HUMANITIES 1315--FINE ARTS APPRECIATION COURSE SYLLABUS Professor Dr. J.L. Franklin Division Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences E-mail [email protected] 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 standardsProfessor: Dr. J.L. Franklin, Fall 2010 Course Syllabus for HUMA 1315 – Fine Arts Appreciation 2 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 Course Syllabus for HUMA 1315 – Fine Arts Appreciation 3 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 Course Syllabus for HUMA 1315 – Fine Arts Appreciation 4 - 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