HUMANITIES 1315 FINE ARTS APPRECIATION COURSE SYLLABUS Professor Division E mail Dr J L Franklin Arts Humanities and Social Sciences jlfranklin dcccd edu Communication with professor through email or scheduled online chat Office Hours T 3 30 4 30 Location TBA Fax 214 860 8528 Office Number E 43 at Mountain View College Course Number HUMA 1315 Fine Arts Appreciation Section Number 4007 Class Meeting Time TR 2 00 p m 3 20 p m Credit Hours 3 credit hours Census Certification Date 09 12 2011 Withdrawal Date with a W 11 17 2011 This course is available through eCampus Blackboard This is a course management software platform for use by students and faculty Course information communication and grades will be accessible through this system Students must have an email address to access the eCampus system Email addresses may be acquired for FREE through a variety of sources Students are NOT REQUIRED TO OWN A COMPUTER You ARE REQUIRED to utilize a computer for this course As a student enrolled in the DCCCD you have access to computers that are located in areas designated for student use It is your responsibility to become familiar with eCampus and check it regularly Please note that is you have trouble with eCampus you must call technical support at 972 669 6402 COURSE PREREQUISITES Texas Success Initiative TSI Reading standards Professor Dr J L Franklin Fall 2010 2 Course Syllabus for HUMA 1315 Fine Arts Appreciation REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED MATERIALS This course uses two texts this semester 1 The base textbook Textbook 1 Author Dennis J Sporre Title Reality Through the Arts Publisher Prentice Hall ISBN 978 0 205 660048 3 Copyright 2010 2 The Common Book Textbook 2 Author George Dawson and Richard Glaubman Title Life is So Good Publisher Penguin ISBN 978 0 14 100168 5 Copyright 2000 What is meant by Common Book This is a text selected for use by many professors in their classes during the Fall semester You will purchase the book one time but depending upon the courses in which you are enrolled you may find that you will use the book in more than one course This technique is sometimes referred to as reading across disciplines Some of your assignments and class activities will be attached to the Common Book COURSE DESCRIPTION Humanities 1315 is a course designed as an introduction to the Arts such as but not limited to Music Visual Architecture Theatre Dance and Cinematic This course focuses on the study and appreciation of the fine and performing arts and the ways in which they reflect the values of civilizations Fine Arts Appreciation as part of the study of the Humanities is an interdisciplinary course in the development understanding analysis and redefinition of our aesthetic perceptual skills through the formal and contextual examination of the relationships of the visual and musical arts with the broadfield performing arts environmental arts and literature Professor Dr J L Franklin Fall 2010 3 Course Syllabus for HUMA 1315 Fine Arts Appreciation STATE REQUIREMENTS Intellectual Competencies Humanities 1315 satisfies the Core Curriculum Intellectual Competencies defined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as follows READING the ability to analyze and interpret a variety of printed materials books documents and articles above the 12th grade level WRITING the ability to produce clear correct and coherent prose adapted to purpose occasion and audience above the 12th grade level CRITICAL THINKING the ability to think and analyze at a critical level COMPUTER LITERACY the ability to understand our technological society use computer based technology in communication problem solving and information acquisition Exemplary Educational Objectives Humanities 1315 as part of the Core Curriculum satisfies the following Exemplary Educational Objectives in Humanities and Visual and Performing Arts as set forth by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board These objectives are to assist students in acquiring the skills to enable them in demonstrating awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities understanding those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context responding critically to works in the arts and humanities comprehending the physical and intellectual demands required of the visual or musical artist articulating an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities developing an appreciation for the aesthetic principles that guide or govern the humanities and arts demonstrating knowledge of the influence of the arts on intercultural activities COURSE OBJECTIVES with Core Curriculum Intellectual Competencies CCIC aligned The primary objectives of this path of study through Fine Arts Appreciation are To gain an understanding of the term humanities and the role the arts play in it This goal aligns with CCIC 1 6 Professor Dr J L Franklin Fall 2010 4 Course Syllabus for HUMA 1315 Fine Arts Appreciation To develop an appropriate vocabulary for discussing form and content in relationship to the arts This goal aligns with CCIC 1 5 To define the creative process and deepen our awareness of the reasons humans create CCIC 1 6 To deepen our understanding of how the arts reflect time and place CCIC 1 6 and To enhance our skills in critical analysis CCIC 5 Related objectives are to Develop an broader awareness of community offerings in the arts CCIC1 2 4 and 6 Develop an understanding of how the arts express human values CCIC 1 6 Experiencing a variety of exhibitions and performances as learning activities is fundamental to meeting these course goals This process of exploration should result in a clarification of one s own values and their relationship to the values of others STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to Demonstrate an ability to make aesthetic judgments through critical analysis techniques by constructing o a formal written critique of a visual art work and o a critical review of a performing arts event Articulate an understanding of the human process involved in the creation of an artistic work Demonstrate knowledge of the creative process and problem solving techniques through use of terms common to each arts area and Demonstrate an awareness of the broad multiple perspectives on the individual in relation to the larger society through an examination of the artistic works individuals produce MODULES of INSTRUCTION The content for this course is