The History of Art: Part I ARH2050, Section 1 • Professor Will Adams • Prof.Will.Adams@Gmail.com

Tuesdays, 5:45 – 8:15 PM • Office hours: Tuesdays, 8:15 – 9:15 PM Ocala Campus, Fine Arts Building 4, Room 207

Course Blog: ArtHistoryI.Blogspot.com  

Course Descr iption § This course offers a visual and historical survey from the dawn of human artistic expression in the

Paleolithic era through the Proto-Renaissance period. § Emphasis is placed on the visual analysis of painting, sculpture, and architecture, as well as the

relationship of the artist to the society of each period. § This course is a Gordon Rule course in which the student is required to demonstrate college-level

writing skills through multiple writing assignments. A minimum grade of C required if used to satisfy Gordon Rule requirement.

Course Object ives LEARNING OUTCOME QUIZ EXAM PROJECT ACTIVITY OOC

Identify works of art by style, artist, period, & medium. ✗ ✗ ✗

Place artworks within social and historical context. ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Expand art vocabulary, including architectural terms. ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Identify architectural elements in conjunction with specific cultural

developments. ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Compare & contrast various works of art. ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Understand a historical timeline & its relationship to the art of the

time. ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Required Text § Marilyn Stokstad’s Art History, Fifth Edition: Volume I. ISBN: 9780205873487

OR § Marilyn Stokstad’s Art History, Fourth Edition, Volume I. ISBN: 9780205744220

 

Student Evaluat ion Formula§ Attendance & Class Participation 20%

o Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class meeting, and count as part of the attendance & participation grade.

o The professor should hear each student’s voice at least once per class meeting. o Tardiness of more than 15 minutes after the scheduled beginning of class constitutes an absence.

§ Quizzes 15% o Four short-form quizzes will be administered throughout the course of the class. o The format that the quizzes come in may vary from quiz to quiz.

§ Out-of-Class Assignments 15% o You will be required to complete out-of-class assignments throughout the semester. o These assignments are meant to improve students’ understanding & consideration of course

matter, o These assignments also help to achieve the Gordon Rule Requirement. o The topic for each assignment will be given at the end of the class in which it is assigned.

§ Research Project 20% o One four-page written research project is required. o Proper MLA style citation should be used for all written assignments. o One draft may be turned in for the professor’s perusal two weeks prior to the due date. o Plagiarism = A grade of zero. No exceptions. o Wikipedia = A grade of zero. No exceptions. o All research projects should be stapled or bound by the student. This is not the professor’s

responsibility. o A detailed research project description will be distributed at a later date.

§ Examinations 30% o Four long-form examinations will be administered, and their format may vary from exam to

exam. o Examinations will not be cumulative in their subject matter. o A study guide detailing possible examination topics will be posted on the blog one week prior to

the examination, at the instructor’s discretion.

Grading Scale 100 – 90% = A 89 – 80% = B 79 – 70% = C 69 – 60% = D 59 – 0% = F

 

Late Work Po l icy § No late work will be accepted. § No work will be accepted via e-mail. § Quizzes and exams must be taken on, or

before, the date assigned.  

Extra Credit Pol icy § Each quiz or test throughout the class’s

duration will include one extra credit question equal to 10% of the quiz or test’s total point value (i.e. A five point extra credit question for a fifty point test).

§ In addition, extra credit may be earned by writing more than the required number of pages for any written assignment.

§ Extra credit for extra written work will be given up to a maximum of 15% of the assignment’s total point value

§ No other extra credit opportunities will be available

 

Schedu le Of Class Meetings CLASS MEETING DATE TASK

Tuesday, January 6th Introduce class, distribute and discuss syllabus

Read for next class: Chapter 1 Prost Questionnaire Assigned

Tuesday, January 13th

Art of the Stone Age Cave Painting In-Class Activity

Proust Questionnaire Due Read for next class: Chapter 2

Tuesday, January 20th

Art of the Ancient Near East Cuneiform & Decoding Class Activity

Ancient Egyptian Funerary Architecture & Embalming Sarcophagus Lid OOC Assignment Assigned

Read for next class: Chapter 3

Tuesday, January 27th EXAM #1 Read for next class: Chapter 4

Tuesday, February 3rd The Art of the Ancient Aegean

Sarcophagus Lid OOC Assignment Due Read for next class: Chapter 5 (through the Archaic Period)

Tuesday, February 10th

NO CLASS Read On Blog: The Art of Archaic Greece

Read for next class: Chapter 5 (through the Early Classical Period)

Tuesday, February 17th

The Art of Classical Greece Classical Greek Architecture Secrets of the Parthenon film

