ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE Art (Online) History of Western Art I Fall 2015

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1 ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE Art (Online) History of Western Art I Fall 2015 Hall of Bulls, Lascaux, 15,000 BCE Notre Dame de Chartres, 1145 CE Please note that ART 209 is NOT a self-paced course. There are due dates for each module and assessment. INSTRUCTOR CONTACT INFO: Professor: Pamela D. King Dept. office phone: Office hours: by appointment. Mailbox: CADE pdking3@aacc.edu Please use the CANVAS system within the course to contact me. I will respond to you within 2 business days, Monday-Friday.

2 AACC, ART Fall 2015 Page 2 of 13 COURSE DESCRIPTION: Art 209 (History of Western Art I) is an introduction to the development of architecture; painting and sculpture in the Western World from Prehistoric times through the Middle Ages (see images above). COURSE PREREQUISITES: There are no prerequisites for this class. REQUIRED TEXTBOOK: Kleiner, Fred S. Gardner s Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Volume 1, 14 th edition. Boston, Mass.: Wordsworth Cengage Learning, ISBN# LEARNING OBJECTIVES: When a student successfully completes this course he/she will be able to: Identify the major cultures of the Ancient World and Medieval Europe. Describe the artistic and historical achievements of each culture. Demonstrate an understanding by describing the development of artistic styles within each culture and the cultural/historical/political impact on the arts. Identify iconography (subject matter and meaning) peculiar to a specific era or geographic region and explain its significance to that culture. Describe the techniques used in creating different categories of art objects. COLLEGE CORE COMPETENCIES: Anne Arundel Community College is committed to offering experiences that allow students to acquire, develop, and demonstrate growth in ten core competencies. These competencies encompass general education and essential life skills. Of the ten, this course will focus feedback in the following areas: Communication Using listening, speaking, reading, writing, and visual communication skills effectively Technology Fluency Using technology to enhance productivity in one s academic, professional, and personal life Information literacy Recognizing when information is needed and locating, evaluation, and using information appropriately Self-management Displaying accountability and adaptability as a learner Global Perspective

3 AACC, ART Fall 2015 Page 3 of 13 Awareness and understanding of the interdependence among cultures, communities, and the environment Innovative and Critical Thinking Integrating knowledge to analyze problems using different modes of thinking critical, creative, and innovative INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS: The main source of information is our textbook (Kleiner, Gardner s Art Through the Ages, The Western Perspective, Vol. 1, 14 th Edition). If this is your first art class, I highly recommend Pierce, James Smith. From Abacus to Zeus. A Handbook of Art History, 7th edition (Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004). It is a dictionary of art terms and contains an iconographic dictionary (Greek and Roman gods; Old and New Testament Bible characters and stories; lives of Christian saints, etc.) This is available from ABEBOOKS An earlier edition is fine, just not too old, around 1998, available for under $5. The written text is supplemented by videos in each module. Some of these are the subject of graded Discussions. Assignments (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Gothic modules) are designed as a creative way for you to apply your knowledge of these cultures and their art. ASSESSMENTS Your grade will determined by the following asessments: Getting Started module Due by the end of the first week of the course o Introduce yourself on the Discussion Board 10 points o Introductory quizzes (2) 10 points each. You will have unlimited attempts at these 2 quizzes and you must repeat them until you obtain percent correct indicated below. One quiz on Introduction to the Course and Syllabus: 90% One quiz on Academic Integrity: 100% o KWL chart: 2/3 rd completed at the beginning of the semester and the remaining 1/3 rd at the end of the semester 10 points each part Quizzes: Each chapter/module contains a quiz, 13 in total. Each chapter quiz consists of 10 multiple choice questions. You will have one 20 minute attempt for each quiz. No make-up quizzes will be given. Weekly discussions (9 at 20 points each) related to a specific chapter. These are submitted on the Discussion Board. The discussions are in two parts: o Submitting your original post 12 points o Respond to two (2) of your classmates post 4 points each, 8 points total Assignments (4 at 25 points each) aligned with major periods, i.e. Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Gothic Europe. These are submitted on the Discussion Board. o Submitting your original assignment 17 points o Respond to two (2) of your classmates post 4 points each, 8 points total Exams: 4 exams at 100 points each, none cumulative

