SYLLABUS 

Cine21 Introduction to Film Studies

Course Description

Cine21 is An introductory course that addresses the formal analysis of cinema. The course covers filmmaking techniques such as cinematography, editing, mise-en-scène, sound, lighting, acting, and narrative.

Prerequisites/corequisites/advisories

There no prerequisites/corequisites. 

Advisories: ENGL 88 or ESL 188 or readiness for college-level English.

Student Learning Outcomes 

Class Meetings

Material and activities are offered weekly in the course modules online. There will be no class meetings.

Instructor Contact

Moira Sullivan  PhD

Canvas Inbox

The instructor will respond to all course email within 24 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.

Textbook             

Looking at Movies 

Recommended is the accessible e-book with access card at WW. Norton that is rentable and affordable.

 You can locate and order textbooks online via the CCSF Bookstore. 

IMPORTANT: Be sure that the book has an access card. Used and rentable print books do not. 

Ebook with access card is also available at CCSF bookstore  ISBN: 9780393674682   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.

Adobe Reader

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Required Materials 

No required materials

Field Trips

There will be no field trips.

Important Dates

Important Dates

Last day to add: February 15, 2024

Last day to drop with a refund: February 7, 2024

Last day to drop without 'W': February 15, 2024

Last day to drop with 'W': April 25, 2024

Last day to elect pass/no pass: 25-APR-24

Day Class Ends:  22-May-24

Dropping the Class

If you decide to discontinue this course, it is your responsibility to officially drop it by the due dates. 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. 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

IMPORTANT: Please check announcements regularly!
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  penalty after 24 hours. Submissions more than one week late are not accepted without prior arrangement. 

Methods of Evaluation

Weekly work and final exam.

Exams

There will be a final exam. 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 assignments once a week 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

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

Citing Information Sources

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. Please do not write me to add the class. This is done by administration!

A new add procedure has been implemented in 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.