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Course Details
| Course Title |
Science Fiction |
| Conestoga Course Code |
OLRN1340 |
| Host College |
Seneca College |
| OntarioLearn Course Code |
SE-EAC234 |
| Start Date |
11/01/2024 |
| End Date |
02/07/2025 |
| Course Fee |
$409.50 |
| Hours |
42 |
| Pre-requisites |
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| Course Description |
Science fiction addresses key concerns that are not restricted to the imaginative worlds depicted in fiction; rather, science fiction uses alien settings, strange worlds, alternate timelines, or virtual environments as a way of exploring contemporary issues. Over the course of exploring the various issues contained in these fictions, science fiction?s various movements will be explored to provide a broader sense of the genre's development from its earliest to its most current forms; in addition, terminology will be introduced so, by the end of the course, students will have a broader understanding of science fiction's historical and thematic terrain. |
| Midterm Exam Format |
No exam requirement |
| Final Exam Format |
Online-no supervision requirement |
| Final Exam Group |
11/01/2024 |
| Other Evaluation Details |
Essay 45%; Online Assignments 15%; Final Exam 40% |
| Minimum Passing Mark |
50 |
| Mandatory Chats |
No |
| Mandatory Group Work |
No |
| Other Details |
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| Platform |
Blackboard |
| Computer Software Requirements |
None |
| Additional |
Students will be required to watch the following movies: The Matrix (Lana and Lilly Wachowski) 1999 and Ex Machina (Alex Garland) 2014 |
| Textbook Information |
We suggest you do not purchase your textbook until approximately two weeks prior to the course start date as textbooks may change. Purchase textbook from www.textnet.ca. No substitutions unless otherwise stated. |
Textbooks
| Textbook Title |
The Big Book of Science Fiction (BBSF) |
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| Author |
Vandermeer, Ann and Jeff (Editors) |
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| Publisher |
Vintage |
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| ISBN |
9781101910092 |
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