4 AACC, ART Fall 2015 Page 4 of 13 Graded Work is due: You must submit your original discussion posts and assignments by Thursdays at 11:59 pm o 1 point will be deducted each day for late posts You must submit your responses to classmates posts (discussion and assignment) by Sundays at 11:59 pm The Discussion/response submission area in CANVAS is closed and will not accept any submissions after Sundays at 11:59 pm Quizzes will be available to be taken Mondays at 6:00 am o You will have a single attempt limited to 20 minutes to take each quiz. o The quiz must be completed by Sunday at 11:59 pm, not started by 11:59 pm but completed Exams will be available to be taken Mondays at 6:00 am o You will have a single attempt limited to four (4) hours to take each exam. o The exam must be completed by Sunday at 11:59 pm, not started by 11:59 pm but completed All work will be graded within one week of the due date end time LATE graded work will not be accepted unless I grant you an extension IN ADVANCE. I am usually willing to give short extensions for emergency situations, but you need to communicate with and receive approval from me before the assignment due date. Course Grading: Assessment Number Points each Points total Introduce yourself in the Getting Started Module Quizzes in the Getting Started Module Quizzes, chapter/module Weekly discussions Assignments Exams KWL chart Part 1 in Getting Started Module Part 2 in Finale Module 1 in 2 parts 10/part 20 Total 990

5 AACC, ART Fall 2015 Page 5 of 13 Check your grades in CANVAS by going to the Grades link to see your scores. You may check your grade at any time during the semester. Your course grade is determined thusly: points = A points = B points = C points = D points = F MOST common problems students have are: Thinking online classes are easier than traditional face-to-face classes. In fact, they may be more challenging since you do not meet on a regular basis. You are required to be very organized and highly motivated since this is NOT a self-paced course. All graded work deadlines must be met. Not checking CANVAS frequently Not reading the syllabus thoroughly. Not preparing for and completing the quizzes, discussions and assignments on time Falling behind. Falling behind. Falling behind. COURSE POLICIES: Communication: Communication is very important in a class, especially online. We don t have body language to aid in our communication. So, if you have a question, ask it, otherwise I will assume all is well. It is your responsibility to ask/ your questions so you can have the best-possible success in the class. All class members will benefit, the questions and answers can be seen by everyone. If you have a question about course content go to the Ask the Professor discussion forum; if you have a personal question me directly. I will reply to each of these within 48 hours Sunday-Thursday. ALWAYS use CANVAS to communicate with me. This will be the most convenient to use and ensure that your message will not get lost. You should check your and course announcements regularly. Attendance: Regular attendance is expected of students who are registered in distance education environments. For online courses, attendance is defined as regular and substantive student participation in virtual learning activities. You must log on and participate in all modules. Students should be aware that lack of regular attendance and/or lack of substantive student participation will adversely affect their grades. Students should be aware that lack of attendance can affect financial aid.

6 AACC, ART Fall 2015 Page 6 of 13 Student grades will be adversely affected by failure to satisfactorily complete assignments and course work. Regular attendance and active participation promote student success. Class Expectation/Instructional Hour: You should plan to spend eight-ten hours per week to study the material and complete dicussions/assignments. More important than how MUCH someone should study is HOW someone should study. Studying is a skill, and if students have not developed that skill, they may still struggle regardless of how much time they study. More information about study skills including time management techniques can be found at: This 11-minute video contains helpful information about: Where does the time go?: designed to help you evaluate your time including setting priorities. Manage your time: will help you take control of your time including incorporating study skill techniques. Academic Honesty: Anne Arundel Community College, with a central mission of producing learning and a belief that individuals be given the opportunity to fully develop their potential, is committed to upholding rigorous and fair standards of student learning and achievement. Achieving successful student learning is dependent upon a dedication to academic integrity on the part of all members of the college community. Without academic integrity, students gain unfair advantage over others and impede their own development. In support of this aim, Anne Arundel Community College requires all students to exhibit academic integrity in all their academic work. A culture of academic integrity, a unifying principle in this and all academic communities, is built upon respect for others work, commitment to doing one s own work, and intolerance for academic dishonesty in all its forms. For more information, visit:

