Heartland Community College
Humanities & Fine Arts
Course Syllabus for Students
Course Prefix and Number: ART 150 Section 3
Course Title: Art Appreciation
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Days and times the course meets: Mon. Wed. Fri. 10 – 10:50 a.m. Room ICB 1702
Introduction: We hope to broaden your interest and understanding in the visual arts, and want
you to leave this class with more appreciation of how creative work is all about us everyday of
our lives: enriching, enlivening, entertaining, and beautifying our environment. You may feel at
first that art is not relevant to your educational goals, but our aim is to lead your eyes and mind
to the interlacing of the visual arts with business and politics and daily life.
Catalog Description:
Art 150 is designed to provide an understanding of the role of art in our culture and in
contemporary life. This course is non-historical in approach, utilizing works from all cultures
and periods to establish basic principles of aesthetic organization and to illustrate common
techniques in the visual arts. Not intended for art majors.
Instructor Information:
Instructor name: Bo Breda
Instructor e-mail address: bobre@hcc.cc.il.us
Location of instructor’s office: ICB 2025
Instructor’s office hours: By appointment and before/after class.
Textbook: Required: Rita Gilbert. Living With Art. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill
Relationship to Academic Development Programs and Transfer:
(Indicate if course is General Education/IAI)
ART 150 fulfills 3 of the 9 semester hours of credit in Humanities/Fine Arts required for
the A.A. or A.S. degree. It satisfies the Fine Arts component of this requirement. ART
150 should transfer to other Illinois colleges and universities as the equivalent of the
General Education Core Curriculum course F2 900, described in the Illinois Articulation
Initiative. However, students should consult an academic advisor for transfer information
regarding particular institutions. Refer to the IAI web page for information as well at
www.itransfer.org
Student Learning:
Consistent participation is essential to your success. You will need to spend at least six hours per
week outside of class, reading, writing, and doing research. If you are having difficulty, speak to
me after class or email me with your concerns.
Course Objectives (Learning Outcomes):
Through study during this course, you should learn to:
1.
Identify the works of art that are considered to represent the greatest achievements of
various cultures and civilizations and that have defined these civilizations' visual
traditions (D2).
2.
Articulate and communicate major ideas that have informed the principal intellectual and
aesthetic movements within the history of the visual arts (C1, P7).
3.
Recognize various periods, mediums, and subjects in art.
4.
Identify the principal artists, writers, philosophers, and other intellectuals who have made
major contributions to the visual arts (D5).
5.
Compare non-Western cultural and artistic values to those of the West, recognizing nonWestern adaptations to and influences on Western culture and aesthetics (D3).
6.
Articulate both in speech and in writing those personal thoughts and observations that
have come about due to class assignments and discussions (i.e. through written artists'
statements or during group critiques in the classroom) (C4, C7).
7.
Demonstrate awareness, tolerance, and appreciation of the extent and impact of cultural
diversity in our society as reflected in the visual arts (D1).
8.
Interact with other individuals and in groups to come to a consensus about an aesthetic
problem and to solve it (P7).
9.
Identify appropriate topics for scholarly research in art appreciation, utilize standard
bibliographic and other research tools, select suitable sources and methodology, and write
papers presenting the results of your research while observing the conventions of
scholarly discourse (C6).
Course/Lab Outlines:
I.
A.
B.
C.
II.
A.
B.
III.
A.
Introduction
Living with art
What is art?
Themes and purposes of art
The Vocabulary of Art
The visual elements
The principles of design in art
Two-Dimensional Media
Drawing
B.
C.
D.
E.
Painting
Prints
The camera arts
Graphic design
IV.
A.
B.
C.
Three-Dimensional Media
Sculpture
Crafts
Architecture (structure and function)
V.
Arts In Time
The ancient world
Christian art in Europe
The Renaissance
The 17th and 18th centuries
The Modern World
Art since 1945
Art around the world
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
Method of Evaluation (Tests/Exams, Grading System):
Instruction will take the form of lectures, class discussions, demonstrations, field trips and
individual and small-group projects.
Student assessment will be based on the scores on one paper, two objective tests, a final exam,
and quizzes (with additional reading/study questions). The paper will comprise one-quarter of
the overall grade; the two tests, one-quarter; the final exam, one-quarter; and the quizzes and
reading/study questions, one-quarter.
Final grades will be determined according to the following scale:
92 to 100% = A
83 to 91% = B
65 to 73% = D
Below 65% = F
74 to 82% = C
Required Writing and Reading:
One long paper (12-15 pages) presenting the results of students' independent library research.
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a fundamental principle of collegial life at Heartland Community College
and is essential to the credibility of the College’s educational programs. Moreover, because
grading may be competitive, students who misrepresent their academic work violate the right of
their fellow students. The College, therefore, views any act of academic dishonest as a serious
offense requiring disciplinary measures, including course failure, suspension, and even expulsion
from the College. In addition, an act of academic dishonesty may have unforeseen effects far
beyond any officially imposed penalties.
Violations of academic integrity include, but are not limited to cheating, aiding or
suborning cheating or other acts of academic dishonesty, plagiarism, misrepresentation of data,
falsification of academic records or documents and unauthorized access to computerized
academic or administrative records or systems. Definitions of these violations may be found in
the college catalog.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the presenting of others’ ideas as if they were your own. When you write a paper,
create a project, do a presentation or create anything original, it is assumed that all the work,
except for that which is attributed to another author or creator, is your own. Plagiarism is
considered a serious academic offense and may take the following forms:
1
Copying word-for-word from another source and not giving that source credit.
2
Paraphrasing the work of another and not giving that source credit.
3
Adopting a particularly apt phrase as your own.
4
Using an image or a copy of an image without crediting its source.
