SYLLABUS
Cine18 Introduction to Film Studies
Course Description
CRN 32462 section 931, American Cinema is a 12 week fusion online course on Canvas, a platform with lectures, presentation of exercises and course readings. Canvas modules will open on the start date of the class. Click on your “Dashboard" to see the course in the box labeled “Cine18". Here you will find the content for the course including Assignments, Announcements, Files, Syllabus, and Grades.
Prerequisites/corequisites/advisories
There no prerequisites/corequisites.
Advisories: ENGL 88 or ESL 188 or readiness for college-level English.
Student Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Define American cinema's history from the silent era to present day movies and identify its influence on changing cultural preferences
Compare and contrast how developing film technology influences aesthetics
Recognize how the tools of camera angles, lighting, editing and sound create a universal cinematic grammar
Appraise and assess directing styles and popular genres employed by American filmmakers over the course of cinematic history
Class Meetings
Material and activities are offered weekly in the course modules online. There will be no class meetings.
Instructor Contact
Moira Sullivan PhD
Email: msullivan@ccsf.edu
Phone: (415) 452-5847
Office Hours: by email
The instructor will respond to all course email within 48 hours.
Course Web Site
Students will use the Canvas Learning Management System for assignment instructions, submitting assignments, viewing classmate's work, sharing resources, and viewing grades.
Required Textbook
American Film: A History
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 9780393664898
Author: Jon Lewis
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc
You can locate and order textbooks online via the CCSF Bookstore. Students who receive financial aid will only receive money for books listed in the CCSF bookstore.
Required Software
You will need the following software for this course. [If linking to PDF or Word documents, QuickTime or Flash videos, put in a link to the helper applications in your Syllabus or Getting Started section of your course materials.
Required Materials
No required materials
Field Trips
There will be no field trips.
Important Dates
Day Class Begins: TBA
Day Class Ends: TBA
Last Day to Add without instructor's approval:
Last Day to Drop with refund:
Last Day to Drop without a 'W' symbol:
Last Day to Opt for Pass/No Pass:
Midterm Exam:
Final Exam Date:
Dropping the Class
If you decide to discontinue this course, it is your responsibility to officially drop it to avoid getting no refund (after 10% of course length), a W symbol (after 20%), or a grade (after 60%). Also, for several consecutive, unexplained absences, the instructor may drop a student.
Pass‐NoPass (P/NP)
You may take this class P/NP. You must decide before the deadline, and add the option online with web4 or file the P/NP form with Admissions and Records. With a grade of C or better, you will get P.
You must file for the P/NP option by TBA. Once you decide to go for P/NP, you cannot change back to a letter grade. If you are taking this course as part of a certificate program, you can probably still take the class P/NP. Check with a counselor to be sure.
Instructor Announcements and Q&A Forum
The instructor will post announcements on the “Instructor Announcements” page in Canvas throughout the semester. Canvas notifies students according to their preferred Notification Preferences as soon as the instructor creates an Announcement. A “Q&A Forum” is also on Canvas to ask for assistance of your classmates or instructor.
Attendance
Students who fail to log-in to an online class after the second week will be dropped from the class. It is strongly advised that if you need to miss more than one class/homework deadline in a row that you contact me to avoid being dropped from the class.
Late Policy
All assignments are due 11.59 pm PST on the due date. A late submission will receive a 20% penalty. Submissions more than one week late are not accepted without prior arrangement. Late work will not be graded unless the student sends the instructor an email with URL for late work.
Methods of Evaluation
[Include methods of evaluation such as homework, projects, exams, and term papers. Many of these may be listed in the course cutline of record.]
Exams
There will be online midterm and final exams. The material comes from the textbook and the course modules. If any exam is missed, a zero will be recorded as the score. It is your responsibility to take the online exams by the due date.
Grading Policy
Visit the “Grades” in Canvas to keep track of your grades. I grade once a week and post grades and comments on the online Canvas gradebook.
Grades will be assigned as follows:
A 90 -100%
B 80-89%
C 70-79%
D 60-69%
F or FW
SEE NOTES BELOW
If taking Pass/No Pass you need at least 70% of the total class points and complete the
midterm exam and the final exam to pass the class.
An “F” grade indicates that a student attended, participated and completed the course but failed to master the course curriculum.
An “FW” grade indicates the student stopped attending a course after the “last day to withdraw” deadline and subsequently did not submit any work or participate in any exams. Please check with your counselor and financial aid advisor for possible implications of the FW grade on residency and financial aid status. There are no I – incomplete grades.
Standards of Conduct
Students who register in CCSF classes are required to abide by the CCSF Student Code of Conduct. Violation of the code is basis for referral to the Student Conduct Coordinator or dismissal from class or from the College. See the Office of Student Affairs and Wellness.
Collaborating on or copying of tests or homework in whole or in part will be considered an act of academic dishonesty and result in a grade of 0 for that test or assignment. I encourage students to share information and ideas, but not their work. See these links on Plagiarism:
Encourage Academic Integrity and Prevent Plagiarism
Academic Accommodations
If you need classroom or testing accommodations because of a disability, or have emergency medical information to share with me, or need special arrangements in case the building needs to be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible. Please contact me by email with special needs requests. Students seeking disability related accommodations are encouraged to also register with Disabled Students Programs and Services located in Room 323 of the Rosenberg Library (415) 452-5481. Please see the DSPS website for more information and alternate locations.
Schedule
If any changes are made to the class schedule during the semester, I will update this Schedule on Canvas.
Adding the class
CCSF is no longer distributing add codes to faculty. A new add procedure has been implemented for Spring 2020. Once a class is full before the first day of instruction, the registration system (WEB4) will offer any free spots to those on the wait list in order via CCSF email. Wait list students are given a window of time (48 hours) to add the class before their spot is offered to the next student on the wait list. Once the class begins, the wait list is purged, and remaining wait list students are migrated to a “Class Authorization” list in the same chronological order. At this time, any student looking to be added to a course/section can submit a “Class Add Request” through the WEB4 portal. The “Class Add Request” will place students below the remaining wait list students in chronological order on the “Class Authorization” list. Faculty then can offer spots to students on the “Class Authorization” list via CCSF email. You must check your CCSF email every day. If you are offered a spot in the class and you miss your window, you will be removed from the “Class Authorization” list and your spot will be offered to the next student on the list.
Originator Kevin Sherman