7 AACC, ART Fall 2015 Page 7 of 13 Plagiarism and other kinds of academic dishonesty are covered by the College s Academic Integrity Policy. This Policy defines plagiarism as the unacknowledged or improperly cited adoption or reproduction of the ideas, words, data or statements of others, including fellow students and internet sources;. The policy reads in part: The instructor has the right and obligation to impose a reasonable academic sanction including, but not limited to, the following: A. Assign a grade of failing for the assignment; B. Assign a grade reduction for the course; C. Assign a failing grade for the course; or D. Assign an alternative learning experience or activity which shall be completed by the student as specified by the instructor. If the instructor believes that there is sufficient evidence of academic dishonesty, he/she shall then proceed as outlined in Section 3.2 NOTICE OF ACADEMIC DISHONESTY REPORT The Getting Started module contains a link to these policies and a required quiz about the Academic Integrity policy. Plagiarism and/or any other kind of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. ONLY ORIGINAL WORK by the student enrolled will receive a grade; at a minimum all other work will receive a grade of zero points. Further sanctions may also be imposed as listed above. Student Conduct Policy Students shall at all times conduct themselves in a manner that demonstrates mutual respect and courtesy, displays appropriate standards of behavior, and refrains from any actions or inactions that impinge on the rights of others or disrupt the teaching and/or learning process or the operations of the college. A student found in violation of this policy or any other College policy shall be subject to appropriate sanctions in accordance with the student conduct procedures. The full text of the policy is available on the AACC website and in the Student Handbook and the College catalog. CANVAS AND TECHNICAL HELP: All students should be sure to read the information under the VC Student Orientation link, There is information about how to navigate through the course environment, set-up your notification preferences (important-do this), use some of the important tools and features of CANVAS, identify tips for being successful as an online student, locate resources for students, reference online policies and protocols. For technical concerns, contact AACC s Technical Call Center at HELP (4357) or helpdesk@aacc.edu.

8 AACC, ART Fall 2015 Page 8 of 13 Notice of Nondiscrimination: AACC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action, Title IX, ADA Title 504 compliant institution. Call Disability Support Services, or Maryland Relay 711, 72 hours in advance to request most accommodations. Requests for sign language interpreters, alternative format books or assistive technology require 30 days notice. For information on AACC s compliance and complaints concerning discrimination or harassment, contact Kelly Koermer, J.D., federal compliance officer, at or Maryland Relay 711. Disability Support Services: The Disability Support Services Office (DSS) provides equal access to educational opportunities for qualified students with disabilities. Students interested in course accommodations must provide relevant documentation in order to receive accommodations. For information, please call Mimi Stoops, Program Manager for DSS, at , her at msstoops@aacc.edu or visit Deaf and hard of hearing students can reach the office by calling Maryland Relay 711 or by ing dss@aacc.edu For a complete list of all student policies, visit: For a complete list of general college policies, visit:

9 AACC, ART Fall 2015 Page 9 of 13 Week 1 Module: Getting Started COURSE CALENDAR Week Topic Reading & Assessments Aug Introduction to course, Read What is Art History? material, and each other. in your textbook (pp. 1-13). Aug 31-Sept 6 Week 2 Module 1 Sept 8-13 (7 th =Labor Day) Week 3 Module 2 Sept Week 4 Module 3 Art Before History. Cave paintings: art in the dark; Neolithic period: coming together. Mesopotamia and Persia. The Fertile Crescent blossoms; Akkadia, Sumeria, Babylon, Assyria, Persia it s all Mesopotamian. Egypt Under the Pharaohs. A mighty empire with eternity in mind. Complete Getting Started quizzes; Submit your Introduce yourself on the Discussion board; complete KWL chart (first two columns) and submit in Assignment. Complete all by 8/30 Read Chapter 1 (pp.14-29). activities in Module 1. Quiz 1: complete by 9/6 discussion post by 9/3 & responses by 9/6 Read Chapter 2 (pp ). activities in Module 2. Quiz 2: complete by 9/13 discussion post by 9/10 & responses by 9/13 Read Chapter 3 (pp.54-83) activities in Module 3. Quiz 3: complete by 9/20 ASSIGNMENT: Design your own Egyptian tomb and post on Discussion board by 9/17 & responses by 9/20

