Study Calendar

A123: An Introduction to the Humanities

Course No.: A123
Course Title: An Introduction to the Humanities Credit Hours: 16 Hours
over two semesters: First and Second
Semesters

FIRST SEMESTER

Study Course books, Study Guides, Set Books and other

Week texts Tutorial CDs Assignments due date
Introductory Block
1 Getting Started 1

2 Art History 2
3 Literature 3
4 Writing 4 Quiz 01 by the end of the week
5 History Sources 5
6 Philosophy 6
7 Reading week (Introductory Block) 7 TMA01 by the end of the week

Block 1 Form and Reading CD1

8 Seeing 8 Track 1
CD1
9 Form and Meaning in Poetry 9 Tracks 2-16 TMA02 by the end of the week
CD4
10 Introduction to History (1) 10 Track 1
11 Reasoning 11
Reading week (Resource Book 1:
Section A1-A66, Section B1-B4. Consult
12 Illustration Book CP1-13, P1-15) 12 TMA03 by the end of the week

Block 2 The Classical World CD2

13 The Colosseum 13 Tracks 1-3
CD3
14 The Colosseum: the Tradition 14 Tracks 1-2 Quiz 02 by the end of the week
Reading week/review and SEP
(Resource Book 1: Section C1-16.
consult Illustration Book CP15-30, P18-
20, 25-53, 66-74. Visit
www.ancienthistory.about.com/cs./greek
15 architecture) 15 TMA04 by the end of the week

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 SECOND SEMESTER

Study Course books, Study Guides, Set Books and

Week other texts Tutorial CDs Assignment due date
Block 3 The Neo-Classical World
1-2 Introduction to History (2) 1-2 Quiz 03 by the end of the week
CD4
3-4 Rousseau and Democracy 3-4 Track 2 TMA05 by the end of the week
5 Art, History and Politics 5
Reading week (Resource Book 2.
Section A1-A23. B1-2. C1-4.
Consult Illustration Book CP39-43.
6 P120-134.) 6 TMA06 by the end of the week

Block 4 The Modern World

7-8 Representation of the people (1) 7-8
9-10 Representation of the people (2) 9-10 Quiz 04 by the end of the week
11 Studying Pygmalion 11 CD 5-6
Reading week (Resource Book 2,
E1-2. Listen to CD5-6 recording of
12 Pygmalion.) 12 TMA07 by the end of the week

Block 5 Looking Back, Looking

Forward
13 Consolidation 13 CD7 TMA08 by the end of the week
14 Revision Week 14
15 Review and SEP 15
FINAL EXAMINATION
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Assessment Strategies
Continuous assessment
• TMA 01 is formative and unweighted
• TMAs 02–08 are equally weighted and constitute 35% of the total assessment
• Four equally weighted quizzes constitute 15% of the total assessment
Examination component
• Two examinations are equally weighted and constitute 50% of the total
assessment
• SEP = Specimen Examination Paper
There will be fifteen two-hour tutorials for each semester weeks 1 – 15