TPS 1107 Syllabus

KENNESAWSTATEUNIVERSITY - COLLEGEOFTHEARTS

DEPARTMENTOFTHEATRE,PERFORMANCESTUDIES&DANCETPS1107/W01–ArtsinSociety:TheatreandPerformance

Spring2012:ONLINECOURSEWIMBALOGINSTUESDAYS8‐10PM(SEECALENDARFORSPECIFICDATES)

FullyOnlineCourseThrough:CLASSWEBSITE:GeorgiaVIEWVISTA

PLEASENOTE:AllcommunicationforthiscoursetakesplacethroughGeorgiaVIEW/VISTA.Asastudent,youmustbeableaccessandnavigateourclasssiteinVISTAandcheckitDAILYforannouncements,assignments,syllabuschanges,andotherpostings.YourcourseregistrationgainsyouaccesstoourVISTAsite,whereyouwillsubmitmostofyourassignments,testsandquizzes.Tostayontrack,youmusthaveaccesstoareliablecomputerandtheInternet.IfyouexperiencetechnicalwoesrelatedtoVISTA,contactStudentTechServices:[email protected]‐499‐3555.LeadInstructor:ProfessorNATASHYAARMER‐GIARDINA(jeer‐ah‐dee‐nah)CourseCoordinator:ProfessorMARGARETBALDWINE‐mail:ContactProfessorThroughVistaemail.Phone:770‐499‐3123(messages)OfficeHours:byappointmentonlyDepartmentalInformation:TPSOffice:WilsonBuilding249;Phone:770‐499‐3123;youmayleaveamessageforProfessorGiardina.DepartmentSecretary:AshleyHolmesReevesStudentTechnologyServicesisthecounterpartoftheKSUServiceDesk,dedicatedexclusivelytostudentsandtheirdistancelearningandcampustechnologyneeds.TheSTSmaybecontactedinthreeways:Email:[email protected]:770‐499‐3555;Walk‐inService:Burrus475,ITSStudentLabs,Mon–Thurs8am‐6pm,Fri8am‐5pm.Youmayalsofindthiswebpageofhelp:http://its.kennesaw.edu/studentsCourseDescriptionArtsinSociety:TheatreandPerformancestudiesthevalueoftheartsasvitalandrelevantforcesinthelivesofhumanbeings,withparticularfocusontheartsoftheatreandperformance.Throughavarietyofaestheticexperiences,studentsexamineelementsoftheatre,performance,musicandvisualartsandinvestigatethewaysinwhichtheyreflectourexperiences,expressandarouseemotion,fostercommunityanddeepenourunderstandingofhumanity.AndMoreConcretely:ArtsinSociety:TheatreandPerformanceisacomplexcoursecombininglectures,exercisesanddemonstrationsusingWimbaLiveClassroom,andout‐of‐classperformances,acomplexcollaborativeproject,writtenandoraldiscussion,readings(plays,theory,criticism,popularculture,peeressays),research,andobjectiveassessmentsintheformoftestsandquizzes.Eachstudentisresponsiblefortheirownlearningandalsocontributingsignificantlytothecultureoftheclass.Thisclasscallsforacommitmenttoacultureofexcellence,thecouragetoexchangeanddiscussdiverseviewpoints,andthedisciplinetofocusthenecessaryattentionandefforttothecourserequirements.Donottakethiscoursethissemesterif,afteranhonestself‐assessment,youfindyoucannotapplythesevirtues.

TPS 1107-W01 – ONLINE COURSE - Giardina– SPRING 2012 Syllabus - January 5, 2012 - 2 of 12

CourseLearningOutcomesInthiscoursestudentswill:

1. Identifykeyconcepts,techniques,purposes,andperspectivesrelatedtotheatreandperformancearoundtheglobe.

2. Analyzecreativeworksfrommultipleinternationalculturesinrelationtothesocio‐cultural,aesthetic,andpersonalcontextsinwhichthoseworksemerged.

3. Evaluatedramatictextsandliveperformancesthroughinformedwrittenandoralresponses.4. Createwithinteamsanaestheticresponsetooneormoretextsexaminedinclassoverthecourseofthe

semester.5. Articulateconnectionsamongtheartsandourlivesasindividualsandglobalcitizens.

Youmustdetermineifthisonlinecourseisrightforyou.Therearebothsynchronousandasynchronousaspectstothiscourse.Toaidinyoursuccessinthiscourseclickthroughandreadeachlinkinthe“GettingStartedModule,”&the“CourseRequirementsModule.”EachstudentenrolledMUSTunderstandthe“TechnologyRequirements”toparticipate.

TOPICMODULEOUTLINE

Thefollowingoutlineistypicalforeachtopic.CompletingthestepsintheoutlinewillaidinyourSUCCESSforthiscourse.Forexampletocompleteeachmoduleyouwill:

1. Reviewthetopicchecklist.2. Reviewthetopiclearningoutcomes.3. Readassignedtext.4. ReadandreviewthenarratedPowerPoint–or‐PowerPointPDF.

a. Watch/viewanysupportingmediaclipsb. Watch/vieworreadanyweblinks

5. Participateintopicdiscussionboardassignment.6. Completethereviewquiz.7. Completeothertests,assignments,&discussionboardassignments(whenapplicable)8. Proceedtonexttopic.

