College of the Redwoods CURRICULUM PROPOSAL 1. Division: Arts, Languages, and Social Sciences 2. Course ID and Number: Art 67 3. Course Title: Documentary Photography 4. Discipline(s) (Select from CCC System Office Minimum Qualification for Faculty [copy following web address and paste into web browser http://www.cccco.edu/divisions/esed/aa_ir/psmq/min_qual/min_quals%20_revApr406.pdf] Course may fit more than one discipline; identify all that apply): Art 5. Check one of the following: New Course If curriculum has been offered under a different discipline and/or name, identify the former course: Change to existing course (course discipline and number are not changing) Should another course be inactivated? Title of course to be inactivated: 6. No Yes Inactivation date: Is course part of a CR Degree/Certificate Program? (If New is selected above, check No) No Yes If yes, specify program code(s). (Codes can be found in Outlook/Public Folders/All Public Folders/ Curriculum/Degree and Certificate Programs/choose appropriate catalog year): Required course Restricted elective 7. Provide explanation and justification for addition/change/deletion: The course outline requires updating and addition of newly developed S.L.O.s 8. List any special materials, equipment, tools, etc. that students must purchase: Camera (film based), film, printing paper, etc. 9. Will this course have an instructional materials fee? No Fee: $20 Submitted by: D. Anthony Mahone Tel. Ext. Division Chair: Justine Shaw Yes Date: 9/11/07 Review Date: October 24, 2007 CURRICULUM COMMITTEE USE ONLY Approved by Curriculum Committee: No Board of Trustees Approval Date: 12/11/07 Curriculum Proposal (rev. 3.26.07) Senate Approved: 09.03.04 Yes Date: 11/9/07 Page 1 of 9 May 29, 2016 SUMMARY OF CURRICULUM CHANGES FOR AN EXISTING COURSE FEATURES OLD NEW A course that will survey past and present uses of documentary photography. Creative projects will explore the traditions and uses of the photograph as documentation. Emphasis will be placed on the production of a documentary portfolio that exemplifies the students’ individual ideas and concerns in the field of documentary photography. A course designed to provide students with studio, lecture, and field experience dealing with the concerns of documentary photography. Students will explore a variety of techniques designed to produce photography imagery that tells a story (i.e., liquid emulsion on object, book making, the photo essay) and shares the subjects lived experience with the viewer. Students will explore the work of multicultural contemporary and classic documentary photographers. Emphasis will be placed on the production of a portfolio that exemplifies the students’ individual concerns in the field of documentary photography. Select Select Art-35 None Recommended Preparation None Art-35 Maximum Class Size 26 30 Repeatability— Maximum Enrollments 2 not repeatable Catalog Description (Please include complete text of old and new catalog descriptions.) Grading Standard Total Units Lecture Units Lab Units Prerequisites Corequisites Other If any of the listed features have been modified in the new proposal, indicate the “old” (current) information and proposed changes. Curriculum Proposal (rev. 3.26.07) Senate Approved: 09.03.04 Page 2 of 9 May 29, 2016 College of the Redwoods COURSE OUTLINE DATE: 9/11/07 COURSE ID AND NUMBER: Art 67 COURSE TITLE: Documentary Photography FIRST TERM NEW OR REVISED COURSE MAY BE OFFERED: Spring 2008 TOTAL UNITS: 3 TOTAL HOURS: 108 [Lecture Units: 1.5 [Lecture Hours: 27 Lab Units: 1.5] Lab Hours: 81] MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE: 30 GRADING STANDARD Letter Grade Only CR/NC Only Is this course repeatable for additional credit units: No Grade-CR/NC Option Yes If yes, how many total enrollments? Is this course to be offered as part of the Honors Program? No Yes If yes, explain how honors sections of the course are different from standard sections. CATALOG DESCRIPTION The catalog description should clearly state the scope of the course, its level, and what kinds of student goals the course is designed to fulfill. A course designed to provide students with studio, lecture, and field experience dealing with the concerns of documentary photography. Students will explore a variety of techniques designed to produce photography imagery that tells a story (i.e., liquid emulsion on object, book making, the photo essay) and shares the subjects lived experience with the viewer. Students will explore the work of multicultural contemporary and classic documentary photographers. Emphasis will be placed on the production of a portfolio that exemplifies the students’ individual concerns in the field of documentary photography. Special notes or advisories: Field trips may be required. Students must provide own transportation. PREREQUISITES No Yes Course(s): Rationale for Prerequisite: Describe representative skills without which the student would be highly unlikely to succeed . COREQUISITES No Yes Rationale for Corequisite: Curriculum Proposal (rev. 3.26.07) Senate Approved: 09.03.04 Course(s): Page 3 of 9 May 29, 2016 RECOMMENDED PREPARATION No Yes Course(s): Art 35 Rationale for Recommended Preparation: A previous knowledge of camera operation, film processing, and darkroom printing would be helpful for the successful completion of this course. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES What should the student be able to do as a result of taking this course? State some of the objectives in terms of specific, measurable student accomplishments. 