MASTER SYLLABUS

2020-2021

A.	Academic Division: Liberal Arts

B.	Discipline: English

C.	Course Number and Title: ENGL2130 Introduction to Film

D.	Course Coordinator: Pat Herb

Assistant Dean: Dr. Steve Haynes

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E.	Credit Hours: 3

F.	Prerequisite(s): ENGL1010 (with a C- or above)

G.	Syllabus Effective Date: Fall, 2020

H.	Textbook(s) Title: NOTE: The following books are packaged together

Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film

Author(s): Richard Barsam/Dave Monahan

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Edition: 4th

Publisher: WW Norton Publishing

ISBN #:978-0393-9130-26

Looking At Movies: An Introduction to Film (bundled package)
ISBN# 9780393934632

Workbook(s) and/or Lab Manual: None

J.	Course Description: Introduction to Film is a beginning course designed to provide students with the tools to critically analyze films. The course will cover the history of film, the principles of film form, the different types and genres of movies. Students will evaluate films viewed together as a class and apply the elements of their studies to these films and others viewed outside of class. Course content will consist of written responses to films, discussion of films and related topics, analytical essays, and exams.

K.	College-Wide Learning Objectives:

College-Wide Learning Outcomes	Assessments - - How it is met & When it is met
Communication – Written
Communication – Speech
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Quantitative Literacy

L.	Course Outcomes and Assessment Methods:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student shall:

Outcomes	Assessments – How it is met & When it is met
Explain significant events in the history of film, including technical advances and cultural influences.	Written tasks and class discussions (weeks 2, 4, 6, 11, 13, and 14), as well as a mid-term (week 8) and final (week 16) exam.
Assess selected movies in terms of the techniques used by film makers.	Written tasks and class discussions (weeks 2, 4, 6, 11, 13, and 14), as well as a mid-term (week 8) and final (week 16) exam.
Analyze selected films.	Two analytical essays, one in each half of the term (weeks 6 and 14).
Research, compile, and present relevant biographical information and criticism relating to an important historical figure in the film industry, such as directors, actors, and writers.	An annotated bibliography and oral presentation in the second half of the term (week 16).

M.	Topical Timeline (Subject to Change):

An introduction to the means of viewing films critically (Weeks 1 and 2)

An introduction to various types of films: narrative, documentary, and experimental; and major American film genres, such as gangster, film noir, western, musical, science fiction, and horror (Week 3)

An introduction to film analysis, looking at such things as form and content; and elements, such as narrative, mise-en-scene, cinematography, acting, editing, and sound (Weeks 4-9)

An introduction to the history of film through a variety of approaches, including aesthetic, economic, technological, and cultural contexts (Weeks 10-14)

A case study of one of the important figures in the history of the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers (Weeks 15-16)

N.	Course Assignments:

Short response papers

Two analytic essays

Oral presentation with an annotated bibliography on a major figure in film

Mid-term examination

Final examination

O.	Recommended Grading Scale:

NUMERIC	GRADE	POINTS	DEFINITION
93–100	A	4.00	Superior
90–92	A-	3.67	Superior
87–89	B+	3.33	Above Average
83–86	B	3.00	Above Average
80–82	B-	2.67	Above Average
77–79	C+	2.33	Average
73–76	C	2.00	Average
70-72	C-	1.67	Below Average
67–69	D+	1.33	Below Average
63-66	D	1.00	Below Average
60-62	D-	0.67	Poor
00-59	F	0.00	Failure

P.	Grading and Testing Guidelines:

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Q.	Examination Policy:

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R.	Class Attendance and Homework Make-Up Policy:

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S.	Classroom Expectations:

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T.	College Procedures/Policies:

Important information regarding College Procedures and Policies can be found on the syllabus supplement located at

http://catalog.ncstatecollege.edu/mime/download.pdf?catoid=5&ftype=2&foid=3

North Central State College

English Department Plagiarism Statement

Definition

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, submitting, without appropriate acknowledgment, any written, visual or oral material that has been copied in whole or in part from the work of others (whether such source is published or not) even if the material is completely paraphrased in one’s own words. This includes another individual’s academic composition, compilation, or other product, or a commercially prepared paper. Plagiarism also includes submitting work in which portions were substantially produced by someone acting as a tutor or editor.

Such practices constitute plagiarism regardless of motive. Those who deny deceitful intent, claim not to have known that the act constituted plagiarism, or maintain that what they did was inadvertent are nevertheless subject to penalties when plagiarism has been confirmed.

When you turn in your paper to your instructor, you are promising that the whole paper is in your words, except for those places where you quote or paraphrase. That’s what is implied by your name being on the paper, and that’s what your instructor assumes. However, if your instructor discovers that you have used someone else’s words or ideas, then you have broken your promise.

Procedure for Handling Plagiarism

Any plagiarized paper receives a 0%, and a report will be placed in the student’s file in Student Records.

An instructor who charges a student with plagiarism must indicate why the instructor believes that it is not the student’s work.

Students who wish to disprove a charge of plagiarism must provide the instructor with whatever proof is requested.

Students may appeal to the Dean of Liberal Arts if they are unsatisfied with the instructor’s determination of plagiarism.

Under College policy, the student may present his or her case through the Appeals procedure to the Committee for Academic Misconduct.

Special rules may be enforced for particular courses. This is especially true in courses where research papers are a significant portion of the grade, such as ENGL1030, as well as additional 2000-level English courses.

Even if you do not copy words out of a book, but copy from another student, that is still plagiarism, and your essay will fail.

Remember—You have read this statement and are aware of the policy. A “first offense” plea is not a defense.