Common Course Description: A chronological analysis of the historical and cultural contexts of the visual arts from the 14th century to the present day.

Note: This section of Art History II emphasizes the evolution of graphic and design arts within the field of visual communication. Our primary focus will be on typography, printmaking, photography, and illustration found in advertisements, magazines, books, etc. Emphasis on the art movements and schools of thought, individuals, and technology as they interrelate with the graphic arts. This section allows students to better understand the context within which graphic artists work.

Prerequisites: College level Reading and Writing Requirements

Course Rationale: The purpose of Art History II is to introduce students to the development of period styles in the Western tradition from the Renaissance to the present. Students will also acquire knowledge of principal artists and architects of this period.

This class fulfills the Creative Arts requirement of the Core Curriculum outline.

Common Course Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, students will:

• Identify and describe works of art based on their chronology and style, using standard categories and terminology.
• Investigate major artistic developments and significant works of art from the 14th century to the present day.
• Analyze the relationship of art to history by placing works of art within cultural, historical and chronological contexts.
• Critically interpret and evaluate works of art.

Section Specific Program Learning Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of the course, students will:

• Relate historic styles and their influences to the present.
• Recognize techniques and media used in graphic art.
• Recognize prominent graphic artists and their contribution to the development of popular styles.

Discipline Specific Program Learning Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of the course, students will:

• Write meaningful formal and critical analyses of art works.
• Explain how formal and compositional properties express and convey content.
• Recognize, contextualize, and comparatively analyze differences in artistic styles.
• Gain insight to diverse perspectives and relate art history to broader life experiences.

General Education Outcomes: 

• Civic and Cultural Awareness - Analyzing and critiquing competing perspectives in a democratic society; comparing, contrasting, and interpreting differences and commonalities among peoples, ideas, aesthetic traditions, and cultural practices
• Critical Thinking - Gathering, analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating and applying information. 
• Personal Responsibility: Identifying and applying ethical principles and practices; demonstrating effective learning, creative thinking, and personal responsibility.
• Interpersonal Skills - Interacting collaboratively to achieve common goals
• Written, Oral and Visual Communication - Communicating effectively, adapting to purpose, structure, audience, and medium.
• Technology Skills:  Using appropriate technology to retrieve, manage, analyze, and present information.

Instructional Methodology: Through textbook readings, PowerPoint presentations, recorded lectures, and videos we will examine graphic design from the early Renaissance through the present. Exam questions will refer to information in all chapters of the required text. Study guides and flash cards are provided to assist students in organizing and identifying the most important information and in preparing for tests. Students will be expected to read all chapters of the textbook and view all recorded lectures. Watching supplementary video clips is optional, but they will enhance one’s understanding of the material. 

Course Evaluation:

• Exams: Four online/computer-based exams will focus on terms, concepts, images, and artists/designers covered in assigned readings and lectures. Exams will consist of matching, multiple choice, true/false questions, and image identification. More details will be provided on Blackboard and on the study guides.
  • Study Guides and Flash Cards are provided for each exam. These study tools will help students focus on key material presented in assigned readings and recorded lectures. Exam questions are drawn directly from the study guide, which students should fill out as they approach and learn new course content.
• Essays: Students will compose four essays, each 450-550 words in length, over the duration of the course. Essays will answer a set of questions drawn from material presented in assigned textbook chapters. The goal of each essay is to answer all parts of the topic question correctly and completely.

Students may consult their textbook, lecture notes, and outside sources while brainstorming their essays. However, these essays are not research papers; therefore, they should be written entirely in the student’s own words (i.e. Avoid quotes as much as possible and do not plagiarize!). Any plagiarizing will result in an automatic zero on the assignment and may incur further disciplinary action. Students will submit their essays on Blackboard via SafeAssign, a program that scans for plagiarism.

Grading:                                                                               Grading Scale:

Exams (4 @ 15% each)           60%                                         A         90-100

Essays (4 @ 10% each)          40%                                         B         80-89

____________________________                                        C         70-79

Total                                        100%                                       D         60-69

                                                                                                F          below 60

                                                                                                0          no assignment

Required Textbook:

Graphic Design: A New History by Stephen J. Eskilson, 2nd or 3rd edition

ISBN: 978-0300172607 (2nd ed.)

ISBN: 978-0300233285 (3rd ed.)

