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Date Approved:
10/11/88
Scanned:
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Date Inactivated:
9/28/07
College of the Redwoods
CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: ART 45
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered)
COURSE TITLE
Printmaking - Silkscreen/Relief
LECTURE HOURS: 1.5
LAB HOURS: 4.5
UNITS: 3.0
PREREQUISITE: ART-7, ART-10 or ART-17
Eligibility for: Engl 150
Math 105
Request for Exception Attached
CO-REQUISITE: NONE
GRADING STANDARD:
Letter Grade Only
TRANSFERABILITY:
CSUS
UC
Articulation with UC requested
CR/NC Only
Grade/CR/NC Option
NONE
Maximum Class Size 26
Repeatable
yes
no
Max No. Units 6.0
Max No. Enrollments 2
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Projects in graphic design utilizing the techniques required for silkscreen and relief printing will be done.
NOTE:May be repeated to a maximum of six units.
COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES: List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate
some of them in terms of specific measurable student accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or
skills to be attained as a result of completing this course. For degree-applicable courses, include
objectives in the area of “critical thinking.” Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be
able to:
(1)
(2)
(3)
assemble and utilize correctly the tools and materials needed to make a silkscreen and a relief print,
understand the nature of the printing process and the aesthetics required for completion of a
successful edition of prints,
demonstrate the proper maintenance and storage of printmaking supplies and equipment as well as
mounting and storage of completed prints.
COURSE OUTLINE:
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
Introduction
3%
Completion of installing silk and developing drawings for first print
6%
Paper print
12%
Glue and paper print
15%
Knife-cut print in isolation of and in combination with above
12%
Woodcut/inking/printing
12%
Linocut/ inking/printing
12%
Fabric and found object collograph
12%
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Date Approved:
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Scanned:
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Date Inactivated:
9/28/07
Final project to be selected from above
16%
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS: (Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended,
including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title: The Complete Printmaker
Required
Edition: Latest
Alternate
Author: Ross & Romano
Recommended
Publisher: The Free Press
Date Published:
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
Yes. Basis for determination:
is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Chair or
Branch Coordinator, or Center Dean)
OR
has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale—Chall
Readability Index Scale.
No. Request for Exception Attached
If no text or a below college level text is used in a degree applicable course must have a minimum of one
response in category 1, 2, or 3. If category 1 is not checked, the department must explain why substantial
writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least part of the grade.
1. Substantial writing assignments, including:
essay exam(s)
term or other paper(s)
written homework
reading report(s)
laboratory report(s)
other (specify) _____
If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate
because:
The course is primarily computational in nature.
The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
Other rationale (explain) __________________________________________
2. Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
quizzes
homework problems
laboratory report(s)
field work
other (specify)_______
3. Skill demonstrations, including:
class performance(s)
other (specify)____
4. Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
completion
field work
performance exam(s)
true/false
matching items
other (specify) skill demonstration
5. Other (specify) ____________________________________
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
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Date Approved:
10/11/88
Scanned:
4.22.05
Date Inactivated:
9/28/07
REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
Over an 18-week presentation of the course, 3 hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL
Degree Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which require the
student to study outside of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each
hour of lecture. Lab and activity classes must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the
regular class time the students in this class will be doing the following:
Study
Answer questions
Skill practice
Required reading
Problem solving
Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research)
Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the
semester)
Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum,
concert, debate, meeting, etc.)
Field trips
Other (specify) ____________________________
COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be
completed for non-degree applicable courses. Describe how the course requires students to
independently analyze, synthesize, explain, assess, anticipate and/or define problems, formulate and
assess solutions, apply principles to new situations, etc.
Students will be expected to solve problems in three areas requiring critical thinking skills:
(1) Technical - the selection of tools, medium, and modifiers surface (papers) process and procedures
or techniques of working.
(2) Aesthetic - the organization of visual elements used on principles of visual harmony, contrast,
balance, unity, etc.
(3) Content - the selection of subject matter and an appropriate synthesis with areas (1) and (2) to
achieve the desired expressive intent.
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Date Approved:
10/11/88
Scanned:
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Date Inactivated:
9/28/07
REQUEST FOR EXCEPTION
The Curriculum Committee is authorized to determine the appropriateness of entrance skills and
requisites for any given course; to determine whether or not language and/or computational skills at the
associate degree level are essential to success in a given course; to determine what is college level in
learning skills, vocabulary, and in the ability to think critically and apply concepts; and to determine on a
case-by-case basis when any departure from the attached guidelines may be justified.
This form may also be used to provide justification for making a course repeatable.
To request an exception, provide the following information:
Art 45
Department and Course No.
Printmaking — Silkscreen/Relief
Course Title
NATURE OF THE EXCEPTION REQUESTED AND RATIONALE:
REPEATABILITY
Repeatability justified, since course content differs each time it is offered and skills or proficiencies are
enhanced by supervised repetition and practice within class periods.