COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
DIVISION OF FINE ARTS
FACULTY SYLLABUS
Fall 2010
COURSE NUMBER:
COURSE TITLE:
ARTS 1301
SECTION: s70
Art Appreciation
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Introduction to the visual arts, emphasizing the understanding and appreciation of art.
Reviews two- and three-dimensional art forms, methods, and media; examines the
visual elements and principles of design; and briefly surveys art styles from the
prehistoric to the 20th century.
COURSE CREDIT HOURS: 3
LECTURE HOURS: 3
LAB HOURS: 0
College Repeat Policy: A student may repeat this course only once after receiving a grade,
including “W”.
COURSE DELIVERY METHOD:
The professor may use any or all of the following methods of presentation: lectures,
slides, video, CD-rom, PowerPoint presentations, internet exercises or sites, and
classroom discussions, demonstrations; and handouts to supplement text reading
material.
INSTRUCTOR’S INFORMATION:
INSTRUCTOR’S NAME: Jerry E. Smith
OFFICE NUMBER: A261A
OFFICE HOURS: 8:30 – 9:30am and 4:00-5:00pm MW
8:00—9:00am TTh, or by appointment
CONTACT INFORMATION: 972-881-5912
Email: JESmith@collin.edu
CLASS INFORMATION:
CLASS MEETING TIMES: 7:00—9:45 T
CLASS MEETING LOCATION: SCC A 264
TEXTBOOK:
The textbook for this class is Understanding Art 9th Edition by Lois Fichner-Rathus.
SUPPLIES:
Scantron test sheets for all tests and daily quizzes. The class will use 1 per class day, 2
on Unit Exam days.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
2. Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an
historical and social context.
3. Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.
4. Engage in the creative process of interpretive performance and comprehend the
physical and intellectual demands required of the author or visual or performing artist.
5. Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.
6. Develop an appreciation for the aesthetic principles that guide or govern the
humanities and arts.
7. Demonstrate knowledge of the influence of literature, philosophy, and/or the arts on
intercultural experiences.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Reading the textbook as assigned
Completion of five unit tests (final is not comprehensive) Tests may be in class or as
Take Home.
Completion of assigned projects (Class presentation; Gallery handouts)
Quizzes per professor discretion
Completion of the Museum Assignment (Tour handouts and/or written paper)
METHOD OF EVALUATION:
Student’s performance will be measured by tests which require the visual identification of
artworks, artist, time periods, vocabulary words; written tests that include the
identification of visual elements and principles of design, art techniques and forms, and
historical styles; a written report analyzing works of art seen; participation in discussion
of style characteristics and community art offerings; a museum visit and paper.
GRADING POLICY
Grades will be determined by the accumulation of points as described below, the total
possible points being 1000. Bonus points may be offered by additional Exam questions,
additional DMA questions, additional answers on the Gallery Paper, as well as pop
quizzes at the discretion of the Professor.
A= 1000 – 900
B= 899-- 800
C= 799--700
D= 699—600
F= 599 and below
Exam 1
Exam 2
Exam 3
Exam 4
Exam 5
23 lecture quizzes (of 25 total)
Gallery Paper
Artist Presentation
DMA Field Trip
Total points
=100
=100
=100
=100
=100
=230
= 80
= 90
=100
1000
In addition to exams or quizzes, students will complete out of class assignments
including, but no limited to the following:
1) Students will each present a 5 minute PowerPoint lecture on a selected artist, on the
day that artist is discussed. Grading is for participation, but inadequate preparation
(including not having Power Point loaded on class computer prior to class), inadequate
images and lecture understanding will lower the student grade from the points total.
(See grading matrix attached to syllabi presented to students).
2) Students will attend a faculty-lead Field Trip tour of the Dallas Museum of Art,
completing a handout for grade, before concluding the field trip. Students who choose to
go the museum on their own during the semester will complete an alternative
assignment during the semester for the same points.
3) Students will complete an art assignment to be announced, relating to their
attendance of a specified Collin Art Gallery exhibition.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
See the current Collin Registration Guide for the last day to withdraw.
Regular attendance of this class is expected and essential to pass this class. You will
see images not available to you in the text. You are responsible for reading the text as
assigned on each unit study guide and to discuss the concepts in the class period.
