C21C Spring 2025_galimova (2)
C21C Spring 2025_galimova (2)
4.1. Attendance
Attendance at all classes for the course is mandatory. If a student is absent for
unavoidable reasons (illness or other), the instructor must be informed on the same day
(the day s/he misses). This should be done via e-mail (the e-mail address is given at the
beginning of this syllabus). It is also NOT allowed to be late for the classes. Being
regularly late for classes affects the grade. The longer a student is absent, the lower
grade for classroom activities s/he will get. If unjustified absences exceed 30%, a
student automatically gets an “F”.
Attendance is expected for every session. For six unexcused absences, you will drop the
course with an X grade.
4.2. Class Participation
Students are expected to take an active part in all classroom activities: ask questions in
English, answer questions of other students voluntarily, express their viewpoints on
discussed subjects, and be involved in group activities. All this together makes up the
grade for classroom activities. All subjects occurring in the course of this program are to
be discussed in English only.
4.3. Home Assignments
Home assignment is an integral and important component of instruction. If the
assignment is not clear, students should ask the instructor to clarify the problem before
the due date. All papers are expected to be submitted in class, e-course, or via the
professor’s email [email protected] on the day they are due. Late papers are not
accepted. If the papers have insufficient number of words, the professor has the right to
subtract 5 points. If the paper fails to reach 70% of the minimum word requirement, it
will not be accepted.
If you become ill or the victim of an emergency, please let me know within 48 hours and
be ready to provide me with some evidence to support your absence, such as a medical
certificate, etc.
Upon the completion of the video project, students should provide the professor with
the video script of the video.
- Another option that students can chose is to write a grant and give a presentation on it
at the end of the semester. OR
- Finally, students are willing to be involved in solving an up-to-date community problem,
they are more than welcome to do so by participating in the Civic Engagement Bridging
Classroom and Community Project initiated by Bard College. Within the framework of the
project, students are expected to pick an orphanage, a senior house, or the hospice, visit it
and identify a problem the institution has and try to solve it by organizing any type of club:
Chess club, Reading club, Psychology club, Math club, Hiking club, Football club or Dance
club. The students can work individually, in pairs, and in groups of three. The students
should visit the chosen institution at least once a week throughout the entire semester.
Upon the completion, they can apply for the Civic Engagement Certificate, which will give
them an opportunity to participate in Civic Engagement conferences and events organized
by OSUN. As a capstone project, the club leaders should give a presentation of their club
and write a 500-word article for the AUCA NewStar Independent newspaper. Interested
candidates should contact me via email for more details.
If you are not aware of how to avoid plagiarism, please consult either a librarian or
WARC tutor.
6. Assessment
Assessment is based on a cumulative average of the following activities:
Type of Activity Maximum
points
4 Presentations (the topics should fit the main one of the week, e.g. the week’s 15
topic is about Religions, your own topic might be about the Role of Religion on
economy in Kyrgyzstan, if you manage to connect the topic of your
presentation with the final project, that would be even better as you can use
the sources I your final project)
Total: 100
6 Extra points (optional) should be submitted DURING and/or at the END of the Up to 10
semester. (for more details, see 4.6. page 3 of this syllabus)
Course Outline
Required Texts:
Yuval Harari (the link to the digital version in on the Moodle, e-course)
In-class CE
paragraph peer
Jan. 22 Cause and Effect Essay [HANDOUT] Take any problem and review.
consider its effects and Write an outline
causes. Write a CE your future CEE a
paragraph. send it at my em
6. Feb. 17 Yuval Harari, Lessons of 21st Century, Turn your paragraph into
“Justice” pp. 182-187 the essay.
Feb. 19
Yuval Harari, Lessons of 21st Century,
“Civilization” pp. 84-96
Grade categories
AUCA Letter-grades and GPA system are explained on the following website:
https://auca.kg/en/p2885/
Disclaimer: This syllabus and course outline are subject to changes by the professor.
Changes will be made with as much advance notice as possible.