Syllabus for ART 1303 Art History I NHMCCD

Montgomery College– Arts Division
ARTS 1303 – Art History I
Syllabus

Linda Scalera Woodward
Montgomery College
linda.woodward@Lonestar.edu

Course Description | Research Paper | Testing Format and Goals | Attendance & Participation

Communication: Please go to Online classes on the LSC home page and find your password and login. Communication with the instructor should be through email. Please do not call the instructor unless you have not been able to successfully use email.

Prerequisite: No educational prerequisite, however, you must meet the following criteria to successfully be able to complete this course. You must have the skills to use Web Ct and have access to the internet from either home or another location. There is a research paper required in addition to tests and you must be able to write a research paper in Chicago Style format. The library and the writing center can assist you in this. Due to the class size and that this is a distance learning course, the instructor will not offer private sessions in ANGEL.

Materials Needed:
Art through the Ages, Gardner [Latest or 12^th edition is fine] published by Cengage.

Course Description:
This is a survey of art, the analysis of it and the surrounding events and history relating to specific periods of art. Our studies encompass art and the artist as well as the world during the time the art was created. We seek both a delight of the visual arts and an understanding through these pursuits. We will use graphic images, handouts as well as lecture notes to achieve this goal.
Survey I [1303] will cover the periods from Prehistory to the Proto Renaissance.
Survey II [1304] will cover Proto Renaissance to Contemporary Art.

Objectives:

Identify the chronological development of art from Prehistoric through Proto Renaissance [1303] and Renaissance to Contemporary [1304].
Identify styles and cultures from specific periods.
Assess artwork from these periods in relation to social and historical trends.
Write a research paper on a culture or style from specific period.
Write and cite art terminology.

Assessment:
Material covered on the exam will be taken from slides, lecture notes and text. Short answer, slide identification and/or essay are the usual format. There will be FOUR tests for Arts 1303 to be available at any campus assessment center in LSC .

If you are outside of the Lone Star College area, please contact me for an available off site center. You will be responsible for any proctor fees or site fees. Tests will be available for a given period . These dates will be posted on the calendar and tests normally are given at any Lone Star campus Assessment Center. You are wholly responsible for getting to the site and taking the test. The site will forward the test to the instructor. Plan to go to the site for the test early. Any mishap at the last minute will not insure you of the option for a makeup test!
A missed examination does NOT entitle one to a make up exam.

Call the centers for hours of operation!

Assessment Center phone numbers:

North Harris College

281.618.5744

Parkway Center

281.618.1116

Carver Center

281.618.5819

Montgomery College

936.273.7377

Kingwood College

281.312.1476

Tomball College

281.357.3698

Cy-fair College:

832.782.5021

Testing Format and Goals: Tests consist of several parts that enable the student to not only remember important information, but also to use critical skills of analysis to uncover similarities and differences in works or art that will ultimately reveal cultural aspects as well. There will be memorization of selected slides from the text, aspects of their respective significance, short answer questions and essay questions. Normally, there are three major examinations, which each are counted as 20% of the final grade. These tests are ON LINE and only available at the NHMCCD assessment centers [password protected] or an approved out of area site. If you are out of area and need approval contact the instructor at linda.woodward@nhmccd.edu

Grade scale
A: 90 – 100
B: 80 – 89
C: 70-79
D: 60-69

Grade Composition
3 exams @ 20% each
1 research paper @ 30% **
Postings to Discussions@10% [All or nothing]

10% of your grade is based on regular participation and communication within the virtual classroom. You are responsible for one original post and one reply post for EACH chapter in each scheduled time frame for that chapter in the calendar. End of semester, late posts will not be counted.

**Due to the amount of work involved in writing, my students have reported that this is more equitable.

RESEARCH PAPER
This course requires a written research paper for successful completion of the class. You may select the topic for your paper from the list and propose the area of research to me in a brief statement covering the area/artist you wish to write about and the direction of your research. Any topic not on the list should be approved by the instructor. The paper will be 8 pages of content plus illustrations, typed as double-spaced. Footnotes or citations are mandatory and a minimum of five works should be listed for a bibliography from books and periodicals. Chicago Style {also called Terabian Style} is preferred although MLA is acceptible if done correctly!

An optional Research Seminar [for format] on campus at NHC may be offered and those who attend generally have a higher rate of success for this project.

Internet articles from WWW are not counted as a primary source. They may be added as secondary sources.

If you need help in finding or deciding on a topic, I encourage you to meet with me. We will have a class at the library that will assist you in building a bibliography and also instruction on using interlibrary loans, Carl Uncover and ProQuest in conjunction with the orientation.

I am always willing to review rough drafts or outlines by appointment.

