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College of the Redwoods
CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: ART 87
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered) ART 88
COURSE TITLE Techniques in the Visual Arts
LECTURE HOURS: 15 (total)
LAB HOURS: 9 (total)
UNITS: 1.0
PREREQUISITE: NONE
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
Repeatable
yes
no
CR/NC Only
Grade/CR/NC Option
NONE
Maximum Class Size 35
Max No. Units 3.0
Max No. Enrollments 3
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
This course will introduce the student to advanced techniques used by artists in the field of visual arts. It
will combine lecture/demonstrations on these techniques and through a mandatory project provide the
student with the opportunity of experiencing the presented method.
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 or this course, the student will be
able to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
understand the history of the visual art presented in class.
know the techniques used by specific artists.
list the methods and materials needed to produce an art work using the demonstrated techniques.
produce an art project using new methods introduced in the course.
COURSE OUTLINE:
LECTURE
History of Art Form
Materials Lecture
Methods/Techniques
Technical Skills
Slide Lecture on Specific Artists
LAB
Demonstration of Methods
Student Project Guidelines Evaluation
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
Number of Classroom Hours
2
2
7
2
2
15
4
5
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APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS: (Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended,
including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title________________________
Required
Edition___________________
Alternate
Author___________________
Recommended
Publisher_________________
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, a Request for Exception form
must be completed and a rationale provided. This request for exception will be approved or dented by the
Curriculum Committee.
See request for exception
METHODS TO MEASURE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT:
Please check where appropriate; however, 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) Art project
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)_Art Project___
3. Skill demonstrations, including:
class performance(s)
field work
other (specify) Homework assignment
performance exam(s)
4. Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
completion
matching items
true/false
other (specify)
5. Other (specify) ____________________________________
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
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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 activity or exercise
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) _Project
CCLLEGE 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.
1.
The student will be able to explain the history of the art presented in the course.
2.
The student will be able to analyze the techniques used by the artist/lecturer.
3.
The student will be able to list and identify the methods and materials needed to produce an art
work using the demonstrated techniques.
4-
The student will be able to compose and evaluate a project using the techniques learned in the
course.
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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 sty departure from the attached guidelines may be justified.
To request an exception, provide the following information:
Art 87
Department and Course No.
Techniques in the Visual Arts
Course Title
NATURE OF THE EXCEPTION REQUESTED AND RATONALE:
TEXT
Each time the course is given the topic of study changes. There is no published text comprehensive
enough to meet the needs of this course. Current selected readings and a bibliography of literature in this
discipline are more appropriate to the needs of this course.