Art Appreciation Syllabus for 2020-2021
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I am a part time instructor and do not have an office on campus.  If you need to visit with me outside of class, please contact me for an appointment. You can call or text me at (806) 676-3659 or email me at vtaylorgore@actx.edu.

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Students who do not attend class on or prior to the census date will be administratively dropped. Effective Fall, 2016

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Students who wish to withdraw from a course must complete all steps indicated on the Academic Withdrawal Request form by the course withdrawal deadline.

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Course

ARTS-1301-010 Art Appreciation

Prerequisites

Course Description

A general introduction to the visual arts designed to create an appreciation of the vocabulary, media, techniques and purposes of the creative process. Students will critically interpret and evaluate works of art within formal, cultural and historical contexts.

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)

Class Type

Online Course

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Supplies

Textbook, pens, pencils, notebook paper or notebook for note taking, access to a compu

Student Performance

ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation
A general introduction to the visual arts designed to create an appreciation of the vocabulary, media, techniques, and purposes of the creative process. Students will critically interpret and evaluate works of art within formal, cultural, and historical contexts.

Learning Outcomes (ACGM)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

1. Apply art terminology as it specifically relates to works of art.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of art elements and principles of design.
3. Differentiate between the processes and materials used in the production of various works of art.
4. Critically interpret and evaluate works of art.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of arts on culture.

Specific Course Outcomes:
1. Students will demonstrate effective communication, critical thinking, and teamwork skills.
2. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the relationship of the Visual Arts and Social Responsibility.
3. Students will understand the visual elements and principles.
4. Students will apply art terminology as it specifically relates to works of art.
5. Students will demonstrate knowledge of materials and techniques developed by artists over the centuries.
6. Students will understand the general characteristics of major art periods or styles.
7. Students will analyze works of art formally and conceptually.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

Log in using the AC Connect Portal

In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .

If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".

Expected Student Behavior

1. COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS. Students are responsible for having the minimum computer requirements. Students must have regular access to a computer with the following:

  • Windows 2000 or higher.
  • Internet Service Provider (ISP) capable of supplying at least 56k connection speed.
  • Email account
  • Supported web browsers: Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari work the best. Internet Explorer may not support some features of our AC Connect course.
  • Browser settings for your AC Connect course: Make sure that JavaScript in enabled in your browser. Make sure that you allow pop windows in our browser for your AC Connect course. If your browser warns you that there is a pop up window anywhere in our AC Connect course, choose "allow" for the pop up window.
  • Screen resolution of at least 800 x 600.
  • Students are responsible for downloading all course required plug-ins as needed and having access to a computer that is capable of viewing all materials in our AC Connect course. Students may be required to get the following plug-ins (free versions and all are safe):
    - Adobe (Acrobat) Reader – this is required to view some course material.
    - Adobe Flash Player - latest version – may be required to view some course material.
    - Windows Media Player – may be required to view some course material.
    - Real Player – may be required to view some course material.
    - Quicktime Player – may be required to view some course material.
  • Access to YouTube videos is required. Students are responsible for obtaining access to YouTube videos that the instructor specifically links to on the YouTube website. The instructor is not responsible for the content of YouTube videos that are not specifically linked to in the course. Links to YouTube videos are constantly changing, so the instructor needs to be informed of any broken links to YouTube videos that are specifically linked to in the course.

2. TECHNICAL HELP WITH THE COURSE. Students are responsible for seeking technical help and obtaining more information on online classes and requirements from the instructor or contact AskAC (371-5000 or http://www.actx.edu/contact/). Additional help is also available from the Student and Faculty Help Center – https://www.actx.edu/ctl/pagesmith/119 .

During this time of transition to a Tech-Supported delivery method, many students need more technical assistance with Blackboard. Blackboard 101 is an optional self-paced Blackboard tutorial course to help familiarize students with the workings and mechanics of Blackboard. 

 Below is a link to a video with detailed instructions for registering for Blackboard 101.

https://app.vidgrid.com/view/B8CKw0sy4TI1/?sr=9vcGU09uS7On

If you have any questions about Blackboard 101, please contact ctlhelp@actx.edu.

3. LOGGING INTO AMARILLO COLLEGE’S ONLINE FEATURES - To find our AC Connect course, go to http://www.actx.edu/ and click on the "AC Connect" link (direct link is https://acconnect.actx.edu/). Your login for our AC Connect course is the same as your ACNetID. If you have password or ID issues, please contact AskAC at 806-371-5000. Our course will not be available until classes begin.

4. COURSE NAVIGATION. Students are responsible for navigating through the course to access the required material in this course.

