Drawing for Non-Art Major    ART 1310

Spring 2009
FA 218
Tuesday-Thursday 11-1:15 AM
Section 1

Instructor: Scott Betz betzs@wssu.edu 750-2281

Office Hours FA 231: Monday and Wednesday TBA
Tuesday and Thursday TBA

I. Course Description

ART 1310 Drawing for Non-Art Majors Credit: 3 hrs.

This course provides a comprehensive and systematic introduction to the art of drawing, focusing on traditional skills as the basis for expressive drawing for non-art majors. The course offers an introduction to the range of subjects, media, and techniques that provide a framework for developing individual ideas and approaches, with expression as the goal.

II. Course Objectives

The objective of this course is to create a concentrated experience of drawing. This class is designed to encourage the beginning student as well as provide new perspectives for more experienced artists. Every student must engage in the fundamental aspects of drawing to earn credit for this class. Each student will examine various techniques and concepts of drawing and by learning and practicing these approaches, each student is encouraged to learn about the craft of drawing, the work of seeing, and the challenge to creatively express yourself through art.

III. Course Format and Procedures:

Each class will be structured to explore new drawing ideas and then evaluate student progress. Explorations will take the form of reading, writing, discussions, planning, sketching, and completing finished drawings in the sketchbook and on good paper. Evaluation will take the form of discussion, testing, writing, homework projects and critiques. Students are expected to participate in all of these activities.

IV. Course Requirements:

Course Prerequisites/Restrictive Statements:

Since this is a physical product based class, students must purchase the appropriate materials in order to receive credit for the class.

Class attendance and participation policy:

Attendance

Class participation is required. You should realize that you are responsible for all information disclosed during every class session and although we will be working together during each scheduled class, there will be out-of-class drawing assignments. This will demand 100% participation in order to complete the requirements of this course. It is my policy that there will be no unexcused absences. It is also my policy that three day's unexcused absences will result in a 5% lower grade, 4=15%, 5=30%, and 6=50%. After seven unexcused absences, the student will not receive credit for the class. Please attend all classes. If you have an excused absence, please contact me before the scheduled class at my Office-ph# 750-2529 or email to betzs@wssu.edu and bring your medical excuse to the following class session. This procedure is the best way to protect your grade. "Death in the family, school sponsored activities, health problems that prohibit attendance" are examples of excusable abscences. "Over-sleeping" and "missing the bus" are not.

Required Materials: see Supply list

Policy on Make Up Work and Late Assignments: 10% of the final grade will be based on finding ways to improve your portfolio. Only work turned in on time can be reworked to improve final grade. Work turned in late will be accepted, however it cannot be reworked to improve final grade.

V. Grading Procedures- Grades will be based on:

• (80%) problem solving/portfolio and lab book completion
                   (60%) all criteria solved, (10%) turned in on time, (10%) craft/quality/presentation=(80%)

• (10%) written analysis of reworking/improving solved problems after the critique/grading

• (10%) active participation in every class, critique, quiz, discussion

VI. Tentative Course Schedule See Problems and Calendar for complete information

Topic- Assignment

Introduction to Gesture

Personal Thematic Development

Problem Seeking and Solving

Developing Critical Thinking

VII. Student Responsibility for Coursework

In submitting assignments and projects for courses, students take responsibility for their work as a whole, and imply that, except as properly noted, the ideas, words, material and craftsmanship are their own. In written work, if students cite from a source of information or opinion other than themselves without giving credit, either within the body of their texts or in properly noted references and without using quotation marks where needed, or otherwise fail to acknowledge the borrowings, they have in fact presented the work, words or ideas of others as if they were their own. Failure to abide by those simple principles of responsible scholarship is dishonest, as is receiving or giving aid on tests, examinations or other assigned work presumed to be independent or original. A student whose work is found to be dishonestly accomplished and submitted as his or her own for credit will be removed from the course with a grade of "F."

VIII. Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

In compliance with the WSSU policy and equal access laws, I am available to discuss appropriate academic accommodations that may be required for students with disabilities. Note that accommodations will not be granted without appropriate written documentation. Upon entrance to the course, students are encouraged to register with the Officer for Student Disabilities to verify their eligibility for appropriate accommodations.

IX. About the Classroom

Room 218 is also used by other students, in other classes, at other times. Your participation in this class will be graded in part by how your behavior contributes to the delivery of new information from the instructor and the success of the entire class. Therefore you are required to maintain the condition of your work area by cleaning up after yourself. You must be able to hear my comments and suggestions, therefore no personal headphones are allowed. Please direct your focus to the current assignment. Students that interrupt class will be asked to leave. You must actively engage in the day's study, therefore no cell phone usage- whether calling in or out will be permitted. Turn cell phones off before entering this classroom. You are permitted to use this studio to complete assignments whenever the room is free.