Course Title: Painting I
Title Abbreviation: PAINTING I
Department: ART
Course #: 201
Credits: 4
Variable: No
IUs: 4.5
CIP: 500708
EPC: n/a
REV: 2018
Course Description
A studio course in either oil, watercolor or acrylic medium. More than one medium may be offered per quarter and will be outlined in the quarterly schedule. This course will cover preparation, techniques, composition and analysis.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite: Grade of 2.0 or higher in ENGL 097, or AESL 098, or appropriate test score. For pending AVA majors, ART 101, 102 or 107, or instructor's permission.
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 33
Lab: 22
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Academic Humanities, Elective
Equivalencies At Other Institutions
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.
0. Application and Integration
Definition: Applying information from one or more disciplines and/or field experiences in new contexts (Outcome 0.1); developing integrated approaches or responses to personal, academic, professional, and social issues (Outcomes 0.2-0.5).
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 0.3 Identify and evaluate the relationships among different perspectives within a field of study and among different fields of study.
1. Information Literacy
Definition: Recognizing when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 1.1 Determine the extent of information needed. 1.2 Access the needed information effectively, efficiently, ethically, and legally.
2. Critical Thinking
Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 2.1 Identify and express concepts, terms, and facts related to a specific discipline. 2.2 Analyze issues and develop questions within a discipline. 2.3 Identify, interpret, and evaluate pertinent data and previous experience to reach conclusions. 2.4 Evaluate decisions by analyzing outcomes and the impact of actions. 2.8 Describe how one’s own preconceptions, biases and values affect one’s response to new and ambiguous situations. 2.9 Apply and/or create problem-solving strategies to successfully adapt to unpredictable and/or changing environments.
3. Communication
Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 3.2 Recognize, produce and demonstrate appropriate interpersonal, group, and public speaking skills.
4. Community & Cultural Diversity
Definition: Recognizing the value of human communities and cultures from multiple perspectives through a critical understanding of their similarities and differences.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 4.2 Understand, value and respect human differences and commonalities as they relate to issues of race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities and culture.
5. Global & Local Awareness & Responsibility
Definition: Understanding the complexity and interdependence of, and stewardship responsibilities to, local and global communities and environments.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 5.1 Understand the impact of their own and other’s actions on local/global communities and environments and how those communities/environments affect them in turn.
6. Individual Awareness & Responsibility
Definition: Understanding, managing, and taking responsibility for one’s learning and behavior in varied and changing environments.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 6.1 Identify ethical and healthy choices and apply these personally, socially, academically, and professionally. 6.2 Demonstrate standards of professionalism in manner, appearance, and setting appropriate to the context, including the classroom, workplace, and community. 6.3 Apply successful organizational strategies of planning, goal setting, prioritizing, resolving conflict, and managing time to specific goals and/or projects.
7. Aesthetics & Creativity
Definition: Interpreting human experience through engagement with creative processes and aesthetic principles.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 7.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the creative process. 7.2 Demonstrate knowledge of aesthetic principles. 7.3 Use knowledge of creative processes and aesthetic principles to understand humans and the world around them. 7.4 Demonstrate an understanding of the role of arts and creative expression in societies.
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