Papers may be submitted early and if the student desires, I will review it and meet with the student about any needed corrections. They may then correct the paper and resubmit for a regrading. This project is meant to assist the student in gaining research and writing skills. This is meant to be a learning experience that will prepare you for your further academic.

Late papers will not be accepted.

Students are responsible for delivering papers to me. I cannot accept emailed papers because it has been my experience that students email papers in a variety of formats and often cannot easily be opened. Your paper MUST be in Microsoft Word format. Additionally the student must keep another copy of the paper either on the hard drive or on another disc.
For help on the format of your paper, please consult The Holt Handbook, Kirszner and Mandell, published by Harcourt Brace. ISBN: 0-03-055543-4.
And also search under http://www.metacrawler.com under topic of “Chicago style Writing”.
Style manuals and tips are available on the web and also in the library.

Attendance and Participation:
This is a virtual classroom. If you consider the challenges of distance learning, always consider that if the class or instructor doesn’t hear from you…you may be considered as “gone”. Every week you should reply via the bulletin board selection in WebCt to a discussion question and respond at least once to another student’s posting. Additionally, if you have any questions, please email me directly and I will respond promptly. All students sending me email for this course should post STUDENT WEB in the topic box of the email. It makes the email readily identifiable to me and I answer these first thing! Also, if you are “lost” in the cyber semantics of the class, let a fellow student or myself help you. We are all a community .
Lastly, I expect the same level of politeness and courtesy as in the actual classroom. Responses and remarks are to be professional, courteous and thought inspiring!

DROP POLICY: It is the student’s responsibility to do the necessary paperwork to add or drop this class. The instructor will not ‘drop’ students who are not “attending” or responding to the class.

POLICY ON PLAGIARISM/CHEATING: Cheating is not tolerated and a zero grade will be entered for the exam. Students are entitled to an appeal through appropriate academic channels. In writing research papers ALL THOUGHTS AND INFORMATION that are NOT your own must be documented in footnotes and/or bibliography entries to avoid plagiarism. If you are unsure of anything in your writings, please contact me.

EXTRA CREDIT POLICY: Any student may earn extra credit by attending an art event such as an opening, or visit a museum outside of the class field trip. A written paragraph is required summarizing the experience or a particular work. Two points will be added to the final grade for an extra credit project. Thus, an 88 final average would become an A grade.

TECHONOLOGY REQUIREMENTS: All students must use the WebCt email for communication. Outside email communication is discouraged as we are operating this class in the distance learning shell. The instructor cannot help you with your computer operational problems. For this, it is quicker to use the Help Desk. They are trained to help you.

***If you need technical assistance due to a server problem call the help desk: 936.273.7600 or 281.765.7765. This number also handles problems when the server is down from 8 a.m. to 10p.m. Monday -Friday. Also Saturdays, 8 a.m.-5p.m.

INSTRUCTOR’S TEACHING PHILOSOPHY: It is my commitment to you, as a student in my class, to empower you to be successful in your endeavors. I encourage you to contact me either by appointment, phone or e-mail with any questions or problems pertaining to the course.
I believe it is important to know my student in order to best help them. Class participation is most welcome and encouraged. Our class is a community of learners! We all learn from well-addressed questions and comments.
“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are always sure and the intelligent are full of doubts” Bertrand Russell.

Let’s learn together.

Linda Scalera Woodward

Learning ResourceCenters:
The Learning Resources Centers (LRCs) at each college provide print and non-print resources and services for students. The materials have been selected to serve the curricular, vocational, and recreational needs of the college community. Each college LRC provides computer access to a variety of information in electronic form including bibliographic indexes to journals, Internet resources, and multimedia publications.

Learning Support Centers:
Learning Support Centers at each college provide print and audio-visual materials as well as tutorial assistance and computer labs for students who need academic support services. Materials from other disciplines are available in each center including reading, writing, math and college study skills.

Internet & E-mail:
The District provides computing and network resources to students. Students are encouraged to use the computers, software packages, and electronic mail (e-mail), for educational or District-related activities and to facilitate the efficient exchange of useful information. However, the equipment, software and network capacities provided through the District computer services are and remain the property of the District. Use of the equipment and networks is to comport with the policies and procedures of the district, and access may be denied to any student who fails to comply with the District’s policies and procedures regarding its use.
Access to the District’s e-mail and similar electronic communication systems are a privilege and certain responsibilities accompany that privilege. District users are expected to demonstrate the same level of ethical and professional manner, as is required in face-to-face or written communications. Anonymous or forged messages will be treated as a violation of this policy.

Students with Disabilities:
North Harris College provides reasonable accommodations, in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please inform your professor of any special accommodations which you may need as a result of disability. It is the student’s responsibility to request these accommodations.
For additional information, refer to the NHMCCD catalog.