THIS ONLINE COURSE - PRESENTED AS AN ADVENTURE GAME - INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF ROME, WITH ASSIGNMENTS THAT FOCUS ON WRITING AND THE RESEARCH PROCESS. THE COURSE ASKS STUDENTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A COLLECTION OF ANCIENT OBJECTS FROM AN AMERICAN MUSEUM SHOULD REMAIN IN THE US OR BE SENT BACK TO ITALY. THROUGHOUT THE COURSE, STUDENTS EXCAVATE ARTIFACTS AT A DIGITAL DIG SITE, VISIT MUSEUMS, EXPLORE ROMAN MONUMENTS, AND NAVIGATE THE SHADOWY WORLD OF THE TOMBAROLI (TOMB ROBBERS) AND MAFIA-RUN BLACK MARKET FOR ANTIQUITIES.
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UnitsOptional
Grading1, 2, 3
PasstimeNone
Level LimitLetters and science
CollegeProfessor moser likes her subject and likes to get students to think critically about archaeology. The assignment requirements can be vague but she's not a hard grader. I recommend doing the readings because she likes to ask questions to the class.
I enjoyed playing the game. Lots of reading. Professor's explanations throughout the games were fun. However, the TAs were tough graders, specifically my TA. Explanations during sections did not make sense and he would ramble about useless things. I asked for feedbacks as well because he gave me such a low grade on my final but I was ignored.
Rome the game was a super interesting class that used a choose your own adventure style that was pretty easy. The readings were dense and often contained useless info. You couldn't backtrack the reading which was annoying. TAs were tough graders on assignments and participation as well. Instructions were really vague for final paper and assignments
DO NOT TAKE. It was extremely difficult. The midterm had no study guide, just our notes, was super tricky, and based on SUCH granular information. 4 pop quizzes, a ton of reading, midterm, final paper, and a group project. I had a 4.0, its my last year, and I failed my midterm. Now I have to retake an arthi class. BS.