CLASSREQUIREMENTSI. CourseTechnology

a. WorkingknowledgeofGeorgiaViewVista(runchecker)b. WorkingknowledgeofWimba(runchecker)c. Highspeedinternetaccess(DSL,Cable,Ethernet)d. WimbaTechnicalRequirementse. VistaTechnicalRequirementsf. WimbaSetupWizard

i. WimbaprovidesaSetupWizard(http://67.202.209.252/wizard/wizard.html.pl?wc=hm.conf)toensureyourtechnologyiscompatible.

g. Internetbrowser:i. MustbeJavaandJavaScriptenabledii. MozillaFirefoxandSafariworksbest

h. 128MBRAM(256MBrecommended)i. Internetconnection:Cable/DSL,T1,orotherhigh‐speedconnectionj. LatestversionsofWindowsMediaPlayer(orcompatiblemediaplayer),AdobeReader,&Javak. Headsetwithworkingmicrophoneorspeakers&microphonel. Monitorresolution:1024x768orhigher


m. MicrosoftOffice(97‐2007orhighertoreadorwrite.doc&.xlsfiles)n. Websites(linkedonVista)o. Videoclips(downloadedorlinkedonVista)

****StudentsmustcheckouttheirequipmentusingthetoolsPRIORtothestartofthecourse&eachclass.Technicalcapabilityistheresponsibilityofthestudent.Ifyouhavefurthertechnologicalneeds,pleasecallKSUITSServiceDeskat770‐499‐[email protected]****

II. REQUIREDTEXTSa. TheWorld’sAStageTPS1107ArtsinSociety:TheaterandPerformance(McGraw‐Hill).ISBN

9781121413627.ThebookisavailableonlyattheKSUBookstore.b. Lysistrata,aplaybyAristophanes,translatedbyIanJohnston.Thistextwillbeavailableasalink

postedinVISTA:http://records.viu.ca/~johnstoi/aristophanes/lysistrata.htm#t1c. TwelfthNight,aplaybyWilliamShakespeare–Barnes&NobleShakespeareedition.ISBN:

9781411401181.AvailableattheKSUbookstoreorthroughB&NOnline(alsoineBookeditionthroughtheB&Nwebsite)

d. Ruined,byLynnNottage.AvailableattheKSUbookstore.ISBN978‐155936355‐6e. Misc.HandoutsandmaterialsavailablethroughlinksonVISTA.

III. HANDOUTSANDCOURSEMATERIALS:Classhandouts,lectureoutlines,andrequiredreadingswillbepostedonVISTA.Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytocheckVISTAbeforeeachclasssessionandobtainanynewinformationorpostings.Studentswillbeaskedtoprintouthardcopiesofcoursematerialfromtimetotime.

IV. REQUIREDTICKETS/ATTENDANCEforthefollowingPERFORMANCEEVENTS

Theseperformanceeventsarelivingtextbooks.Wehavetriedtominimizethecostofthewrittencoursetextbooks(mostGenEdtextbooksrunover$100)sothatyoucanaffordtopaytheticketpricesforevents.Theseeventsarevitalaspectsofthecourse.Ifyoucannotmakeittotheoutsideperformanceevents,youshoulddropthecourse.

1. ON‐CAMPUS—TheSpokenWord.January27and28,FridayandSaturday,BaileyPerformance

Center,KSUCampus,8:00pm.Tickets:$12withKSUStudentID.2. ON‐CAMPUS—TheSecretGarden.April10‐15;Tue‐Sat,8pm&Sun2pm;StillwellTheater,KSU

Campus.Tickets:$12withKSUStudentIDYouarerequiredtoseeTWOliveeventsandwritearesponsetotheeventasanassignmentforthiscourse.MoredetailscanbefoundintheCOURSEREQUIREMENTSMODULEandintheREQUIREEDEVENT&WRITTENRESPONSESMODULE.Seethecoursesyllabuscalendarforresponseduedates.Additionally,youmustprovidedocumentationofticketpurchase&attendanceforeachperformance;saveyourticketandprogram.Submiteachtothe“assignmentdropbox.”V. KSUOfficeofAudienceServicesPoliciesandContactInfo

Foreachoftheon‐campusperformances,theKSUStudentTicketrateapplies.Youmustbuytheticketsinpersonattheboxofficetoreceivethestudentrate.Forthosestudentswhoplanahead,therearediscountticketandusheringoptions.CheckwiththeKSUBoxOfficefordetails.Ingeneral,youmustreserveticketswellinadvance.InformationandacalendarofallKSUartseventsareonlineatwww.kennesaw.edu/arts.KSUBoxOffice:WilsonBuilding(#31),Room125(StillwellTheaterLobby),

BoxOfficePhone:(770)423‐6650.KSUBoxOfficehours:MW:10:00am‐4:00pm;TH11:00am‐5:00pm,Friday:10:00am‐2:00pm

TheBoxOfficewillopenonehourpriortoshowtimeattheVENUEticketofficefortherespectiveevent.DONOTBUYYOURTICKETSFORNIGHTSIN,WHICHWEHAVE,CLASSTIMEORLOGINSSCHEDULED.


