Not in this class. Students will be able to use a computer. Students will become better college-level writers by utilizing appropriate computer technologies. Students are encouraged to review course-related materials on the web and to read Prof. Yahnke s Cinema History site.
Students are willing to receive information and respond to it.
Students are encouraged to view their study of documentary films in the context of their ability to make a documentary film. Students are encouraged to write a prospectus for a documentary film that is relevant to their personal interests, motivations, goals, and values. Students develop values, organize them into systems, and apply those systems to their private and public lives. Students will learn to analyze film as a vehicle for the treatment of serious and complex personal and social issues. When students engage in the collaborative art of filmmaking, they will be able to apply their own attitudes and values in a meaningful way.