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Fall 2024 Course Syllabus
Course: ARTS-1303 (Section: 72, CRN: 92982) Art History I (Prehistoric to 14th Century) |
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| Instructor | Mary Catherine Wilbur | ||||||||
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| Phone | 4099846209 | ||||||||
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| Office Hours | Location: PAC Blackbox Theater Office Hours: (Appointment Only) MW 1pm - 2:30pm, TR 1pm - 2:30pm, Friday 10am - 12pm |
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| Description | A chronological analysis of the historical and cultural contexts of the visual arts from prehistoric times to the 14th century. Primarily an examination of Western painting, sculpture, architecture and related visual arts from prehistoric times to the end of the Gothic Period in the late Middle Ages. May be taken in either year of this curriculum. | ||||||||
| Required Textbooks |
Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer.
Gardner's Art through the Ages: A Global History by Fred S. Kleiner, 16th Edition
Year: 2020 ISBN-13: 9781337630702
Publisher: Cengage
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| Additional Materials/Resources | None. | ||||||||
| Corequisites/Prerequisites | None | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes |
Identify and describe works of art based on their chronology and style, using standard categories and terminology.
Investigate major artistic developments and significant works of art from prehistoric times to the 14th century.
Analyze the relationship of art to history by placing works of art within cultural, historical, and chronological contexts.
Critically interpret and evaluate works of art
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| Core Objectives |
Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and/or visual communication.
Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions.
Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view.
Social Responsibility: Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities.
Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts.
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| Lecture Topics Outline |
Week 1 (Aug 26-30) - Course Introduction, Syllabus, Chapter 1: Prehistoric Art
Assignment: How to Blackboard Module & Research Module
Week 2 (Sept 2-6) - Chapter 2: Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia
Assignment: Chapter 1 Quiz
Week 3 (Sept 9-13) - Chapter 3: Egypt from Narmer to Cleopatra
Assignment: Chapter 2 Quiz, Module 1 Assignment Due
Week 4 (Sept 16-20) - Chapter 4: The Prehistoric Aegean
Assignment: Chapter 3 Quiz
Week 5 (Sept 23-27) - Chapter 5 & 6: Ancient Greece & The Etruscans
Assignment: Chapter 4 Quiz
Week 6 (Sept 30 - Oct 4)- Chapter 7: The Roman Empire
Assignment: Chapter 5 & 6 Quiz, Module 2 Assignment Due
Week 7 (Oct 7-11) - Chapter 8 & 9: Late Antiquity & Byzantium
Assignment: Chapter 7 Quiz RESEARCH PAPER PROPOSAL DUE
Week 8 (Oct 14-18) - Chapter 10: The Islamic World
Assignment: MIDTERM
Week 9 (Oct 21-25)- Chapter 11 & 12: Early Medieval Europe & Romanesque Europe
Assignment: Chapter 10 Quiz
Week 10 (Oct 28 - Nov 1) - Chapter 13: Gothic Europe
Assignment: Chapter 11 & 12 Quiz, Module 3 Assignment Due
Week 11 (Nov 4 - 8) - Chapter 15: South and Southeast Asia Before 1200
Assignment: Chapter 13 Quiz
Week 12 (Nov 11-15) - Chapter 16: China and Korea to 1279
Assignment: Chapter 15 Quiz, Module 4 Assignment Due
Week 13 (Nov 18 - 22) - Chapter 17: Japan before 1333
Assignment: Chapter 16 Quiz RESEARCH PAPER DUE
Week 14 (Nov 25 - 29) - Chapter 18: Native American Cultures before 1300
Assignment: Chapter 17 Quiz
Week 15 (Dec 1-6) - Chapter 19: Africa Before 1800
Assignment: FINAL EXAM
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| Major Assignments Schedule |
Midterm: October 18th
Final Exam: December 5th
Research Paper Proposal Due: October 11th
Research Paper Due: November 22nd
Module 1 Assignment Due: September 15th
Module 2 Assignment Due: October 6th
Module 3 Assignment Due: November 2nd
Module 4 Assignment Due: November 17th