10 AACC, ART Fall 2015 Page 10 of 13 Week Topic Reading & Assessments Sept The Prehistoric Read Chapter 4 (pp ) activities in Module 4. Week 5 Module 4 Aegean. Island life Bronze Age in the Aegean on the Cyclades, Crete and Thera; Trojan warriors the Myceneans on the mainland. Quiz 4: complete by 9/27 discussion post by 9/24 & responses by 9/27 Sept 28-Oct 4 Week 6 Module 5 Oct 5-11 Week 7 Module 6 Ancient Greece. Olympic-sized achievements. The Glory of Greece Athens, first among equals. Man is the measure of all things; perfect proportion of body and building; Hellenism. The Etruscans. A little bit Greek, a little bit Roman, and a little bit we don t know much about! Take EXAM I complete by 9/27 Read Chapter 5 (pp ) activities in Module 5. Quiz 5: complete by 10/4 ASSIGNMENT: Post your nomination for best Greek work on the Discussion board by 10/1 & responses by 10/4 Read Chapter 6 (pp ) activities in Module 6. Quiz 6: complete by 10/11 discussion post by 10/8 & responses by 10/11

11 AACC, ART Fall 2015 Page 11 of 13 Week Topic Reading & Assessments Oct Read Chapter 7 (pp ) activities in Module 7. Week 8 Module 7 The Roman Empire. The first Caesar: Augustus; spoils of the Pax Romana; master engineers: the arch, the vault, the dome, and a new material: concrete; Pompeii before the volcano. Quiz 7: complete by 10/18 ASSIGNMENT: Post your Bring home a little bit of Rome on the Discussion board by 10/15 & responses by 10/18 Oct Week 9 Module 8 Oct 26-Nov 1 Week 10 Module 9 Late Antiquity. Anno domini the rise of Christianity and its roots in Judaism; creating an iconography in a new style. Byzantium. The New Rome : Justinian and Theodora; the rise and decline of a new empire in the East; 3 periods 3styles. Take EXAM II Complete by 10/18 Read Chapter 8 (pp ) activities in Module 8 Quiz 8: complete by 10/25 discussion post by 10/22 & responses by 10/25 Read Chapter 9 (pp ) activities in Module 9 Quiz 9: complete by 11/1 discussion post by 10/29 & responses by 11/1

12 AACC, ART Fall 2015 Page 12 of 13 Week Topic Reading & Assessments Nov 2-8 Read Chapter 10 (pp ) activities in Module 10. Week 11 Module 10 Nov 9-15 Week 12 Module 11 Nov Week 13 Module 12 Nov The Islamic World. Muhammad, Allah and the Koran; from the Middle East to Africa to Spain. Early Medieval Europe. North of the Alps, it isn t really so dark in the Middle Ages; the Vikings are coming; outposts of Christianity in a Barbaric region; Charlemagne and the Carolingian Renaissance; the Ottonians and renewed connections to Byzantium; the Normans are coming! LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW (16 th ) Romanesque Europe. Mysticism and monasteries; Romanesque pilgrimages; the return of stone vaulting and sculpture. Thanksgiving Break Quiz 10: complete by 11/8 discussion post by 11/5 & responses by 11/8 Take EXAM III complete by 11/8 Read Chapter 11 (pp ) activities in Module 11. Quiz 11: complete by 11/15 discussion post by 11/12 & responses by 11/15 Read Chapter 12 (pp ) activities in Module 12. Quiz 12: complete by 11/22 discussion post by 11/19 & responses by 11/22

13 AACC, ART Fall 2015 Page 13 of 13 Week Topic Reading & Assessments Nov 30-Dec 6 Read Chapter 13 (pp ) activities for Module 13. Week 14 Module 13 Gothic Europe. Gothic cities of God; cathedrals soar; rise of scholasticism and its influence on the visual arts. Quiz 13: complete by 12/6 ASSIGNMENT: Design your Gothic church or sculptural program and post on Discussion board by 12/3 & responses by 12/6 Dec 7-13 Week 15 Finale. It s a wrap! Take EXAM IV complete by 12/13 Complete last KWL chart column and submit by 10/13 Every attempt will be made to maintain this schedule. If changes are necessary it will be posted on the course website.