This course is an exploration of the purposes and processes in the visual and performing arts (such as music, painting, architecture, drama, and dance) and the ways in which they express the values of cultures and human experience.

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students will:

   1. Employ formal elements and principles to critically analyze various works of the visual and performing arts.

   2. Articulate the creative process of artistic works as expressions of human experience and cultural values.

   3. Demonstrate an understanding of the aesthetic principles that guide the creation of, and response to, the arts.

   4. Describe the relationship of the arts to everyday life.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

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Expected Student Behavior

All students are required to follow the A.C. Student Rights/Responsibilities Statement, and conduct themselves accordingly in all matters pertaining to the class.

Students are required to practice courteous, respectful, cooperative behavior at all times. To avoid distractions in the classroom, listen courteously to one speaker at a time, without interruptions and without engaging in side conversations. College is a community of scholars; college tradition demands a respect for others and their ideas. For many students, college represents a vital step toward the opportunity for financial and intellectual independence. This requires that no one stands in the way of someone else trying to learn.

Cell phone/Personal Computer Policy: In order not to interrupt the class session, students are asked to turn off all cell phones and pagers prior to the beginning of class. Personal computers are to be used strictly for notes and accessing course materials. It is the student's responsibility to advise the instructor before class of special circumstances that may require communication from home.

Academic Honesty: All matters of academic dishonesty including plagiarism (the act of copying and pasting information from one source and inserting into a paper without proper citation, rewriting information from another source and inserting into a paper without proper citation, copying and rewriting from another student’s work and using as your own), collusion, fabrication, cheating etc. will result in a failing grade for the assignment in question.
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Grading Criteria

Grading Criteria: The grade you receive is determined by your completion of the assignments, analyses, presentation and final exam. It is the student's responsibility to complete all assigned tasks by the specified due date. Individual assignments (not online assessments for specific chapters) are evaluated by the instructor. Other than online assignments, emailed written assignments will not be accepted unless specified by the instructor.

1. Assignments and Analyses--50%. These assignments are displayed on the course homepage on ACConnect under the Content tab. Written assignments (play analyses, matching tests on terms, etc.) are listed under Content but are to be handed in in class. Written assignments will include at least one visit to a visual or performing arts event and a written report on that event. Event selection is subject to the approval of the instructor. The assessments have a time limit, but you are given multiple attempts to improve your score. ***THE GRADE YOU RECEIVE FOR EACH ASSESSMENT IS THE HIGHEST GRADE, NOT AN AVERAGE OF YOUR ATTEMPTS.***

2. Required Assignment for Core Component Areas - Communication, Critical Thinking, Personal and Social Responsibilities (use for Chapter 4 [Painting] and 5 [Sculpture])--25%: Presentation, Essay, and Group Activity: Three Grades with Extra-Credit Points (Presentation and extra-credit based on class evaluation; Essay, and Group Discussion with extra-credit points).

3. Final Exam - 25%. Online, extended version of regular exam format.

Grading Schema: 89.50 – 100=A, 79.50 – 89.49=B, 69.50 –  79.49=C, 59.50 -69.49=D, 00.00 – 59.49=F

 It is the student’s responsibility to complete all assigned tasks by the specified due date. Individual assignments are evaluated by the instructor. Students are expected to complete all requirements with no less than 75% accuracy. Incomplete assignments, analyses, participation attendance concerns will be reported to specific department chairs, division chairs, and Associate Vice President of Instruction.
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Attendance

The lecture portion of the course frequently departs from the text material and involves still images, films, music and original art objects not found in the online material. Attendance is very important in understanding the course material. There are also reviews to help with the chapter assessments, preparatory lectures to facilitate written and other assignments, and a couple of pop quizzes to help develop critical thinking and encourage attendance. 

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Additional Information

\ DISABILITY STATEMENT: Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may require some special arrangements in order to meet course requirements should contact Disability Services (SSC 119, Phone: 806-371-5436) as soon as possible.

\ The Course Calendar is subject to change due to unexpected situations. It is the student’s responsibility to check online email and announcements for all other forms of communication issued by the Instructor.

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