ESTU 101

The Essentials

• This is16 week course.

• This course begins on Monday 2/13/2023 and ends 6/8/2023.

• We will meet every week Mondays/Wednesday. We will have lecture, discussion, and participatory activities. 

• We are working together each week and you will have opportunities to interact with your colleagues. 

• The course is divided in 16 modules to complete each week. 

How to be Successful in this Course

• Every Sunday starting week 2 a new module will open. Make sure to start the module early in the week. Go to our Canvas homepage and click on the corresponding week's link to get started.

• Weeks 2-8 you will have an an assignment deadline to complete. Make sure to take time each week to work on these assignments early.

• Give yourself grace. If you have any questions/issues/difficulties with the course, know that that it is completely normal. If we are not being challenged intellectually then we are not learning together. So just ask questions and reach out for support to get the most out of this class.

• Download the Canvas Student App for your phone, check out Office 365 at the bottom of your MyCompton page, and get familiar with Compton College's Student Success Center website to get tutoring, counseling, and other supports. 

• This course will be using UnGrading. Which means that there are no points or percentages used to assess your assignments. We will be using Completed, In Revision, Waiting to Review as the "grades" for the assignments and assessments  I know this is a new system for most of us but we will work together to get us all accustomed to this new system of evaluation. You can also click here to go to the UnGrading section of the syllabus.
  
  

Compton College Class Description:

This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the historical, political, sociological, economic and cultural experiences of African American, Native American, Asian American and Latino/Latina Americans in the United States. Various theories and perspectives in the field of Ethnic Studies will be applied to better comprehend the effects of institutional racism, socio-economic and political discrimination on American ethnic and racial groups. Intersections of race and ethnicity as well as the importance of agency and self-determination social and racial justice will also be explored in the context of the past and present realities of these groups in addressing social inequities in the United States.

Course Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

1. Outline and evaluate the concepts of race and ethnicity in American society.

2. Apply theoretical frameworks of race relations to past and present issues in American society.

3. Critically analyze the major demographic shifts in immigration as well as the impact of immigration policies in the United States on peoples of color

4. Evaluate the concepts of gender and sexual identity and compare and contrast these identities in African-African, Native-American, Latinx, and Asian-American in the United States.

5. Categorize and articulate the major historical and political developments that have influenced and affected African-African, Native-American, Latinx, and Asian-American within the United States.

6. Measure the impact of white supremacy and on African-African, Native-American, Latinx, and Asian-American in the United States.

7. Explain and evaluate assimilation hypothesis and its impact on people of color in the United States.

8. Summarize and appraise how people of color have exercised agency and self-determination in the pursuit of social and racial justice, reparations, and equality.

9. Identify and critically analyze how ethnic groups have coped with cultural conflict, institutional racism, social, economic, and political disenfranchisement.

10. Explore the key themes and historical development Ethnic Studies as a discipline.

11. Analyze and articulate cultural similarities and differences in expressions of resilience among African-African, Native-American, Latinx, and Asian-American in the United States.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Describe and analyze the historical, political, social and cultural turning points in the experiences of people of color in the United States both past and present with an emphasis on self-determination and social justice.

2. Describe the intersection of gender, race, class, sexual orientation, religious/spiritual persuasion, immigration status and ability as it relates to hierarchy, oppression and/or empowerment as it relates to people of color.

3. Demonstrate active engagement in addressing the importance of understanding diversity and equity inside and outside of the classroom.