5
Paraphrasing someone else’s line of thinking in the development of a topic as if it
were your own.
6
Receiving excessive help from a friend or elsewhere, or using another project as
if it were your own.
Note that word-for-word copying is not the only form of plagiarism.
The penalties for plagiarism may be severe, ranging from failure on the particular piece
of work, failure in the course or expulsion from school in extreme cases.
[Adapted from the Modem Language Association’s MLA Handbook for Writers of
Research Papers. New York: MLA, 1995: 26]
Support Services:
Heartland Library Information
www.hcc.cc.il.us/library
The Library, located within the Academic Support Center (ASC) on the Normal campus, provides
Heartland students with a variety of on-campus resources that support both class work and personal
inquiry. These include: reference tools (print and non-print), periodicals, audio-visual materials and
equipment, reserves, a general circulating collection, and a fiction collection. Computer terminals
provide access to various electronic resources, including Academic Universe, FirstSearch, and EbscoHost
databases; CARL online card catalog, and Internet access. Several electronic resources are accessible
from computers off campus. Students may borrow books from the fiction and general collections and
may renew materials, in person or by phone, if requests have not been placed on them.
Heartland students also have Interlibrary Loan privileges from Heartland Library. Items usually take 1 to
3 weeks from date of the order to arrive.
The Library maintains a quiet study environment. Assistance is available for all library and information
needs. Heartland Library is open Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
when the college is in session, but is closed on holidays that Heartland observes. Intersession and
summer hours are reduced.
Milner Library at Illinois State University is a public institution so you may use their collection on site. If
you want to request to check out materials, ask for a free Community Borrowers card application at the
Milner Library circulation desk. It is important that you have specific titles to request for check out when
you apply for the card. The card will give you access to their circulating collection for three months, with
a four week check out period. To qualify for this service you must live within 50 miles of Milner, have a
current state ID (driver's license) with current address on ID, and be over age 18. After you fill out the
application Milner will perform a background check on you for over due books, etc.
For more information about Library services please call the Library at 268-8200.
Tutoring and Academic Support
Heartland Community College offers learning assistance in various forms at no cost to Heartland
students at the Academic Support Center (ASC) in Normal and at the Pontiac and Lincoln
Centers. Tutors are available at convenient times throughout the week. Study groups, group
tutoring facilitated by a specially-trained tutor, are also available by request. Help is also
provided through instructional materials, study skills workshops, open computing, and the
Library. For more information about services available at each location, please call the ASC in
Normal at (309) 268-8235, the Pontiac Center (815) 842-6777; or the Lincoln Center (217) 7351731.
Academic Support Services (Academic Support Center) Lab www.hcc.cc.il.us/divisions/asc
[The following material must be on every syllabi. However, this text may be updated as needs warranted. Please
check either the HCC Intranet site in the Curriculum and Academic Standards folder or with the lead faculty
member for the most current site.]
Testing Center Lab www.hcc.cc.il.us/divisions/asc/testing
The Testing Center proctors make-up exams for students enrolled in traditional courses. In
addition, regularly scheduled exams for alternative delivery courses are also proctored at this
Center. Exams are proctored free of charge in a secure and quite environment. For more
information about exam proctoring services contact the Testing Center at (309) 268-8231.
Open Computing Lab www.hcc.cc.il.us/divisions/asc/complab
The Open Computing Lab provides free computing for HCC students at convenient times
throughout the week. The computer lab is staffed by trained Lab Assistants and offers the use of
approximately 70 computers, a scanner, a laser printer, and an electric typewriter.
Course Calendar:
Calendar outline for Art Appreciation 150 section 3 Fall 2001 taught by Bo Breda
MONDAY
WEDNESDAY
August 17 intro, data sheets,
planning, reading, paper, notes,
grading, assign ch. 20, 21
20 what is art today? lecture and
slides
22 assign ch. 1, 2. bring in art
pieces, discuss
24 cont=d, assign paper topic
research
27 lecture, assign ch. 3
29 themes and purposes, lecture
and slides, short quiz
31 assign ch. 4, paper topic due
September 3 college closed
5 discuss research paper, answer
questions, assign ch. 5
7 lecture and slides, discuss
10 cont=d, assign short essay
responding to a piece in text
12 cont=d, read essays and discuss
them, assign ch. 9
14 1st quarter evaluation, assign
ch. 12, discuss 9 in small groups
17 discuss ch. 12 , assign ch. 19
19 working bibliography due,
discuss ch. 19
21 cont=d, assign ch. 6, 17, begin
Principles of Design
24 cont=d, lecture and slides
26 lecture and slides, review for
short quiz on Oct. 1, assign ch. 10
28 attend an exhibition and write
review (no class)
October 1 short quiz, discuss
exhibitions and ch. 10
3 paper outline due, assign ch. 17
5 discuss 17 and review for
Midterm
8 cont’d discussion and review
10 Midterm test
12 No classes Midterm break
15 Go over Midterm, assign ch. 7
17 Discuss ch. 7 and paper
writing, peer outline meetings
19 cont=d, assign ch. 11 and 18
22 discussion, relevance to
modern culture
24 assign ch. 8, continue
discussion
26 assign ch. 13
29 discuss, assign ch. 14
31 discuss, assign ch. 15
November 2 discuss, assign ch.
16
5 discuss, answer last minute
paper writing and presentation
concerns.
7 revisit early chapters and have
spot quiz
9 continue revisiting by analysis
of work in school collection
12 present papers, discussion,
final papers due
14 present papers, review
16 field trip to museum gallery
19 present papers
21 Thanksgiving break , no classes
23 Thanksgiving break , no classes
26 present papers
28 short quiz, present papers
30 go over quiz, review for final
December 3 review
5 review, last day of class
7 Finals week begins