Computer Technology: This Distance Learning course requires computer and internet access. Students should have basic computer and internet skills and be able to send and receive email, attach files, navigate the course’s Blackboard site, and open and print course documents from Blackboard (Bb). Course documents will appear in various formats, including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe PDF. If you have problems opening any of the documents, inform your instructor immediately.

Exams will be taken using Respondus LockDown Browser, which students will need to download to their computer. Respondus ensures a secure, proctored environment for test-taking. Students may also use the LockDown Browser app for iPad. Students must let instructor know immediately if: 1) they do not have access to a webcam or 2) they only have access to a Google Chromebook.

Distance Learning and Technology Support Services:

If you are new to distance education, please review the ACC Distance Education General Information page, available at: https://online.austincc.edu/faq/ You may also contact the Distance Learning center for technical assistance related to the course: http://dl.austincc.edu/.

In response to COVID-19-related campus closures, Austin Community College now provides free, secure drive-up WiFi to students and employees in the parking lots of all campus locations. WiFi can be accessed seven days a week, 7 am to 11 pm.  Additional details are available at: https://www.austincc.edu/coronavirus/drive-up-wifi

Students who submit the Student Technology Access Form (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MH3DXLJ?ref=studentbanner) and indicate they need help accessing their online learning environment to successfully complete their courses are eligible to check out an ACC iPad for use during the semester.  You must be registered for a credit course, Adult Education, or Continuing Education course.

Blackboard: All course materials will be posted on the course’s Blackboard site. Students should check the site regularly for new materials and announcements. Log in from ACC’s main web page. You will need your EID and password.

ACC Email:All students must have access to their ACC email account and must check it regularly to keep current on important course information. Correspondence between student and professor must be sent using ACC email accounts. (To activate and log into your account, go to: http://www.austincc.edu/accmail/.) Emailed communication through Blackboard is automatically directed to ACC student email accounts. Students who do not check their ACC email daily must change their account settings so messages will be forwarded to their preferred email account (see http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=10957).

* Schedule is subject to change; any modifications will be announced on Blackboard. 

*Readings and Recorded Lectures must be completed within the specified date range for the week. 

Week 1 

Readings Lectures Due Dates 

• Introduction: The Origins of • Intro • Orientation 

   Type and Typography  

• Chapter 1: The Nineteenth • Ch 1  

  Century: An Expanding Field 

Week 2 

Readings Lectures Due Dates 

• Chapter 2: Art Nouveau: France, • Ch 2 • Essay #1 

  The United States, and England    

Week 3 

Readings Lectures Due Dates 

• Chapter 3: Sachplakat, • Ch 3 • Exam #1 

  The First World War, and Dada 

• Chapter 4: Modern Art, Modern • Ch 4 (first half)  

  Graphic Design (first half of chapter) 

Week 4 

Readings Lectures Due Dates 

• Chapter 4: Modern Art, Modern • Ch 4 (second half) • Essay #2 

  Graphic Design (second half of chapter) 

• Chapter 5: Revolutions in Design • Ch 5  

Week 5 

Readings Lectures Due Dates 

• Chapter 6: The Bauhaus and • Ch 6 • Exam #2 

  the New Typography 

• Chapter 7: American Modern • Ch 7  (first half)  

  and the Second World War 

(first half of chapter)  

Week 6 

Readings Lectures Due Dates 

• Chapter 7: American Modern • Ch 7  (second half) • Essay #3  

  and the Second World War 

(second half of chapter)  

• Chapter 8: The Triumph of the • Ch 8  

   International Style  

Week 7 

Readings Lectures Due Dates 

• Chapter 9: Postmodernism, • Ch 9 • Exam #3

  the Return of Expression 

Week 8 

Readings Lectures Due Dates 

• (2nd ed.) Chapter 10: Contemporary • Ch 10 • Essay #4 

  Graphic Design • Exam #4

• (3rd ed.) Chapter 10: Contemporary  

  Graphic Design, Chapter 11: The  

  Digital Present, and Epilogue: The  

  Citizen Designer  

• Due Dates are strictly observed. It is the student’s responsibility to keep track of these dates.
  • Exams must be taken on or before the due dates listed on the course schedule. Students who do not take the exam by the date indicated will receive a zero on the exam. Each exam may be taken one time only; there are no re-takes.
  • Late Essays will be accepted with deductions of five percentage points (half a letter grade) for each day the assignment is late, including weekends and holidays.
• Plagiarism: Plagiarizing means using words that are not your own without giving credit to the original author, regardless of whether the material comes from a book or from somewhere on the internet. See section 2.A.02.a in the ACC Student Handbook for details.

