The Treachery of Images by Rene Magritte, 1928
Introduction to Art Summer 2015
Art 104, section 70, TWTh 10:30-12:50 PM
Instructor: Jennifer Donovan
Email: jdonovan@swccd.edu
Website: www.swcart104.blogspot.com
Required Text: Gateways to Art by Debra J. DeWitte, Ralph M. Larmann, and Kathryn Shields. Published by Thames and Hudson, New York, 2012
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-Paul Klee
Most areas of study are trying to present, think through, and understand the information that surrounds us. Experiencing and considering works of art and learning about art history offer us a way to enter into and analyze new experiences, to become more observant, to develop our perceptual and creative problem solving skills, and to enhance our experience of the world. These skills open the door to a more vibrant engagement with our surroundings, access to new worlds and perspectives, facilitate complex communication, and important for today’s labor market.
This course includes: Defining Art: Functions, Visual Elements of Art, Principles of Design, Media and Techniques; Methodologies of Art History and Art Criticism; Museum and Gallery visits; and, an overview of Art History from a local and global perspective.
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- Identify works of art from the periods studied and analyze and identify stylistic characteristics.
- Discuss the significance of art and architecture with regards to art historical contexts, employing art historical terminology.
- Evaluate and discuss art’s essential capacity to communicate and inform.
- Demonstrate critical thinking skills through independent study of artworks following guidelines for assigned art history projects in this course.
Students may write a movie response papers for extra credit. Students will receive 25 points for an “A” and 20 points for a “B.” Extra credit papers that receive a grade lower than a “B” will receive Zero points. Students may also earn 5 extra points on their final paper by taking it to the writing center (before the due date) for help with grammar, structuring their ideas, and style. Extra credit papers must follow the “Movie Response Paper Guidelines” (available on Blackboard), and must be submitted via Blackboard by 7/23 and is worth 20% of a student’s overall grade
90% to 100% = A
80% and less than 90% = B
70% and less than 80% = C
60% and less than 70% = D
0% and less than 60% = F
70% and above = Credit/Pass
Less than 70% = No Credit/No Pass
A student who is on the borderline of two grades may be awarded the higher grade only if the student’s final exam score shows a grade improvement and is higher than previous scores. This determination is at the discretion of the instructor.
It is important that you arrive to class before it begins. Punctuality and time management are good habits that promote success. Moreover, arriving late to class is disruptive and can be annoying.
Please consult the Southwestern College Calendar for deadlines regarding adding and dropping a course. You are responsible for officially withdrawing from the course before the withdrawal deadline to avoid receiving an unintended “F.” If you are given an Add Code, you are responsible for officially enrolling in the class by the Add Code expiration date. All students must officially enroll in the class by the census day.
You are responsible for all class information and announcements regardless of your attendance. If you are absent, please consult your classmates for information that you missed.
Thank you for not doing the following: arriving late to class; sleeping or eating in class; talking during lectures; leaving during class, or packing-up before class has ended and has been dismissed; using your cell phone, iPod, Blackberry or other distractions; using your computer in class for something other than taking notes; ignoring heritage site or museum visitor policies. You may be dismissed for any disruptive behavior. Please consult the Southwestern College Catalog for more information.
Students can access supplementary material, online resources, information about museums and local exhibits on the class blogspot. It can be accessed from anywhere, and it does not require an individual account.
You will be able to access ARTstor off-campus (this is called remote access) but you must initially register for the database using the campus network. This is because ARTstor recognizes the network and validates that the annual access fee has been paid.
You may access ARTstor directly at www.artstor.org, or from the college website, www.grossmont.edu. Select the Help for Students link and follow the link to the Library Home Page. Select Database List on the left. Once on the Databases page, scroll down to ARTstor. You may be asked for your Grossmont College or Grossmont Cuyamaca Community College login username and password to proceed.
Once on the ARTstor site, select “Enter Here” tab. You will see the Log In or Register tab at the top of the page. Select “Register.” Follow the prompts to enter an email address and a password. Scroll through the drop down menu for “Role at Institution” and select, College/University Undergraduate student. From the drop menu, select “Academic Department” menu for and select, “Art History/Architectural History” (this is at the top of the list). Once you submit this information you will be registered for ARTstor. You will have remote access from a personal computer for 120 days.
1. IDS 198, Supervised Tutoring to receive tutoring in general computer applications in the TechMall;
2. English 198W, Supervised Tutoring for assistance in the English Writing Center (Room 70-119); and/or,
3. IDS 198T, Supervised Tutoring to receive one-on-one tutoring in academic subjects in the Tutoring Center (Room 70-229; phone 619- 644-7387).
To add any of these courses, students may obtain Add Codes at the Information-Registration Desk in the Tech Mall. All supervised tutoring courses are non-credit/non-fee. However, when a student registers for a supervised tutoring course, and has no other classes, the student will be charged the usual health fee.
Students with disabilities who may need accommodations in this class are expected and encouraged to notify the instructor and contact Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) early in the semester so that reasonable accommodations may be implemented as soon as possible.
Students may contact DSPS in person in the Student Center (Building 60), Room 120, or by phone at 619-644-7112 or 619-674-7199 (TTY for deaf). Students using DSPS must notify their instructor of their scheduled exam via email prior to the exam.
