COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS

 

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE CODE	ART 123 01
CREDIT HOURS	3
SEMESTER	Spring 2020
CLASS TIME	ART 103 01 MWF 1:00 P.m.-2:50 P.m.
CLASSROOM	Art Department, room 106, Nettie Marie Jones Learning Center
INSTRUCTOR	Mr.  Cletus Johnson
OFFICE LOCATION	F 22, Faculty Services Suite, Jones Learning Center
TELEPHONE	417.334.6411, ext. 2340
EMAIL	cjohnson@cofo.edu
OFFICE HOURS	By appointment MWF.
CLASS FEE	There is a $10 fee to cover the cost of paper
General Education Objective	The objectives of the General Education (GE) program are to   Help students understand, recognize the value of, and critically assess the Western liberal arts and American traditions from a Christian worldview perspective.   Help students develop essential skills and abilities that mark a person as being well educated and equip them to live out their vocations in family, church, country, and the global community.   Help students acquire a sound knowledge of the Christian faith.   Encourage students to demonstrate Christ-like character.   The outcomes of the General Education program are that students will   1 Understand, recognize the value of, and critically assess the Western liberal-arts and American traditions from a Christian worldview perspective. Identify key people, places, ideas, and institutions that have shaped the Western liberal-arts and American traditions. Identify math, natural science, and social scientific methods and practices that inform modern society. Explain key ideas and theories that have shaped the Western liberal-arts tradition. Apply math, natural science, and social scientific ideas and theories to concrete situations and questions. Evaluate from a Christian worldview perspective the ideas, methods, and ideologies that have shaped the Western liberal-arts and American traditions.            2 Demonstrate essential skills and abilities that mark a person as being well-educated and equip them to live out their vocations in family, church, country, and the global community. A.   Critical thinking B.   Creative thinking C.   Quantitative thinking     Written communication   Oral communication   Information literacy   Intercultural awareness

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formative Work	Hans Holbein the Younger. (1533). The Ambassadors [oil on oak, 6’9” x 6’ 10”] The National Gallery, London.
Course Description	Fundamentals of drawing. Drawing from still life, nature and the figure. Problems in freehand perspective drawing skills. Emphasis on sensitivity of seeing and interpretation. Materials fee required. Lecture/Studio.
Prerequisite	There are no prerequisites for this course
Textbook	There is no required textbook.  References will be made to selected drawing textbooks
Objectives	The student should be able to do the following:
	1. 2. 3. 4.5.6.7. 8. 9.	Successfully use the methods—big shapes to small shapes, contour line, gesture, layered perspective, and organizational lines for beginning and organizing a drawing Use a vocabulary of marks with a variety of tools for the communication of different emotions and ideas Successfully portray proportions, value, planes, cross contours, textures, and depth in their drawings Edit their drawings for quality. Experiment with a variety of drawing styles Talk and write critically about drawing Add to the class ambiance by treating others with respect, attention, and acting responsibly Complete all assignments by due dates Create qualitative drawings which show creativity through a. Using the requirements in a fresh manner Making the ordinary extraordinary Pushing past normal expectations

 

 

               

Knowledge will be obtained through regular class attendance, participation in class activities, attending required events, and by completing homework assignments.  

             

 

 Materials         

                              You should bring to class and maintain a stock of the following supplies:

• Erasers—white vinyl and kneaded eraser
• 1 roll (3/4” or 1”)—Masking or painters’ tape.  (Write your name on your roll)
• 3-4—Woodless drawing pencils
• HB/#2 pencils
• 6—Ebony pencil, eraser, and pencil sharpener
• Pencil sharpener
• Fixative (cheap hair spray in an aerosol can will work)
• 2—black Sharpies, permanent
• Sketchbook measuring at least 9” X 12” (a larger sketchbook is permissible but

               potentially unwieldy, the choice is yours) 

• Storage container labeled with your name (a plastic bin, tackle box, shoe

                                    box, etc.)

   

Course Requirements                                     

 

                                            Class Drawings

 We will draw for the entirety of ever class meeting.  These exercises are meant to build your skills of observation, improve your eye-hand coordination, and focus your ability to think about subject matter in unique ways.