1. Describe the historical significance of documentary photography and its relevance to social change. 2. Learn techniques to convey self-determination in the subject of the documentary image in a multicultural context. 3. Name artists from various mediums and describe their techniques of conveying information (i.e., storytelling, exposé, etc.) to the viewer. 4. Explain all components of the zone system and apply its principles to creating filmbased photographic images. 5. Learn to make proficient photographic prints using a variety of printmaking techniques including: dodging, burning, contrast control, and print toning. 6. Describe and utilize the basic principles of photographic composition including: contrast, focal point, negative space. 7. Determine and employ suitable lighting sources in the field and in the studio. 8. Produce a professional portfolio of photographs that demonstrates an understanding of techniques and visual ideas for both critiques and grading. COURSE CONTENT Themes: What themes, if any, are threaded throughout the learning experiences in this course? 1. Communicating with the viewer about the lives of the subjects through presentation of documentary portraits. 2. The history of documentary photography in terms of respecting the subject in a multicultural context. 3. Designing an image using the principles of the zone system. 4. Image making as a means to create effective voice. 5. How the use of different film and exposure techniques (i.e., slow, fine grain film versus fast, grain film) affect the photograph's visual impact. 6. How alternative presentation techniques (i.e., hand made book, liquid emulsion on objects, etc.) can be the conduit to story telling about an individual. 7. The use of toners and other chemicals to affect the visual impact and technical quality of photographs. 8. The integration of visual principles (elements of composition), and aesthetic principles (personal viewpoint & iconography) into all photographic subject matter. Concepts: What concepts do students need to understand to demonstrate course outcomes? 1. Images have the ability to imprint upon the brain, educate, create understanding and uplift society. 2. Proper use to the tools and materials of photography including the camera, films, photographic papers, the enlarger, and other photographic equipment including lens attachments (tripod, cable release, filters, and flash.) 3. The relationship of composition in documentary photography to communicating an idea to the viewer. 4. Fundamental printmaking techniques (including dodging, burning, enlarger filters, and Curriculum Proposal (rev. 3.26.07) Senate Approved: 09.03.04 Page 4 of 9 May 29, 2016 toning). 5. The emotive characteristics and cultural context of photographic image making. Issues: What primary issues or problems, if any, must students understand to achieve course outcomes (including such issues as gender, diversity, multi-culturalism, and class)? 1. Ways of seeing the 'other' in Western (i.e., European and North American) documentary image making. 2. Deconstructing the stereotypes of the 'other ' in society and allowing the subject to tell their own story. 3. The aesthetic and functional differences and similarities between Western and nonWestern (i.e., Asian, Latin American, African, and Native American) photography. 4. The intervention of feminist, queer, and multicultural theories within regional, national, and global practices in photography. 5. Comparison and contrast between historical and contemporary issues in current photography. 6. How photography has been used as a means to inform and manipulate issues including gender, diversity, multi-culturalism and class. Skills: What skills must students master to demonstrate course outcomes? 1. Use a camera to produce well-exposed negatives based on a range of technical and visual assignments. 2. Follow directions, listen carefully during demonstrations, lectures, critiques and group discussions. 3. Respond thoughtfully to questions, statements, discussion topics, and other issues presented during lectures, demonstrations, group discussions, and critiques. 4. Using proper terminology express an understanding of the technical skills of photography including: camera operation, film development, enlarger use, image making and composition, print preparation and presentation, 5. Produce unique photographs following a range of technical and visual assignments. 6. Effectively incorporate the range of issues, concepts and themes presented in the class in their own photographs. REPRESENTATIVE LEARNING ACTIVITIES What will students be doing (e.g., listening to lectures, participating in discussions and/or group activities, attending a field trip)? Relate the activities directly to the Course Learning Outcomes. 1. Participate in regularly scheduled lectures, and class discussions. 2. Participate in individual critiques and one-on-one discussions. 3. Participate in regularly scheduled group critiques. 4. Participate in class demonstration activities. 5. Participate in field trips to museums, galleries, and to nature-landscape locations. 6. Complete laboratory based technical assignments. 7. Complete text based homework assignments. 8. Complete regularly scheduled, photo-based homework assignments. 