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ClassName 1
Course Information |
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Course Description: |
A
course designed to enable students to analyze and criticize their
environment through the visual arts. A lecture course, illustrated with
slides and videos. |
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Course Objectives: |
The course will provide
an overview of world arts by outlining the position of the
artist, the artwork, the audience and how it fits into history. Students
will:
* Interpret works of art by categories: portraits, still
life, nude, landscape, religion, calligraphy,
abstraction;
* Analyze works of art through identification of
elements and the principles of design;
* Survey various media: painting, drawing,
printmaking, sculpture,and new media;
* Survey various time periods and stylistic
movements. |
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Prerequisites and
Co-requisites: |
none |
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Course Topics: |
- Identify
roles people play in the art world, their intentions, institutions,
subject categories, and their traditional meaning;
- Analyze
works of art through elements and principles of design
- Provide
an introduction to various art media in drawing, painting, sculpture
and printmaking.
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Selectively survey world art.
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Specific Course Requirements: |
none |
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Textbooks, Supplementary Materials, Hardware
and Software Requirements |
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Required Textbooks: |
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Geitlin, Living With
Art. Mcgraw-Hill
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Supplementary Materials: |
Online Learning Center mhhe.com |
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Hardware Requirements: |
none |
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Software Requirements: |
none |
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Assessment and Grading |
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Testing Procedures: |
No special arrangements are
necessary. |
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Grading Procedure: |
5
tests (including the final) + 2 project grades- |
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Grading Scale: |
90 - 100---A
80 - 89----B
70 - 79----C
60 - 69----D
0 - 59----F |
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Assignments and Participation |
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Assignments and Projects: |
How many assignments? How
many projects?2
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Class Participation: |
Students are expected to take part in all all activities
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Punctuality: |
*Students are allowed ?
absences with no effect on the final
grade average.
*For every absence over
the ? allowed absences, ? points will be deducted from the final grade
point average.
*Tests cannot be made
up without a doctor’s excuse.
*Arriving late or
leaving class before being dismissed will be counted as an
absence
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Course Ground Rules |
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Performance and
Behavior:Students are expected to
behave in accordance with the guidelines given in the Student handbook.
Students who engage in disruptive or inappropriate behavior will be
removed from the class for that day. Continued inappropriate behavior will
result in the student being removed permanently from the class.
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Guidelines for Communications |
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Email: |
The subject line of any email sent to the instructor should include the
student's name and the assignment title (if applicable).
Use standard fonts.
Do not send large attachments without permission.
Special formatting such as centering, audio messages, tables, html, etc.
should be avoided unless necessary to complete an assignment or other
communication.
Respect the privacy of other class members. |
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Web Resources: |
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Library |
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http://www.columbiastate.edu/library |