SYLLABUS
CCS‑115
CROSS CULTURAL AWARENESS (2657-2658)
FALL 2008
INSTRUCTOR: TOM GAMBOA
CLASS
TIME: 2657 - 11:00 To 12:15 Tues &
Thurs, Room 325A
2658 - 7:00 To 9:45
p.m., Thurs, Room 543
OFFICE HOURS:
2657 - Tues and Thurs - 10:00 To 11:00
2658 - Thurs - 6:00 To 7:00
p.m.
ROOM #: 567
OFFICE PHONE #: 644-7529: E-MAIL: collegeprof2@hotmail.com
Web page: http://www.grossmont.edu/tom.gamboa/
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BOOK: ETHNIC
FAMILIES IN
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1. If my
office hours are inconvenient get together with me and we will set up an
appointment convenient for the two of us.
2. Academic Integrity: Cheating and plagiarism
(using as one’s own ideas, writings or materials of someone else without
acknowledgement or permission) can result in any one of a variety of
sanctions. Such penalties may range from
an adjusted grade on the particular exam, paper, project, or assignment to a
failing grade in the course. The
instructor may also summarily suspend the student for the class meeting when
the infraction occurs, as well as the following class meeting. For further clarification and information on
these issues, please consult with your instructor or contact the office of the
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs.
3. Attendance:
Attendance is very important. Excessive absences or if you miss two or more
class meetings in a row may result in your being dropped from this course. You
must be on time and stay for the entire class period to be considered present.
See me if you foresee any attendance problems. I may drop you due to poor
attendance despite the grade you have in the class. If you do not think you
will be here for any of the exams make prior arrangements with me. I will not
let anyone take an early Final Exam. Arrange your life to ensure you will be in
class on the day of the Final Exam.
Remember. It is your responsibility to properly
withdraw from class. This means picking up a drop card, filling it out and
turning it into Admissions and Records. Do not just stop attending class as I
may be forced to give you a grade that will usually be an F.
4. Method of
evaluating student performance: Two exams and a Final Exam. Your two exams will
each consist of 65 multiple choice, matching, or true‑false questions.
The Final Exams will be last units covered and comprehensive (everything
covered from the first day). It will consist of 70 multiple choice, matching or
true false questions. THERE WILL ALSO BE
A TERM PROJECT WORTH 50 POINTS FULL DETAILS ON SEPARATE SHEET WILL BE EXPLAINED
IN CLASS IN FULL DETAIL.
5. BREAKDOWN:
TEST # 1 = 65 POINTS A= 225 TO 250 POINTS
TEST # 2 = 65 POINTS B= 200 TO 224 POINTS
TERM PROJECT
50 POINTS C= 175 TO 199 POINTS
FINAL= 70 POINTS D= 150 TO 174 POINTS
TOTAL POINTS:
250 POINTS F= 149 & BELOW
6.
Make sure you keep up on the reading assignments. Tests will
cover material from the text, lectures and any handouts.
7. Students with disabilities who may need
accommodations in this class are encouraged to notify the instructor and
contact Disabled Student Services & Programs (DSP&S) early in the
semester so that reasonable accommodations may be implemented as soon as
possible. Students may contact DSP&S
in person in Room 110 or by phone at 619-466-7112 or 619-644-7119 (TTY for
Deaf)
8. Supervised Tutoring Referral: Students are referred to enroll in the
following supervised tutoring courses if the service indicated will assist them
in achieving or reinforcing the learning objectives of this course:
IDS 198, Supervised Tutoring to receive tutoring in general computer applications in the Tech Mall;
English 198W, Supervised Tutoring for assistance
in the
IDS 198T, Supervised Tutoring to
receive one-on-one tutoring in academic subjects in the
To add any of these courses, students may obtain Add Codes at the Information/Registration Desk in the Tech Mall. All Supervised Tutoring courses are non-credit/non-fee. However, when a student registers for a supervised tutoring course, and has no other classes, the student will be charged the usual health fee. If your department sponsors a discipline-specific lab (such as Math, Biology, CVTE, etc.), your department chair will provide additional language for your syllabi. Chairs can obtain the senate approved language from Tasa Campos, the senate's secretary
9. I hope I
have not scared you away. That is not my intent; I wish to ensure you
understand what is expected of you and what you can expect from me. I will
throw you no curves or try to trip you. My purpose is to teach you this
subject. I will be available for you anytime. If it means getting together with
you on an evening or a weekend I will make the time to meet and clarify any
questions you may have. The only thing I demand from you is effort, be in
class, be prepared and there is nothing I will not do to help your learning
experience. We have much material to
cover and I assure you we will have a fun learning experience. We will generate
much class discussion and self‑disclosure. I encourage and maintain
openness in the classroom that allows for many viewpoints to be expressed but I
do demand civility and respect for the opinions of others.
