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ARH 1000 ART APPRECIATION

ARH 1000 Art Appreciation 14353

ARH 1000 Art Appreciation

Full Term, Fall 2022, Asynchronistic

Leslie Tate Boles, Instructor.

Email: lboles2@mail.valenciacollege.edu;

Virtual Office Hours: By appointment. Office hours are held via email and Zoom.

You can access the syllabus, readings, assignments and announcements on Canvas.

All announcements will be sent to your VC email account.

E-Mail: E-mail me with ANY questions or concerns. Include a clearly defined subject, course number, and your first and last name. I will respond within 24 hours, M-F. Messages sent during the weekend will receive a response on Monday morning. As per FERPA policy, you MUST use your Valencia College email address when you communicate. You can also communicate through Canvas. If you do not receive a response within 48 hours, please resend your message.

Course Description: Introductory art appreciation course designed to provide student with foundation for understanding contemporary visual arts.

Prerequisite: None

Required Textbook: You are not required to purchase a textbook. Most reading assignments are from Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning, by Sachant. This textbook is an Open Educational Resource (OER), so it is free and provided in the Canvas course. Additional reading assignments will be posted in Canvas modules.

Course Outcomes: Upon completion of ARH 1000, students should be able to:

· Each student should be able to distinguish the major media in art including: painting, architecture, sculpture, printmaking, photography, film, and have a working familiarity with the terms specific to these media.

· Have an understanding of why artists create and what motivates them to create a particular type of work.

· Be able to recognize the elements used by artists in making a work of art and the principles of design used in composing a work of art

· Apply art historical concepts and terms to an appreciation of the arts

This course reinforces the following Valencia Student Core Competencies

· Think clearly, critically and creatively by analyzing, synthesizing, integrating and evaluating symbolic works and truth claim

· Value by understanding your own and others’ values from individual, cultural, and global, perspectives.

· Communicate by reading, writing, and speaking, effectively.

· Act purposefully, reflectively, and responsibly by implementing effective problem solving and decision-making strategies.

Course Structure: Your lessons are categorized by week and are divided into modules which range from Monday through Sunday. Follow the specific instructions for each item found within the modules.

Announcements and E-mails will be posted to keep you informed of new information that has been posted.

Online courses require a great deal of self-study and discipline. Keep yourself informed of all the due dates and get yourself on a weekly schedule to complete all of the readings and assignments. Do not procrastinate.

Attendance: Attendance is noted by weekly discussion boards and quizzes. If a student does not take quizzes or post to the discussion board within the first week of class, they will be withdrawn without reinstatement.

COVID GUIDELINES: Throughout the COVID pandemic, Valencia College has been primarily focused on the health and well-being of its students and faculty and staff. This continues to be our priority as we return to more face-to-face classes, and college policy continues to be guided by science and the guidelines issued by the CDC and our partners at Orlando Health.

Should you become ill with COVID, please inform me and your other professors for your safety and for the safety of our Valencia community. Please inform our COVID liaison Tanya Mahan (COVIDillness@valenciacollege.edu) as well, so she can support you in this process. For more information, please consult: https://valenciacollege.edu/about/coronavirus/ (Links to an external site.).

I will do what I can to assist you in successfully completing our coursework. We will have a conversation to evaluate your needs and we will design a reasonable timeline for you to complete work. An incomplete (I) will only be given if one partial assessment is missing and/or the final exam. Please do not wait to contact me.

Philosophy of the Classroom: I accept no late work. You have made a commitment to bettering yourself by coming to college. Take responsibility for yourself and your work. Work is due when assigned. If you know that you will have a conflict, it is your responsibility to make alternative plans with me. Do not wait until the day the work is due to make arrangements; you will be too late. Equally, the tests, exams, in-class debates, etc. will not be rescheduled.

Course Evaluation: At the end of the semester a student’s grade will be comprised of the following:

IN ORDER TO PASS THE COURSE, ALL REQUIREMENTS MUST BE FULFILLED.

