GREAT BASIN COLLEGE

PAHRUMP CAMPUS

ART 160, 101: ART APPRECIATION

Fall 2009

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:

INSTRUCTOR: Andrew Sabori

OFFICE: Basin Education Center

OFFICE HOURS: 3:30 – 4 pm on Wednesday or by appointment

PHONE: (775) 727-4849 or cell (702) 245-1548

EMAIL: or

REQUIRED COURSE INFORMATION:

TEXT: EXPLORING ART: A GLOBAL THEMATIC APPROACH by Margaret Lazzari and Dona Schlesier (third edition)

Classes Wednesday, 4:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.

CATALOG DESCRIPTION:

Introduction to the visual arts, illustrating the place of art in its social and cultural setting.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This 3 credit course is a thorough introduction to the visual arts. In ART 160 We will investigate artworks made from prehistoric to today. We will examine the art of different cultures and how it provides relevance to individual societies. You will learn how to identify prominent movements, media and categories related to visual art. In addition, we will examine art and artists starting with the cave paintings to contemporary art from around the world.

GOALS OF THIS COURSE:

  1. To become familiar with a variety of historical and contemporary arts movements.
  2. To be able to identify and apply the formal elements of visual art.
  3. To knowledgably analyze works of art in terms of composition, content and media.
  4. To become familiar with a variety of artists and how their styles and approaches related to world cultures and political movements.
  5. To be able to give opinions on how an art movement or piece of art affects you personally (likes and dislikes).

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:

1. CLASS DISCUSSION: Every week we will discuss the chapters of book for a portion of the class period. Printed notes (from text) will be given to students by instructor before each class. Discs with slide presentations will be distributed the week before each exam. Each student should try to participate in class.

2. SLIDES & VIDEOS Second part of class with consist of art history beginning with cave paintings and working up to contemporary art. We discuss the paintings and other forms of art of each generation.

3. SHORT PROS & CONS DISCUSSION INITIATED BY EACH STUDENT

ASSESSMENT:

EXAM 1 = 25%

EXAM 2 =25%

EXAM 3 = 25%

ESSAY ON YOUR PRO AND CONS OF AN ARTIST OF YOUR CHOICE AND HIS PAINTING = 25%

TOTAL PERCENTAGE POSSIBLE FOR THE COUSE = 100

EXAMS: Exams will be composed of true and false QUESTIONS that relate to the content of textbook & class discussion. The images in the exam may or may not be from your book or slides shown during class.

Please note that in college grades are based upon academic achievement, not effort.

No extra credit will be given to improve low grades.

Attendance Policy: Regular participation in class is important. A student cannot participate unless they attend class regularly. Grades may be lowered if a student misses more than three class periods. A 24 hour notice before or after absence should be given to instructor.

Withdrawal: Individual students are responsible for withdrawing from the course. If you quit coming to class, and you fail to withdraw, you will earn an F for the course.

Policy of Academic Integrity:

Of special concern in a research semester is your attention to GBC’s policy of academic integrity: students are expected to be honest. If ideas are borrowed, the source must be given credit. Internet sources are subject to documentation as well as careful evaluation. We will address the matter of unintentional plagiarism in class, but it occurs when a student paraphrase of the source is too close to the original. Plagiarism is a violation of the standards of intellectual honesty. Students who violate such standards are subject to punishment, ranging from failing a class to dismissal from the institution.

ADA Statement:

GBC supports providing equal access for students with disabilities. An advisor is available to discuss appropriate accommodations with students. Please contact the ADA Officer (Julie Byrnes) in Elko at 775.753.2271 at your earliest convenience to request timely and appropriate accommodations.

Outcomes: General Education and ART 160

Communication Skills

Written Communication

Compare contrast essay in concerning a specific artist of their choice:

·  Choose format appropriate to audience and purpose.

·  Choose diction and style appropriate to audience and purpose.

·  Integrate evidence, examples, and details to support the central idea or thesis of the text.

·  Develop coherent and effective paragraphs.

·  Use standard edited English and the documentation style appropriate to the discipline.

Reading Skills

Students must read and understand an college-level textbook exploring art as a global and thematic approach

·  Adjust reading speed according to genre, difficulty of text, and reading purpose.

·  Recognize functions of various selections of text, i.e. offering evidence to support a point

·  Identify the purpose of the author as presented in a text

·  Summarize and /or paraphrase main points

·  Use and understanding of appropriate terminology necessary for ART 160

Measurement of student outcomes

All ART 160 students produce a term-paper which fulfills the above standards as well as understanding the text-book. All students are asked to present on a specific theme in class.

Critical Thinking: Measurement of outcomes

Ability to identify and analyze works of art and architecture from different periods and to develop the skill to discern high art, pop art and popular art; outcomes are based on three in-class examinations.

Technological Understanding

Use basic computer technology competently in current applications.

Personal Wellness (do not change Objectives and Learner Outcomes; only the Measurements can be changed)

ART 160 meets the personal wellness objective to some degree by giving the student the ability to understand and appreciate art and their own personal place in the universe.

Measurement of learner outcomes

Students demonstrate the ability to use word processing programs to produce an accurately formatted term-paper.

Student Outcomes / Measurement
Communication Skills / Completed Research Paper
Analyze and understand artistic development in both the plastic as well as architectural arts / Written term-paper using critical process
Use of appropriate terminology / Out comes of in-class examinations
Develop hypothesis, gather data, draw conclusions, present conclusions in written format / Evaluation of term-papers fulfillment of expected outcomes.
Analyze art and architecture / Outcomes of in-class examinations
Communicates and expresses thoughts fluently and expressively / Term-paper evaluated for ease of reading and understanding of presented information


SCHEDULE

Week 1:

Read Syllabus & Read Instructor's Introduction

Chapters 1 & 2 - discussion

Slide presentation

Assignment: Read Chapters 3-4

Week 2:

Discussion on Chapters 3-4

Slide presentation on Cave men – early Renaissance period

Assignment: Read Chapters 5-6

Week 3:

Discussion on Chapters 5-6

Slide presentation on Renaissance period

Assignment: Read Chapter 7

Week 4:

Discussion on Chapter 7

Short movie about Caravaggio

Slide presentation on Italian & Dutch Baroque periods

Assignment: Read chapter 8

Week 5

Discussion on Chapter 8

Slide presentation on French & Spanish Baroque periods

Review for exam

Week 6

Quick review & answer any questions

Exam 1

Assignment: Read Chapter 9

Week 7

Results of exam

Discussion on Chapter 9

Short movie about David

Slide presentation on Neo Classicism period

Assignment: Read Chapters 10 – 11

Week 8

Discussion on Chapters 10 -11

Slide presentation on Romantic period

Assignment: Read Chapter 12

Week 9

Discussion of Chapters 12

Slide presentation of early Impressionism

Assignment: Read Chapter 13

Week 10

Discussion on Chapter 13

Slide presentation of Impressionism

Review for Exam 2

Week 11

Quick review & answer any questions

Exam 2

Assignment: Read Chapter 14

Week 12

Results of exam

Discussion on Chapter 14

Slide presentation of Impressionism

Assignment: Read Chapter 15

Each student will select an artist to write an essay due on Week 15

This essay will be ¼ of your grade

Week 13

Discussion on Chapter15

Slide presentation of Impressionism

Assignment: Read Chapter 16

Week 14

Discussion on Chapter 16

Slide presentation of 20th Century art

Assignment: Prepare for oral presentation

Week 15

Oral Presentations

Review for final exam

Week 16

Quick review & answer any questions

Final exam

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