Week 1 (Aug 26-30) - Course Introduction, Syllabus, Chapter 1: Prehistoric Art
Assignment: How to Blackboard Module & Research Module
Week 2 (Sept 2-6) - Chapter 2: Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia
Assignment: Chapter 1 Quiz
Week 3 (Sept 9-13) - Chapter 3: Egypt from Narmer to Cleopatra
Assignment: Chapter 2 Quiz, Module 1 Assignment Due
Week 4 (Sept 16-20) - Chapter 4: The Prehistoric Aegean
Assignment: Chapter 3 Quiz
Week 5 (Sept 23-27) - Chapter 5 & 6: Ancient Greece & The Etruscans
Assignment: Chapter 4 Quiz
Week 6 (Sept 30 - Oct 4)- Chapter 7: The Roman Empire
Assignment: Chapter 5 & 6 Quiz, Module 2 Assignment Due
Week 7 (Oct 7-11) - Chapter 8 & 9: Late Antiquity & Byzantium
Assignment: Chapter 7 Quiz RESEARCH PAPER PROPOSAL DUE
Week 8 (Oct 14-18) - Chapter 10: The Islamic World
Assignment: MIDTERM
Week 9 (Oct 21-25)- Chapter 11 & 12: Early Medieval Europe & Romanesque Europe
Assignment: Chapter 10 Quiz
Week 10 (Oct 28 - Nov 1) - Chapter 13: Gothic Europe
Assignment: Chapter 11 & 12 Quiz, Module 3 Assignment Due
Week 11 (Nov 4 - 8) - Chapter 15: South and Southeast Asia Before 1200
Assignment: Chapter 13 Quiz
Week 12 (Nov 11-15) - Chapter 16: China and Korea to 1279
Assignment: Chapter 15 Quiz, Module 4 Assignment Due
Week 13 (Nov 18 - 22) - Chapter 17: Japan before 1333
Assignment: Chapter 16 Quiz RESEARCH PAPER DUE
Week 14 (Nov 25 - 29) - Chapter 18: Native American Cultures before 1300
Assignment: Chapter 17 Quiz
Week 15 (Dec 1-6) - Chapter 19: Africa Before 1800
Assignment: FINAL EXAM
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| Final Exam Date | December 5, 2024 - 8:00 AM Through December 5, 2024 - 11:59 PM | ||||||||
| Grading Scale | 90 - 100=A 80 - 89=B 70 - 79=C 60 - 69=D Below 59 = F | ||||||||
| Determination of Final Grade |
Chapter Quizzes: 20%
Midterm: 20%
Final Exam: 20%
Research Essay: 20%
Module Assignments: 20%
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| Instructor Policies |
Uploading Assignments
All assignments must be uploaded in the required format. All assignments – unless instructed otherwise – i.e. a video or PowerPoint submission – must be submitted as a Word document. Do not submit Google docs, pages, or PDF’s. It is your responsibility to make sure that you have submitted your assignment as directed in the instructions. If I cannot open your assignment, I will not grade it.
Additionally, if you have difficulty uploading your assignment due to Blackboard or other technical issues, you should email me a copy of the assignment immediately – not the next day. It will be considered late if I do not have an email copy of the assignment by the due date. You should then contact Blackboard technical support to address the problem and work to get the assignment uploaded into Blackboard.
When you submit an assignment, Blackboard sends you a confirmation email with an individual submission number. Please make sure that you receive, and save, this confirmation. If there are issues regarding the submission of your assignment, I may ask to see the submission confirmation.
Email
You are required to put the class and section number in the subject line of the email. I will respond promptly in 24-48 hrs. I am available during business hours Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. I do not respond to emails in the evening or the weekend. Please use your lamarpa email to communicate with me as emails from Gmail, Yahoo, iCloud, etc. may end up in a clutter folder and I will not see it, and therefore, not respond. Most questions can be answered by reading the class syllabus, assignment sheet, or other directions available to you in Blackboard. Students should always be aware of the tone and structure of their correspondence.
Civility in the Classroom
Student incivility, rudeness, or attacks of a personal nature will not be tolerated, whether directed at the instructor or another student. Any student engaging in disruptive or disrespectful activities on campus or in online classes will be required to cease such behavior. If the behavior continues after the first warning, the student will no longer continue as a student of the course.