VI. Ticket&ProgramProofForeachoftherequiredperformancesyouMUSTPROVIDEPROOFofticketpurchaseandattendance.YouMUSTprovideeither

A. AcopyofyourticketandtheprogramorB. Acopyofyourticketpurchaseconfirmationandacopyofyourprogram.

Theseneedtobescanned,photographedandsavedasareadablefileformat(.jpeg)andsenttomeasanattachmentintheASSIGNMENTDROPBOXAREAINVISTA.ClickAssignmentDropboxinVistatofindsubmissionlocation.

VII. WRITTENRESPONSESTOPERFORMANCES,TOPICCONTENT,&GROUPPROJECTDAYSMoredetailedinformationanbefoundintheREQUIREDEVENT&WRITTENRESPONSEMODULE

A. AutobiographyParagraphAssignment:1. YouwillsubmittoTURNITINasimpleone‐paragraphautobiographyforthisassignmentto

demonstratethatyourTURNITIN.COMaccounthasbeenset‐upandformetogettoknowyoualittlebetter.

2. UseMLAformat,correctgrammar&spelling,andclear&organizedstructure.3. AtemplateisprovidedinVista.

B. InformalResponses(Discussion/Blogs):1. ForeachofyourtopicmodulesyouarerequiredtocompleteaWRITTENRESPONSEviaa

DISCUSSION/BLOGBOARDASSIGNMENTthatasksyoutoanalyzevariousaspectsoftheclips,content,lecturenotes,concepts,etcandrelateittoyourpersonalexperienceandthegroupproject.

2. ForeachoftherequiredeventsyouarerequiredtocompleteaWRITTENRESPONSEviaaDISCUSSION/BLOGBOARDASSIGNMENTthatasksyoutoanalyzevariousaspectsoftheliveperformanceevent,relateyourpersonalexperienceandconnectconceptstothegroupproject.

Responsesaretypedinthe‘Discussion/Blog’areainVistaandproofedforcorrectgrammar,mechanicsandspelling.SeeDiscussionBoardGradingRubric.READTHEQUESTIONSCAREFULLY.Pointsaredeductedforimproperformattingorincompleteanswers/postings.ALWAYSPROOFYOURRESPONSEBEFORESUBMITTINGIT.Neverturninafirstdraft.LATERESPONSESWILLNOTBEACCEPTED–NOEXCEPTIONS(INCLUDINGTECHNICALDIFFICULTIES–PLANAHEAD).THETOPICBLOGWILLBELOCKEDAFTERTHEDEADLINE.

C. FormalWrittenResponse:1. Asanassessmentofthecoursecontentandyourconnectiontothesemesteryouare

requiredtocompleteaFORMALCRITICALESSAYinMLAStyleFormatthatasksyoutoanalyzevariousaspectsoftherequiredliveevents,analyzeyourexperienceattheseliveevents,discussyourcumulativeprocessinthegroupproject,connectcourseconcepts.

2. Seesyllabuscalendarforduedate.3. AGUIDEwillbeprovidedtohelpfocusyourresponseandwillbeavailableinVista.

D. EXTRACREDITEVENT:1. Youmayattendoneormoreadditionalliveprofessionalperformanceevents(withprior

approvalfromtheprofessor)forupto15pointseach.2. UsetheEXTRACREDITVIEWINGGUIDEfoundinVISTAtowriteyourresponsepaperand

submittoTURNITIN.COMunder“ExtraCreditResponsePaper.”3. SeeExtraCreditPolicydocument.

WritingSupport

TheKSUWritingCenterisafreeserviceofferedtoallKSUstudents.Experienced,friendlywritingassistantsworkwithyouthroughoutthewritingprocessonconcernssuchastopicdevelopment,revision,


research,documentation,grammar,andmechanics.Ratherthanedityourpaperforyou,writingassistantswillhelpyoulearnstrategiestobecomeabetterwriteronyourown.Formoreinformationortomakeanappointment,whichisstronglyencouraged,visithttp://www.kennesaw.edu/english/WritingCenter,orstopbyRoom242intheEnglishBuilding.Youcanreceiveupto5extracreditpointsforconsultingthewritingcenter.

Neverturninafirstdraft,evenfortheblogresponses!Lateresponseswillnotbeaccepted–noexceptions(includingtechnicaldifficulties–planahead).TheFormalCriticalEssayandExtraCreditWrittenResponseswillbesubmittedtoTURNITIN.COM.LATERESPONSESWILLNOTBEACCEPTED–NOEXCEPTIONS(INCLUDINGTECHNICALDIFFICULTIES–PLANAHEAD).TheAUTOBIOPGRAPHYPARAGRAH,theFORMALCRITICALESSAY,andanyEXTRACREDTIESSAYSwillbesubmittedtoTURNITIN.COM.Alinkisprovidedinvista.

