Latino Studies 101

AFRICANA AND PUERTO RICAN/LATINO STUDIES DEPARTMENT

HUNTER COLLEGE

Course: Latino Communities in United States - AFPRL-102.01, SECTION 002.

M/W: 4:10-5:25 p.m.

Room 215 W

Faculty: Professor Luis Álvarez-López, PhD.

Office location:  1733 A.

Office: (212) 772-8710        Department Office: (212) 772-5035         

Email:laalvare@hunter.cuny.edu. aluis0548@gmail.com

Office Hours: Friday: 2:00: -3.00 p.m., or by appointment

COURSE DESCRIPTION:        

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The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction and broader understanding of the various Latino communities in United States.

Required Readings:

1-Milagros Denis-Rosario & Luis Álvarez-Lòpez, Pioneers and Newcomers. A Latino History in the United States. Preliminary Edition by Denis-Rosario and Alvarez-Lopez.   New York, Cognella Academic Publishing, 2017.

KNOWLEDGE AND PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES OF THIS COURSE 

Students in this course will learn about: (a) race, class, ethnicity and gender in the Latino communities of United States. This variables will be analyzed in historical, socio-political, legal and economic contexts using the Socratic method and critical thinking lecture/class discussion methods; (b) the immigrant and minority presence in the United States resulting from conquests as well as immigration; (c) the theories and factors that explain racial and ethnic inequality as they affect immigrants and minorities in the United States in part using historical analysis, current domestic and international events, in class discussions; and legal cases.

Learning Outcomes:

A-Student performance objectives for this class include gather, interpret, and assess information from a variety of sources and points of view.

B-Evaluate evidence and arguments critically or analytically

C-Produce well-reasoned written report or oral arguments using evidence to support the conclusions.

D-Examine how individual’s place in society affects experiences, values, or choices.

E- Identify and engage with local, national, or global trends or ideologies, and analyze their impact on individual or collective decision-making.

Grading Criteria:

Midterm = 30 points

Power point presentations=20 points

Final Exam    =                    40 points

Reading /writing assignments, attendances, participations and classroom behaviors= 10 points

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Grades will be based on:

1-Attendance, lateness and classroom behavior:                                                

• Students are expected to attend class, complete all reading and writing assignments on time, and actively participate in class discussions and activities. Written assignments must be submitted on the scheduled due dates or students will receive an “F” grade for the assignment. NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED, NO EXCEPTIONS!  Hunter College subscribes to turnitin.com in order to combat plagiarism and all work is subject to submission and review by turnitin.com in order to detect plagiarism.

• Lateness, early departures, absences, walking in and out of class, eating in class, and any other form of disruptive behavior, including cell phones, texting and downloading material in class is prohibited. This type of behaviors will negatively affect your final grade. FOUR (4) OR MORE ABSENCES WILL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC FINAL “F” GRADE.  THREE (3) LATENESSES WILL BE COUNTED AS ONE ABSENCE.   CELL PHONES ARE PROHIBITED IN CLASS!

• Speak to the professor if you have any concerns with the assignments before you fall behind in the class. Please become familiar with the schedule and school regulations, especially concerning plagiarism.

1. Term Paper and Oral Presentation:                                        

• Term paper: Topic to be assigned. The paper must be 7 pages (cover & Bibliographical pages do not count) original work, computer-typed and double-spaced on letter size paper, Chicago style with no less than five references. You will be graded on the oral presentation/proposal of your research paper.  

• Term Paper topic due September 21, 2016. Topics must be approved before this date in person with professor, not via email, and topics are on a first come first serving basis.

• Term Paper Oral Presentations begin December 1 and continue December 12, 2016.

• Term Paper due: December 5, 2016.

• ALL assignments, written and oral, must be submitted/presented on the scheduled due dates or students will receive an “F” grade for the assignment. NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED, NO EXCEPTIONS! NO MAKE UP ASSIGNMENTS ALLOWED! 

1. Readings, assignments and class participation:                                        

• The class format will consist of Socratic Method/critical thinking lectures, films (film dates are subject to change based on equipment availability) and discussions based on required readings.  Students will be called on daily at random to give short presentations on assigned readings.  If a student is not prepared when called upon to present or if the presentation is not acceptable based on the professors’ standards the student will receive an “F” grade for that day’s presentation and this will be calculated in your final grade.

1. Exams and Paper:                                                                                  

• Mid-Term-
• An in-class midterm: October 1, 2016.
• An in-class midterm (30) and Term Paper (40) No makeup examinations, no exceptions!  If you do not take the midterm or final examination you will receive an “F” grade for the examination you missed.
• Power points presentation (20), all the students must organize a power point presentation, working in a group, about one of the chapter to be discussed in the class-room.
• Assignments (15), class participations and attendance.

HUNTER COLLEGE ACADEMIC INTEGRITY PROCEDURES

“Hunter College regards acts of academic dishonesty (e.g. plagiarism, cheating on examination, obtaining unfair advantage, and falsification of records and official documents) as serious offenses against the values of intellectual honesty.  The College is committed to enforcing the CUNY policy on Academic Integrity and will pursue cases of academic dishonesty according to the Hunter Academic Integrity Procedures.”