ART 100: Art Appreciation |
Syllabus | WECHT Spring 2011 |
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Yager |
Textbook:
ARTFORMS (7th edition) by Duane Preble, Sarah Preble, Patrick Frank; published
by Prentice Hall, 2002, ISBN 0-13-089979-8.
Note: ARTFORMS is currently in its 9th edition. It is readily available but it costs about $135.00. The 7th and 8th editions are still available on the web and are substantially less expensive than the 9th. You are welcome to use the newer edition if you wish but the 7th or 8th editions will serve our purposes quite well and will save you some money. With that in mind, wherever I make page references to the textbook in the course information materials the pages correspond to the 7th edition. Also the book is quite heavy so you may wish to partner with someone else, split the book down the spine, and each carry half.
Course Content:
This course will provide an introduction to western art, primarily through
the study of major works in the art and archaeology museums and other architectural
sites (churches, palaces, etc.) of the cities that we visit. We will examine
the works from the standpoint of their formal structure (design), the media
and process used to create them, their narrative content and iconography,
their stylistic characteristics, their historical context and their relationship
to the artists and societies that produced them. There will be lectures of
various lengths at most of the museums and sites. As time permits there will
also be several class discussions in which issues in art will be examined
in relationship to issues in history, religion and political science.
Attendance:
Attendance will be taken regularly. You will be expected to attend all visits
to scheduled museums and sites and all class discussions. Excessive absences
will affect your grade and may result in your failing the course.
Assignments:
You will be expected to read and be familiar with the contents of your textbook.
This program is quite short and since the scheduled program activities will
take up a considerable amount of our time, it will be difficult to find reading
time on the program. You should read parts one through four (pages 1 through
252) of your textbook before we leave for Europe. This is
not as much reading as it might appear since the text is interspersed with
lots of pictures. Do pay attention to the pictures. These four sections
deal with the structural elements of art and the various materials and techniques
(media), which constitute its physical existence. I will be referring to
these components often as we look at works in the museums and sites we visit
and I will expect you to be familiar with the terms and concepts related
to them when the program begins. You should also scan the remainder of the
text to get a sense of the progression of the historical styles of Western
art.
Quizzes and Exams:
There will be frequent short quizzes based on information from museum and site
visits and textbook readings. There may also be some short written assignments.
There will be a comprehensive final exam near the end of the program.
Evaluation:
20% of your grade will be based on participation. This includes attendance
(mentally as well as physically) at lectures and attendance and participation
in group discussions.
60% of your grade will be based on quizzes and written assignments.
20% of your grade will be based on the final comprehensive exam.
Academic Dishonesty:
The Eastern Michigan University's Conduct Code and Judicial Structure for Students
and Student Organizations, Section V: Violations, states the following:
A. Academic dishonesty
Engaging in academic dishonesty in any form with respect to examinations, course
assignments, research projects, grades, and/or academic records, including,
but not limited to the following:
1. Cheating - using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information
or study aids in any academic assignment. Examples of cheating are: looking
on someone else’s paper; using any kind of “cheat” sheet or other enhancement
during a test; allowing someone else to take an exam in your place; submitting
the same work more than once for credit; using someone else’s homework or lab
assignments; collaborating with another student on any assignment or take-home
test if told that collaboration was not allowed; assisting another student
in committing an act of academic dishonesty by allowing another student to
copy homework or an exam; taking an exam for someone else; or giving test information
to students in other sections of the same class.
2. Falsification - intentional and unauthorized falsification or invention
of any information or citation in an academic assignment. Examples of falsification
are: making up data on an assignment; making up a source to cite in a paper;
altering then resubmitting returned academic work; giving false information
to a faculty or staff member to increase one’s grade; or attempting to change,
actually changing, altering grades or any other unauthorized tampering with
grades.
3. Plagiarism - deliberate and knowing use of someone else’s work or ideas
as one’s own. Examples of plagiarism are: quoting a source verbatim, or paraphrasing
text from a given source, without properly citing the source; turning in a
research paper that was written by someone else; or in any other way passing
off someone else’s work as one’s own; or failing to give credit for ideas or
materials taken from someone else.
Violation of this conduct code may result in your receiving a failing grade in this course as well as further disciplinary action by the University, including dismissal from the WECHT program and/or the University.