Course Syllabus

 Printable/downloadable syllabus document for this course.  There will be a short quiz over it's contents, in Week 1.

 

Instructor Information:

Instructor: Amie Rangel, Fine Art – Art & Art History Faculty & COS Art Gallery Director               

Office:  Visalia Campus – Kaweah 214 A/B                                                                                               

Office Telephone: (559) 737-4861                                                                            

Student/Office hours:  W 3:00pm – 4:00pm OR by appointment                                                    

Email: amier@cos.edu

Course Information:

CRN	Day	Time	Location
17052	Online Asynchronous	Online Asynchronous	Canvas (Chrome Browser recommended)

 

Course Description:

Art 001 provides a general introduction to art that offers a look at works of art through the study of theory, terminology, themes, design principles, media, techniques, with an introduction to the visual arts across time and diverse cultures.

 

Prerequisites:

None 

 

Recommended Prerequisites: 

ENGL 251 or equivalent college course with "C" or better or eligibility for ENGL 001 as determined by COS Placement Procedures

 

Course Objectives:

The main concepts for this course will ask students to...

1. Evaluate and critique works of art and architecture based on formal elements and principles of design and employing appropriate art historical terminology.
2. Analyze, evaluate and distinguish materials and techniques used for creating art and architecture.
3. Differentiate art historical methodologies.
4. Analyze a wide variety of images from Western and Non-Western cultures and determine their commonalities and differences.
5. Trace the changes in world views by studying art from the past and present (Paleolithic – Post-Modern eras).

Student Learning Outcomes: 

The following outcomes will be assessed by completing assignments and exams with a grade of “C” or better.  By the end of the semester, students will be able to:

1. Employ the proper usage of art-specific terminology as it relates to visual elements and design principles.
2. Employ the proper usage of art-specific terminology as it relates to materials and techniques.
3. Analyze a work of art from a historical and cultural perspective.
4. Create an original work of art or project.

 

Instructor Outcomes:

The student should have an awareness of the different uses of art in their everyday lives. They should also be able to use their artistic knowledge to enrich future experiences in their professional and personal lives.

 

Course Textbook:   

(OER) Open Educational Resources are free materials.  Your course will have a series of links to articles, books, and videos.  This course will be utilizing specific pages in OER textbook “Introduction to ART: Design, Context, and Meaning”.

 

Course Materials:  

This course has been designed to use all FREE high-quality open source reading materials to help relieve the financial burden of expensive textbooks.  Please refer to the syllabus for a short list of required art materials.

• Art Materials: (do not purchase until I have given you the assignment)
• Non ruled paper, such as computer paper
• Pencil, eraser
• Camera - any type such as digital, phone, film, disposable, 35 mm
• Acrylic paint, 1oz tube of blue, black, and white
• inexpensive paintbrush approximately ¼ inch flat will do
• 11 x 14 canvas or canvas paper

 

 

Evaluation:                                                                                                          

Your final grade will be calculated as follows:

ASSESSMENT	DESCRIPTION	GRADE POINTS
Discussions	6 discussion topics (50 points each)	300
Formal Analysis	1-page paper analyzing a work of art	100
Quizzes	10 short quizzes (20 points each)	200
Midterm	25 question exam	50
Final Exam	25 question exam	50
Project 1	Identify art elements using photography	100
Project 2	Painting and the element of value	100
Project 3	Individual art project	100
	POINTS TOTAL	1000

 

Letter Grades:

Letter grades for the entire course will be assigned as follows:

Letter Grade	GPA	Percent	Course points based on the 1000 point scale
A	4.00	92.5% and higher	925-1000
A-	3.67	90.0 – 92.49%	900-924
B+	3.33	87.5% - 89.99%	871-899
B	3.00	82.5% - 87.49%	830-870
B-	2.67	80% - 82.49%	800-829
C+	2.33	77.5% - 79.99%	775-799
C	2.00	72.5% - 77.49%	725-774
C-	1.67	70% - 72.49%	700-724
D+	1.33	67.5% - 69.99%	675-699
D	1.00	62.5% - 67.49	625-674
D-	.67	60% - 62.49%	600-624
F	.00	59.99% and lower	000-599

 

Late Work:

Late Work is not accepted.  Ample time will be given for each assignment.  Students are expected to work on their projects outside of class as well as with in class time allotted.  The only exceptions are those due to Title IX, military deployment, FMLA, or extreme circumstance beyond your control and documented with a medical professional’s note.

Please turn in whatever work you do have by the time of each assignment/project’s due date.

Online Students:                                                                                         

Attendance/participation is mandatory! You must be logging in and participating in the discussions & course work to be considered attending class. If you have not participated in at least one assignment you will not be considered as having attended a class. The lack of participation in the course will result in the lowering of your grade or the failing/dropping of the course. You are generally not allowed to make up projects, quizzes, discussions or exams. If you know in advance that you cannot take a quiz or exam on the days allowed you may be able to make arrangements with the instructor to take it at a different time if the instructor agrees. This is only allowed if you successfully contact the instructor before the scheduled test. LATE WORK is not accepted.  When turning in an assignment/assessment online the computer clock will mark your assignment or assessment late even if it is one second after the deadline.  If you are taking this class while living or traveling outside of California please be aware that the computer will record your submissions in the US Pacific Time Zone and not from where you are located.  Please submit projects early and work ahead of schedule to avoid missing the deadline.  Any late project or assignment, due to medically documented situations as described above, must be turned in prior to the cutoff date or your assignment/project will become a zero.