9. Prepare and complete a portfolio of fine art photographs. Curriculum Proposal (rev. 3.26.07) Senate Approved: 09.03.04 Page 5 of 9 May 29, 2016 ASSESSMENT TASKS How will students show evidence of achieving the Course Learning Outcomes? Indicate which assessments (if any) are required for all sections. Representative assessment tasks: 1. Written tests, quizzes and exams based on concepts and skills covered in class. 2. Regularly scheduled evaluation of all homework assignments. 3. Regularly scheduled evaluation of all photographic assignments to assess student's development of technical skills and their comprehension of concepts, and themes presented and discussed in class. 4. Regularly scheduled individual critiques to assess students comprehension and communication of themes, concepts and skills. Required assessments for all sections – to include but not limited to: EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TEXTS OR OTHER READINGS Author, Title, and Date Fields are required Author Henry Horenstein Author Barbara Title Black and White Photography, A Basic Manual, Upton and R. London Author Title Date Author Title Date Title Photography : A Short Course Date Date 2005 2006 Other Appropriate Readings: A course packet including articles, essays, photographic examples that cover technical skills, concepts, and themes pertinent to photography. Curriculum Proposal (rev. 3.26.07) Senate Approved: 09.03.04 Page 6 of 9 May 29, 2016 PROPOSED TRANSFERABILITY: CSU UC If CSU transferability is proposed (courses numbered 1-99), indicate whether general elective credit or specific course equivalent credit is proposed. If specific course equivalent credit is proposed, give course numbers/ titles of at least two comparable lower division courses from a UC, CSU, or equivalent institution. None General elective credit Specific course equivalent 1. , (Campus) 2. , (Campus) CURRENTLY APPROVED GENERAL EDUCATION CR CSU IGETC CR GE Category: CSU GE Category: IGETC Category: PROPOSED CR GENERAL EDUCATION Rationale for CR General Education approval (including category designation): Natural Science Social Science Humanities Language and Rationality Writing Oral Communications Analytical Thinking PROPOSED CSU GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH (CSU GE) A. Communications and Critical Thinking A1 – Oral Communication A2 – Written Communication A3 – Critical Thinking C. Arts, Literature, Philosophy, and Foreign Language C1 – Arts (Art, Dance, Music, Theater) C2 – Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Foreign Language) E. Lifelong Understanding and SelfDevelopment E1 – Lifelong Understanding E2 – Self-Development B. Science and Math B1 – Physical Science B2 – Life Science B3 – Laboratory Activity B4 – Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning D. Social, Political, and Economic Institutions D0 – Sociology and Criminology D1 – Anthropology and Archeology D2 – Economics D3 – Ethnic Studies D5 – Geography D6 – History D7 – Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science D8 – Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions D9 – Psychology Rationale for inclusion in this General Education category: Same as above Curriculum Proposal (rev. 3.26.07) Senate Approved: 09.03.04 Page 7 of 9 May 29, 2016 Proposed Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) 1A – English Composition 1B – Critical Thinking-English Composition 1C – Oral Communication (CSU requirement only) 2A – Math 3A – Arts 3B – Humanities 4A – Anthropology and Archaeology 4B – Economics 4E – Geography 4F – History 4G – Interdisciplinary, Social & Behavioral Sciences 4H – Political Science, Government & Legal Institutions 4I – Psychology 4J – Sociology & Criminology 5A – Physical Science 5B – Biological Science 6A – Languages Other Than English Rationale for inclusion in this General Education category: Curriculum Proposal (rev. 3.26.07) Senate Approved: 09.03.04 Same as above Page 8 of 9 May 29, 2016 FOR VPAA USE ONLY PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER ART-67 TECHNICAL INFORMATION 1. Department: ARTS Arts 2. Subject: Art 16. CoRequisite Course: None Course No: 67 17. Recommended Prep: ART-35 3. Credit Type: D Credit Degree Applicable 18. Maximum Class Size: 30 4. Min/Maximum Units: 3.0 to 19. Repeat/Retake: NR No repeats variable units 5. Course Level: E Not Occupational 20. Count Retakes for Credit: yes no 6. Academic Level: UG Undergraduate 21. Only Pass/No Pass: yes no 7. Grade Scheme: UG Undergraduate 22. Allow Pass/No Pass: yes no 8. Short Title: Documentary Photography 23. VATEA Funded Course: yes no 9. Long Title: Documentary Photography 24. Accounting Method: W Weekly Census 10. National ID 11. Local ID (CIP): (TOPS): 50.0605 101100 12. Course Types: Level One Basic Skills: NBS Not Basic Skills 25. Disability Status: N Not a Special Class 26. Billing Method: T-Term 27. Billing Period: R-Reporting Term 28. Billing Credits: 3.0 Level Two Work Experience: NWE Not Coop Work Experience 29. Purpose: A Liberal Arts Sciences Level Three: 30. Articulation No. Placeholder for GE OR (CAN): DOES NOT APPLY 31. Articulation Seq. Level Four: If GE : Choose One: 32. Transfer Status: B Transfers to CSU only (CAN): 13. Instructional Method: LL Lecture/Lab 33. Equates to another course? 14. Lec TLUs: 2.25 Contact Hours: 27 Lab TLUs: 4.5 Contact Hours: 81 Lecture/Lab TLUs: 6.75 Contact Hours: 108 34. The addition of this course will inactive number). Inactive at end of term. (course number). 15. Prerequisite: None Particular Comments for Printed Catalog. . Curriculum Approval Date: 12/11/07 Curriculum Proposal (rev. 3.26.07) Senate Approved: 09.03.04 Page 9 of 9 May 29, 2016 (course