GRADE BREAKDOWN

Two Tests 30% (15% each)

Final Exam 20%

Paper 20%

Quizzes 20%

Discussion/Debates 10%

GRADING SCALE: The grading scale will be: A - 100-90, B - 89-80, C - 79-70, D - 69-60, F - 59 and below.

Note: I do not round final grades. For example, a final grade of 88% or 89.4% is a “B.”

Grades are updated on Canvas throughout the semester. Be involved and continually evaluate your grade in class. I do not negotiate grades and do not offer extra credit. Assignment guidelines are provided to guide your success on assessments. I am also available to help and answer questions. You, the student, are responsible for the quality of submitted work and by the posted deadline.

Exams: Exams will include any combination of image identification, multiple choice, fill in the blank, true/false, short answer, or essay.

Your tests are available online for at least 1 week. If you do not take it in the time allotted, I will not reset the test except in extreme emergencies. Please review the late work policy.

Quizzes: Quizzes will be weekly and based upon the reading, videos, lectures, and activities for each weekly section. The format will often be any combination of multiple choice, true/false, image identification, chronological orders, or essay.

Exams and Quizzes are timed. When your time expires the exam or quiz will be automatically submitted. The Quiz for each week MUST be submitted BY 11:59pm EACH SUNDAY. If it is late, it will not be counted.

Discussions: These are critical thinking questions and generally do not have a right or wrong answer. The prompts provide an opportunity for you to analyze works of art and concepts by applying what you learned from each module. Studying art is sometimes subjective and lends itself to the viewer’s interpretation.

To receive full credit you must submit 1 post responding to the discussion prompt (At Least 250-300 Words) and 2 posts responding to other students (At least 100 Words Each). This is a total of 3 posts. When replying to other students you cannot simply say that you agree with another student’s statement and expect full credit. These postings need to be intelligently constructed and thoughtful. Remember this is a college course and all college guidelines must be followed when writing (i.e. correct sentence grammar and punctuation, spelling, complete sentences). Points will be deducted if your sentences are not college level writing.

Postings for that week MUST be submitted BY 11:59 pm every Sunday. Discussion posts will not be accepted after the due date.

Papers & Assignments: Please do not email assignments to me, as they will not be accepted. Submit each assignment according to the provided directions. If you are experiencing technological problems submitting the assignment, please first contact OIT. If you continue to experience technological problems, contact me for further instruction.

Be mindful of what you are doing and check your work after submission. I will not accept any work that was uploaded incorrectly.

All writing for this class, exams, discussions, quizzes, papers, e-mails, etc. is to be of college quality. Please use MLA format and all work must be cited if you use any sources; YOU MUST PROVIDE IN TEXT CITATIONS AND A WORKS CITED PAGE if you use a source, including the textbook. Failure to do this will reduce your grade 3 LETTER GRADES (1 ½ for lack of in text citations and 1 ½ for lack of Works Cited page. For example, if you fail to provide both of these, I begin grading your paper at a 69% If you do not provide one of these, grading will begin at 84% however, if plagiarism is evident your grade will result in a “0” without chance of rewrite (more on plagiarism below).

Late Work: I do not accept late work. If you are unable to participate in the course due to illness, family emergency, etc., please communicate with me as soon as possible in order to create a plan to deal with the situation as it affects your class work. If more than a week has passed, and you have not communicated with me, I will not accept late work. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns

Note About Computers: Even though computers and word-processing software are time and energy-saving devices, they can and do cause problems with the production of your documents. Please be aware that a broken or ill-functioning computer, or the inability to retrieve, produce or submit your assignments from a computer will not be accepted as a valid excuse for a document that is submitted late. I highly recommend that you submit items earlier than the deadline, waiting until the last minute and having a technical problem will not excuse you from a test, quiz, project, or paper.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties (anything from a document not loading properly to issues logging in) with Canvas please contact the help desk by calling (407) 582-5600(available 24/7) or visiting this link

http://d2.parature.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=8191 (Links to an external site.)

I can only help with content, not with technical issues. If you are having difficulties with Atlas, please contact (407) 582-5444.