TURNITIN.COM:Thisresource/toolwillbeusedforsubmittingyourAutobiographyParagraphandFormalWrittenResponse.Makesuretoset‐upyouraccountforsubmittingyouwork.IfyoudonothaveanaccountwithTURNITIN.COM,createonefirst.Then,enrollinourcourseusingtheclassIDandpasswordbelow.

Links&Info:Homepage:http://turnitin.com/static/index.htmlSupport&Training:http://turnitin.com/static/training.html#quickstartsNewUserSet‐Up/Sign‐In:http://turnitin.com/login_page.aspClassID:4686883ClassPassword:TPS1107‐W01 (case&spacesensitive;don’tsharewithanyoneoutsidethisclass)

E. TopicorGroupDiscussionBoardPostings1. Allpostingswillremaincivil&courteous.Pleasereviewthefollowinglink:

http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html2. Allpostingswilladheretoanacademicstandard:correctspelling,correctgrammar,clarity,&

structureofthought,noacronyms,emoticons,abbreviations,etc.3. Therearethree(3)boardsopentoallstudentsintheclass;theTopic&Groupdiscussion

boardshaverequirementsforyourgrade.a. TOPICDiscussionBoard:Iwillpostdiscussionquestionsthroughoutthesemester

relatingtoourreadings,topicscoveredand/orrequiredperformanceevents.Youarerequiredtopostasubstantialanswertoeachquestionthatreflectsyourreadingandunderstandingofthetext.INADDITION,youwillpostquestionsand/orresponsesandcommentstootherstudentpostings.Oncetheweekisover,Iwillassessthepostingsforagradeforthatweek.Youmaycontinuetopostforthatweek’sdiscussionbutitwillnotcountforagrade.

b. RequiredEventDiscussionBoard:ForeacheventIwillpostdiscussionquestionsthatyouwillpostanswersinregardstowhatyousaw,yourexperience,connectiontothecourseandgroupproject;analyzingvarioustopicsandsubjectmatterpertainingtothecoursecontent.

c. GroupProjectDiscussionBoards:AftereachGROUPPROJECTMEETINGIwillpostdiscussionquestionsthroughoutthesemesterrelatingtoyourFinalExam/GroupProject.EachGroupProjectMeetingDiscussionBoardAssignmentwillopenaftereachMANDATORYmeeting.Youarerequiredtopostasubstantialanswertoeachquestionthatreflectsyourunderstandingofthegroupprojectassignmentsand/orprocess.Additionally,membersmaycontinuallyinspiretheirgroupbyrecommendingorreferringtheirgrouptooutsideexperiencesthatconnecttotheproject(likeamovie,campustalksorlectures,performances,etc.).Oncetheweekis


over,Iwillassessthepostingsforagradeforthatweek.Youmaycontinuetopostforthatweek’squestion/topicbutitwillnotcountforagrade.

d. THESALON(OpenForumStudentDiscussionBoard):ThisistheareawhereALLstudentsmayconnectintermsrelatingonlytothecourse.Forexample,ifsomeonewouldliketocarpoolorattendaperformanceeventwithothermembersintheclass,thisistheareatopost.Thereisnogradegivenforthisarea.

F. BreakoutRooms(takeplaceduringmandatorygroupprojectmeetingsviaWimba)1. Allpostings&discussionwillremaincivil&courteous.Pleasereviewthefollowinglink:

http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html2. Allpostings&discussionwilladheretoanacademicstandard:correctspelling,correct

grammar,clarity,&structureofthought,noacronyms,emoticons,abbreviations,etc.3. Thesesessionsareallrelatedtocompletingyourgroupwebsiteandwilloccurduringand

aftereachGroupProjectMeetingWimbaLiveClassroom.

VIII. TESTS/QUIZZES:EvaluationsforthiscourseincludeaReviewQuizpereachTopicandTWOmajortestsonvocabularyandconceptscoveredinthecourselectures,assignedreadings,andperformanceevents.Tosucceed,youmusthaveconsistentinteractionwiththeonlinelearningresources,contentandreadtheassignedtextchapters.Thequizzesandtestswillbeobjective(multiplechoice/trueorfalse)informatandgiventhroughVISTA.ReviewQuizzespertopicwillhave3attempts,takingthehighestscore.ThemajorTests(2)willhaveonlyoneattempt.Thetimegivenforbothreviewquizzesandtestsisapproximately1minuteperquestion.Doyoustudyingandreadingpriortotakingtheassessments.Generally,testsandquizzesarereleasedtotakewithina4–7daywindow,beingcompletedbythedatetheyarescheduledinthesyllabus.Therewillbenomake‐uptestsgivenwithoutdocumentationofseriousillnessorfamilyemergencies.Youmustnotifymeabouttheseeitherbefore,orONTHEDAYOFTHETEST.Iwillnotissuemake‐uptestsifyouwaittocommunicatethecircumstancesofyourexcusedabsence.Therewillbenomake‐upsforTopicReviewQuizzes–noexceptions.