In addition to losing quiz points, students who do not attend class will lose points for
absenteeism.
Attendance will be noted, at the beginning of class. Students who arrive after attendance
is taken, but within the first 15 minutes of class will be counted as Tardy. Students
absent, or later than 15 minutes from class start will be counted Absent. Students who
leave class early will be counted as Tardy. Students who leave, but later return
may still be counted as Tardy . Two Tardies will be treated as one absence. Students
will be allowed to miss two lectures/quizzes; or one full evening of class, or a
combination of Tardy/Absences equaling two lecture/quizzes without affecting their
grade.
Per Collin Student Handbook 7-2.4 Prohibition of Multimedia devices in the classroom,
students may not use cellular devices. Students doing so will be reported to the Dean of
Students via an Incident Report, and the Professor reserves the right to consider the
student “non-engaged” in the class and therefore Absent and/or Tardy. Computers will
be discussed on a case by case basis, and the Professor reserves the right to rescind
privileges of their use.
In keeping with other state institutions of higher education, students will be docked 40
points for each absence after the allowable omissions, regardless of the reason.
Please use the allowances wisely. (Note: at UNT, students who miss 7x receive an
Academic Drop/F. The policy of my class still allows a student with 7 absences to still
earn a possible C or D.) The first two absences are excused and not subject to makeup.
Students may make up subsequent missed lectures after the two allowed lecture
absences (without point loss)by scheduling an appointment time with the Professor (in
office hours) to cover the full content of the lecture—if the student follows the syllabi
procedure on notification:
Missed Unit Exams (and lectures) are to be made up at the discretion of the Professor,
only if the student gives prior or most reasonable notification. Exams can be made
up at the testing center (or in faculty office hours) in most timely fashion upon return to
campus (The first day upon returning). Regarding your class presentation: Missing it
results in a zero, no make-up allowed. (This can include lack of presentation due to
technical difficulties in opening a flash drive, CD, etc.). Written assignments are due on
the date assigned for full credit.
The Professor will accept ONE assignment (Gallery Paper or DMA or Take Home Exam)
one class day late for half credit.
Students who have had perfect attendance and completed all lecture quizzes (beyond
the 25 of the grading scale) will have those points as bonus—up to 30 for the three
quizes.
RELIGIOUS HOLY DAYS: please refer to the current Collin Student Handbook.
ADA STATEMENT: It is the policy of Collin County Community college to provide reasonable
accommodations for qualified individuals who are students with disabilities. This College
will adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with
respect to providing reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal educational
opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the ACCESS office, SCC-G200 or
972.881.5898 (V/TTD: 972-881-5950) in a timely manner to arrange for appropriate
accommodations.
ACADEMIC ETHICS: The College District may initiate disciplinary proceedings against a
student accused of scholastic dishonesty. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not
limited to, statements, acts, or omissions related to applications for enrollment or the
award of a degree, and/or the submission as one’s own work material that is not one’s
own. Scholastic dishonesty may involve, but is not limited to, one or more of the
following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion, use of annotated texts or teacher’s
editions, and/or falsifying academic records.
Plagiarism is the use of an author’s words or ideas as if they were ones own without giving
credit to the source, including, but not limited to, failure to acknowledge a direct
quotation.
Cheating is the willful giving or receiving of information in an unauthorized manner during an
examination, illicitly obtaining examination questions in advance, copying computer or
Internet files, using someone else’s work for assignments as if it were one’s own, or any
other dishonest means of attempting to fulfill the requirements of a course.
Collusion is intentionally aiding or attempting to aid another in an act of scholastic dishonesty,
including but not limited to, providing a paper or project to another student; providing an
inappropriate level of assistance; communicating answers to a classmate during an
examination; removing tests or answer sheets from a test site, and allowing a classmate
to copy answers.
TENTATIVE COURSE CALENDAR
T Aug 31:
Introduce class syllabus and Introduce Ch 1—Purposes of Art.
Ch 2—Line, shape, texture, color, space/perspective.
T Sept 7:
Ch 3—Principles of Design; Ch 4—Style (handout)
Lecture Ch 5—Drawing developmental stages; Drawing lesson in class.
