(s) on media and/or work

F 4/7 Violence against women; film: Battered Women Under Siege

M 4/10 Violence against women; WAS Ch 12 (385-394, 396-397)

W 4/12 Dating Violence; SWT Oates (98-115)

<journal: film 4/6 due>

Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” grade.

Come to office hours if you have any questions about your status

F 4/14 Presentations on Violence, “Shades of Othering” (handout), WAS 401-408

M 4/17 Reproductive Choices; film: Soldiers in the Army of God

W 4/19 Reproductive Choices; WAS Ch 13 (412-432)

F 4/21 Reproductive choices; SWT Walker (207-217)

M 4/24 Parenting; WAS Ch 13 (432-441, 446-450); Interaction Paper #2 due

W 4/26 Parenting; “Fathering is a Feminist Issue” (handout)

F 4/28 Presentations on Parenting

M 5/1 The Future; WAS Ch 15 (525-536), “Will the Experimentation with Different Identities in Cyberspace Help Us to Transcend Gender?” (handout)

W 5/3 Catch-up day

F 5/5 Review for final exam

FINAL EXAM: Monday, May 8, 10:15-12:15 in regular classroom

Back to course


	Syllabus Course Requirements: In this course, you will be required to submit two interaction papers (2 typed pages each), one report (2-3 typed pages), and seven journal entries (1-1 ½ typed pages each), and to make one 5-8 minute class presentation. There will also be a midterm and a final exam. Your grade for the course will be calculated as follows: Two Interaction Papers 30% (15% each) Journals 10% Presentation and Report 15% Midterm exam 15% Final exam 25% Attendance and Participation 5% TOTAL 100% A= 90 and higher; B=80-89; C=70-79; D=60-69; F= 59 and lower Written Assignments: Interaction Papers Twice during the semester, you will be required to hand in an analytical paper that creates connections between what we read for class and the popular culture world of feature films. Handout with choices of films and detailed requirements to be distributed Journals Seven times during the semester, you will be required to submit a 300-400 word journal entry (1 ½ typed pages) by completing an assigned exercise in your text (Sapiro) or by attending specific lectures or Women’s Institute film screenings. Text-based assignments will be graded on the extent to which you address the questions. Clear expression of ideas and grammatical prose will also contribute to your grade. Assignments must consist of several organized and coherent paragraphs. Journals based on films or lectures will be evaluated similarly and should consist of 3 paragraphs: a summary of the lecture/film, relating the lecture/film to concepts from class discussion and/or the text, a personal reaction to the lecture/film. Journal entries will not be accepted after the day listed on the syllabus unless there is a documented excuse. All seven journals must be submitted in order to earn a passing grade for this section. Otherwise you can earn a maximum of 59%. You will have at least 11 choices, so you need not complete every activity. However, it is your responsibility to pace yourself. If you procrastinate, you might well find yourself at the end of the semester without enough assignments left to complete. Presentations/Reports (handout to be distributed after drop/add) Presentations and reports will ask you to draw on outside material to provide the class with a glimpse at a topic we would otherwise have been unable to cover. It is your responsibility to become our expert on your assigned topic. Presentations must be five to eight minutes in length and include a visual or auditory learning aid (charts/graphs, photos, poster, video clip, CD recording, etc—no powerpoint or typed notes). Learning aids must substantially help your classmates to learn the material—posters that are merely decorative will not receive a passing grade. Reports are due on the same day as presentations and should be between two and three typed pages in length. You must document all outside sources used for this activity by including a bibliography citing all books, websites, interviews, etc. *Failure to use sources appropriately and/or to document sources correctly may result in failure of the assignment and/or failure of the course.