COURSE OBJECTIVES AND ASSIGNMENTS
l. Course objectives:
a. Assess the influences of culture,
perceptions, language, and nonverbal messages in interactions across cultures.
b. Analyze specific
communication problems in cross-cultural communications and construct
solutions.
c. Examine and critique tools to solve
problems across cultures in communications, particularly in client‑service
delivery or people centered occupations.
d. Employ sociological and historical
perspectives (values and history) to discuss cultures most encountered in the
human service professions in
e. Familiarize students on the theoretical
perspectives from various disciplines, including sociology and anthropology, on
cross‑cultural communication and interaction.
f. Examine the theories regarding
acculturation; adaptation to the dominant culture, and examine where the
specific ethnic groups see themselves on the acculturation scale.
g. Understanding ourselves and importance of
our own cultural self-awareness.
h. Examine communication and interaction
problems, values and relevant aspects of psychosocial history for the following
groups: Blacks, Hispanic/Chicanos/Latinos, Native Americans, Filipinos,
Japanese, Chinese, Koreans, Indo-Chinese (Vietnamese, Cambodian, Lao, Lao-Hmong, Thai).
2. As you can
see the assigned text will in no way cover all the course objectives. So
through lecture, handouts, videos, and guest speakers all of the course
objectives will be covered. Make sure you take good notes. At the end of the
semester you will have a workbook on Cross Cultural Awareness that will include
your notes on my lectures, on videos, and on the handouts you will be getting
from me. The Tests and Final will cover all of the above named items.
ASSIGNMENTS
WEEK OF ASSIGNMENT
AUG 25 LECTURE MATERIALS
SEP 1 LECTURE MATERIAL
SEP 8 CHAP 1
SEP 15 CHAP 2: THEN AND NOW
SEP 22 CHAP 3: IRISH CATHOLIC AMERICANS
SEP 29 CHAP 5:
ITALIAN AMERICANS
OCT 6 FINISH SECTIONS AND TEST #1
OCT 13 CHAP 7: MEXICAN AMERICANS
OCT 20 CHAP 8: CUBAN AMERICANS
OCT 27 CHAP 11:
VIETNAMESE AMERICANS
NOV 3 CHAP 13:
JAPANESE AMERICANS
NOV 10 FINISH
SECTIONS AND TEST #2
NOV 17 CHAP 15:
AFRICAN AMERICANS
NOV 24 CHAP
16: NATIVE AMERICANS
DEC 1 CHAP
17: JEWISH AMERICANS
DEC 8 FINISH SECTIONS
TESTS:
#1: WEEK OF OCT 6: CHAPS 1, 2, 3, 5 PLUS LECTURES.
#2: WEEK OF NOV 10: CHAPS 7-8-11-13 PLUS LECTURES.
FINAL 2657 TUES DEC 16 – 1130-130; 2658 THURS
DEC 18 – 8:00 TO 10:00: CHAPS 15, 16 & 17 PLUS LECTURES AND TERMS.
INTERNET TERM PROJECT
This term
project is very simple, it can be fun, do not let it scare you away. You will be required to access the Internet,
find something related to the subject matter of this course, and then address
the requirements outlined below. I will
give you full details, explain it thoroughly in class
and be available for you before or after class to further explain it. The following are detailed instructions of
this project and when certain phases of this project are due:
1. You will access the Internet and conduct a
search for any article that deals with the subject matter of this course. It must be an article dealing with an issue
or problem dealing with any of the ethnic groups covered in this class.
2. If you do not have access to the Internet at
home you may use the CALM lab computers in the library. There is evening access to the CALM lab
computers in the library.
3. The following is the assignment for your term
project:
a. Find an article on the internet dealing
with any issue or problem that involves any of the ethnic groups we are
covering this semester. When you find
the article print out two copies and submit one copy to me for approval, you
keep the other copy; I will then inform you if your article was approved. If your article is not approved, you will
then have to find another article to submit for approval. The copy of your
article has to be submitted to me by the first test. If you do not submit by the first test this
means that you choose not to do this requirement and will automatically get a
zero for this assignment. No article may
be submitted after the date of the first test.
b. After you get your article back approved
you will then write a paper on this article addressing the following questions
1. Tell me what this article is about and what
issues or problem this article addresses?
2. Tell
me what conclusions or opinions are presented in this article by the author
regarding the issue or problem addressed.
3. What is your opinion of this article? That
is, do you agree with the author’s conclusions, do you have any opinions about
the issues addressed. What solutions do you have for the issues and/or problems
presented?
4. Your paper will be written in proper essay
format, will be typed, double-spaced and will be due on the last day of
regularly scheduled classes.
5. If you have any questions do not hesitate to
contact me.
6. Do not deal with generalities be very specific.