Please verify any files you intend to turn in online to be the intended file you wanted to submit. If you submit a file that you did not create, even though you may not have intended to do so, is a breach of academic integrity, and will be recorded as a ZERO and reported to the college.  If you know you made a mistake, contact me immediately to avoid these consequences.

 

Attendance:

Attendance is important, because you will have access to demonstrations, peer and instructor review, as well as adequate work time to complete your projects.  In the event that you miss more than 4 class sessions, you may be dropped from the course due to unsatisfactory progress in the class.

If a life changing event occurs, such as those described in the late work policy, and you will be out for an extended or intermittent period, it is your responsibility to contact me to make arrangements to keep up with the course.

 

Content Warning:

Art contains many sensitive topics that may or may not come up in this particular class.  It is not your requirement to agree with any of the topics.  All that is required is that you are open to seeing what others are trying to communicate through their artworks.

This course may include, but is not limited to: Explicit Nudity – Male & Female of all ages, Explicit Sexual Nudity – Male & Female of all ages, Sex, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, Straight, Prostitution, Sex Trafficking, Human Trafficking, Animal Cruelty, Human Cruelty, Violence, Illegal Drugs, Explicit Language, Profanity, Tattoos, Scarification, Fertility Rituals, Spiritual Rituals, Politics, Socialism, Communism, Dictatorships, Cartels, Race, Ethnicity, Religion and Atheism.

Academic Integrity:                                                                                                                       

Please refer to the Student Code of Conduct.  Violation of this code may result in you being dropped from the class or failure of the course as decided by the instructor.  If you turn in a photograph on a project as your work that was taken from the Internet (or otherwise not your work) you will receive a zero on the project/assignment/assessment, no makeup will be offered, and you will be reported to Student Services for a plagiarism violation.  In the event of a second instance of violating this policy, you will be dropped from the course.  If the instance happens after the drop date, you will fail the course regardless of your progress in the course.  This fail policy applies to any form of plagiarism during the semester including copying other student’s postings on discussions.  Not understanding plagiarism is NOT an acceptable excuse so please ask for clarification if you have any doubt.  You can find information on types of plagiarism and a definition in your Weekly Module #1.

 

Student Disability Statement:                                                                               

In an effort to maximize equity for all college students, confidential assistance and accommodations are provided for students with disabilities. Accommodations may include extended time on testing, testing in a distraction-reduced environment, access to audio books, audio recorders for recording lectures, sign language interpreters, individualized support, and more. You can call the Access & Ability Center at (559) 730 – 3805 or visit our office in North Sequoia, Room 10 (Visalia campus), the Hub (Hanford campus), or Student Services desk (Tulare campus) to find out more information regarding services for students with disabilities.

 

Accessibility Statement:                                                                                     

This course is designed to maximize accessibility to the curriculum, assignments, and content. If any part of the class is not accessible to you (easy to use, obtain, or retrieve), please inform the instructor to discuss possible solutions and/or alternatives.

 

Standards of Conduct:                                                                                         

The College of the Sequoias policy on Standards of Conduct (Board Policy 5500) can be accessed online through http://www.cos.edu/About/Governance/Board/BoardPolicies/Documents/BP%205500%20-%20Standards%20of%20Conduct.pdf. Students are expected to adhere to this code.  Repeated or severe infractions of the code may result in being dropped or temporarily sanctioned from the course.

 

Library / LRC Statement:  

This class requires students to find information sources for a speech, research paper, or project. Appropriate sources include scholarly and peer-reviewed journal articles, scholarly books, and well-respected news magazines and newspapers. The Library/LRC (cos.edu/Library) offers a​ large number of appropriate sources. Librarians are available to help students select and locate appropriate sources. Find a librarian at the Ask​ A Librarian Desk in Visalia, Tulare and Hanford; by phone at 737-6179; or by email: askalibrarian@cos.edu.

 

ART 001 Course Calendar:

Proposed course schedule of events, subject to change

WEEK	DATES & TOPICS  Monday - Sunday	DISCUSSION BOARDS	PROJECTS	ASSESSMENTS (QUIZZES)	ALL LISTED ITEMS ARE DUE BY 11:59 PM ON:
1	45 Intro to Art & the Language of Art	Discussion Board 1 & 2		Pre-Test: syllabus & Quiz 1	S  10/24
2	OCT 25 – 31 Elements of Art	Discussion Board 3		Quiz 2 & 3	S  10/31
3	NOV 1 – 7 Principles of Design		Project 1	Quiz 4 & 5	S  11/07
4	NOV 8 – 14* Process & Materials	Discussion Board 4		Midterm          over weeks 1-4	S  11/14
5	NOV 15 – 21 Process & Materials		Project 2	Quiz 6	S  11/21
6	NOV 22 - 28* Recap & Refresh	Discussion Board 5	Formal Analysis		S  11/28
7	NOV 29 – DEC 5 Periods & Movements		Project 3	Quiz 7 & 8	S  12/05
8	DEC 6 – 12 Periods & Movements	Discussion Board 6		Quiz 9 & 10	S  12/12
FINALS	DEC 13 - 18**		(Optional) Extra Credit	**Final Exam** over weeks 5 - 8	F  12/17

*Listed week contains (a) Holiday(s):  No correspondence or participation is expected by either party on the following dates:  November 11 and November 24 - 26

**Final exam may be taken at any time, up to the last day to submit, December 17

Please note that due dates are the last day to submit an item.  You are encouraged to submit earlier than the posted date, especially if the date lines up with a holiday.