5. STUDENT QUESTIONS. Students are responsible for contacting the instructor with any questions or concerns about the course. Students are encouraged to ask the instructor questions or get feedback. The instructor’s response time is usually within 24 hours on weekdays, and the instructor checks the course for email at least once on the weekend and holidays. Remember, the instructor is not a mind-reader, and communication is very important for success in the course!

6. GRADING TIME AND STUDENT GRADE BOOK. Students are required to submit all course work on time. The student understands that the instructor may take up to one week after the due date to grade submitted coursework. The student is responsible for checking his/her online grade book (“My Grades” on the Course menu) in AC Connect to make sure that grades for coursework have been posted after one week following the due date and contacting the instructor about any questions regarding grades.

7. STUDENT CONDUCT IN THE COURSE: Here are the rules of the road :) In our AC Connect course website students are identified including logins, coursework accessed, coursework submissions, exams, and emails submitted to the instructor. All course activity can be identified and accessed by the instructor and AC Connect administrators.
You are expected to refrain from any obscene or threatening dialogue in the assignment discussions, assignments, projects, and any correspondence with the instructor or other students in the class. If a student violates this expectation, it will result in a grade of "0" for that discussion, assignment, or project, will influence your grade, and can result in disciplinary action from the college. The instructor reserves the right to delete any student post in an assignment discussion. Students are expected to report any inappropriate behavior in the course to the instructor immediately.

Any violation of the appropriate conduct listed above will be noted by the instructor and considered in your grade as well as lead to possible disciplinary action or possible expulsion from the course.

8. PLAGIARISM: The student understands that plagiarism will not be tolerated in this class. Plagiarism is defined by the Amarillo College Student Handbook as: “...the appropriating, buying, receiving as a gift, or obtaining by any means another’s work and the unacknowledged submission or incorporation of it in one’s own written work.” This also includes copying Internet or written sources in any course assignment discussions or projects without citing the source, as well as copying another student’s work for this course. If a student is found plagiarizing any material in the course, it will result in a grade of "0" for that assignment discussion or project and can result in disciplinary action and expulsion of the student from the course.

9. COURSE CONTENT: Students understand that in the study of art styles and art history that occasionally there may be a tasteful representation of a nude (such as in Greek Classical Art), and agree to handle that content in a mature and responsible way.

10. COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Students must be aware and responsible for the Copyright Notice for the course: The materials on this course website are only for the use of students enrolled in this course for the purposes associated with this course and may not be retained or further disseminated.

11. WITHDRAWING FROM THE COURSE: The student is responsible for contacting the instructor to approve the student's withdrawal request form before the last day to drop a course if the need arises. See the Amarillo College master calendar on the AC website and our course calendar for the date of the last day to drop a course. The college will not allow students to withdraw from a course after the last day to drop a course.

Grading Criteria

The final grade is based on a total of 100 possible points that the student can earn through completing assignments, midterm and final exam, a Team Project, as well as other grade considerations mentioned below.
90 - 100 points = A
80 - 89 points = B
70 - 79 points = C
60 - 69 points = D
0 - 59 points = F

  • Midterm Exam: worth up to 10 points. A Midterm Exam is required for the course. The exam consists of multiple choice questions to facilitate visual analysis and verbal discussion of correct art vocabulary, art media, and a general understanding of concepts covered in the course. Exams must be taken during the designated time period. In the case of a medical or family emergency, exams may be made up at the discretion of the instructor if the student provides documentation of the emergency to the instructor.
  • Final Exam: worth up to 10 points. A Final Exam is required for the course. The exam will be delivered online in our AC Connect course. Exams must be taken during the designated time period. The exam consists of multiple choice questions to facilitate visual analysis and verbal discussion of correct art vocabulary, art media, and a general understanding of concepts covered in the course. Reviews for each exam will be provided by the instructor in our online course. E
  • Team Project: worth up to 20 points. The Team Project is due near the end of the course. Information and guidelines for the Team Project will be available in our AC Connect course later in the semester. The Team Project must follow the Team Project guidelines provided in the course.
  • Unit Discussion Assignments: worth 10 points each. There are 6 reading and writing unit assignment discussions will be assigned over the semester. Total possible points for all the discussion assignments is 60 points.
    VERY IMPORTANT: It is important that you submit your first Unit 1 assignment on time. Your active status in the course depends on your submission of your first assignment by the due date and before the AC Census Date for this course (see the syllabus calendar below for the AC Census Date). If you do not submit your first Unit 1 assignment by the due date (at least a partial assignment), I will report you as inactive in the course and Amarillo College will automatically drop you from the course.
  • Extra Credit – no extra credit will be given in the course.

 

Additional Grading Information:
AC Connect Course Grade book
: Your course grades are accessed through the “My Grades” link on the Course menu in our AC Connect course as well as other links in AC Connect. Your individual course points earned for discussion assignments, exams, and the Team Project will appear in your AC Connect Grade book as well as a running grade percentage for the course. You can access your grade book through the "My Grades" link on our AC Connect Course Menu as well as other access points through AC Connect.