* Report grades will be based on quality of research, thoroughness of content, clarity of writing, and correctness of grammar. Presentation grades will be based on how clear, informative, and interesting your delivery is. Total grade will come from average of report and presentation. The reference librarians at Truxal Library are prepared to help you with your research—be sure to take advantage of their expertise. Writing Center tutors can help you use and document sources properly, reporting on what you find in your sources without plagiarizing. You will be assigned a topic on a random basis. Course Policies: 1. Attendance and Participation: Regular attendance is crucial to classroom learning. Arriving late and leaving early are disruptive and students who do so will not receive credit for attendance. You are expected to attend and to participate in all classes. If you miss more than 3 hours of instruction, your must provide a documented excuse or risk a negative consequence to your final grade. Note: Regardless of your reason for missing a class, you are responsible for arranging to make up missed work. 2. Documented Excuses: Documented excuses include emergency room visits, doctors’ written instructions to stay home from school and work, funerals, and court dates. Regular doctors’ appointments do not constitute excused absences. 3. Late Papers: Papers are due promptly at the beginning of the class identified in the syllabus or they will be considered late. If you are unable to meet this requirement, please contact me at least 48 hours in advance of the due date to make other arrangements. Unexcused late papers will be penalized up to one full letter grade per class period of lateness, and papers later than one week will not be accepted. Papers left in my mailbox will be considered late if they are placed there after the start of class. 4. Make-up Exams: You are expected to take all exams on the date they are scheduled. If you are unable to meet this requirement for some very good reason, please contact me at least 48 hours in advance about the possibility of making other arrangements. Unexcused, missed exams will be penalized and may not be made up. 5. Academic honesty: Plagiarism and other kinds of academic dishonesty will be dealt with as prescribed in the College's Academic Integrity Policy (See the College Catalog). Using the words and/or ideas of others without proper documentation and/or failure to put others' words sufficiently in your own words will result in a lowered grade, failure of the assignment, and/or failure of the course. Students must sign a form indicating they have read and understand the policy. 6. Getting Help: If you have not taken ENG 111/112, 115/116, or 121, you will almost certainly need help on writing assignments. Feel free to stop by my office hours—no appointment necessary. I also check my e-mail regularly (e-mails are preferable to phone calls). In addition, one-on-one tutoring from faculty is available at the Writing Center in Library 105 or on-line at www.smarthinking.com. You will be able to get help on such matters as organization, grammar, punctuation, and research documentation. Tutors will not proofread or approve your papers for you. 7. Peer Advice: To find out what strategies former students have used to succeed in this course, go to the website and click on the following links: ClassesàWMS 101àResourcesàPeer Advice. 8. Women’s Studies Office: The Women's Studies office has a book and video library and other resources for classes, transfer, and personal interest. The office is located in HUM 200A. Hours are M 8-2; Tu, W, and Th 8-12; and F 8-10. The office phone number is 410-777-2807. 9. Disability accommodations: Students with documented disabilities are eligible for course modifications. See Disabled Student Services in Academic Advising to request these accommodations. Any other student who suspects he/she may have a problem that hinders learning is also advised to confer with DSS immediately. All students with DSS documentation should have forms signed by the instructor within the first two weeks of class. 