FILM 211 African Film

This survey course looks at contemporary feature films produced by various African countries. These films provide insights into the history and cultural values of these countries; in that respect they offer an inside view of a continent that all too often in the past has been either overlooked by western audiences or only seen through the lens of western filmmakers.     

Credits

3

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Develop and apply the skills to analyze an entrepreneurial leadership situation, and
   understand and summarize the relevant issues and/or problems comprehensively.
2. 2. Develop and apply the skills to identify, question, and evaluate the relevance and quality of
   supporting data/evidence.
3. 3. Develop and apply the skills to identify stakeholders, consider their perspectives, evaluate
   the relevance of contexts, and validate assumptions, in order to establish a position on an
   issue or problem.
4. 4. Understand and develop the skills necessary to lead entrepreneurial ventures successfully,
   including continuous change, innovation, and adaptation.
5. 5. Develop the understanding and ability as a leader to find and create contexts where you
   perform at your best, and to design and enable contexts where others can thrive.
6. 6. Develop and apply the leadership skills and ethical practices to effectively act with integrity
   under pressure.
7. 7. Develop and apply the leadership skills to perform values-driven decision-making, to apply
   implications and/or conclusions to an analysis of an argument, to reach a decision, or to
   solve a problem, and to defend that decision.

Course Objectives

1. 1. Develop and apply the skills to analyze an entrepreneurial leadership situation, and
   understand and summarize the relevant issues and/or problems comprehensively.
2. 2. Develop and apply the skills to identify, question, and evaluate the relevance and quality of
   supporting data/evidence.
3. 3. Develop and apply the skills to identify stakeholders, consider their perspectives, evaluate
   the relevance of contexts, and validate assumptions, in order to establish a position on an
   issue or problem.
4. 4. Understand and develop the skills necessary to lead entrepreneurial ventures successfully,
   including continuous change, innovation, and adaptation.
5. 5. Develop the understanding and ability as a leader to find and create contexts where you
   perform at your best, and to design and enable contexts where others can thrive.
6. 6. Develop and apply the leadership skills and ethical practices to effectively act with integrity
   under pressure.
7. 7. Develop and apply the leadership skills to perform values-driven decision-making, to apply
   implications and/or conclusions to an analysis of an argument, to reach a decision, or to
   solve a problem, and to defend that decision.