AFR 1460: Early African History - New York City College of ...
NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES DEPARTMENT
AFR 1460: Early African History
Course Description
This course is a study of Africa¡¯s history from antiquity to the period before the advent of
colonialism. This course begins with a study of Africa as the cradle of humankind through
the emergence of small-scale societies and state systems such as Egypt, Kush, Mali, other
political kingdoms, empire states and city-states that had regional and international
significance. Emphasis is placed on understanding the way in which political developments,
and religious change affected gender, class, and ethnic relations within these societies and
their relations with other societies. Our fundamental aim will be to understand the
contributions of Africans to world civilization in this period.
Course Requirements
Active class participation and attendance is required of all students.
Students who do not attend class without valid permission or reasons may lose credit.
Students are expected to understand the material, or at least have identified those items
that they do not yet understand in order to ask questions in class.
The instructor will assume that students know the material and are prepared to discuss it.
Students are responsible for all work assigned in this class, whether or not they are present.
Assignments must be completed on time.
Students are expected to observe normal courtesy in class. They are expected to pay
attention to the instructor, take detailed notes, refrain from personal conversations, and
avoid any other behavior, which is disruptive and disturbing to others. A student who
does not observe these courtesies may be asked to leave the room.
All Flexible Core courses must meet the following three learning outcomes. A student will:
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Gather, interpret, and assess information from a variety of sources and points of view.
Evaluate evidence and arguments critically or analytically.
Produce well-reasoned written or oral arguments using evidence to support conclusions.
LEARNING OUTCOMES/PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of AFR 1460, students will be able to:
Content -Based Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes
Learn about the foundations of African
civilizations and its contribution to world
civilization.
Assessment Methods
Class discussions, take home exams and
response papers to documentaries and
movies
Learn vital geographical information about
Africa
Map Quizzes and Map Project
Learn about the social organization of
society, power and politics in African
societies from antiquity to the mediaeval
period
Class discussions, take home exams and
response papers to documentaries on
African civilizations
General Education Learning Outcomes
Develop critical skills in reasoning and
argumentation
Learn to read critically and thoroughly
Develop the central art of the historian's
craft: communicating research and original
ideas through writing. social science
research
Class discussions, take home exams and
response papers to documentaries and
movies
Class discussions
Take home exams and response papers to
documentaries
World Cultures and Global Issues
A course in this area must meet at least three of the following additional learning outcomes. A
student will:
? Identify and apply the fundamental concepts and methods of a discipline or
interdisciplinary field exploring world cultures or global issues, including, but not
limited to, anthropology, communications, cultural studies, economics, ethnic studies,
foreign languages (building upon previous language acquisition), geography, history,
political science, sociology, and world literature.
? Analyze culture, globalization, or global cultural diversity, and describe an event
or process from more than one point of view.
? Analyze the historical development of one or more non-U.S. societies.
? Analyze the significance of one or more major movements that have shaped the world¡¯s
societies.
? Analyze and discuss the role that race, ethnicity, class, gender, language, sexual
orientation, belief, or other forms of social differentiation play in world cultures
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or societies.
Speak, read, and write a language other than English, and use that language to respond to
cultures other than one¡¯s own.
Grade distribution is as follows:
Class Participation and response papers
Take Home Exams:
Take Home Exams:
Map project and quiz:
Finals (in class exams):
10% 1st
15% 2nd
15%
20%
40%
CLASS CONDUCT:
Students must arrive on time, in order to fully participate and receive full credit for attending
the class session. If lateness is unavoidable, the student is welcome to join the class, but
he/she is expected not to disrupt the session already in progress. Points will be deducted
from the final average, if students are consistently late and absent (See college policy on
lateness). Students must turn off cell phones/ and beepers before class begins. Points
will be deducted from the final average, if students consistently allow cell phones to
ring in class and/or consistently leave class to answer calls. In addition, no one is allowed
to wear headphones or hoodies in class.
E: MAIL COMMUNICATION WITH STUDENTS
The course instructor will communicate with all students using the college¡¯s assigned email in CUNYFIRST. It is the responsibilityof all students to check their college emails on
a frequent basis. Students without a college assigned email address should contact the
computer information help desk for assistance. Please note that I will only accept
correspondence from students¡¯ college assigned e-mails.
COLLEGE POLICY ON ABSENCE/LATENES
A student may be absent without penalty for 10% of the number of scheduled class
meetings. If a student¡¯s absences exceed the limit of 3 CLASSES the instructor will inform
you that a grade of ¡°WU¡± may be assigned. The department¡¯s policy on lateness is as
follows. Any student who arrives 10 minutes after class has started will be considered late.
If you are late for more than three class sessions you will lose credit.
NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY POLICY ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Students and all others who work with information, ideas, texts, images, music, inventions,
and other intellectual property owe their audience and sources accuracy and honesty in
using, crediting, and citing sources. As a community of intellectual and professional
workers, the College recognizes its responsibilityfor providing instruction ininformation
literacy and academic integrity, offering models of good practice, and responding vigilantly
and appropriatelyto infractions of academic integrity. Accordingl y, academic dishonestyis
prohibited in The City University of New York and at New York City College of
Technology and is punishable by penalties, including failing grades, suspension, and
expulsion. The complete text of the College policy on Academic
Integrity may be found in the catalog.
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