IX. GROUPPROJECT:THETHEATRICALEXPERIENCE:Topassthecourseeachstudentisrequiredtoparticipateinagroupprojectwhereyouwillcreateahypotheticaltheatricalproduction/designportfolio/websiteutilizingtheconceptsofperformanceandtheatrewewillstudythroughoutthesemester.ThemandatoryscheduledWimbaloginswillenableeachgrouptocompletetheproject.Whereadateonthescheduleislabeleda“GroupProjectDay,”yourattendanceandparticipationisessentialnotonlytoyoursuccess,butalsotothesuccessofthegroupasawhole.Youareexpectedtomakeyourcontributiontothegroupprojectonthesedays.Toreceivecredittothegroupprojectgrade(s)eachmembermustmakeasignificantcontributiontotheProjectPortfolio/Websiteandcorrelatinggroupprojectdiscussionboardassignments.Theseportfolios/websiteswillbereviewed&assessedTHREETIMES:oncefortheProductionPitch:Research,Inspiration&BibliographyandthenagainforTheScripts,andlastly,fortheFinalProductionwork(duringthefinalexaminationperiod).TheGroupProjectisworthapproximately25%ofyourgradeintheclass.DetailedinstructionsfortheGroupProjectwillbepostedinVistaintheGROUPRESOURCESMODULEandcoveredinduringthescheduledWIMBALiveClassrooms.X. Communication:ThebestwaytocontactmeisthroughVISTAemail.Ireservemy"kennesaw.edu"emailaccountforcolleaguesandKSU/Departmentcommunication.IcheckVISTAonceadayforemailandquestionsthatmayarisethroughouttheweek.Itrytorespondtoemailwithin48hours.XI. Grading&FeedbackImakeeveryefforttoevaluateandreturnyourworkinatimelymanner.Generally,youmayexpectEVENTRESPONSEStobegradedwithintwoweeksofsubmission.MultipleChoiceREADINGQUIZZESandTESTSaregradedautomatically,withanoccasionalshortansweroressaythathastoberead&gradedbyme,usuallywithin


oneweekofthesubmission.TheGROUPPROJECTassignmentswillbegradedinoneweek'stime.TheFINALPERFORMANCE/PORTFOLIO/WEBSITEwillbegradedbythetimefinalgradesaredue.

WeeklyAssignments:tests,quizzes,responses,discussionboardassignmentsareduebyMondaysat8pm,unlessotherwisenoted.Lateworkisnotaccepted.

XII. ATTENDANCEPOLICY:Thisclassisexperiential&collaborative;notmerelyinformational.Ifyoudonotparticipateregularlyandattendthegroupprojectlogins,youwilllosetheexperienceandwhatevermoneyyouhaveinvestedintuition.Yourgradewillalsoreflectyourlackofdevelopmentintheskillsandideasthattheclasspromotes.

Allgroupproject‐meetingdayshaveamandatorylogin.YourparticipationintheGroupProject(seeabove),ontheotherhand,hasanimpactnotonlyonyourachievement,butalsoontheachievementofyourcollaborators.Youcanexpectyourgroup,therefore,todemandyourattendanceandparticipation,andtoexactpenaltiesfromyourgroupprojectgrade(withthefullsupportoftheinstructor)shouldyoumissgroupprojectdaysandothermeetingsyourgroupmayschedule.Groupswillbeempoweredtodismissmembersforlackofparticipationandcontributiontotheproject.Studentsdismissedfromtheirgrouphavelittlechanceofpassingthecourse.IfyouareabsentfromGroupProjectlogins,frommeetingsatwhichyourgroupexpectsyourattendance,orfromthefinalexamday,youcanexpectnottobecreditedwithsomeorallofthepointsallottedtoyourGroupProjectscore.Furthermore,youwillbegradedontheattendanceduringtheWIMBALIVECLASSROOMlogins&thediscussionboardpostingsmadeaftereachGROUPPROJECTMEETING.Notattendingorlogging‐inforthesesessionswillresult(eachtime)ina10‐pointdeduction.

Lastly,completingeachoftheTOPICMODULESwillbetterprepareyoufortheEVENTRESPONSES,TESTSandtheGROUPPROJECT.***SpecialAttendanceRequirementforFinalExam:Tuesday,May1,8:00pm‐10:00pmStudentswhoareabsentorwholeaveearlyfromtheFinalExamWimbaloginwillreceivea“0”ontheGroupProjectgrade.***Also,theEXAMDISCUSSIONBOARDASSIGNMENTisalsomandatorytoreceivecreditfortheGroupProjectgrade.***Attendanceatperformances:Commityourselftothefullexperience.Arriveearly.Stayfortheaftershowqanda.Gowithafriendandsharetheexperience.Youwillbechallenged.Risetotheoccasion.Respondintensely.Donotpretendthatyoucancreateanadequatewrittenresponsetoyourexperienceifyouapproachtheliveperformanceeventlookingforwaystoshortcuttheprocess.Therearenoshortcuts.Donotinsulttheprofessorbyturninginaresponsetoaliveperformancethatyoudidnotparticipateinfully.Stayfortheentireperformance.Beontime.RepresentingtotheinstructorthatyousawaperformancethatyoudidnotinfactattendinitsentiretyisaviolationoftheKSUAcademicIntegritypolicy.XIII. EXTRACREDITOPPORTUNITIESYoumayearnuptoamaximumof30extracreditpointstowardsyouroverallgrade.PleaseconsulttheExtraCreditPoliciesInformationSheetfordetails.