Academic Integrity: All forms of academic dishonesty are prohibited at Valencia College. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, plagiarism, cheating, furnishing false information, forgery, alteration or misuse of documents, misconduct during a testing situation, and misuse of identification with intent to defraud or deceive. Any student determined by the professor to have been guilty of engaging in an act of academic dishonesty shall be subject to a range of academic penalties as determined by the professor. These penalties may include, but not be limited to, one or more of the following: loss of credit for an assignment, examination, or project; reduction in the course grade; or a grade of "F" in the course.

Plagiarism or cheating on an exam will result in a “0” without the opportunity to rewrite the assignment.

What is Plagiarism?

Copying a website or textbook verbatim without using quotation marks and/or providing an in text citation and Works Cited pa

· Submitting another student’s paper as your own

· Changing words or paraphrasing from a textbook or website without giving credit to your source.

· Supplying incorrect information about your sources.

· Using your own work from previous semester or from another class. Work submitted should be from this semester and for ARH 1000.

Withdrawal Policy: Per Valencia Policy 4-07 (Academic Progress, Course Attendance and Grades, and Withdrawals), a student who withdraws from class before the withdrawal deadline of (insert appropriate date) will receive a grade of “W.” A student is not permitted to withdraw after the withdrawal deadline. A faculty member MAY withdraw a student up to the beginning of the final exam period for violation of the class attendance policy. A student who is withdrawn by faculty for violation of the class attendance policy will receive a grade of “W.” Any student who withdraws or is withdrawn from a class during a third or subsequent attempt in the same course will be assigned a grade of “F.”

Students who do not complete the Orientation Module will be considered “no show” and withdrawn from the course. I do not withdraw students from class after the first week. It is the student’s responsibility to withdraw before the deadline.

Withdrawal Deadline: October 28, 2022

Graduation Application Date: September 9, 2022

Baycare Student Assistance Services: Valencia College strives to ensure all our students have a rewarding and successful college experience. To that purpose, Valencia students can get immediate help with issues dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, adjustment difficulties, substance abuse, time management as well as relationship problems dealing with school, home or work. BayCare Behavioral Health Student Assistance Program (SAP)Links to an external site. services are free to all Valencia students and available 24 hours a day by calling (800) 878-5470. If needed, the counselor may refer the student to appropriate resources or to speak face-to-face with a licensed counselor.

Note to Students with Disabilities: Students with disabilities who qualify for academic accommodations must provide a notification from the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) and discuss specific needs with the instructor, preferably during the first two weeks of class. The Office for Students with Disabilities determines accommodations based on appropriate documentation of disabilities.

House Bill 233: Effective July 1, 2021, HB 233 provides the following things:

1001.03: Specific powers of the State Board of Education (SBOE)
1004.97: Free expression on campus
1006.60 Codes of conduct; disciplinary measures

Key Components: SBOE/Colleges/Universities are prohibited from shielding anyone in our community from others’ expressive activities, from free speech, and from “ideas and opinions that they may find uncomfortable, unwelcome, disagreeable, or offensive.” This doesn't mean that "anything goes" in the classroom, of course. We will limit our class time to the discussions of the relevant course learning outcomes.

Narrow Exemption to "no recording" policies:

· Only students enrolled in a course

· Can be an audio or video recording with or without notice

· Cannot record other students in a way that personally identifies them

· Cannot block other students from seeing the professor or otherwise disrupt the class

Only lectures can be recorded

· A lecture is the traditional faculty presentation to the entire class without
student comment

· Lecture does not include class discussions, labs, clinicals, student speeches, etc.