No credit will be given for essays with plagiarized passages, and further disciplinary action may be taken if your professor sees fit. It is easy for professors to detect plagiarism—never assume you’ll “get away with it.” It is a serious offense and not worth the risk!

• Withdrawal: Students who quit the course must officially withdraw, or receive an “F” for the course. You may withdraw by going to any ACC Admissions and Records office and filling out a withdrawal slip; a professor’s signature is not required. The slip must be submitted by the student before the final withdrawal deadline. Note: there is a new state law that limits withdrawals. Starting in the Fall of 2007, students attending Texas public colleges can withdraw (receive a W) from no more than six courses during their undergraduate career. “W’s” from ACC follow students when they transfer into other institutions. This law does not apply to students who have taken college courses before fall 2007. Students can still drop classes without penalty during the schedule change (add/drop) period at the start of the semester.         

Your instructor reserves the right to withdraw any student who has had excessive absences and is not making satisfactory progress in the class.

• Incomplete: An incomplete will be granted only if an extraordinary circumstance prevents a student from completing the course requirements. The student must produce a valid, documented excuse in writing. The student who takes an incomplete is responsible for completing course requirements by the end of the following semester. If the coursework is not completed, the grade becomes an “F”.

Health & Safety Protocols

Operational areas of ACC campuses and centers are fully open and accessible through all public entrances.  The college encourages its staff, faculty, and students to be mindful of the well-being of all individuals on campus.  If you feel sick, feverish, or unwell, please do not come to campus.

Some important things to remember:

• If you have not done so, ACC encourages all students, faculty, and staff to get vaccinated. COVID-19 vaccines are now widely available throughout the community. Visit www.vaccines.gov/ to find a vaccine location near you.
   

• Campuses are open to faculty, staff, and students.  The college and its departments and offices may invite internal and external guests to their events and activities, though access is still restricted for external parties seeking to host activities at ACC.  The college’s Appian Health Screening App remains available to everyone who visits campus. This continues to be a good way to check your own health before coming to class or work. 
• If you are experiencing COVID-19-related symptoms, please get a COVID-19 test as soon as possible before returning to an ACC facility.  Testing is now widely available.  To find testing locations near you, click this link.

• If you test positive, please report it on the ACC self-reporting tool located here.

• ACC continues to welcome face masks on campus.  Per CDC guidelines, face masks remain a good way to protect yourself from COVID-19. 
   
• The college asks that we all continue to respect the personal space of others. We are encouraging 3 feet of social distancing.
   
• Please be sure to carry your student, faculty, or staff ID badge at all times while on campus.

Because of the everchanging situation, please go to ACC’s Covid website at https://www.austincc.edu/coronavirus?ref=audiencemenu for the latest updates and guidance.

Statement on Academic Integrity

Austin Community College values academic integrity in the educational process.  Acts of academic dishonesty/misconduct undermine the learning process, present a disadvantage to students who earn credit honestly, and subvert the academic mission of the institution. The potential consequences of fraudulent credentials raise additional concerns for individuals and communities beyond campus who rely on institutions of higher learning to certify students' academic achievements and expect to benefit from the claimed knowledge and skills of their graduates. Students must follow all instructions given by faculty or designated college representatives when taking examinations, placement assessments, tests, quizzes, and evaluations.  Actions constituting scholastic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, plagiarism, cheating, fabrication, collusion, falsifying documents, or the inappropriate use of the college’s information technology resources.  Further information is available at https://www.austincc.edu/about-acc/academic-integrity-and-disciplinary-process 

Student Rights & Responsibilities

Students at ACC have the same rights and protections under the Constitution of the United States. These rights include freedom of speech, peaceful assembly, petition and association. As members of the community, students have the right to express their own views, but must also take responsibility for according the same rights to others and not interfere or disrupt the learning environment. Students are entitled to fair treatment, are expected to act consistently with the values of the college, and obey local, state, and federal laws. www.austincc.edu/srr

As a student of Austin Community College you are expected to abide by the Student Standards of Conduct. https://www.austincc.edu/students/students-rights-and-responsibilities/student-standards-of-conduct 

Senate Bill 212 and Title IX Reporting Requirements 

Under Senate Bill 212 (SB 212), the faculty and all College employees are required to report any information concerning incidents of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking committed by or against an ACC student or employee. Federal Title IX law and College policy also require reporting incidents of sex- and gender-based discrimination and sexual misconduct. This means faculty and non-clinical counseling staff cannot keep confidential information about any such incidents that you share with them.