Syllabus Change Policy
I reserve the right to adjust this syllabus, assignments, and due dates as needed. Any changes will be announced in class and sent as an announcement through the Blackboard system. You should check your email daily for any announcements about the course
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is essential to learning and I take it very seriously. Academic dishonesty will not be accepted in this class. Students are to submit their own work – not the work of others. If you submit other’s work as your own or submit assignments using resources not allowed, not only are you jeopardizing your academic future, but you are paying for an education you are not receiving and you are wasting your own time and energy in an effort not to learn. It is expected that students are submitting their original work.
All student submissions are checked for plagiarism and use of any materials not authorized for use for an assignment is prohibited. Should this be an issue with any assignment you submit, you will receive a 0 on the assignment and, possibly an F in the class. The use of article rewriting tools, or other AI technology is unacceptable, not allowed, and will result in a 0 for the assignment. If there are indications of academic dishonesty, students may be asked to take a written, or verbal assessment in my presence.
If an issue arises with your work, I reserve the right to go back and reassess/regrade previously submitted work to see if academic dishonesty has occurred with previous submissions. Assigning an F for the course for plagiarism or other forms of academic dishonesty is at my discretion if the offense is flagrant or repeated. Please note that I decide if an offense is flagrant or repeated – not the student.
Lamar State College - Port Arthur Academic Dishonesty Policy:
Lamar State College-Port Arthur considers academic dishonesty, including collusion, cheating, and plagiarism as defined in the Student Handbook, to be a serious academic offense. Students guilty of such behavior will be subject to the following penalties:
First offense: Student will receive a failing grade on the exam or assignment with no possibility for a make-up. If the offense is flagrant, the student may receive an ‘F’ in the course. The student's name and the documented offense will be forwarded to the proper college officials.
Second offense: Student will receive an ‘F’ in the course with no possibility for make-up. The student's name and the documented offense will be forwarded to the proper university officials. All accused students will be given a written notice of the offense, the penalty assessed, and the right of appeal to the department chair/advisory committee.
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| Attendance Policy |
Attendance
You must log in to the class regularly. If you fail to log in and submit assignments, I will conclude that you are no longer participating.
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| MyLSCPA | Be sure to check your campus email and Course Homepage using MyLSCPA campus web portal. You can also access your grades, transcripts, academic advisors, degree progress, and other services through MyLSCPA. | ||||||||
| Academic Honesty | Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSCPA policies (Academic Dishonesty section in the Student Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty. | ||||||||
| ADA Considerations | The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241. | ||||||||
| COVID 19 Information | The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Student Code of Conduct COVID 19 Policy requires students who have been diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition directly to their local health department. Students should also contact their course faculty to report their quarantine status. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings when directly exposed to COVID 19 in compliance with the criteria included in the policy. For more information please refer to the COVID 19 link on the LSCPA website. | ||||||||
| Facility Policies | No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission. Use of electronic devices is prohibited. | ||||||||
| HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSCPA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||
| Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect | As per Texas law and LSCPA policy, all LSCPA employees, including faculty, are required to report allegations or disclosures of child abuse or neglect to the designated authorities, which may include a local or state law enforcement agency or the Texas Department of Family Protective Services. For more information about mandatory reporting requirements, see LSCPA's Policy and Procedure Manual. | ||||||||
| Title IX and Sexual Misconduct | LSCPA is committed to establishing and maintaining an environment that is free from all forms of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, sexual violence, and other forms of sexual misconduct. All LSCPA employees, including faculty, have the responsibility to report disclosures of sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment, sexual assault (including rape and acquaintance rape), domestic violence, dating violence, relationship violence, or stalking, to LSCPA's Title IX Coordinator, whose role is to coordinate the college's response to sexual misconduct. For more information about Title IX protections, faculty reporting responsibilities, options for confidential reporting, and the resources available for support visit LSCPA's Title IX website. | ||||||||
| Clery Act Crime Reporting |
For more information about the Clery Act and crime reporting, see the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report and the Campus Security website. |
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| Grievance / Complaint / Concern | If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair. | ||||||||
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