To Know Is Not Enough
Professor Donovan believes that information in itself is not useful unless we develop the tools to understand and use it. We must constantly challenge ourselves to develop new skills and insight with which we can influence our communities, from local to global, in positive ways. She believes that the arts are imperative to this process.
“Only the difficult is stimulating.” -Jose Lezama Lima, 1957
Please address your emails to “Prof. Donovan” or “Ms. Donovan” and use proper English grammar and punctuation. Texting abbreviations, especially the use of lower case “i”, in emails are unprofessional.
You are encouraged to adopt a simple email address with your surname rather than a nickname. Student emails sometimes end up in my spam folder; if you don’t hear from your instructor, please send her a second email or speak to her in person. Emails are returned during office hours.
Students are not to commit academic fraud, which is a form of cheating, lying and stealing. It is a serious violation of the Student Code of Conduct, as published in the catalog. This intent of this document is to increase student awareness as to what Academic Fraud is, to provide strategies to avoid the situations, and to explain the consequences of committing Academic Fraud. The Faculty and Administration expect students to have a responsible and sincere commitment to Academic Integrity during the performance of their instructional activities and completion of assignments or requirements.
Academic Fraud includes, but is not limited to, the following situations:
Plagiarism is using someone else’s ideas or work without proper or complete acknowledgement. Plagiarism encompasses many things, and is by far the most common manifestation of academic fraud. For example, copying a passage straight from a book into a paper without quoting or explicitly citing the source is plagiarism. In addition, completely rewording someone else’s work or ideas and using it as one’s own is also plagiarism. It is very important that students properly acknowledge all ideas, work, and even distinctive wording that are not their own. Students who are unsure of how or when to properly acknowledge sources are encouraged to consult their instructor.
Cheating is the copying of any test or quiz question or problem, or work done in a class that is not the student’s own work. It also includes giving or receiving unauthorized assistance during an examination whether it was intentional or not. Obtaining or distributing unauthorized information about an exam before it is given is also cheating, as is using inappropriate or unallowable sources of information during an exam. To avoid unintentional copying of work, students should cover their own exams and quizzes, and not leave a test or quiz on the desk where another student may be tempted to look at it.
*Multiple Submission is the use of work previously submitted at this or any other institution to fulfill academic requirements in another class. For example, using a paper from an English 126 Creative Writing class for a Sociology 138 Social Psychology class is Academic Fraud. Slightly altered work that has been resubmitted is also considered to be fraudulent. With prior permission, some professors may allow students to complete one assignment for two classes. In this case, prior permission from both instructors is absolutely necessary.
False Citation is falsely citing a source or attributing work to a source from which the referenced material was not obtained. A simple example of this would be footnoting a paragraph and citing a work that was never utilized.
False Data is the fabrication or alteration of data to deliberately mislead. For example, changing data to get better experiment results is Academic Fraud. Instructors and tutors in lab classes will often have strict guidelines for the completion of labs and assignments. Whenever in doubt about what may be considered Academic Fraud, students should immediately consult with the instructor.
Plagiarism via the Internet is occurring with more and more frequency, and takes a number of different forms. As should be obvious, purchasing research papers on the Internet and submitting them as a student’s own work constitutes a gross case of plagiarism. Cutting and pasting from a website without putting the text being used in quotation marks and/or without properly citing the source also constitutes plagiarism. Posting stolen tests online and/or accessing such tests is cheating. Also students should be aware that while many websites provide reliable information, others may not include well-documented research. Students should be sure to check facts using a variety of different types of resources in order to ensure accuracy.
Intentional Deception is the submission of false documentation (absence excuse, proof of attendance, volunteer hours, etc.) for falsifying any official college record. A student who misrepresents facts in order to obtain exemptions from course requirements has committed an act of intentional deception and may also be subject to the consequences listed below. It is best for a student to do the work as required in a course or speak to the instructor about circumstances that may cause problems in completing forms correctly or honestly.
Students who engage in Academic Fraud will be subject to authorized penalties at the discretion of the instructor of record in the class. Such penalties may range from an adjusted grade on the particular exam, paper, project, or assignment to a failing grade in the course at the discretion of the instructor. The instructor may also summarily suspend the student for the class meeting when the infraction occurred as well as the following class meeting.
In addition, “Academic Fraud” can result in a suspension or expulsion as stipulated by the District’s Student Disciplinary Procedures administered by the Vice President of Student Services and Assistant Dean of Student Affairs.
It is worthwhile to note the California Education Code Section 76224(a) states:
“When grades are given for any course of instruction taught in a community college district, the grade given to each student shall be the grade determined by the faculty member of the course and the determination of the student’s grade by the instructor, in the absence of mistake, fraud, bad faith, or incompetency, shall be final.”
The foregoing language indicates that the instructor has sole and final authority in awarding grades based on his/her determination of the quality of the student’s work in the course. Faculty are strongly encouraged to report all students found to be in violation of the college standards for academic integrity to the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs. *Thank you to the University of Virginia for allowing Southwestern College to modify its statement on Academic Fraud. 06-0525-010W