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This is a temporary syllabus until Friday, Jan.

13 Art History 2300: Monuments of World Art I Fall 2011 11:15-12:05pm, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays Room S151 Instructor: Laura Lake Smith e-mail: lls@uga.edu Office: Lamar Dodd School of Art, Room N338 No Telephone available, please email Office hours: Wednesdays, 12:30-2pm & by appointment (please email requests for appointments) **It is your responsibility to download and/or print the Syllabus and Course Outline from eLearning..** Course Description: Art History 2300 is a course designed to introduce students to works of art produced in various regions of the world from the prehistoric period to the Renaissance. While its focus is primarily painting produced in the western world, the class will include some examples which derive from nonwestern traditions. The class is organized as a series of image-based lectures. Students will be asked to carefully view works of art and architecture, and then combine their observations with equally careful considerations of the historical and cultural contexts bearing upon the production of these works. While the class is lecturebased, students are strongly encouraged to participate by asking questions and offering comments that relate to the images and ideas presented in class. Students progress is evaluated via exams and quizzes, and both the content and format of these will be discussed in class. Required text: Kleiner, Fred S. Gardners Art Through the Ages: A Global History (UGA CustomVolume One, 13th Ed.). Mason, OH: Centage Learning, 2008. eLearning and Course Communication: eLearning is an essential resource for this class. The home page provides access to information and announcements that are crucial to your success in this course. You should visit the site, ideally, on a daily basis because important messages, updates, and images will be posted there. Access eLearning via UGAs main homepage. The Syllabus and the Images and Readings List are to be found on the course's homepage. Powerpoints will also be posted here for your studying purposes. Grading: Your grade will be based on three exams (equally weighted and non-cumulative) and three quizzes. The exams will consist of slide identification, fill-in the blank, multiple choice, term definition, short answer, and/or essay questions. The content and format of each exam will be discussed in class. The quizzes will consist of short answers and slide identification. The specifics to be covered by each quiz will be announced in class several days ahead of the quiz date. Grading Scale: 3 Exams: 3 Quizzes: 300 points total (100 points each) 60 points total (20 points each)_ 360 points total

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332 - 360 324 - 331 316 - 323 295 - 315 288 - 294 280 - 287 260 - 279 252 - 259 244 - 251 216 - 243 below 216

Reading Assignments: Readings will support and enhance lecture material and will be helpful as you prepare for quizzes and exams. Readings are given in the List of Images and Readings. I strongly advise you do the textbook reading BEFORE material is presented in classi.e., read the designated pages pertaining to the Classical Greece before we discuss Classical Greek art. This way, you will have a better understanding of the facts and ideas presented in class and, at the same time, will be better prepared to ask important, meaningful questions. Tentative schedule for exams and quizzes: (is subject to change) Please note that the dates for the

quizzes and the midterm are subject to change; any changes will be announced in class AND posted on eLC calendar. The final exam date, as determined by the university, will not change.
Dates will be given by Friday, Jan. 13 Quiz 1 Exam 1 Quiz 2 Exam 2 Quiz 3 Exam 3

May 4, Friday, 12-2pm**

** The University sets the exam schedule and it cannot be changed. Check now for conflicts with other final exams which might also be scheduled during our final slot; if you have a conflict, notify all relevant instructors immediately. Make-up exams and quizzes can only be scheduled in extreme situations (i.e., medical emergency, jury duty). Should you require a make-up exam or quiz, you must contact me prior to the exam or quiz, if possible, or within 24 hours after the exam or quiz. Proper documentation verifying the situation must be provided. Failure to provide this documentation in a timely manner will result in a grade of 0 for the missed exam. Special note: Travel plans or doctors appointments or other personal schedules conflicting with exam/quiz dates and multiple exams on an exam or quiz day do not constitute grounds for scheduling a make-up test. Attendance Classroom attendance is required for this course, but you will be permitted to miss up to five classes

without penalty. For each absence beyond the fifth, your final grade will be lowered by 3 points: for example, if you have earned an 340 as your final course grade, your sixth absence would drop your final grade to an 337, the seventh would drop it to a 334, etc. I will not distinguish between excused and unexcused absences; consequently, there is no need to bring me doctors notes or other explanations regarding absences. Please understand that you are expected to arrive on time for class and remain in class until its dismissal. Attendance is taken daily. If you do miss a class, it is your responsibility to find a friend in the class and copy his/her notes. I do not distribute lecture notes for any absences. Academic Honesty As per The University of Georgias Academic Honesty Policy: All academic work must meet the standards contained in A Culture of Honesty. Each student is responsible for knowing these standards before performing academic work." Each student enrolled at UGA agrees to be bound by all of the terms set forth in the Academic Honesty Policy: "I will be academically honest in all of my academic work and will not tolerate academic dishonesty of others." - UGA Student Honor Code Read the full version of this policy at http://www.uga.edu/honesty/. Please note: Falsifying attendance records (i.e., signing roll and then leaving before class concludes, or signing in for someone other than yourself) constitutes cheating and will be handled accordingly under the Academic Honesty Policy. Web-Based Course Evaluations All students taking courses in the Lamar Dodd School of Art are asked to evaluate their instructors at the end of the term, via the Internet. These evaluations are extremely important and fully confidential. A simple online evaluation form will be available to you will be available during the final week of each semester. Please follow these five steps to complete your course evaluation. 1. Visit http://eval.franklin.uga.edu You will be redirected to the secure course evaluation website. A link to the site is also available via the School of Art website at www.art.uga.edu under the "Student Resources" link. 2. Login using your UGA MyID and password. Your identity will not be associated with your responses. The web-based course evaluation application has been designed to encourage honest and open comments concerning the strengths and/or weaknesses of the instruction in the class. 3. Select the course/instructor to evaluate. Evaluations must be completed for each course listed. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete your evaluation. Unless otherwise specified, responses are required to all questions. You may enter No Comment or NC in the short answer section if you wish. 5. Click the /Enter Evaluation/ button to submit your evaluation. Once you submit, you will not be able to make changes. If you need to complete evaluations for additional courses, return to Step 3.

Student feedback on instructional effectiveness is important; your comments are appreciated. Questions? Contact the Main Office at 706-542-1511. ________________

Students with a disability or health-related issue who need a class a class accommodation should make an appointment to speak with me as soon as possible. The course syllabus and schedule constitute a general plan for this class; anything and everything on the syllabus and course schedule is subject to change during the semester. ______________________________

Important Dates from UGAs Academic Calendar and for our class

MLK Day-No Class Spring Break Withdrawal Deadline Last Day of our Class Reading Day Art History 2300 Final

Jan. 16 March 12-16 March 22 April 30 May 1 May 4, 12:00pm-2:00pm

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