Classical Architecture OOC Assignment Assigned Read for next class: Chapter 5 (through the High Classical Period)

Tuesday, February 24th Exam #2 Read for next class: Chapter 5 (through the Hellenistic Period)

Tuesday, March 3rd

Ancient Etruscan Art Classical Architecture OOC Assignment Due

RESEARCH PROJECT ASSIGNED & LIBRARY VISIT Read for next class: Chapter 6 (through The Republic)

Tuesday, March 10th Roman Republican Art

Imperial Roman Art & Architecture Read for next class: Chapter 6 (through The Early Empire)

Tuesday, March 17th

Imperial Roman Art & Architecture, Cont’d Watch Where Did It Come From?: The Modern Stadium

Read for next class: Chaper 6 (through The High Imperial Art of Trajan and Hadrian)

Tuesday, March 24th NO CLASS Read On Blog: Late Imperial Roman Art & Architecture

Tuesday, April 7th Exam #3

Pompeii: Roman Time Capsule Mosaic OOC Assignment Assigned

Read for next class: Chapter 7 (through Early Byzantine Art)

Tuesday, April 14th Byzantine Art & Architecture

Mosaic OOC Assignment Due Read for next class: Chapter 15 (through Architectural Sculpture)

Tuesday, April 21st The Romanesque & The Gothic Styles

Stained Glass Activity Read for next class: Chapter 16 (through Gothic Art in England)

Tuesday, April 28th RESEARCH PROJECT PRESENTATIONS Tuesday, May 5th FINAL EXAM – 5:45 PM

This outline may be altered, at the instructor’s discretion, during the course of the term; it is the student’s responsibility to make any adjustments as announced.

Classroom Decorum § Conduct yourselves with maturity, and with

respect for your classmates and instructor.

Guidel ines For Written Work § All written work should be set in Times New

Roman 12 point font, with double spacing and standard 1” page margins.

§ Additionally, each written assignment should begin with the following header, placed at the top, left side of the first page:

Your First & Last Name ARH2050 Prof. Will Adams Assignment Due Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

§ Finally, minimum page totals for any written assignment require that the written page be filled in its entirety to count as one page.

Attendance Po licy § Students are expected to attend every class.

Attendance will be taken and will count as a portion of the final grade.

§ It is always the student’s responsibility to contact the professor about issues that may lead to excessive absences.

§ It is also the student’s responsibility to arrange to receive class notes or handouts from missed classes from his or her fellow students or the blog.  

Academic Integrity § Cheating and/or plagiarism will not be

tolerated and may result in an “FF” for the course as well as disciplinary action under the Code of Student Conduct.

§ A student will be referred to an Academic Integrity Seminar. There will be a charge for this two-hour seminar, and attendance is required (see Student Handbook).

§ Failure to attend the Academic Seminar may result in the assignment of a final course grade of “FF,” denoting course failure due to a violation of the college’s Academic Integrity policy.

Access Services § If you have a disability, serious medical

condition, a learning or psychological disorder and want to request accommodations, it is your responsibility to register with the Office of Access Services and to provide verifiable documentation to Access Services as soon as possible.

§ If eligible, Access Services will provide you with a notification of approved accommodations to give to your instructors at the beginning of the semester.

§ Faculty will comply with the accommodations approved by Access Services.

For information visit the Access Services site: http://www.cf.edu/departments/sa/ss/,

contact access@cf.edu or call 352-854-2322, ext. 1580 for an appointment

Withdrawa l Informat ion § If you want to withdraw from this class, you must fill out the necessary forms and have them signed by

the appropriate parties; if you just stop coming to class after the posted drop date, you may receive the grade of F.

Add/Drop period: Spring C – Jan. 8 - 10 Spring A – Jan. 8 - 9 Spring B – March 6 - 7 Drop only: Spring C – Jan. 13 - 14 Spring A – Jan. 10 Spring B – March 10

Last date for a refund: Spring C – Jan. 14 Spring A – Jan. 10 Spring B – March 10 Last day to withdraw with a “W”: Spring C – March 25 Spring A – Feb. 10 Spring B – April 14

§ The college reserves the right to evaluate individual cases of non-attendance. § Students should be alerted to the fact that

o Withdrawals do not count in the CF GPA, but may not be viewed favorably at the university level or for financial aid

o A withdrawal counts as an attempt under the forgiveness/withdrawal policy and the course repeat policy

o There are increased costs to take the course on the third attempt o There may be a reason a withdrawal request may be denied.

§ Please see the College’s withdrawal procedures.