Due Dates and Submission of Course Work: You will complete your course work through our AC Connect course. Students are responsible for checking their AC Connect Course Calendar each week for specific course due dates (that are subject to change). Failure to do so will result in late penalties for your course grades. 

Students are responsible for submitting assignment discussions (in the designated assignment discussion forum for each assignment), the Team Project (as an attachment in the Team Project submission dropbox), and taking the course exams (in our AC Connect course) by the due dates. Assignment discussion forums and exams are locked (and unavailable) after the due date.

Please contact the instructor about submitting late work if you are having trouble keeping up in the course due to a medical or family emergency, problems understanding course work, or experiencing technical difficulties in the course.

Submitting Attachments and Required File Types: Students are responsible for saving text files that they submit as an attachment in our AC Connect course in “rich text format” (“rtf” file) or as a pdf file…for example, “team_project.rtf” or “team_project.pdf. When you are about to save a file you want to attach, just go to “save as” in your text editor program and save as a rtf file or pdf file. Also be specific in how you name your file – be descriptive and make sure you don’t make the file name too long. This allows anyone to open the file without having a specific text editing program.

Backing up Submitted Course Work: Students are responsible for saving all "sent" emails of questions. Students are responsible for saving copies of their responses to assignment discussions, the term project, and any email communication in AC Connect on their own computer hard drive - this insures a back-up copy of all student work in the course in case of a technical malfunction in AC Connect (Blackboard).

Attendance

This course is an online course which means that instruction is delivered 100% over the Internet through Amarillo College’s AC Connect courses. (Note: Does not require a student to come to an Amarillo College campus for any portion of the course.) Students are required to login a minimum of two times per week and keep up with due dates of course work through the Course Calendar or the Course Syllabus.  When you access the course: check the course calendar for course work deadlines each week; read all information pertaining to unit assignments, exams, and the Team Project; and complete all course work on time to insure success in the course. 
To find our AC Connect course, go to
http://www.actx.edu/ and click on the "AC Connect" link (direct link is https://acconnect.actx.edu/). Your login for our AC Connect course is the same as your ADNetID. If you have password or ID issues, please contact AskAC at 806-371-5000. Our course will not be available until classes begin.

Calendar

CALENDAR FOR ART APPRECIATION – All due dates subject to change.

  • Class Begins: Monday, Oct. 26
  • Unit 1 Assignment (Intro. to Course and Discovering a World of Art): Available – Monday, Oct. 26 / Due - Sunday, Nov. 1 by 11:59pm
  • AC Census Day (8-week Fall 1 classes): Monday, Nov. 2 This is when I report you as active or not active in the course. You must turn in your Unit 1 (at least a partial assignment) by the due date above to be considered active in the course. If you are not active in the course, you will be dropped from the course by the college.  Please contact me if you have trouble submitting Unit 1 by the due date above so I can help you!         
  • Unit 2 Assignment (Developing Visual Literacy): Available - Monday, Nov. 2 / Due - Sunday, Nov. 8 by 11:59pm
  • Unit 3 Assignment (Line): Available - Monday, Nov. 9 / Due - Sunday, Nov. 15 by 11:59pm
  • Unit 4 Assignment (Shape and Space): Available – Monday, Nov. 16 / Due - Sunday, Nov. 22 by 11:59pm
  • Midterm Exam: Available - Monday, Nov. 23 / Due - Sunday, Nov. 29 by 11:59pm
  • Unit 5 Assignment (Light and Color): Available – Monday, Nov. 23 / Due Sunday, Nov. 29 by 11:59pm
  • Team Project: Assigned – Monday, Nov. 23 / Due - Wednesday, Dec. 16 by 11:59pm
  • Thanksgiving Holiday (college closed) Thursday, Nov. 26 - Sunday, Nov. 29
  • Unit 6 Assignment (Texture, Time, and Motion): Available – Monday, Nov. 30 / Due Sunday, Dec. 6 by 11:59pm
  • Last Day to Withdraw (8-week Fall 1 classes): Tuesday, Dec. 8 (signed withdrawal form from me must be completed and submitted by student to AC by 5pm). Please contact me ASAP if you need to drop the course so I can help you with your withdrawal paperwork.
  • Final Exam: Available - Monday, Dec. 7 / Due - Sunday, Dec. 13 by 11:59pm
  • Team Project, Student Peer Evaluation, and Late Work: all Due - Wednesday, Dec. 16 by 11:59pm
  • Class ends: Thursday, Dec. 17

Additional Information

Helpful AC Connect Links:

Syllabus Created on:

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