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English 245B: World Literature II / CRN 51225

Contact information

Instructor: Roland Finger

Email Address: roland_finger@cuesta.edu

Phone Number: (701) 566-2614

Office Location/ Hours: To be announced

Instructor Contact Expectations:

The best way to contact me is through email. I will generally respond to your emails within 24 hours during weekdays only. During busy times of the semester, the response time may increase to 48 hours. On weekends, I will do my best to get back to you ASAP, but I cannot guarantee an expeditious response.

Course Environment:

This online course will be using a Web-based Learning Management System Canvas as the method to disseminate information. Canvas provides the framework for the course including lecture material, student data files, the tools to receive and send course materials, and a grade book. Using the communication tools, you can communicate using e-mail, and you can share materials and ideas with other course participants via the discussion forums and groups.

Accessing the Course:

You will see your course in Canvas on the first day of class. You can access Canvas by clicking on Canvas from the top bar of the Cuesta homepage (www.cuesta.edu), or by typing the Canvas address (https://cuesta.instructure.com/) into your browser address bar.

If you are not familiar with logging into canvas, please refer to the Canvas Quick Reference Guide. Once logged into Canvas you will be directed on where to get started. Be sure to read all the direction on the course home page.

If you are having difficulty logging into Canvas after June 13, 2022 and need assistance please email me or technical support at this email address support@my.cuesta.edu.

Online Learning:

If you have never taken an online class or this is your first experience with Canvas, please be patient with yourself. Online classes are not inherently easier, although they may be much more convenient for many students. You should expect to spend at least as much time, if not more on this course as you would on a course that meets face to face. Since there is no lecture component, much of this time will be self-directed and there will be a substantial amount of reading, viewing, studying, and writing required. This course is completely online using Canvas; all coursework (discussions, assignments, quizzes) is submitted online. There are no face-to-face meetings. Please be prepared to spend 8 - 12 hours per week on coursework for this class

IS an ONLINE CLASS FOR YOU?

Go to the Cuesta College Canvas Tutorial (self-paced), where there are many resources that were designed to help you understand what is required for an online class and the skills necessary for success. (If the tutorials do NOTdescribe you, then taking this class online is NOT for you, and I strongly suggest that you drop the online class and enroll in a traditional classroom section.)

Regular Effective Contact policy:

Regular and Effective Instructor Contact will be met through weekly instructor initiated threaded discussion forums; weekly announcements to students; timely and effective feedback on student assignments; email, phone or messaging to individuals; and virtual office meetings.

Course Description

The Cuesta Catalog states that English 245B “Focuses on a comparative study of selected works, in translation and in English, of literature from around the world, including Europe, the Middle East, Asia, South America, and other areas.”

For the official course description and course outline of record please go to CurricUNET.

Student Learning Outcomes

Identify prominent literary figures, literary themes, and literary works that shaped literatures from Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and other areas--from the mid- or late-seventeenth century through the 20th century;
Analyze prominent social, political, artistic, and philosophical ideas of world literature from the mid- or late-seventeenth century through the 20th century;
Evaluate how the representative works of this period shaped, and were shaped by, world literature and cultures;
Compose essays and other written responses interpreting representative works and analyzing the relationship between world literature and the cultural ideas and contexts that shaped (and were shaped by) the literature.

Required Textbooks

Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart. 1959. New York: Penguin, 2017.

Puchner, Martin. Gen. Ed. Norton Anthology of World Literature. Shorter fourth edition.

New York: Norton, 2019.

Technical Support

Cuesta students are encouraged to direct all technical support inquiries to support@my.cuesta.edu. If you are having issues with Canvas, or email support@instructure.com.

If you are having difficulty viewing the course or logging in, it may be because you are not using the correct url: https://cuesta.instructure.com/ or you are using your phone or using an unsupported browser.

Your learning environment is best accessed from a desktop or laptop computer, using Firefox or Chrome. This may solve your problem! Please review the browser requirements and minimum computer specifications.

Accommodations:

This course is designed using an accessible Learning Management System, and course materials have been created with ADA compliance in mind. If you have a disability and might need accommodations in this class such as extended time on exams or other resources. Please contact the instructor as soon as possible so that you can receive appropriate accommodations in a timely manner. You should also contact DSPS (Disabled Student Programs & Services) at 805-546-3148.

College & Course Policies:

Academic Honesty Policy

Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable. In addition to my course policy, please note all students attending San Luis Obispo County Community College District at any district site and when representing Cuesta College in any off-campus activity, assume an obligation to conduct themselves in an acceptable manner compatible with the Student Code of conduct. Please review the Cuesta College Student Code of conduct.

Add / Drop Policy:

In an online course, regular completion of assignments is absolutely required. If you do not more than half of all assignments at any point in the course, I may drop you. Also if you do not log in for seven days, I may drop you. In addition to my policy, please review the Cuesta policy for drops.

Waitlist Policy:

I will give out add codes to those on the waitlist if there is space available. In addition to my course specific procedures, please review Cuesta’s waitlist procedure and instructions.

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