XIV. AcademicIntegrity:EveryKSUstudentisresponsibleforupholdingtheStudentCodeofConductaspublishedintheUndergraduateandGraduatecatalogs.SectionIIoftheStudentCodeofConductaddressestheUniversity’spolicyonacademichonesty,includingprovisionsregardingplagiarismandcheating,unauthorizedaccesstoUniversitymaterials,misrepresentations/falsificationofUniversityrecordsoracademicwork,maliciousremoval,retention,ordestructionoflibrarymaterials,malicious/intentionalmisuseofcomputerfacilitiesand/orservices,andmisuseofstudentidentificationcards.IncidentsofallegedacademicmisconductwillbehandledthroughtheestablishedproceduresoftheStudentConduct&AcademicIntegrity,whichincludeseitheran“informal”resolutionbya


facultymember,resultinginagradeadjustment,oraformalhearingprocedure,whichmaysubjectastudenttotheCodeofconduct’sminimumonesemestersuspensionrequirement.

Allgradedworkinthisclassexceptthegroupprojectistobecompletedbytheindividualstudent,notworkeduponcollaborativelybymorethanonestudentunlessotherwiseinstructed.TheeventresponsesmustconsistoftheINDIVIDUALSTUDENT’Sworkandideas,NOTthoseofoutsidesources.Pretendinginawrittenororalresponsethatyouattendedaperformancethatyoudidnot,infact,attendandwitnessinitsentiretyisaviolationoftheKSUAcademicIntegrityPolicyandwillresultindisciplinaryaction.Pleasealsosee“AcademicIntegrity”forpolicyonplagiarism.

XV. GRADING

POINTSUMMARY: POINTS %FINALGRADE

GettingStartedModuleQuiz 5 1%

CourseRequirementsModule/SyllabusReviewQuiz 5 1%

Turnitin.com“AutobiographyParagraph” 5 1%

RequiredPerformance#1Program&TicketProof(assignmentdropbox) 5 1%

RequiredPerformance#2Program&TicketProof(assignmentdropbox) 5 1%

DISCUSSIONBOARDASSIGNMENTS

RequiredPerformance#1:StoryFestDiscussionBoardResponse 30 5%

5TopicDiscussionBoardAssignments(15ptseach) 75 13%

5GroupProjectDiscussionBoardAssignments(10ptseach) 50 8%

TESTS/QUIZZES

2Tests(50ptseach) 100 17%

10TopicReading/ReviewQuizzes(10ptseach) 100 17%

FormalWrittenResponse:SecretGarden&Reflection(TURNITIN.COM) 70 12%

GROUPPROJECT/FINALEXAM 150 25%

TotalPointsandPercentages 600 100.00%

Finalgradebreakdownforpointsearned: A=600‐540points B=539–480points C=479‐420points D=419‐360points F=359andbelow.

Ifyouhaveanyspecificneedsthatrequireacademicaccommodationspleasespeaktoyourprofessorafterclass,andcontactCarolPopeattheStudentDevelopmentCenterat(770)423‐6443.

XVI. KSUHUMANRELATIONSPOSITIONSTATEMENTKennesawStateUniversityisaneducationalcommunitycomprisedofindividualsfromdifferentethnic,racialandreligiousgroupsandofdifferentgenders,politicalbeliefs,ages,abilitiesandsexualorientations.Inlightofthisdiversity,KSUisresolvedtocontributetothedevelopmentofanintegrated,pluralisticsocietyinwhichindividualsmodelandsupporthumanenessandrespectfortheindividual.TheUniversityiscommittedtoprovidingqualityeducationthatisenhancedbytheperspectivesprovidedbyindividualsandgroupswithvaryingbackgroundsandviews.Racism,sexism,andotherdiscriminatoryattitudesandbehaviorsimpedelearningandworking.Conversely,respectfordifferencesenhanceseducationalandworkexperiences.KSUisdedicatedtocreatinganenvironmentthatcherishesandnourishesthisdiversity.


XVII. CLASSCONDUCTANDETIQUETTEIaskthatyoubecourteoustoyourprofessorandyourfellowstudentsatall times. Pleasebepunctual,refrainfromtalking,texting,anddoingotherworkduringlectures,andremainlogged‐infortheentiresession.Findthebestonlineenvironmenttologinforclass;onethathanonoiseorinterruptions.XVIII. AssessmentCollection:AspartoftheTPSDepartment’songoingassessmentoftheeffectivenessofitsprograms,someassignmentsfromthisclassmaybevideotaped,photocopied,scannedorphotographed,forthedepartment'sdatacollection,andsomewrittenassignmentsmaycollectedafteryouhaveseenyourgrade.

TPS1107‐W01–ONLINECOURSESCHEDULE–SPRING2012*TheClassWeekbeginsonTUESDAYandendsonMONDAYat8PM.Unlessotherwisenoted,allassignmentsfortheweekaredueMONDAYat8PM.Allitemsarecurrentlyopenforyourreviewandcompletion.Theweeklytopicitemsandmoduleswillcloseandendasdesignatedintheschedule/calendar.

