SYLLABUS SPRING 2012 AR101 Introduction to Art Instructor: Lewis Rifkowitz, M.F.A.

Office: FA202c, hours as posted on the door Phone: 735 2716 ---- E-mail: rifkowitz@yahoo.com THE COURSE: A lecture course covering the major art trends and their place in history, art media and technique, criteria for evaluating plastic art and its relationship to other arts. This course is designed as an introduction for students who are interested in learning about art and art history, but do not intend to major in art. This course fulfills the General Education requirement for Aesthetic and Creative Expression. No artistic ability is required. COURSE GOAL: In this course students will be introduced to great artistic monuments of world art with an emphasis on the artifacts which represent the early cultures and civilizations of Western civilization. INTERNET: This semester we will be using an internet program called MOODLE to create dialog with each other about course content and to take quizzes from a revolving bank of questions. This site can be found at http://campus.uogdistance.com/ CLICK on the course name AR101 Introduction to Art F11/L.Rifkowitz Begin by registering for a MOODLE account. To register you will need internet access and an email account. If you do not have either, you must register at the computer center. As a UOG student you are entitled to an account if you paid your student fees. After you have your MOODLE account, click on the course and enter your Art experience. Your special enrollment phrase is life is art Almost every week there will be a dialog question posted in the assignment section posted. Your participation in the dialog addressing each topic is mandatory and essential. You will receive up to 10 points for each topic. There will be ten topics to address for a total of 100 points. COURSE FORMAT, REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENT: This is a hybrid course but predominantly a lecture class. Slides, films and video will be used to illustrate the text and lectures. The student will be expected to come to class. Attendance is mandatory. Come prepared. This means notebook in hand to take notes on lecture materials, reading assignments completed, and ready to ask questions which might arise from the readings. The student can expect eight quizzes which cover the information found in the text and lectures. The student will be expected to identify and analyze slides of artwork in relationship to their style.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: -The student will gain insights into the question of why man creates? -The student will gain an understanding of the different media used to create a work of art and the processes utilized in their creation. -The student will develop a formal and contextual vocabulary to be able to distinguish, identify and analyze the art styles that were produced in the context of culture throughout history. -The student will be able to visually identify works of art based on the style or time frame in which they were created. COURSE TEXT: A History of Western Art 5th Edition, Laurie Addams McGraw Hill Publishers COURSE ASSESSMENT: Attendance: If the student is absent more than three classes over the course of the semester their grade will be lowered by one letter, NO EXCEPTIONS. Class starts at 10:00AM sharp. Exams: These will be found on the Internet and are usually a combination of true/false, multiple choice, fill in the blanks, and short essays about art viewed in class. -The student will also be responsible for slide identification in class. -The eight quizzes will count as 100 points each for a total of 800 points. -The dialog portion of the course will account for a total of 100 points -Attendance counts as 100 points -There will be opportunity for extra credit points Grading: All exams and response papers will be graded on a 100% = 100 points basis. 90% - 100% =A 1000 900 points 80% - 89% =B 899 800 points 70% - 79% =C 799 700 points 60% - 69% =D 699 600 points 59% & below =F 599 Extra Credit : The student will be given two chances to write a response to viewing artwork on island at the Isla Center for the Arts located at House 21 in Deans Circle on campus. The specifics of these assignments will be announced in class. The student will be able to compile up to 20 extra credit points per response paper.

"In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), UOG will reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. You, the student, must self-disclose the need for an accommodation by contacting the ADA Officer at 735-2244/2971. If you disclose your need to me, the instructor, then I must report it to the ADA Officer. Note that documentation is necessary to establish a disability and the need for an accommodation."