               

 All drawings are good for something!  Do not dispose of any of your drawings.  Just before mid-term week you will be given the rubric for your mid-term portfolio.  Part of the rubric will be a list of the types of drawings that we have completed in class.   You will pull from the volumes of your class drawings to compile your portfolio for mid-term and again for part of the final examination portfolio review.  Also, do not tear drawings from your sketchbook. 

               

                                           Homework

Homework will take a variety of forms, including finished drawings, sketchbook, reading, viewing, and writing assignments.

               

                                           Critiques, Personal, and Group Observations

 Critiques and class discussions will happen daily.  You will be asked to look at your work and make decisions about what you see and then make drawings based upon those observations. The mid-term and final critiques, mentioned above, will be one-on-one with the professor.  

               

               

               

                               

Course Requirements,                     Cleanup

Continued                                           The health and safety of all persons in the art department is of paramount concern.  Therefore, it is important that a clean working environment be maintained.  Table surfaces and floors should be clear of any spills.  All trash should be placed in the proper receptacle. Each student is expected to clean up after themselves.  Each individual will also take their turn at floor, sink, and table duty.  This is to ensure that the studio area is clean and ready for the class that follows our class.

 

Attendance

Class attendance is important and expected.  Attendance will be posted on the campus web. When you miss class for any reason—excused or unexcused—you have missed and assignment.  You are expected to make up all missed works and due dates.  There will be an art student worker assigned to this class and with permission you can make up the class assignment during that student’s scheduled work hours.

 

You must arrange for make-up tests/quizzes in advance.  Only absences due to college approved activities (such as field trips or sports), family emergencies, and hospitalizations will be automatically excused.  Absences due to travel arrangements, personal activities, dentist or optometrist appoints, advisor appointments, etc., are not automatically counted as excused absences.  Three unexcused absences will cause your grade to be lowered.  Excused absences require and official form from the administration.

 

It is possible to show up for class but still be marked absent if you are too late, don’t pay attention, go to sleep, etc.  Don’t leave early unless you tell me at the beginning of class.  You must have a good reason.  Pay attention in class.  Be prepared when in this class, you come to class.  Do not read or study for another class.

 

Final Examination

Attendance and participation in the final exam are mandatory of everyone.  In addition to the on-to-one critique that will have taken place before the published final exam time will be the sharing of your final project and cleanup of the studio.  You will be expected to remain for the entire examination time.

 

Class Participation and Excused Absences

Be engaged in discussions. Listen to others and appropriately share your ideas. Be purposeful in notetaking and participate in hands-on activities. 

 

A great deal of information is gained through field trips, special sessions, and other required events. Absence from these events must be officially excused by the Dean of Students or the hospital.  An excused absence means that you are excused to complete the assignment without penalty.  Hand in homework assignments before you leave campus for an excused absence.

 

 

 

 

Evaluation	Grading Scale A=94-100     B=84-93.9     C=64-73.9     D=0-63.9   Grades are entered campus web at different times during the semester.  All grades carry different weights and as assignments are added or deleted the weights of grades changes.  Your course grade will fluctuate
Academic Honesty	College of the Ozarks Statement on Academic Honesty

College of the Ozarks expects and demands high standards of intellectual honesty from its students. These high standards require that dishonest work be rejected and that those students engaging in such work bear the consequences, which may include zero credit on assignments, failing course grades, probation, suspension, and/or expulsion from the College.

Cheating on quizzes, tests, examinations, or other graded exercises is (1) borrowing another student’s answers, (2) providing answers for other students, (3) using unauthorized material during the exercises, or (4) the acquisition, without permission, of tests or other academic material belonging to a member of the College faculty or staff.

Plagiarism, or academic theft, is presenting the words or ideas of someone else as one’s own in an assignment without giving them due credit as the originator of those words or ideas. A student is guilty of plagiarism if he or she submits as his or her own work a written or spoken assignment that contains words or ideas copied from another person’s book, article, manuscript, notes, Internet site, calculations, translations, computer programs, or any other source. Obviously, turning in another student’s assignment or a paper totally taken from someone else’s work is plagiarism. But it is also plagiarism to reword or summarize the words or ideas of another author and present them as part of one’s assignment unless one gives the author credit. Plagiarism occurs when a student uses a sequence of words or ideas without having digested, integrated, and reorganized the author’s words in his or her own mind and without acknowledgment in the assignment.

