HUMN-1210

Instructor:
Dr. Stuart Scott
Welcome to
Humanities 1210
Introduction to the Arts

Instructor Dr. Stuart Scott
Macomb Community College
44575 Garfield Road
Clinton Twp., MI 48038-1139

Telephone: 586.286.2277
Fax: 586.286.2288
E-Mail: Dr. Stuart Scott

Help Desk
(for UCompass EducatorQuestions):

Telephone: 1.877.EMacomb(877.362.2662) or 586.226.4749
E-Mail: online@macomb.edu

Last Day to Drop (or Withdraw From) This class The last day to drop this or any class varies from semester to semester.
(Dropping a class is the same as withdrawing from a class.)

Please check in the Schedule of Classes for the semester that you wish to take classes for this withdrawal date.
Course Textbook Title: Introduction to the Arts
Publisher: Pearson
ISBN: 5th edition 0-536-15419-8
This book is available at Macomb's center campus.
Make sure that the text has a DVD ROM before leaving the bookstore.
Website for This Class The website that will be used for the class will be http://macomb.ucompass.com/. Before starting this class you will be given an orientation by Joanne Jones on how to use this website successfully. In this orientation you will learn how to do the basic procedures at the website, how to post messages, how to respond to messages, how to send homework assignments and much more.

You will find an online class to have some similarities but also some differences from a "regular" class (also known as an on-ground class) here at Macomb Community College. The major differences include:
  • Lots of interaction with both your fellow students online as well as myself.
  • The number of students in this class will be a lot less than an on-ground class.
  • The "learning" of the arts will come more from the CDROMs, class discussions, and your assignments than from a typical lecture format in an on-ground class.
Course Description Humanities 1210 is an introductory course in the Humanities, stressing an objective approach to the arts. It is designed to provide the student with the tools necessary to understand various forms of artistic expression and to establish the understanding that form and content in art are products of fundamental cultural values. Painting, sculpture, architecture and music are stressed. Related field trips are a part of the humanities program.
Course Goal The goal of this course is to develop a beginning understanding of the arts in a broad context, with a focus on the interrelationships between the arts, and how the arts influence past as well as present cultures.
Student Performance Objectives Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:
  1. Perform a formal analysis of various artworks applying terminology within a critique format.
  2. Apply various terminologies to 'everyday' forms that utilize artistic principles.
  3. View works with a 'nonrestrictive' approach, evidenced through written assignments.
  4. Establish interrelationships between various disciplines applying terminology that is common between them, by contrasting a work from one form with that of another.
  5. Recognize the importance of the arts within various cultures including their own, evidenced through written assignments.
Evaluation Components The performance evaluation (grading) is divided up as follows:

200 pts -- Virtual Interactive Lecture quizzes
400 pts -- Assignments
600 pts -- Total (plus possible extra credit)

Virtual Interactive Lecture Quizzes (200 pts) (percentage x 2) This will vary from person to person depending upon several variables – there are roughly 400 questions possible, but the percentage is based upon questions missed as well as those correct.
  • See the schedule to determine when each module is due. Student Question: Does this mean different students get different points? How do you decide what points are awarded?
  • Each correct answer is worth one point. Each incorrect answer is worth -.5 points. Each time you review and take the quiz again the points awarded to correct and incorrect answers remain. However, if you do better the second time, while the incorrect points will remain, your average should get better as more correct answers will be averaged in. For a visual explanation:

question 1 question 2 question 3 question 4 Score
First time C I C I 66%
Second time C C C I
What is scored C C C I 75%
Remember that you may upload your quiz grade up to one week late, but not after. The percentage you see only reflects those lectures you have taken. If you have missed a lecture, its points negatively impact your grade. DON'T FALL BEHIND!
Assignments
(400 pts)		 The assignments are broken down into the following:
Syllabus quiz 5
Introduction lecture question 5
Humanities quiz 5
Chronology web assignment 10
Seminar One writing corrections 5
Classicism/Romanticism post 5
Subject web assignment 10
Unity post 10
Dissonance post 5
Seminar Two writing corrections 5
Line/Shape/Geometric post 15
Value/Color post 15
Rhythm post 10
Seminar Three writing corrections 5
Proportion post 8
Space post 10
Emphasis post 10
Seminar Four writing corrections 5
Painting writing corrections 5
Painting post 20
Appreciation post 9
Exam 1 50
Architecture post 18
Sculpture post 15
Seminar Six writing corrections 5
Music writing corrections 5
Music Analysis quiz 20
Camera Arts quiz 5
Film writing corrections 5
Film critique 40
Exam 2 50
Seminar Eight minute paper 10
Total 400

Seminar Outlines The numbers in red are the approximate times it takes to complete each portion.