If you would like to talk with someone confidentiality, please contact the District Clinical Counseling Team who can connect you with a clinical counselor on any ACC campus:  (512) 223-2616, or to schedule online:  https://www.austincc.edu/students/counseling . 

While students are not required to report, they are encouraged to contact the Compliance Office for resources and options:  Charlene Buckley, District Title IX Officer, (512) 223-7964;  compliance@austincc.edu .

If a student makes a report to a faculty member, the faculty member will contact the District Title IX Officer for follow-up.

Student Complaints

A defined process applies to complaints about an instructor or other college employee. You are encouraged to discuss concerns and complaints with college personnel and should expect a timely and appropriate response. When possible, students should first address their concerns through informal conferences with those immediately involved; formal due process is available when informal resolution cannot be achieved.

Student complaints may include (but are not limited to) issues regarding classroom instruction, college services and offices on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or disability.

Further information about the complaints process, including the form used to submit complaints, is available at: http://www.austincc.edu/students/students-rights-and-responsibilities/student-complaint-procedures

Statement on Privacy

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects confidentiality of students’ educational records. Grades cannot be provided by faculty over the phone, by e-mail, or to a fellow student.

Recording Policy

To ensure compliance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), student recording of class lectures or other activities is generally prohibited without the explicit written permission of the instructor and notification of other students enrolled in the class section.  Exceptions are made for approved accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. 

Recording of lectures and other class activities may be made by faculty to facilitate instruction, especially for classes taught remotely through BlackBoard Collaborate or another platform.  Participation in such activities implies consent for the student to be recorded during the instructional activity.  Such recordings are intended for educational and academic purposes only.

Safety Statement

Health and safety are of paramount importance in classrooms, laboratories, and field activities. Students are expected to learn and comply with ACC environmental, health and safety procedures and agree to follow ACC safety policies.  Emergency Procedures posters and Campus Safety Plans are posted in each classroom and should be reviewed at the beginning of each semester.  All incidents (injuries/illness/fire/property damage/near miss) should be immediately reported to the course instructor. Additional information about safety procedures and how to sign up to be notified in case of an emergency can be found at http://www.austincc.edu/emergency

Everyone is expected to conduct themselves professionally with respect and courtesy to all. Anyone who thoughtlessly or intentionally jeopardizes the health or safety of another individual may be immediately dismissed from the day’s activity and will be referred to the Dean of Student Services for disciplinary action.

In the event of disruption of normal classroom activities due to an emergency situation or an outbreak of illness, the format for this course may be modified to enable completion of the course. In that event, students will be provided an addendum to the class syllabus that will supersede the original version.

Campus Carry

The Austin Community College District concealed handgun policy ensures compliance with Section 411.2031 of the Texas Government Code (also known as the Campus Carry Law), while maintaining ACC’s commitment to provide a safe environment for its students, faculty, staff, and visitors.  Beginning August 1, 2017, individuals who are licensed to carry (LTC) may do so on campus premises except in locations and at activities prohibited by state or federal law, or the college’s concealed handgun policy. 

It is the responsibility of license holders to conceal their handguns at all times.  Persons who see a handgun on campus are asked to contact the ACC Police Department by dialing 512-223-1231.   Please refer to the concealed handgun policy online at http://austincc.edu/campuscarry

Discrimination Prohibited

The College seeks to maintain an educational environment free from any form of discrimination or harassment including but not limited to discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.

Faculty at the College are required to report concerns regarding sexual misconduct (including all forms of sexual harassment and sex and gender-based discrimination) to the Manager of Title IX/Title VI/ADA Compliance.  Licensed clinical counselors are available across the District and serve as confidential resources for students.

