SCOPE OF COURSE: A study of principal Western art styles from the Renaissance to the Contemporary Period. Includes study of selected masterpieces of architecture, sculpture, painting, literature, music, and philosophy.

PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:  To foster understanding and appreciation of Western cultural heritage; to develop aesthetic sensibility and critical faculties; to provide concepts, vocabulary, and context for aesthetic evaluations; to increase enjoyment of the arts; to create awareness of the continuity of cultural development and of the interrelation of the arts; to strengthen speaking, writing, and reasoning skills.

ATTENDANCE: Regular attendance at class is most important and is the student’s responsibility.   An instructor may drop a student from class with a grade of WF when that student has missed twenty percent (20%) of regularly scheduled class meetings.  If such absences are excused, the withdrawal grade will be W or WF, depending on the student’s status at the time he/she was dropped. However, it is the student's responsibility to pursue the withdrawal process. Non-attendance does not constitute withdrawal, nor does it guarantee administrative withdrawal. If a student intends to withdraw from a course, s/he must submit the appropriate forms to do so. Failure to attend class can adversely affect financial aid.
     Tardiness:  Class will begin on time.  Students are expected to remain in class until dismissed by the instructor.  Two tardies and/or two early departures will count as one absence.  You are accountable for material presented in all classes, whether you attend or not.

HOW A STUDENT MAY DROP A COURSE WITHOUT ACADEMIC PENALTY:  In order to drop a course officially without academic penalty, a student must obtain and fill out a Drop/Add form from the Registrar’s office, acquire appropriate signatures, and return the completed form to the Registrar’s office before the designated date published in the Academic Calendar in the Waycross College Catalog. Please note that while a W grade is not computed in the academic average, it can affect a student's eligibility for financial aid.

MAKE-UP WORK:  It is the student’s responsibility to make up missed work absolutely no later than one (1) week after his/her absence.  Such opportunity for make-up work shall be given at the instructor’s discretion.  Habitual absences on testing days will not be excused.

CLASSROOM CONDUCT: This course is designed to foster intelligent, mature discussion. It is NOT a suitable environment for children or pets; please do not bring either to class. If a student exhibits disruptive behavior, he/she will be asked to leave the classroom. Disruptive behavior includes talking while the instructor is talking, making derogratory comments to the instructor or classmates, gathering belongings before class has been dismissed, sleeping in class, and/or possession of activated pagers, beepers, or telephones in class. Departure from the classroom during testing is prohibited, so attend to personal business before tests begin. Under no circumstances should students have phones, iPods, or other such personal electronic devices activated during class time.

GRADING:  The final grade will be determined as follows:

I. Tests     II. Notebooks (retained in division files)    III. Research Paper/Project (retained in division files)   IV. Final Examination (retained in division files)

40%  10%  25%  25 %

GRADE EQUIVALENCIES:

ADA STATEMENT:  “The College is committed to providing accessibility to all students in accordance to ADA/504 guidelines.  Students should contact the Director of Student Life regarding accessibility.”

ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER:  The Academic Support (ASC) was created to offer supplemental assistance to students enrolled in all courses at the College.  The ASC offers a variety of services at all levels, ranging from personal tutoring in math, reading, and composition skills to providing handouts and supplementary materials on writing research papers and critiques, taking essay and objective tests, and developing effective study techniques.  Through audio-visual, computerized, self-paced, and one-to-one tutorial work, the ASC assists students in developing strengths and eliminating deficiencies.  Students may be referred by instructors or may independently seek additional help.

NOTEBOOK ASSIGNMENT:  Each student is required to maintain a humanities notebook subject to evaluation by the instructor at any time during the semester. Always bring your notebook to class, as I may call for them at any time.
        Your notebook should be organized as a comprehensive set of study notes.  You must include the following for each unit covered:
            1. definitions of Key Terms found at the end of each chapter in the text
            2. responses to Summary Questions found at the end of each chapter in the text
            3. notes taken during class lectures/presentations
In addition to these materials, your notebook may include evidence of project research and/or responses to readings from the text.
        Notebooks will be graded on thoroughness of notes, written expression, and thoughtfulness of reflection statements. 

