Art 102: Survey of Western Art History II
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SANTA ANA COLLEGE

Fine & Performing Arts Division-Department of Art COURSE SYLLABUS

Section #63562

Tue/Thurs, 4:35-6:00 p.m.
Term: Spring 2019
Room: C-213
Instructor: Edward Fosmire
Fosmire_Edward@sac.edu
(714) 564-5619
Office: C-107
Office Hours:  Mon.-Thurs. 9-10am

Description:

The study of Western art history from the Renaissance through today. Art movements and individual painters, sculptors, architects, and printmakers will be presented within the context of the social, political, and intellectual histories of their respective periods. Required for art majors. Transferable to CSU; UC. 3 units.

Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Comprehend the vocabulary and methodology of the discipline of art history.

2. Employ appropriate art history terminology to identify, examine and assess works of art (sculpture, drawing and painting) and architecture as well as the arts of jewelry, furniture and other media from the Renaissance to today.

3. Analyze, discuss and differentiate works of art and architecture in terms of historical, geographical, philosophical, religious and cultural context.

4. Comprehend, analyze and discuss the changing social, political and economic structures involving art patronage and the role of the artist from the Renaissance to today.

Required Text: Gardner’s Art through the Ages by Fred S. Kleiner. 16^th edition. Cengage, 2018. You have three textbook options:
1) MindTap (electronic only) version. (approximately $85)
2) MindTap PLUS the loose-leaf. If you would like to refer to the text during class, please purchase the additional loose-leaf since I do not allow laptops or tablets during class time. (approximately $115)
3) Cengage Unlimited. (Best choice if you also have OTHER professors using Cengage textbooks). This will allow you access to everything in Cengage’s catalog digitally.  With this option only, students can choose to rent a bound book for $7.99 plus free shipping. ($119.99)

Canvas: When you are officially enrolled in the class you will have access to our class Canvas site: http://rsccd.instructure.com. You may access our Canvas course site from home, the library, the student labs at SAC, or anywhere you have a computer that connects to the internet. Students are expected to log in and monitor the class Canvas site frequently as important information may be posted there throughout the semester. An electronic, downloadable copy of this syllabus will be available on Canvas.

Expectations: This is a college level course. College credits are based on “units” or “credits.” One semester unit represents one lecture hour of required classroom time and two hours of student preparation time. Thus, our three unit course requires 3 lecture hours and 6 hours of student preparation, or approximately 9 hours total, per week that you will need to spend on this course.

Methods of Evaluation:

Participation: Attendance in this class in incredibly important. This means arriving on time and staying until the end of class. Roll will be taken at every class meeting. Two unexcused late arrivals or early departures equals one absence.

In-class assignments may be conducted throughout the semester to help assess participation. Students are also expected to take detailed notes of the material presented in class. The professor may ask to see your notes without notice. Students should bring their textbook, notebook, pen or pencil, and this syllabus to class each meeting. Assigned readings should be read before or soon after the class for which they are assigned.

It is the student’s responsibility to withdraw officially from a course.  A student may be dropped by the instructor when not appearing at the first class meeting or for excessive absences when the total hours of absences exceed 10% of the total scheduled hours of the class.

Homework: Generally, your homework is to keep up with the readings in the textbook, review your notes, and be prepared to learn and participate during class time. Other homework activities may be assigned infrequently.

Exams:  There will be four exams during the semester. Exams will be comprised of multiple choice and short essay questions. Make-up exams will only be allowed in extreme cases. It is the students’ responsibility to contact the instructor prior to or immediately after the scheduled exam to make alternative arrangements and to provide any necessary documentation before a make-up exam will be granted.

Quizzes:  There will be four quizzes during the semester. Their format will be discussed in class. Except in the most extreme cases, there are no make-ups for quizzes.

Students with disabilities:

A student with a disability, who would like to request an academic accommodation, is responsible for identifying herself/himself to the instructor and to the Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS). To make arrangements for academic accommodations, contact the Disabled Student Office in the Village at (714) 241-5769 for a referral to the appropriate DSPS department. To take exams in the Assessment Center, DSPS students must notify the instructor at least one week prior to the scheduled exam date.

College Policy on Academic Honesty:

“Students at Santa Ana College are expected to be honest and forthright in their academic endeavors.  To falsify the results of one’s research, to steal the words or ideas of another, or to cheat on an examination, corrupts the essential process by which knowledge is advanced.  Academic dishonesty is seen as an intentional act of fraud, in which a student seeks to claim credit for the work or efforts of another without authorization, or uses unauthorized materials or fabricated information in any academic exercise.  As institutions, we also consider academic dishonesty to include forgery of academic documents, intentionally impeding or damaging the academic work of others, assisting other students in acts of dishonesty or coercing students into acts of dishonesty.” -Santa Ana College Catalog

Cell phones, laptops, and tablets:

Please turn off and put away all phones during class time. Points will be deducted for use of cell phones and other devices during class and you may be asked to leave the room for the remainder of the class meeting. Please DO NOT use laptops or tablets for note-taking, but please DO take notes with paper and pencil or pen.