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Course Competencies

The competencies you will demonstrate in this course are as follows:

  1. Understand the terminology of visual arts.
  2. Develop an appreciation of arts and their traditions within the context of a global perspective.
  3. Acquire visual literacy and improve analytical critical thinking skills.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge about various media and techniques, both traditional and contemporary.
  5. Continue to enjoy visual art.
  6. Demonstrate the ability to select and apply contemporary forms of technology to solve problems or compile information.
  7. Write and speak clearly and logically in presentations and essays.
  8. Read, analyze, and apply written material to new situations.
Learning concepts for this course are enchanced using illustrative models, video, and online discussions.

Module Outcomes Mapped to Competencies

Module 1 Learning Outcomes

 Mapped to Course Competencies (above)
Employ relevant language and terminology used in the analysis of visual characteristics of art. 1
Apply research methodology through the use of digital databases, museum websites and information collection processes. 3, 4
Research academic contexts and perspectives regarding art as implemented in prewriting practices. 5, 6
Analyze cultural influences affecting artists and their work. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
Develop writing skills. 7, 8

Module 2 Learning Outcomes

Mapped to Course Competencies (above)

Apply relevant terminology needed to discuss and write about drawings, paintings, and printmaking. 1, 3, 4, 5
Describe processes of drawing, painting, and printmaking, including the identification of different types of media. 2, 4, 5
Classify components of paint and paint types. 4
Explain the cultural context and its influence on individual artists. 2
Recognize individual artists' techniques and identify artists and their painting methods. 2,3,4,5
Compare four categories of printmaking processes; describe processes, tools, and equipment using relevant terminology; identify artists associated with specific printmaking processes. 4
Employ relevant terminology needed to discuss and write about photography, cinematography, and graphic design. 1, 7, 8
Apply research methodology through the use of digital databases, museum websites and information collection processes. 6, 7, 8
Research the history of photography, the processes used in photography, the many uses of photography in the modern era. 4, 7, 8
Identify major contributors to the field of photographers and define different types of photographs by their specific characteristics. 2, 3, 4, 7, 8
Research the history of film and the techniques used in filmmaking. 4, 6
Compare the types of film and their specific characteristics. 3, 7, 8
Identify leading contributors to the field of film and cinematography. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Create a studio art project. 4, 5
Develop writing skills. 7, 8

Module 3 Learning Outcomes

Mapped to Course Competencies (above)

Research the history of typography, type and different varieties of type, discuss the use of symbols in graphic design and logos, and identify contributors to the field of graphic design. 1, 4, 6
Employ relevant terminology needed to discuss and write about sculpture, craft, architecture, and art-related value systems. 1
Apply research methodology through the use of digital databases, museum websites and information collection processes. 6
Describe different types of sculpture, including: freestanding, low relief, and high relief sculptures. 1, 2, 3, 4
Define types of craft objects, including traditional and innovative clay, glass, metal, wood, and fiber processes. 2, 5
Employ the terminology associated with clay, glass, metal, wood, and fiber. 1
Assess architecture as an art form, the developments and processes that have changed construction over the centuries, a number of innovators in the realm of architecture. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Employ the terminology associated with construction and architecture. 1
Assess the role of evaluation in art, how cultural and historic perspectives affect our responses to art, and the role of the critics and museums. 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
Develop writing skills. 7, 8

Module 4 Learning Outcomes

Mapped to Course Competencies (above)

Employ relevant terminology needed to discuss and write about art or architecture from the Paleolithic to the Medieval West. 1
Apply research methodology through the use of digital databases, museum websites and information collection processes. 6
Analyze the role art history plays in our understanding of history. 3, 7, 8
Identify prehistoric art and hypothesize possible reasons Paleolithic peoples painted cave walls and produced small stone carvings. 2, 3, 7, 8
Recognize the shift from the hunting society of Paleolithic peoples to the agricultural society of the Neolithic period as well as the developments that would lead to civilization. 2, 3, 4, 8
Interpret the development and evolution of art and architecture from Greece, Rome, Early Christian, Byzantine, Romanesque and Gothic times; as well as the significant contributions of Greece, Rome, Early Christian, Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic civilizations. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8
Define the concept of humanism. 1
Identify the developments that would lead to the Renaissance, the leaders of Renaissance art and their contributions. 2, 4
Recognize how social and religious events would shape art in the Renaissance era and the characteristics of Renaissance art. 2
Create a studio art project. 4

Module 5 Learning Outcomes

Mapped to Course Competencies (above)

Employ relevant terminology needed to discuss and write about the art of non-Western cultures. 1
Apply research methodology through the use of digital databases, museum websites and information collection processes. 3, 6, 7, 8
Analyze the basic belief systems of Buddhism, Hinduism, Daoism, and the Shinto religion. 2, 3, 7, 8
Identify the art and architecture associated with India, China, and Japan. 2, 3, 4
Recognize the layout of an Islamic mosque. 2, 3
Identify the art and architecture associated with Islamic India, Spain, and Arabia. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Interpret the art and spiritual beliefs associated with Africa, the Americas, Oceania, and Australia. 2, 3, 6, 7, 8
Describe the similarities among different cultural belief systems and imagery. 2, 3, 7, 8
Explain modern art in Japan, China, India, Africa, and Islamic lands. 2, 3, 7, 8
Develop writing skills. 7, 8

Module 6 Learning Outcomes

Mapped to Course Competencies (above)

Employ relevant terminology needed to discuss and write about developments in the arts during the modern era. 1, 8
Apply research methodology through the use of digital databases, museum websites and information collection processes. 3, 6, 7, 8
Relate the invention of photography and the advent of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. 4, 5, 6, 7
Identify art movements of the early twentieth century including Cubism and American Modernism. 2, 3, 4, 5
Recognize events in history that shaped art from 1914 to 1945, major art movements including Dada, Surrealism, Social Realism, de Stijl, and International Style and the leaders of those movements. 2, 3, 6, 7,8
Research the use of murals in the Social Realism. 2, 3, 6, 7, 8
Describe Postwar Modern movements in the West including the development of modern American Art, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism and hard-edge art. 2, 3, 6, 8
Explain installation, conceptual feminist, and site-specific artworks. 3, 7, 8
Summarize course material in Final Exam. 7, 8

Course Time Commitment and Expectations

For every credit hour, students should plan to spend an average of 2-3 hours per week for course-related activities in a 15-week course. For example, a 3 credit hour course would average an average 6-9 hours per week to read/listen to the online content, participate in discussion forums, complete assignments, and study the course material. For 10  and 6-week courses, the amount of time per week will be higher so all course competencies, module outcomes, and assignments will be covered.

Aside from typical reading assignments, this course has the following (Please Note: This list is subject to change based on the discretion of the instructor facilitating this course.):

AssignmentPoints
Quizzes (7 @ 80 Points Each) 560
Discussions (10 @ 20 Points Each) 200
Buffet Assignment 80
Buffet Assignment Peer Review 40
Reflection Essay 80
Reflection Essay Peer Review 40
TOTAL 1000

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