RESEARCH PAPER:  Each student has the option of writing an 8-10 page research paper on a topic approved by the instructor or of completing an individual or group project.
        If the student chooses to write a research paper, he/she must submit a topic pertinent to the time period covered by the course for the instructor's approval no later than the second week of class. Prior to submission of the completed paper, each student must submit a brief prospectus of the paper, including the following:
                                        a) name of student writing the paper
                                        b) specific subject of study
                                        c) brief statement of purpose of study
                                        d) brief description of the method of study projected
                                        e) brief description of how the subject relates to the scope of the course
When the paper is completed, it must be accompanied by an annotated bibliography listing sources consulted. For the paper, a minimum of five (5) secondary sources is required, exclusive of primary sources, encyclopedias, MASTERPLOTS, CLIFFS NOTES, BARRON'S BOOKNOTES, MONARCH NOTES, and other such study aids. Sources must come from a variety of media and must be from the Waycross College Library or from (or approved by) the instructor.
        Complete documentation is required.  Follow the forms for internal documentation and for the Works Cited page consistent with MLA format.  If you have any questions about documentation, see me or ask for help in the ASC.  The manuscript should be typed. One-inch margins are expected. Research papers must include a title page and a Works Cited page in addition to at least 8 and no more than 10 pages of text.
     PLAGIARISM, WHETHER INTENTIONAL OR UNINTENTIONAL, IS PROHIBITED; IT WILL RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE ASSIGNMENT PLAGIARIZED AND COULD RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE COURSE.  Plagiarism is defined by Webster as the stealing and passing off of the ideas or words of another as one’s own.  Further, the MLA HANDBOOK states, “Plagiarism may take the form of repeating another’s sentences as your own, adopting a particularly apt phrase as your own, or even presenting someone else’s line of thinking as your own.” Alleged violations involving plagiarism and other academic misconduct will be handled according to the procedures outlined in the WAYCROSS COLLEGE STUDENT HANDBOOK.
     Some reminders about using sources:
     When using secondary sources, you must document all references.  If you quote, you must introduce the quotation, use quotation marks, give proper internal page documentation, and provide a complete bibliographic entry on the Works Cited page.  When paraphrasing, remember that if you retain any of the wording of the original material, you must use quotation marks around that wording and provide documentation.
     Explanations and examples of internal page documentation, bibliographic forms, etc., are readily available in any good handbook of the English language.

Outstanding vocabulary, sentence structure, development, and organization
Outstanding maturity of thought and logic
No major errors
No more than one or two minor errors, depending on the length of the essay

Good vocabulary, sentence structure, development, and organization
Good maturity of thought and logic
Only one major error
No more than a few minor errors, depending on the length of the essay

Average vocabulary, sentence structure, development, and organization
Average maturity of thought and logic
No more than two major errors
Several minor errors, depending on the length of the essay

Weak vocabulary, sentence structure, development, and organization
Weak maturity of thought and logic
No more than three major errors
Multiple minor errors

Unsatisfactory vocabulary, sentence structure, development, and organization
Unsatisfactory maturity of thought and logic
Three or more major errors
Multiple minor errors

 

1.  Sentence fragment (frag)	4.  Garbled sentence (awk/gs)
2.  Comma splice (cs)	5.  Faulty subject-verb agreement (s-v)
3.  Run-on sentence (run-on)

 

 

1.  Misused verb form (vb)	8.  Error in pronoun-antecedent agreement (agr)
2.  Nonparallel element (non-11)	9.  Error in capitalization
3.  Misused or omitted comma	10.  Error in pronoun case or reference (upr)
4.  Misused or omitted semicolon	11.  Inappropriate word choice or sentence structure
5.  Dangling or misplaced modifier (mm)	12.  Misspelled word (sp)
6.  Misuse of adjective or adverb	13.  Omission of word ending
7.  Misused or omitted apostrophe

 

INDIVIDUAL/GROUP PROJECT:  Instead of writing a research paper, members of the class may choose to complete a project dealing with some aspect of the humanities from the Renaissance to the Contemporary Period. The project may deal with any topic that relates to art, architecture, music, literature, or philosophy. The form of the project will be determined by the nature of the topic studied. Prior to submission of the completed project, each student must submit a brief prospectus of the project, including the following:
                                        a) name(s) of student(s) involved in the project
                                        b) specific subject of study
                                        c) brief statement of purpose of study
                                        d) brief description of the method of study projected
                                        e) brief description of anticipated final project
                                        f) brief statement of the usefulness of the project
When the project is completed, it must be accompanied by an annotated bibliography listing sources consulted. If students choose to complete the project instead of writing the paper, that decision must be registered with the instructor no later than the second week of class.

1/9:    Distribute syllabus

1/16:    ch. 16-17: Humanism and the Early Italian Renaissance, and Art and Architecture in Florence, 2-25

1/23:    ch. 18-19: The End of the Florentine Renaissance: Machiavelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael, and The Northern Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation, 26-97

1/30:    Test #1; prospectus due

2/6:   Work on papers/projects

2/13:    ch. 20: The Consolidation of Modernity, 100-117

2/20:    ch. 21-23: The Baroque Style in Art and Literature, Two Masters of Baroque Music: Handel and Bach, and The Arts at the Court of Louis XIV, 118-188

2/27:    Test #2

3/5:    ch. 24-25: The European Enlightenment and The Enlightenment in the United States, 189-236

3/12:    SPRING BREAK!!!

3/19:    ch. 26-27: The Classical Style in Music, the Development of Opera, and Mozart's Don Giovanni, and From Revolution to Romanticism, 237-280

3/26:    Test #3

4/2:    ch. 28-29: The Industrial Revolution and New Social Thought, and Art and Literature in the Industrial World: Realism and Beyond, 282-334

4/9:    Test #4

4/16:  Work on papers/projects

4/23:    ch. 30-34: Colonialism, the Great War, and Cultural Change; Modernism: Visual Arts, Music, and Dance; Modernism: Theater and Literature; Absurdity and Alienation: World War II and the Postwar Period, and Postcolonialism, Postmodernism, and Beyond, 336-492; Take-home Test #5

4/30:   Research Papers/Projects Due; Review for Final Exam