Assign Gallery Paper
T Sept14:
Ch 6—Painting (handout); Ch 7 Printmaking
Ch 8—Photography;
T Sept 21:
Unit I Exam Ch 1-8 (first 40 minutes, followed by lecture)Ch 9—
Sculpture;
Ch 10—Architecture; Ch 11—Craft; Ch 12—Paleolithic, Neolithic &
Mesopotamian
T Sept 28:
Ch 12—Egyptian
Ch 13—Aegean, Greek, Roman leading to Byzantine.
T
Ch 14—Worksheet Byzantine, Catacombs to Medieval Cathedrals,
Romanesque and Gothic.
Ch 15—Northern Renaissance of Van Eyck, Early Renaissance of Giotto
& Masaccio. Review?
Sign up sheet posted: Artist Presentations, per schedule below,
begin with Impressionists Nov 3.
Oct 5:
T Oct 12:
Unit II Exam Ch 9-15 (up to Early Renaissance) first 45 minutes. Last
part of class, start Ch 15—High Renaissance in Italy of Da Vinci, Raphael
& Michelangelo, Ch 15—Durer Of High Renaissance in Germany;
Protestant Reformation, and genre art of Bruegal.
Start Ch 16 Baroque.
T Oct 19:
Ch 16—Italian Baroque of Bernini, Caravaggio, Gentileschi; Northern
Baroque of Rubins, Rembrandt, Vermeer; French Rococco of Fragonard.
Ch 17—Significant visual styles of African and Oceanic art;
Ch 17--Central American regions of Olmec, Inca, Aztec, Mayan, and
American Plains native art past to present.
T Oct 26:
Finish Native art, complete Ch 17—Asian influences on Western art.
Ch 17—American Neo-Classical and Romantic art of Stuart, West, Cole &
Eakins; Ch 17—European Neo-Classical and Romantic art of David,
Deleroix, Goya; Realism of Courbet.
T Nov 2
Unit III Exam High Renaissance to Neo Classicism
Ch 18—Impressionism of Manet, Monet, Degas, Whistler & Cassatt.
Sat Nov 6:
Sun Nov 7:
One of two options for Dallas Museum Art Field Trip, 2-5pm
One of two options for Dallas Museum Art Field Trip, 2-5pm
Meet at DMA bookstore/cafeteria area, students provided admission,
Supply own transportation. Complete handouts at DMA.
T Nov 9:
Ch 18—Post Impressionism of Seurat, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin and
Toulous-Lautrec.
Ch 19—Fauvism of Matisse; German Expressionism with The Bridge
printmaking and The Blue Rider painting of Kandinsky; Ch 19 Cubism of
Picasso & Braque.
T Nov 16:
Ch 19—Futurism/Dada of Duchamp; Armory Show; Surrealism Dali &
Kahlo.
Ch 19—Russian Constructivism of Gabo; (1930) Bauhaus and Destijl
with Mondrian & Rietveld; (1930) Regionalism of Wood; Harlem
Renaissance of Jacob Lawrence.
Assign 1st half Unit IV as Take Home Exam due Monday Nov 22.
T Nov 23:
Turn in 1st half Take Home Unit IV exam Ch 18 Impressionism to
Regionalism, complete 2nd half in class 30 minutes. Remainder of class
Ch 19-- Guernica by Picasso (1937), Action Painting of Pollock(1950’s);
Abstract Expressionism of Krasner and Dekooning (50’s)
Ch 20—Neo Dada (1955) of Rauschenberg, and Pop Art (1960) of Warhol,
Oldenburg and Lichtenstein. Start Ch 20 Christo?
T Nov 30:
Ch 20 Site Specific art of Christo, Installation of Segal, Pfaff and Red
Grooms; Super Realism of Hanson, Feminism of Shapiro, Issue Art of Saar.
Neo-X of Fischl, Kiefer, Kruger. Ch 20—Post Modernism of Murray,
Butterfield, Shimomura, Hirst.
T Dec 7:
7-8pm pm Final Exam Day
Final Exam UNIT 5 Exam Ch 20 Guernica, Ab-X 1950 to current.
All DMA Papers due if seeking Option 3.