*NOTE:Thisclassscheduleissubjecttochange.Thoseitemsinblack(withoutbold)arethelectures/topicstitlesthatcorrespondwitheachtopicmodulefoundinVISTA.Foreachtopicorgroupprojectdaythereisacorrespondingreading/textthatisdesignatedinblack&bold.Theseareduepriortocompletingthetopicorattendingthegroupprojectmeeting.AnychangestotheschedulewillbeannouncedthroughVista.

*Reminder:OnlinetimeissetforALLgroupstomeetanddiscuss,evaluate&accomplishtheGroupProjectProduction&Website.TheseONLINETIMESAREMANDATORY–planaccordingly.AllgroupprojectdaysandtheexamarescheduledforaWimbaLiveClassroomLogin(inVista)onTUESDAYnightsat8PMuntilabout10PM,dependingontheprojectgoalandassignment.EachGroupProjectMeetingDaymissedisa10‐ptdeduction.GroupProject(GP)daysaredesignatedinBLUE.WhileparticipatinginaWimbaLiveClassroomeachgroupwillbeplacedintotheirGROUPBREAKOUTROOM(insideWimbaclassroom)todiscussandaccomplishtheassignment/goal.OncetheWimbaLiveClassroomisover,memberswillproceedtotheGROUPDISCUSSIONAREAtocompletetheGroupProjectDiscussionBoardAssignmentforthatparticularmeeting.Additionally,aftereachgroupmeetinganarchivedrecordingoftheWimbasessionand/oraPDFofthatpresentationwillbepostedoravailable.

*SeetheAttendancePolicyinthesyllabusorinVista(CourseRequirements).

*REQUIREDPERFORMANCESandotherimportantdatesaredesignatedinRed.

***ExtraCreditOpportunitiesaredesignatedingreen.***SeeExtraCreditPoliciesandExtraCreditViewingGuide.

PRIORTOWeek1

1. Completea. GETTINGSTARTEDQUIZ(5PTS)b. COURSEREQUIREMENTSQUIZ(5pts)c. TURNITIN.COM&AutobiographyParagraph(5pts)

Dueby1/16at8PM.

2. WelcometoTPS1107&TheCultureofGreatnessvs.LamenessRead&reviewtheSyllabusthoroughly.Readandreviewarticlelinks.

Week11/7

Week1assignments,quizzes,tests,discussionboards,etc.closebyMONDAY,1/16at8PM

Week21/17

3. WhatisArt?Read&View:WashingtonPost,“PearlsBeforeBreakfast”&NYtimes,“TheUnderbellyProject”


4. SpokenWord&RequiredPerformancePreparationRead&View:Variouslinksinmodule


1/27‐1/28–TheSpokenWordRequiredPerformance#1

5. TheImpulsetoPerform(WhatisPerformance?)

Read:Chapter1‐ImpulsetoPerform6. TheAudience,TheResponsePaper&ATLTheatreScene!

Read:Chapter13‐Genre

Week31/24

Week3assignments,quizzes,tests,discussionboards,etc.closebyMONDAY,1/30at8PM SpokenWordPerformanceINITIALBlogEntries&Ticket/ProgramProofsubmittedto“Assignment

Dropbox.”duebyMonday1/30at8PM

7. TwelfthNightbyShakespeare(Masks,Identity&Persona)Read:TwelfthNightandviewvariousclips

Week41/31

Week7groupprojectdiscussionboards,etc.closebyMONDAY,2/6at8PM

SpokenWordPerformanceRESPONSEBlogEntriesduebyMonday2/6at8PM

8. WimbaLogin:TUESDAY,2/7at8PM.

GroupProjectDay1:Introduction,Defining&assigningjobs/roles,thePRODUCTIONWEBSITEPITCH(Research&Inspiration),Lacunae(StorySource)&finalexam.Setup“Google”site.PRIORTOLOGGING‐IN:readandreview“GroupProjectResourcesModule”&“GroupProjectGuidelines.”Reviewexamplewebsitesprovidedtouseasatemplate.

Week52/7


9. WhatisTheatre?&DiversityandMulticulturalisminPerformanceRead:Chapter2‐TheatreasaMirrorofSociety

Week62/14


10. LysistrataRead:LysistratabyAristophanes(scriptlinkinmodule)

Week72/21

Week7groupprojectdiscussionboards,etc.closebyMONDAY,2/27at8PM TESTONE:Materialthrough2/27(50pts)Opens2/28;closes3/12by8PM.

11. WimbaLogin:TUESDAY,2/28at8PM.GP.Day2:Dramaturgy:loginbeginswithinitialresearch&ideastoshare–youhaveitreadyandpostedongroupprojectblog.EachgroupmemberwillpresentLACUNAEideas&culturalrelevancies,thengroupdecidesontheme&storyforPRODUCTIONPITCH(research&inspiration);Oncethestoryhasbeendecidedupon,everymemberpostsresearch&ideastobloginsupportofthestory/lacunaefordiscussion&consideration;posttowebsiteforagrade.