The UOG Student Handbook p. 47 says "To not plagiarize." And p. 49. says: "The term "plagiarism" includes, but is not limited to the use by paraphrase or direct quotation, of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgment. It also includes the unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in the selling of term papers or other academic materials." Some faculty members have found that wanting. So from the Univ. of Calgary web-page (www.ucalgary.cal~hexham/study/plag.html), we have: "Plagiarism is the deliberate attempt to deceive the reader through the appropriation and representation as one's own the work and words of others. Academic plagiarism occurs when a writer repeatedly uses more than four words from a printed source without the use of quotation marks and a precise reference to the original source in a work presented as the author's [read plagiarist's] own research and scholarship. Continuous paraphrasing without serious interaction with another person's views, by way or argument or the addition of new material and insights, is a form of plagiarism in academic work."

DISCLAIMER: Certain material shown in this class will show the human body fully exposed. This course material is used to provoke discussion of ideas and not to be used in a prurient manner. If the student has a problem with this please see the instructor. H1N1 Swine Flu
An early flu season is upon us. If you develop flu symptoms (fever with aches and pains, and so on), then you should do the following: 1. Go to the Department of Public Health or your medical doctor to be tested. 2. Stay home; do not come to campus; only visit a doctor. 3. Contact the instructor by email or phone, and make arrangements to do make-up work. 4. Do not spread rumors about H1N1 or other illnesses. Stay healthy, stay fit. Remember that people who smoke are more susceptible to respiratory illnesses such as catching a flu or a cold. For discussion purposes you may want to note that rumors can be more harmful than viruses.

AR101 Introduction to Art Reading list Spring 2012. Here is a general outline of the reading assignments for the semester. This is based on the text A History of Western Art by Laurie Adams 4th edition. If you have another edition please refer to the readings by chapter. Please have your readings completed before the time we are to discuss them. This reading list is tentative and subject to change. 1/18, 1/20 1/23 1/25 1/27, 1/30 2/1 2/3 2/6 2/8 2/10 2/13, 2/15 2/17, 2/20, 2/22, 2/24 2/27 2/29 3/2 3/5, 3/7 3/9 3/12 3/14 3/16 3/19 3/24 3/26 3/28 3/30 4/2 4/4 4/6 4/9 4/11 4/13 4/16 4/18 4/20 4/23 4/25 4/27 4/30 5/2 5/5 5/7 -11 5/14 pp. 1 12 Chapter 1 pp. 13 - 20 Chapter 2 pp. 21 30 Chapter 3 QUIZZ 1, pp. 31 46, Chapter 4 pp. 48 - 65, Chapter 5 pp. 67 80, Chapter 6 pp. 81 93, Chapter 7 pp. 81 114, Chapter 7 pp. 115 122, Chapter 8 QUIZZ 2, pp. 123 134, Chapter 9 pp. 135 149, pp 151 167, Chapter 10 FACULTY DEVELOPEMENT DAY, pp. 169 182, Chapter 11 pp. 183 196, Chapter 12 pp. 198 220, Chapter 13 QUIZZ 3, pp. 222 240, Chapter 14 pp. 241 275, Chapter 15 pp. 241 275, Chapter 15 pp.277 - 305, Chapter 16 pp. 277 305, Chapter 16 pp. 306 315, Chapter 17 QUIZZ 4, pp. 318 330, Chapter 18 pp. 331 364, Chapter 19 pp. 365 381, Chapter 20 pp. 382 393, Chapter 21 SPRING BREAK pp. 394 410, Chapter 22 pp. 411 430, Chapter 23 QUIZZ 5, pp. 431 450, Chapter 24 pp. 451 464, Chapter 25 pp. 466 478, Chapter 26 pp. 466 478, Chapter 26 pp. 478 498, Chapter 27 pp. 498 - 516, Chapter 28 QUIZZ 6, pp. 517 530, Chapter 29 pp. 517 530, Chapter 29 pp. 531 545, Chapter 30 QUIZZ 7 pp. 531 545, Chapter 30 pp. 546 571, Chapter 31 pp. 546 571, Chapter 31 pp. 546 571, Chapter 31 pp. 546 571, Chapter 31 pp. 546 571, Chapter 31 pp. 546 571, Chapter 31 FINAL EXAM(TBA) tentative