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COURSE SYLLABUS
1. TITLE OF COURSE: Documentary Film: From Traditional to Experimental
PREFIX/NUMBER: HUM 266 CREDIT HOURS: 3
2. PREREQUISITE: REA 090
3. RESOURCES NEEDED:
TEXT: TBA
SUPPLIES: Notebook
4. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course explores documentary film as art form, cultural artifact, and rhetorical strategy.
5. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
I. Student will demonstrate knowledge of Documentary modes of production such as expository, interactive, observational, reflexive, and poetic.
II. Student will demonstrate a knowledge of the relationship between film form and film content.
III. Student will demonstrate a knowledge of production strategies that relate to the different modes, i.e. photography, sound, editing, etc.
IV. Student will demonstrate a knowledge of historical, ethical, cultural and ideological concerns and issues that relate to different modes of documentary production and reception.
V. Student will be able to develop and demonstrate his/her own critical and reasoned positions on issues raised by the films and readings in this class.
6. EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
1. Four critical analyses/reviews: 100 points each; 400 total points
2. One research paper (3-5 pages, typed, double-spaced): 150 points
3. Humanities notebook containing in-class activities and homework assignments: 50 points
4. One creative project and presentation: 200 points
5. Midterm and final exams: 100 points each; 200 total points
Grading Scale
Raw Score Range Letter Grade
900 to 1000 A
800 to 890 B
700 to 790 C
600 to 690 D
0 to 590 F
COURSE OUTLINE:
I. Why documentary? Personal, cultural, and political perspectives
II. Documentary modes- History of experimentation, controversy, and change
III. Ethical concerns
IV. Production and Philosophy: Poetic, Expository, Interactive, Observational, Reflexive, and Performative Documentary.
V. Dominant and marginal voices in documentary: Speaking for yourself and speaking for others.
Tentative Schedule:
7. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.
8. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Disciplinary sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, or suspension. Academic sanctions may include failure of the course or the assignment at the discretion of the instructor. Students may receive both disciplinary and academic sanctions.
9. DISABILITY STATEMENT:
Students who have documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549.3446 for further information. |