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Fall 2024
Oct 31, 2024 |
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| ART APPRECIATION - 40039 - ART 1009 - 0 - 44014 - ART 1009 - 0 |
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Associated Term: Fall 2024
Levels: Undergraduate Main Campus Campus Lecture Schedule Type Web Based 100% online course Instructional Method Learning Objectives: I. Contact Information Richard Hayes, M.F.A., 342-1386, rihayes@ulm.edu, Bry Hall 206, Office hours: Mon/Wed: 10:45 to 11:45 AM; Tu/Th: 9:45 to 10:45 AM; Friday morning by appointment only. Other times available if required. If communication is necessary this instructor prefers the use of e-mail as a severe loss of hearing makes most phone use problematic. II. Course Prerequisites/Co requisites None III. Course Description A three-hour lecture course intended to introduce the individual to the field & practice of the visual arts. IV. Course Objectives and Outcomes Students will have an ability to talk about the preferred subject matter of many important artist, their use of design, including the specific visual elements incorporated, and for the representational artist, the content of their work. V. Course Topics The major works of some of the world’s most important visual artist from the areas of: architecture, crafts, painting, industrial & graphic design, drawing, printmaking & photography. VI. Instructional Methods and Activities Traditional lecture will be augmented by Power Point presentations of major works of art. On occasion videotapes will be viewed & when feasible - smaller classes - visits will be made to various studio areas of on the ULM campus to see studio artist at work. VII. Evaluation and Grade Assignment There will be three scheduled exams and a final. Some of the exams will require the identification of slides. Written exams may have a mix of fill-in the blank, multiple choice & essay questions. Make-up exams will be a mixture of fill-in the blank and essay questions. The final exam will be comprehensive in nature. Grades: A, 90 to 100; B, 80 to 89; C, 70 to 79; D, 60 to 69 & a grade of F for semester grades below 60. No early final exams will be given for this lecture class. VIII. Class Policies and Procedures All policies stated in the current ULM Student Policy Manual & Organizational Handbook should be followed (see http://www.ulm.edu/studentpolicy/). A. Textbook: Preble & Preble, “Artforums” B. Attendance Policy: Excessive absences (excused or unexcused) will result in a lower grade. For this class, excessive absences can be defined as 25% of the total class periods. C. Make-up Policy: Examinations missed for reasons considered excusable can be made up. Request for excused absences are to be in writing and must contain the following information: your name, date, class, (we are Art 1009) exam number and the reason you were unable to attend the scheduled examination. This request is to be handed to the instructor within a week (two class periods) after you return to class. If your reason for missing is considered excusable the make-up exam will be administered in Bry hall in room 204 at a time that is mutually convenient. This will usually be within a two-week period after you have returned to class. Request received after the designated deadline and or test not taken within the prescribed time will result in a zero grade for that test. No further opportunity will exist to make up that grade. If you have a question about the scoring of an item on any test, you must present your question, in writing, within two class days of the exam discussion date. Documentation must accompany each query or it will be ignored. A decision on an item is reserved for the instructor. A change in one student’s grade does not result in a blanket change in all grades. D. Academic Integrity: Faculty and students must observe the ULM published policy on Academic Dishonesty (see page 4 in ULM Student Policy Manual – http://www.ulm.edu/studentpolicy/). E. Course Evaluation Policy: Students are expected to complete the on-line course evaluation. F. Student Services: The University of Louisiana at Monroe strives to serve students with special needs through compliance with Sections 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. These laws mandate that postsecondary institutions provide equal access to programs and services for students with disabilities without creating changes to the essential elements of the curriculum. While students with special needs are expected to meet our institution's academic standards, they are given the opportunity to fulfill learner outcomes in alternative ways. Examples of accommodations may include, but are not limited to, testing accommodations (oral testing, extended time for exams), interpreters, relocation of inaccessible classrooms, permission to audiotape lectures, note-taking assistance, and course substitutions. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination against any participant in an educational program or activity that receives federal funds, including federal loans and grants. Furthermore, Title IX prohibits sex discrimination to include sexual misconduct, sexual violence, sexual harassment and retaliation. If you encounter unlawful sexual harassment or gender-based discrimination, please contact Student Services at 318 342 5230 or to file a complaint, visit www.ulm.edu/titleix. Information about ULM student services, such as • Student Success Center: http://www.ulm/edu.cass/ • Counseling Center http://www.ulm.edu/counselingcenter/ • Special Needs at http://www.ulm.edu/studentaffairs/ • Library http://www.ulm.edu/library/referencedesk.html • Computing Center Help Desk http://www.ulm.edu/computingcenter/helpdesk Current college’s policies on serving students with disabilities can be obtained at for the ULM website: http://ulm.edu/counselingcenter/ • If you need accommodation because of a known or suspected disability, you should contact the director for disabled student services at: • Voice phone: 318-342-5220 • Fax: 318-342-5228 • Walk In: ULM Counseling Center, 1140 University Avenue (this building and room are handicapped accessible). Mental Wellness on the ULM Campus If you are having any emotional, behavioral, or social problems, and would like to talk with a caring, concerned professional please call one of the following numbers: • The ULM Counseling Center 342-5220 • The Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic 342-9797 • The Community Counseling Center 342-1263 Remember that all services are offered free to students, and all are strictly confidential. If you have special needs that I need to be made aware you should contact me within the first two days of class. G. Emergency Procedures: In the event of a fire, exit the building utilizing the closest exit. Do not use the elevators. Students will reassemble in a group, at a safe distance, for a head count by the instructor. H. Course Specific Policies:. No cell phone use is permitted in class. Cell phones are to be out of sight; they may not be used for note taking. No food or drink is allowed in the classroom per University policy. A. TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE II. Contact Information III. Richard Hayes, M.F.A., 342-1386, rihayes@ulm.edu, Bry Hall 206, Office hours: Mon/Wed: 10:45 to 11:45 AM; Tu/Th: 9:45 to 10:45 AM; Friday morning by appointment only. Other times available if required. If communication is necessary this instructor prefers the use of e-mail as a severe loss of hearing makes most phone use problematic. Tentative Schedule: (The instructor reserves the right to adjust the schedule as needed.) By Week: 1 Art in the public domain - images and artist we know… 2 Hierarchy of art world; Two-dimensional and three dimensional mediums; NGA in Washington and the Louvre in Paris 3 Architecture: indigenous architecture; adobe and post and beam buildings; 4 TEST ONE: Architecture continued; the quest for height; Paxton, Wright and Fuller - architectural innovators. 5 …. continue Architecture…. 6 Sculpture: Additive and subtractive methods; materials and methods, durability 7 … continue sculpture…. 8 TEST TWO; Design: Two Views: the Industrial Designers and design as a compositional tool by all artist…. 9 Concept of Form follows function, the mantra of the industrial designer. 10 Painting (and Spatial Clues lecture) 11 Painting systems: frescoes, oil, egg tempera and water color; major movements from Neo Classic to Post Impressionism 12 TEST THREE; Drawing: introduction to tools and materials; hatching and crosshatching and the illusion of depth; 13 Prints: Durer and Goya as printmakers 14 Photography: drawing with light; wet and dry processes; issues for the medium; evolution of the medium and current issues… 15 Crafts - fiber, clay, wood, glass and the metals as viewed as materials for the artist; role of the crafts group in an industrialized culture. FINAL EXAM: AS SCHEDULED: (instructor will announce date to class two weeks prior to exam.) Or see published exam schedule at University calendar site. Required Materials: Technical Requirements: View Catalog Entry
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