Week82/28

Week8assignments,quizzes,tests,discussionboards,etc.closebyMonday,3/5at8PM Duedate3/5at8PMforExtraCreditwrittenresponseforfirsthalfofthesemester.Submitto

Turnitin.com.

*3/3–3/9SpringBreak**3/12‐LastDaytoWithdraww/oAcademicPenalty*

Week9 12. ThePractitioners


ReadandView:Chapter4–TheActor,Ch.5–TheDirector&Ch.6–TheDesigners3/13Week9assignments,quizzes,tests,discussionboards,etc.closebyMONDAY,3/19at8PM

13. WimbaLogin:TUESDAY,3/20at8PM.GP.Day3:TheLivingNewsExercise/ScriptWork.Eachgroupwillcollaborativelybuildaninitialscriptandtheplaywrightwillfurtherdevelopforgroupmemberstoreviewforaroughdraft.Thegroupprovidesportionsofthescripttohelptheplaywright.Iwillbemodelingtheexerciseduringourloginsothateachgroupmaydoitagainfortheirownchosenstory.READ:theLivingNewsExercisetemplatesandworksheet;prepareforGroupDay3

Week103/20

Week10groupprojectdiscussionboards&ROUGHDRAFT,etc.closebyMONDAY,3/26at8PM

14. GlobalTheatre&AsianTheatre&PerformanceRead:TBAtobefoundinmodule

Week113/27


15. MusicalTheaterandTheSecretGardenPreparationRead:TBAtobefoundinthemodule

Week124/3


4/10–4/15‐TheSecretGarden‐RequiredPerformanceEvent#2

16. WimbaLogin:TUESDAY,4/10at8PM.GP.Day4:FinalizeScript:Posttoblog;PublishtoWebsiteforagrade.Discussproductionanddesignelementsforthefinalstepforthewebsite.

Week134/10

Week13groupprojectdiscussionboards,etc.closebyMONDAY,4/16at8PM Due4/16at8PMforExtraCreditwrittenresponsefor2nd½ofthesemester.Submitto

Turnitin.com.

17. Ruined&TheatreforSocialChangeRead:RuinedbyLynnNottage;viewvariousclipsWeek14groupprojectdiscussionboards,etc.closebyMONDAY,4/23at8PMTESTONE:Materialthrough4/23(50pts)Opens4/24;closes4/30by8PM.

Week144/17

TheSecretGardenFormalCriticalEssaydueby4/30at11aminMLAformat(75pts).SubmittoTURNITIN.COM.Nolatepapersaccepted.Noexceptions.

18. WimbaLogin:TUESDAY,4/24at8PM.

GP.Day5:FINALIZETHEWEBSITE:ADDALLPRODUCTIONELEMENTS.Work&PolishFinalExam/GroupPortfolio–eachgroupwillconcentrateonhowBESTtoproceedinfinalizingthewebsite.View,proof&discusscontributionsinblog;Ensurethattheglobal,culturalordiversityinfluencesoraspectsareintegraltotheoverallconcept,theme,message,etc.;PublishtoWebsiteforfinal;assessment.Week16groupprojectdiscussionboards,etc.closebyMONDAY,4/30at8PM

Week154/24

FinalWebsitesSubmissionsduebyMONDAY4/30at8PM.

4/30:LastDayofClasses

ExamDate5/1

WimbaLogin:Tuesday,5/1at8PM.FinalExam‐OnlineAttendanceRequired:WimbaLogin.Eachstudentwillverballycontributeananswertoquestionsprovided.Also,therewillbeaFinalExamDiscussionBoardAssignmentforstudentstocritiqueandpeerreviewtheirownandother


groups’workintermsoftheme,designs,concept,script,etc.Studentsmustdothis“FinalGroupProjectAssignment”toreceivecreditfortheFinalExamGROUPPROJECTGrade.Blogclosesatmidnightafterloggingout.

TPS1107‐W01SPRING2012

ONLINECOURSEREQUIREMENT,SYLLABUSREVIEWSTATEMENTANDSIGNATUREFORMProfessorNatashyaArmer‐Giardina

IhavereadthesyllabusforthiscourseandhavehadtheopportunitytoasktheinstructoranyquestionsImayhaveaboutit.Ithoroughlyunderstandthecourserequirements,attendancepolicy,gradingpolicy,andthefactthatwewillbeviewingperformanceworkswithadultcontentandhavingdiscussionsofthehumanconditionfor

educationalpurposes.

ClickthrougheachlinkfoundinboththeGETTINGSTARTEDandCOURSEREQUIREMENTSmodules.AttheendofeachmoduletaketheGETTINGSTARTEDQUIZandtheCOURSEREQUIRMENTS/SYLLABUSQUIZ.Bytakingthesetwoquizzesyouagreetothetermsofthisdisclaimer.Byanswering“TRUE”totheonequestioninEACHquiz,you

areagreeingtoparticipateasanactivememberofthecourseaccordingtothepoliciesoutlinedinthethesemodulesandinthesyllabus.

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TPS 1107 Syllabus