10. Formatting: all out-of-class assignments should be word-processed, spell-checked, and double-spaced. Use 1-inch margins and a 10 or 12 point font such as Arial or Times New Roman. Fasten all work with a staple or paper clip. Improperly formatted work can be returned unread and given a zero. 11. Classroom Policies: It is against AACC policy to consume food or beverages in the classroom. Please be courteous and turn off cell phones and beepers before entering the classroom, as well. Students whose beepers or cell phones disrupt the learning environment will not receive credit for attendance that day. 12. Syllabus Changes: the syllabus may be changed over the course of the semester to better fit the needs of the class. *All changes due to inclement weather and/or unforeseen events will be announced via your school email account. It is your responsibility to check this account regularly.* 13. Mindset for Success: In this course, we will be reading and discussing texts that express a variety of opinions, ideas, and experiences. It is possible that some people will feel uncomfortable with some of the course material. While students might not agree with everything they read, everyone is expected to engage in academic discourse in a mature, open-minded and respectful manner. Schedule of Assignments: Note that all reading and writing assignments should be completed by the day listed on the syllabus. W 1/18 Introduction to the course F 1/20 Key ideas and terms; SWT (204-206) M 1/23 Brief History; WAS Ch 15 (511-521) W 1/25 Women’s Studies; WAS Ch 1 (3-17) F 1/27 Gender Roles; SWT Tyler (150-163) <journal: pg 2 #4 due> M 1/30 Women as Individuals; WAS Ch 3 (77-90) W 2/1 Commonality and Difference; WAS Ch 4 (112-115, 128-134) Th 2/2 Women’s Institute Film, Women in the Southwest (HUM 112, 12:30-1:30) Journal assignment: relate films to discussions of geographical and age-related diversity F 2/3 SWT Phillips (188-203) and Janowitz (234-243) <journal: 3-1 pg 108 due> M 2/6 Education; WAS Ch 5 (141-149) <journal: film 2/2 due> W 2/8 Education; WAS Ch 5 (149-163) F 2/10 Presentations on Education; “Feminist Child-Rearing” (handout) <journal: 5-2 pg 162 due> M 2/13 Health, Fitness, and Beauty; WAS Ch 6 (172-173, 184-188) W 2/15 Beauty and Media; WAS Ch 6 (195-204) F 2/17 Presentations on Health <journal: 6-1 pg 197 due> M 2/20 Women and Religion (film: Battle for the Minds) W 2/22 Women and Religion WAS Ch 7 (216-225, 239-241); Interaction Paper #1 due F 2/24 SWT Prose (274-288); Presentations on religion <journal: 7-1 pg 238 due> M 2/27 Review for Midterm Exam W 3/1 Midterm Exam Th 3/2 Women’s Institute Film, Globalization (HUM 112, 12:30-1:30) Journal assignment: relate films to units on policy and work F 3/3 Gender and Media; WAS Ch 8 (244-245, 256-266); film: Tough Guise M 3/6 Gender and Media; WAS Ch 8 (267-281) W 3/8 Presentations on music <journal: pg 139 #2 due > F 3/10 Women and Policy; WAS Ch 9 (285-298) (film: A Woman’s Place) M 3/13 Women and Policy; WAS Ch 9 (298-310) W 3/15 Presentations on policy <journal: pg 140 #3 due > F 3/17 Women’s Work; WAS Ch 14 (453-458, 485-496) M 3/20 SPRING W 3/22 BREAK F 3/24 NO CLASS M 3/29 Social Security; handout: “Women of Color and Social Security Reform”; SWT Paley (61-76) W 3/30 Presentations on Labor <journal: 14-1 pg 455 due or journal: film 3/2 due> F 3/31 Sexuality; WAS Ch 11 (358-374) M 4/3 Sexuality; WAS Ch 11 (374-382); SWT Minot (244-254), Birtha (310-322) W 4/5 Presentations on Sexuality <journal: pg 323 #3> Th 4/6 Women’s Institute Film, “Women of Mystery” (HUM 112, 12:30-1:30) Journal assignment: relate film to unit(s) on media and/or work F 4/7 Violence against women; film: Battered Women Under Siege M 4/10 Violence against women; WAS Ch 12 (385-394, 396-397) W 4/12 Dating Violence; SWT Oates (98-115) <journal: film 4/6 due> *Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” grade.* *Come to office hours if you have any questions about your status* F 4/14 Presentations on Violence, “Shades of Othering” (handout), WAS 401-408 M 4/17 Reproductive Choices; film: Soldiers in the Army of God W 4/19 Reproductive Choices; WAS Ch 13 (412-432) F 4/21 Reproductive choices; SWT Walker (207-217) M 4/24 Parenting; WAS Ch 13 (432-441, 446-450); Interaction Paper #2 due W 4/26 Parenting; “Fathering is a Feminist Issue” (handout) F 4/28 Presentations on Parenting M 5/1 The Future; WAS Ch 15 (525-536), “Will the Experimentation with Different Identities in Cyberspace Help Us to Transcend Gender?” (handout) W 5/3 Catch-up day F 5/5 Review for final exam FINAL EXAM: Monday, May 8, 10:15-12:15 in regular classroom Back to course