SYLLABUS ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation (3:3:0) An introductory course that surveys the visual arts through exploration of purposes and processes, including evaluation of selected works. No prerequisite required. Not for the art major or minor. Instructor: Assistant Professor Allison Black Office: Fine Arts 126, SPC Levelland Campus Office Hours: By appointment and TBA E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: 806.894.9611 x2197 Fax: 806.894.5274 (SPC) REQUIRED TEXT: Prebles' ARTFORMS (with CD-ROM) 9th edition, by Patrick Frank. The text can be purchased online at SPC Bookstore in Levelland. Any questions concerning availability of the text can be directed to the Levelland Bookstore Manager at 806.894.9611 x2399. COURSE OBJECTIVES: 1. To analyze the artists' grammar 2. To examine the organization of various visual forms of art 3. To differentiate various historical styles in the Fine Arts 4. To examine the contemporary trends in the Fine and Applied Visual Arts COURSE CONTENT-OVERVIEW: 1. To define the term art and the 3 general categories of visual art: realism, expressionism, and abstraction 2. To understand the creative process through the evaluation of style and formal qualities of artworks 3. To examine the techniques of the Fine and Applied Arts of architecture, sculpture, drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and fine crafts 4. To examine the art of the past; the historical trends and styles in visual arts and how the art produced by each civilization studied has influenced and been influenced by other cultures and civilizations 5. To examine the contemporary trends in the art of today relative to an art historical perspective, our contemporary culture, socio-politicalissues, the artist's philosophical concerns and the formal aspects of the visual arts ART APPRECIATION-THE ONLINE COURSE GENERAL MODULE ACTIVITIES: 1. Required readings from text, content modules and internet websites 2. Assignments to be completed and posted on the discussion board 3. End of module tests which will be time limited, see calendar 4. Discussion questions will close with the content module close dates, see calendar All correspondence must be through WebCT Assigned discussion questions will continue throughout the course and answers and reply posts must be posted on the appropriate discussion board topic. All assignments must be submitted through WebCT. Please do not send your assignments to my SPC e-mail address, I will not respond nor grade items sent via SPC email! All correspondence must be through WebCT. ARTS 1301; COURSE REQUIREMENTS: 1. Student must access the course on a regular basis 2. Student must login online at least 3 times per week 3. Student must complete assignments on time, please refer to the course calendar for the deadlines. ABOUT THIS ONLINE COURSE: This course is laid out in 10 content modules; each module contains information related to 2 or 3 particular chapters from the text, access to the content modules is time sensitive. The content in the modules is essentially my lecture notes. It helps to read them along with the text as the module content is laid out to correspond to the text reading via headings and sub-headings. There is information in the content module that is not in the text and vise versa and ALL of it is on the test. There are discussion questions at the end of each chapter within each module; response to these questions is time sensitive and all must be answered. The discussion questions will closethe same day their module closes. The students are required to answer every discussion question (25 in all) AND also respond to one other student's posted answer. I will also add my input to the discussions, generally to all and/or individually to students. The requirement to respond to discussion questions is reflected in your final grade as 20% Participation in discussion questions and responses. About the Discussion Topic questions: Go to the Discussions list and select the assigned topic, when the email-type form opens write your first and last name in the subject line, then answer the question(s) in the body portion of the email-type form. IMPORTANT! How to answer the discussion questions: You will be graded on the content of your postings, this will be reflected in your final grade as 20% Content of assignments; discussions and written. First- keep to the topic- the fine arts, applied visual arts and related materials. I do not want glib answers, or lectures on politics or religion. Second- avoid subjective judgments- you are entitled to your "opinion" but if you post it, it must be grounded in the reading materials. Third- your answers must be thoughtful responses, reflections on the content of the text, the module notes and URLs within the module notes. You may & should quote from the text or module notes to emphasize your points in your answers. Remember -READ One should not arrive at the end of the semester still holding the same level of knowledge you had when the semester began. An online class is different from a face-to-face learning experience- but all the reading is still your responsibility. I will be able to tell by your answers who has read and integrated the material and who have not. Special instructions for Module 3 I want to bring to your attention that one chapter of required reading in module 3 is Chapter 5 STYLE from the 7th ed. of Artforms. This chapter is in PDF form located under the link Getting Started found under the Learning Modules link in the menu on the left side of your screen. It is eleven pages, which may take a while to load, so give it time. FYI- also on that same Getting Started link location is a PDF copy of the article about my work that appeared in Ornament magazine, an international magazine that covers wearable art. You will be asked to read it when you log into thecourse before you introduce yourself to the class -which is also Discussion question number one. More hints about answering the discussion questions I am looking for thoughtful, appropriate responses and anything other than that will be graded down. As with my face-to-face classes, offensive responses, rudeness and disrespect will not be tolerated. Discussion question offenders will be first warned then dropped from the class upon the next offense, so watch your email