Similarly, a student is an accomplice in plagiarism and equally guilty (1) if he allows his own words in outline or finished form to be copied and submitted as the work of another; (2) if he prepares an assignment for another student and allows it to be submitted as that other student’s work; or (3) if he keeps or contributes to a file of papers, speeches, tests, lab work, or other assignments with the clear intent that they be copied and submitted as the work of anyone other than the author. Students should keep paper and electronic copies of all their notes and all their drafts of assignments to help prove their authorship in case questions of plagiarism should arise.

(http://catalog.cofo.edu/content.php?catoid=11&navoid=543#Academic_, College Catalog, 2018-2019)

 

Honor Code	College of the Ozarks Honor Code I agree to be an honest, trustworthy, caring and responsible citizen.  I will uphold these values in others and myself. (College of the Ozarks Student Handbook)
Electronic Devices	In order to give fidelity to the course subject matter, full engagement is necessary.  There is no time for anything else but the activities of the class.  You may listen to music with headphones or earbuds with the music on shuffle when you are working individually on an assignment.   Otherwise, the following activities are prohibited during our class meetings:  texting, answering telephones, viewing texts messages, leaving class to take a telephone call, and surfing the web.  Laptops should not be open.  Tablets and iPads, Earbuds, headphones, and Bluetooth devices should be stowed away. Phones should either be set to silent or turned off.   Friends are not invited to the studio during class time.  Keep your personal life outside the class. We will take a 10-minute break at about 10 minutes to the hour.  You should remain cognizant of the time.  Repeated tardiness from the break can affect your grade.
Conduct                     Documented Accommodations to Provide Equitable Means Toward Learning             Caveat	Please refer to the student handbook regarding acceptable and unacceptable behavior in the classroom.  No food, drink, candy, tobacco products, wearing caps, hats, and hoods are permitted in class.  Outbursts, excessive talking to classmates, and rudeness are unacceptable, and you may be asked to leave the class period for which you will receive an absence and/or loss of points.  Further action may, if necessary, be taken through the dean of students, registrar, and/or the academic dean.         Persons with verified learning accommodations are encouraged and allowed to use any of their pre-approved electronic devices and learning aids designed to answer their classroom needs.  For you to take advantage of your rightful accommodations, you must register your needs with Mrs. Hitchcock in the office of the academic dean.  If you believe that you might need accommodations, but your needs have not been diagnosed, you should also see Mrs. Hitchcock.  Your learning success is of highest importance.       This document outlines our planned trip.  It is our roadmap.  It is not our journey.  If necessary, adjustments will be made to help ensure the learning success of the students.

 

Semester Schedule

CONCEPTS	MATERIALS	CONTEMPORARY AND HISTORICAL CONNECTIONS	HOMEWORK
Week 1 1/15-17 Introductions Drawing Purposes and Types, Gesture Drawing
Week 2 1/20/24 Gesture Shape, Plane and Volume
Week 3 1/27-31 Value
Week 4 2/3-7 Value
Week 5 2/10/14 Value
Week 6 2/17-21 Line Sign-up for In-Class Portfolio Review Appointment

 

CONCEPTS	MATERIALS	CONTEMPORARY AND HISTORICAL CONNECTIONS	HOMEWORK
Week 7 2/24-28 Line  Begin Mid-Term Portfolio Reviews
Week 8 3/2-6  Texture Complete Mid-Term Portfolio Reviews
Week 9 3/9-13 Color
Week 10 3/16-20 Spring Break
Week 11 11/5-9 Anti-Perspective and Organizing the Picture Plane
Week 12 4/6-10 Thematic Development
Week 13 4/13-17 Thematic Development
Week 14 4/20-24 Thematic Development Sign-up for Portfolio Reviews
Week 15 4/27-5/1 Thematic Development  Portfolio Review Begins
Week 16 5/4-8 Finals Week Portfolio Review Continues Final Presentations of Thematic Projects