Week One (Total time on task 4+ hours)
Getting started 60
Lectures with quiz, discussion questions or assignments -- Introduction 45, Humanities 25, Chronology 80,

Week Two (Total time on task 4+ hours)
Lecture with quiz Subject Matter 80
Virtual lecture orientation 15
Virtual lectures with quizzes and posts -- Unity 20+, Tension 25+
Unity post 60+ Dissonance post 40+

Week Three (Total time on task 6+ hours)
Virtual lectures with quizzes and posts -- Line 40+, Shape 40+, Value 50+, Color 50+, Rhythm 50+
Line/Shape/Geometric post 60+, Value/Color post 60+ Rhythm post 40+

Week Four (Total time on task 4+ hours)
Virtual lectures with quizzes and posts -- Texture 50+, Space 50+, Proportion 50+, Emphasis 50+
Space post 60+ Proportion post 40+ Emphasis post 60+

Week Five (Total time on task 7+ hours)
Virtual lectures with quizzes -- Form 50+, Drawing 30+, Prints 40+, Paint 50+, Other 20+
Painting writing examples 30+, Painting post 60+
Appreciation 80+

Midterm review 30+ , Midterm 32

Week Six (Total time on task 6+ hours)
Brain analysis 10
Classicism/Romanticism Lecture 55
Virtual lectures with quizzes -- Sculpture 50+, Architecture1 70+, Architecture2 70+, Architecture3 70+
Architecture post 60+, Sculpture post 60+

Week Seven (Total time on task 5+ hours)
Music1 50+, Music2 60+, Music3 50+
Music writing examples 30+, Music Analysis and response 100+

Week Eight (Total time on task 9+ hours)
Virtual lectures with quizzes -- Theater1 40+, Theater2 40+, Theater3 40+
Camera Arts Lectures with quiz 35+
Music writing examples 30+, Film critique 300+
Review 30+, Exam2 32


Grade Scale
  • 600 - 564 = A
  • 563 - 540 = A-
  • 539 - 522 = B+
  • 521 - 504 = B
  • 503 - 480 = B-
  • 479 - 462 = C+
  • 461 - 444 = C
  • 443 - 420 = C-
  • 419 - 402 = D+
  • 401 - 384 = D
  • 383 - 360 = D-
  • 359 - 0 = E

Late Policy All assignments must be submitted before midnight of the due date. If they are, you will receive comments.
Remember! All assignments may be turned in up to one week late without penalty. However, you will not receive individual comments.
NO assignment may be turned in after one week past the date due.
Be on time, allow extra time for problems, but accept the penalty if you miss it-- this is the real world. You can make up some points with extra credit.
Attendance Guidelines Each student is expected to attend the class by logging in and doing class work at least 5 out of the 7 days each week. The minimum standard for this course is that an average participant should “attend” class 5 out of the 7 days per week. Consistent absence does not excuse you from the responsibility of participation, assigned work, and/or testing. Students are encouraged to drop the class if 2 consecutive weeks of absences are accumulated.

Because of the availability of the internet at almost every library in the United States, you are expected to keep up with your assignments and participate in online classes regardless of where you might be. You should also consult Macomb Community College’s Student Academic Policies for Class Withdrawal guidelines. Dropping out of this class or not completing work assignments may result in a failing grade if the proper procedures are not followed. Drop dates for on-line classes vary and are listed on the college home page (http://www.macomb.edu/main.asp) and in the Schedule of Classes for the semester you wish to take classes. If a student elects to drop the course he/she must do so through the proper procedure. Failure to withdraw from the class will result in an "E" grade being recorded.
Course Site Organization We will use the following course organization for this 8-week online course:

Announcements This is where you arrive each time you log in to the course site. I will post reminders and messages to you in this area.

Most everything is accessible from the announcement page.

Click on Grade Book to view your grades at any time.

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