· Students may use the recording for only 3 reasons:

o in an internal proceeding about free expression,

o in an external action against the college,

o or for their personal educational use

Students may not “publish” the recording without faculty permission except in an internal or external proceeding against the college

Class Schedule

WEEK

DETAILS

Week 01(Aug 22-28)

Orientation Module

Lecture/Discussion:

Introduction to class

· Quiz

Week 02

(Aug 29-Sept 4)

Module One

Lecture/Discussion:

Introduction: Developing Visual Literacy

Assignment:

· Reading: Chapter 1 of Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning, by Sachant

· L Boles Lectures 1-3

· Discussion: What is Art? (Lecture 3)

· Quiz

Week 03

(Sept 6-11)

Module Two

Lecture/Discussion:

The Formal and Design Elements Part One

Assignment:

· Reading: Pages 48-76 of Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning, by Sachant

· L Boles Lecture 4 and 5

· Formal Analysis Quick Check

· Quiz

Note: September 5 is Labor Day, a holiday.

Week 04

(Sept 12-18)

Module Three

Lecture/Discussion:

The Formal and Design Elements Part Two

Assignment:

· Reading: Pages 48-76 of Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning, by Sachant

· L Boles Lectures 6 and 7

· Quiz

Week 05 (Sept 19-25)

Module Four

Lecture/Discussion:

Seeing the Value in Art

Assignment:

· Reading: Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning, by Sachant pp 175-210; pp 158-174

· L Boles Lecture: 8

· Quiz

Week 06

(Sept 26-Oct 2)

Module Five

Lecture/Discussion:

Drawing & Printmaking

Assignment:

· Reading: Pages 31-48 Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning, by Sachant

· L Boles Lectures 9 and 10

· Discussion: Censorship (Discussion Board) Lecture 11

· Quiz

Week 07

(Oct 3-9)

Module Six

Lecture/Discussion:

Painting & Sculpture

Assignment:

· Test One: Covers weeks 1-6

· Reading: Pages 31-48 Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning, by Sachant

· L Boles Lectures 12 and 13

· Quiz

· Computer Art Assignment

Week 08

(Oct 10-16)

Module Seven

Lecture/Discussion:

Photography & Architecture

Assignment:

· Paper Topic Due

· Reading: Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning, by Sachant pp 175-210; pp 158-174

· L Boles Lectures 14 and 15

· Quiz

· Discussion: Computer Art

Week 09

(Oct 17-23)

Module Eight

Lecture/Discussion:

Introduction to Film

Assignment:

· L Boles Lecture 16

· Quiz

Week 10

(Oct 24-30)

Module Nine

Lecture/Discussion:

Citizen Kane, Orson Welles, 1941 and analysis

Assignment:

· Reading: Citizen Kane articles

· L Boles Lecture 16

· Discussion Board: What is up with Citizen Kane?

· Quiz

Week 11

(Oct 31-Nov 6)

Module Ten

Lecture/Discussion:

Approaches to Art History

Assignment:

· Test Two covers weeks 6-10

· Reading: Sturken & Cartwright, “Postmodernism and Popular Culture.” Practices of Looking On Canvas

· L Boles Lecture 17

· Quiz

· Photographs & artist statement Due

Week 12 (Nov 7-13)

Module Eleven

Lecture/Discussion:

Art Survey: Ancient to Medieval

Assignment:

· Lecture 18

· Quiz

· Discussion Board: Photography/artist statements

Week 13 (Nov 14-20)

Module Twelve

Lecture/Discussion:

Art Survey: Renaissance to Modern

Assignment:

· Quiz

· Selfies and Artist Statement

Week 14 (Nov 21-27)

Thanksgiving Break—have a wonderful holiday

Week 15

(Nov 28-Dec 4)

Module Thirteen

Lecture/Discussion:

Art Survey: Modern to Today

Assignment:

· Formal Analysis Paper Due

· Quiz

· Discussion: Selfies and Artist Statement

Week 16 (Dec 5-10*)

Module Fourteen

Finals Week

Exam

*Note: we are finishing up on the 10^th at 5pm. Grades are due at 9am on the 12^th, so I will need time to grade your final exams. Please plan accordingly.

Course Change Policy

The instructor reserves the right to make changes to the course, schedule, and policies at their discretion. Changes will be announced through an announcement on Canvas and email notification.

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ARH 1000 Art Appreciation

Full Term, Fall 2022, Hybrid

Tuesdays 8:30-9:45, West Campus, Building 3, Room 212