Course Syllabus

Course Syllabus: 

Associate Professor Michael Fremont Redfield
Email redfield_michael@sac.edu 
Work Phone (714) 564-5600

Cellular Phone (949) 293-9737
Office Location: A -109
Office Hours: Friday - 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Course Description:  A study of the visual arts in relation to both personal and cultural expressions. Fundamentals of visual organization, color theory, terminology, historical art movements, and concepts will be studied. Required for most art majors.

Textbook Information:  
Your textbook is in OER format. OER stands for Open Educational Resource. When you registered for this class you were charged an additional $5 for use of the OER e-book. There are no other additional charges for the eBook. Links to the book are distributed throughout the Learning Modules, but you may also go directly to the e-book through this link.

Course Learning Objectives:
Students will...

1. Analyze works of art based on their formal characteristics including the elements of art and the principles of design.
2. Classify works of art into categories based on their purpose and/or function.
3. Know and understand traditional and contemporary art media and their techniques.
4. Consider and discuss from various theoretical perspectives the purposes for artistic creation across cultures and time frames.

Methods of Evaluation: 

1. Discussions (Regular Class Participation): You are expected to participate in regular active learning assignments that will take the form of Discussions.  All Discussion Boards will be available throughout the course and are by July 28, 2019.  You may complete them at any time during the semester.

2. Quizzes: there is a mandatory Quiz at the end of each of the six Modules of the OER textbook exclusively. The number of questions on each Quiz varies from about 15 to 35. Questions are multiple choice, matching, and true/false. 

Points Distribution: 

Total of all Discussions: 50% of your semester grade
Total of all Quizzes: 50% of your semester grade

IMPORTANT: Each Discussion is worth 10 points. Scoring will depend on the amount of work and complexity of your answer. Discussions will be scored on a scale that allows more points for a higher level of work. To ensure that you receive the most points possible on every Discussion, your contributions should always thoroughly address all parts of the assignment. Your comments should be clearly stated, demonstrating that you appropriately reviewed and synthesized the content. Support your statements when appropriate. Writing should always be done in your own words or quoted and cited. If you use any source for information, please include a simple citation. Plagiarized posts receive a zero for the first infraction. A second infraction results in an F grade for the semester.  

All of your postings should be appropriate, using proper language, cordiality, spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.  
 
Grading Scale:

A: 90-100%
B: 80-89%
C: 70-79%
D: 60-69%
F: 0-59%