Course Description and Disclosure Art History 1010 TICE –Spring 2014

Concurrent Enrollment UVU, Instructor: Liz Sprackland, Wasatch High School

This course introduces the elements and principles of art and major art forms through a survey of art history. This is a 3 credit course that satisfies Fine Art General Education requirements at all USHE institutions. This course does not have any prerequisites.

This course is offered through UVU, Concurrent Enrollment. Students must register for enrollment to UVU, NO LATER THAN January 22, 2014 on line at

Go to large "start button" and begin registration process.

Last day to drop the course without receiving a “W” on the transcript is February 14th, 2014

CRN # 23963

How to Use Course Materials

This course does not use a traditional textbook. Instead, all learning materials are contained within Canvas modules or instructor, which are like chapters in a virtual textbook. The course is divided into eight modules, with each module exploring a period in art history. The course begins with Ancient Near Eastern and Ancient Egyptian Art and ends with Contemporary Art. Each module contains a number of links to material inside and outside Canvas. These links are like sections within a chapter of a textbook. Students should move through the modules and the links sequentially, as this will help to reinforce the chronology of art history and the themes that are emphasized in the course. The themes are: the body, belief, politics and authority, the natural world, and architecture. Each module will also include a section that deals with thematically related non-Western content, offering students a global view of art.

Role of the instructor

The learning materials in the modules focus on broad ideas and concepts in art history and also on specific works of art. The role of the instructor is to facilitate discussions, either in the classroom or online, that allow students to make connections between the theoretical and the visual. Students will need help in learning how to analyze works of art. This is demonstrated in the Smarthistory videos, but students will need the guidance of the instructor to learn how to do this on their own.

Common Assessment

The common assessment in this course will be a slide test delivered at mid-term and in the final module, Contemporary Art. During the slide test, students will view works of art, in a traditional classroom setting, and then answer questions on the images that are presented. Students will be expected to identify, discuss, and compare works of art that are listed as "key works" in each of the modules. The short answer questions in the slide test will relate to the five themes that are emphasized in the modules: the body, the natural world, politics and authority, belief, and architecture.

Because of the nature of the content visually shown in this Art History Course, students will be exposed to nudity in artwork. It is impossible to grasp and comprehend this content without all forms of art being shown to mature students.

Assessment

Students will be assessed through a variety of methods. No late work is accepted after module is completed (on that module).

  • Graded Discussions: students will need to post at least twice in each discussion, or in-class discussions to receive points.
  • Slide Tests: students will be presented with several images from the key works list and will be expected to identify, in writing, the work of art, some specific background details, and be able to discuss the subject of the work of art and the relationship between the work of art and its cultural and historical context. Tests must be taken on scheduled day. There will be no late tests given unless previously approved by instructor.
  • Presentations: students will be expected to prepare a 5-10 minute talk on an assigned topic.
  • Research Paper: students will need to address assigned paper topics in 500-700 words. Papers must include at least three citations and a bibliography. Essays will be graded on a 30 point scale. Please see assignment and rubric for more details.
  • Journal Entries: students will be presented with a question and are expected to respond with a journal entry of no less than 300 words.
  • Daily Responses - Student will receive 5 points every day for short answer journal. These points cannot be made up. There are also daily worksheets given. If student is absent, they may make up worksheet at half the points.

Policies

Attendance is mandatory and vital for this class. New concepts are presented each class period and students who do not attend or are often late can quickly fall behind. The Wasatch High School attendance policy will be administered and enforced in this class. Key points of this policy include the following items:

•Students with more than five absences/tardies per term will receive a UA (Unsatisfactory Attendance) citizenship grade credit for that term.

•Citizenship Credit can be earned by making up each absence or tardy beyond five through attendance school.

•All students must earn 28 terms of citizenship credits in order to graduate from Wasatch High School

Citizenship Grading Scale

H = Honor (Exemplarily Citizenship) N = Needs Improvement

S = Satisfactory Citizenship U = Unsatisfactory (No credit earned)

UA = Unsatisfactory Attendance (No Credit Earned)

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Plagiarism or the unacknowledged use of another person's work, words, or ideas, will not be tolerated and will result in a failing grade. Students must use footnotes, bibliographies, and common sense to avoid plagiarism.

Persons with disabilities should notify the disability resource center at their school and complete the appropriate paperwork to receive accommodations.

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Thank you for your support. Your child’s success is very important to me. I am anxious to work with them and help them learn about life through the beauty of art. I will be in my classroom every Monday after school or by a scheduled appointment, (435) 654-0640, ext. 3732.

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Here’s to a great semester together!

Liz Sprackland - Visual Arts Instructor