Course Syllabus

WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE
ART Appreciation. ART 103, Fall 2020
, Ass't ProfessorMichael Arata
email: aratama@wlac.edu

Required Text: PDF text book provided on Canvas

OFFICE HOURS
Private Message in Canvas.
When necessary, you may contact my personal email: aratama@wlac.edu
This course will meet online and as extra credit scheduled local museums.

SYLLABUS OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this syllabus is to guide the student in the requirements, demands, logistics and expectations of this course.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is a survey of the visual arts of Western Europe from the Italian Renaissance through Contemporary Art. We will be focusing on understanding the culture and history of these periods through the study of art forms such as painting, sculpture, architecture, drawing, printmaking, and new media, as well as learning to see, understand and talk intelligently about art.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
SLO #1. Student will be able to deconstruct the impact of a work of art in terms of its appearance. (Formal Analysis)
Part A: Construction: As the “artist”, the student will create a “Culture Collage” as described in Canvas Assessments and make it available online. This becomes an artwork to be “deconstructed”.
Part B: Deconstruction Compare & Contrast: As the “critic/reviewer/collector”, the student will choose any Painting in our course to formally compare and contrast with the Culture Collage, describing the formal characteristics responsible for the impact of each.

SLO #2. Student will be able to relate a work of Western art from the Renaissance through contemporary periods in relation to the culture in which it was created.
Student will choose an artwork from the course and design five clues/questions based on the artworks’ relevance to its culture and its times. These clues will be posted in Discussion for responses and guesses by all. Points are awarded in relation to quality of the cultural clues and by the rational behind the responses to clues.

METHOD OF INSTRUCTION
Online
This online course is found on the Canvas website and includes:
Chapter outlines and quizzes, assignments, and extra readings. This is where you will find announcements, comments from the instructor on your written work and your grades. Objective tests and exams will be online.

Assignments & assessments are expected to be accomplished within specific time frames as noted in the Course Map.

The student is responsible for material covered in the modules, textbook, museum visits, internet readings and Discussions.

Deadlines for assignments and quizzes must be met. Late papers will be penalized - if accepted. (20 points off written work & 50 points off research/essay papers)

NOTE: Copying from the textbook or using an author's words (without proper citation) will result in an F for the assignment, and, at the instructor's discretion, an F for the course.
The instructor reserves the right to make changes as necessary to this syllabus. If changes are necessitated during the term of the course, the instructor will immediately notify students of such changes both by Etudes announcement and by email.

REQUIRED COURSE WORK
ASSIGNMENTS, TEST & SURVEYS:TOTAL POINTS=625
Chapter quizzes 160
SLO#1,pt.1:Making CultureCollage 25
SLO#1,pt.2: Essay : Deconstructing Collage 75
SLO#2 Clues & Guesses 100
Discussion Questions (#1- #6) 125
Midterm 40
Final exam 100
XCredit:Museum Tours & tasks 20 ea) points TBA (to be announced)

GRADE SCALE: 625

90% = A 560 - 625
80% = B 500 - 559
70% = C 400 - 499
60% = D 350 - 399

CLASS DISCUSSIONS (DQ-Discussion Questions)
DQ#1: Introduce Yourself! 10 points
DQ#2: What is Art? VIDEOS 20 points
DQ#3:
DQ#4
DQ#5
DQ#6: SLO#2: Clues & Guesses, 100 points