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This course surveys significant art and artifacts from prehistoric to medieval Gothic times. Emphasis is on the cyclical nature of dominant themes in the world of art. The course provides a basis for students to understand and appreciate the intercultural concepts, theories, and analysis associated with ancient to pre-Renaissance sculpture, architecture, painting, illumination, and metalcraft. Students will complete writing assignments appropriate for the course and subject. Note: Because colleges divide historical periods differently, completing the entire Survey of Art sequence at one college is strongly recommended.
Course Alignment
General Education Outcomes are the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and behaviors that students are expected to develop as a result of their overall experiences with any aspect of the college, including courses, programs, and student services, both inside and outside of the classroom. The General Education Outcomes specifically learned in this course are:
- Communication
Faculty Contact Information
M/W: 10:45 - 12:15 office T: 9-11 virtual
Course Information
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Develop a basic art vocabulary.
- Learn to analyze ancient artwork through examination of the elements of art and principles of design.
- Connect the economic, political, and social factors of a given time period and location to the creation of art.
- Recognize the inherent value in art, regardless of the region, style, time period, materials, methods used, etc.
- Comprehend the cross-cultural influences on the creation of art.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the various theories related to the origins of art.
- Recognize the influence of ancient to classical art on western art development.
- Prehistoric Art
- Art of the Ancient Near East
- Art of Ancient Egypt
- Art of the Aegean
- Art of Ancient Greece
- Etruscan and Roman Art
The textbook can be purchased in the KCC bookstore. YOU NEED TO ASK FOR AN ACCESS CODE CARD, as the textbook is online. If you do not have the textbook by the end of the first week of class, you may be asked to DROP the class. You may also purchase online through the publisher.
TEXT: Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Volume I, 16th ed. (with mindtap),by Fred S. Kleiner, Ph.D.
This course requires an online learning platform called MindTap.
Evaluation:
Attendance/Participation: You are expected to log on to this course at least every 72 hours. Do not get into the habit of only logging on the evening before assignments are due or your grades will be affected.
Weekly Assignments: All assignments will be posted under the “modules” tab in CANVAS. You will need to check for assignments each week, and complete them by the time stated (typically Monday at midnight unless otherwise mentioned). They will primarily consist of textbook reading assignments (that have points attached), videos to watch (often with short quizzes) and discussion questions to answer. Outside sources (in addition to the text) need to be used in your research, so PLEASE DOCUMENT and quote when necessary. Even opinion answers will often need back-up documentation in order to be a quality response. Work cited pages are almost always necessary!
If there is an assignment within the weekly module that DOES NOT have a due date on it, it is STILL DUE AT THE END OF THAT WEEK along with all of the other assignments.
Late work: You are only allowed to turn in work one week late, with a daily penalty. After that, I will not accept late work, the module will be closed, and it will be graded as a 0.
Grading scale: 90-100=A 80-89=B 70-79=C 60-69=D 59-0=F
Tests: Every week you will complete a test. You will take your tests ONLINE, in a TIMED format. You will not have enough time to look up every question, so prepare as if it is not open book. Tests must be completed by midnight, Monday.
Late work: You may turn in late work with a 10% daily reduction in grade, up to one week only.
Numerical Interpretation: All test scores, writing assignments, and extra credit points are totaled toward a final grade point average. Avoid penalties for late work by turning in assignments on time.
Common mistakes made by students usually include:
1. Giving no outside research, or including ONLY what is in the text.
2. "Cut and paste" from a website (which is plagiarism).
3. Answering the question in a couple of very short sentences, with no facts - only opinion.
4. Turning in late work.
Plagiarism is defined in section 16.2 of the Code of Conduct: “Representing the words or ideas of another as one’s own. Plagiarism includes claiming credit for assignments completed by someone else.” All instances of intentional plagiarism on any major assignment for this course will lead to the immediate failure of the course with no opportunity for the student to withdraw. The instance of plagiarism will be reported to the Dean of Student Development. If the student has a second instance of plagiarism reported to the Dean of Student Development, the student may be suspended from the institution.
Plagiarism includes using AI to write for you. Chat GPT and similar AI tools are not allowed to be accessed in this class. Using this may result in course failure.
Withdrawals
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Dean, Jennifer Huggins; 815-802-8484; R310; jhuggins@kcc.edu; Division Office- W102; 815-802-8700
See the student Code of Conduct.
Calendar is up to date in CANVAS.
College Policies, Resources and Supports
For information related to the Student Code of Conduct Policy, Withdrawal Policy, Email Policy, and Non- Attendance/Non-Participation Policy, please review the college’s Code of Campus Affairs and Regulations webpage, which can be found at catalog.kcc.edu under the Academic Regulations & Conduct Guide.
KCC offers various academic and personal resources for all students. Many services are offered virtually, as well as in person. Please visit Student Resources - Kankakee Community College to access student resources services such as:
- Clubs and organizations
- Counseling and referral services
- Office of disability services
- Student complaint policy
- Transfer services
- Tutoring services, etc.
The materials on this course are only for the use of students enrolled in this course for purposes associated with this course. Further information regarding KCC's copyright policy is available at https://kcc.libguides.com/copyright.
|Course syllabus/calendar is subject to change.