D i v i s i o n o f A r t s, L a n g u a g e a n d L i t e r a t u r e HUMANITIES 1315-9035 (Link: 4402) FINE ARTS APPRECIATION Spring 2012 COURSE SYLLABUS Professor Bob Whisnant Division Arts, Language, and Literature E-mail [email protected] Communication with professor through email or scheduled appointment. Office Hours 10:00 -11:00 AM MWF 8:30- 9:30 AM TR Office Phone 972-860-7134 Office Number F 212 Course Number HUMA 1315 – Fine Arts Appreciation Section Numbers 9034 (Link: 4402) Credit Hours 3 credit hours Census/Certification Date: Monday, January 30, 2012 Withdrawal Date (with a “W”): Thursday, April 12, 2012 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.THE CORE The core of learning in college is a set of courses that will provide you with the knowledge, skills and educational experiences you need to succeed in higher education. Those classes - called the Core Curriculum - are the courses that lead to an associate degree from DCCCD and which then transfer to four-year colleges and universities. This solid foundation of Core courses enables you to meet the challenges of your entire college career head-on, and transfer important credits to another college or university while saving yourself time and money. Core courses are guaranteed to transfer to Texas public colleges and universities. TIER 2 - CORE DOMAINS Courses in Tier 2 reinforce and apply the knowledge and skills that you learned in Tier 1. Humanity, Creativity, and the Aesthetic Experience – Humanities 1315 is in this category. This learning category focuses on the value of literature, philosophy, and the visual and performing arts. You will be able to critically analyze and form artistic judgments about the arts and humanities. COURSE PREREQUISITES: Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Reading and Writing standards REQUIRED MATERIALS Textbook : Author: Geraldine Nagle Title: The Arts – World Themes Publisher: McGraw-Hill ISBN: 13-978-0-697-12048-9 Copyright: 1997 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.TEXAS 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) alignedThe 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] - 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