Additional information about Title VI, Title IX, and ADA compliance can be found in the ACC Compliance Resource Guide available at: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xfmZHOPD_H1wgGKq1N7Irv6gvXxOXzbZ/view

Use of ACC email

All College e-mail communication to students will be sent solely to the student’s ACCmail account, with the expectation that such communications will be read in a timely fashion. ACC will send important information and will notify students of any college- related emergencies using this account. Students should only expect to receive email communication from their instructor using this account.  Likewise, students should use their ACCmail account when communicating with instructors and staff.  Information about ACC email accounts, including instructions for accessing it, are available at:  http://www.austincc.edu/help/accmail/questions-and-answers

Use of the Testing Center

The Testing Centers will allow only limited in person testing and testing time will be limited to the standard class time, typically one and one-half hours.  Specifically, only the following will be allowed in the Testing Centers:

• Student Accessibility Services (SAS) Testing: All approved SAS testing
• Assessments Tests: Institutionally approved assessment tests (e.g., TSIA or TABE)
• Placement Tests: Placement tests (e.g., ALEKS)
• Make-Up Exams (for students who missed the original test): Make-up testing is available for all lecture courses but will be limited to no more than 25% of students enrolled in each section for each of four tests

• Programs incorporating industry certification exams: Such programs (e.g., Microsoft, Adobe, etc.) may utilize the ACC Business Assessment Center for the industry certification exams (BACT) at HLC or RRC

Student Support Services

The success of our students is paramount, and ACC offers a variety of support services to help, as well as providing numerous opportunities for community engagement and personal growth.

Student Support

ACC strives to provide exemplary support to its students and offers a broad variety of opportunities and services.  Information on these campus services and resources is available at  http://www.austincc.edu/students.  A comprehensive array of student support services is available online at:

https://www.austincc.edu/coronavirus/remote-student-support 

Student Accessibility Services

Austin Community College (ACC) is committed to providing a supportive, accessible, and inclusive learning environment for all students.  Each campus offers support services for students with documented disabilities. Students with disabilities who need classroom, academic or other accommodations must request them through Student Accessibility Services (SAS).

Students are encouraged to request accommodations when they register for courses or at least three weeks before the start of each semester they are enrolled, otherwise the provision of accommodations may be delayed.  Students who have received approval for accommodations from SAS for this course must provide the instructor with the legal document titled “Notice of Approved Accommodations (NAA)” from SAS.

Until the instructor receives the NAA from the student accommodations should not be provided.  Once the NAA is received, accommodations must be provided.  Accommodations are not retroactive, so it is in the student’s best interest to deliver the NAA on the first day of class.  

Please contact SAS@austincc.edu for more information.

Academic Support

ACC offers academic support services on all of its campuses. These services, which include online tutoring, academic coaching, and supplemental instruction, are free to enrolled ACC students. Tutors are available in a variety of subjects ranging from accounting to pharmacology. Students may receive these services on both a drop-in and referral basis. 

An online tutor request can be made here:

https://de.austincc.edu/bbsupport/online-tutoring-request/

Additional tutoring information can be found here:

austincc.edu/onlinetutoring

Library Services

ACC Library Services offers both in-person and extensive online services, with research and assignment assistance available in-person during limited hours of service. Although all college services are subject to change, plans include ACC students signing up for study space and use of computers at open libraries, extensive online instruction in classes, online reference assistance 24/7 and reference with ACC faculty librarians. In addition, currently enrolled students, faculty and staff can access Library Services online (also 24/7) via the ACC Library website and by using their ACCeID to access all online materials (ebooks, articles from library databases, and streaming videos). ACC Libraries offer these services in numerous ways such as: "Get Help from a Faculty Librarian: the 24/7 Ask a Librarian chat service," an online form for in-depth research Q and A sessions, one-on-one video appointments, email, and phone (voicemail is monitored regularly).

• Library Website: http://library.austincc.edu
• Library Information & Services during COVID-19: https://researchguides.austincc.edu/LSinfoCOVID19
• Ask a Librarian 24/7 chat and form: https://library.austincc.edu/help/ask.php
• Library Hours of Operation by Location: https://library.austincc.edu/loc/
• Email: library@austincc.edu

Student Organizations

ACC has over seventy student organizations, offering a variety of cultural, academic, vocational, and social opportunities.  They provide a chance to meet with other students who have the same interests, engage in service-learning, participate in intramural sports, gain valuable field experience related to career goals, and much else.  Student Life coordinates many of these activities, and additional information is available at http://sites.austincc.edu/sl/.

Personal Support

Resources to support students are available at every campus. To learn more, ask your professor or visit the campus Support Center. All resources and services are free and confidential. Some examples include, among others:

• Food resources including community pantries and bank drives can be found here:

https://www.centraltexasfoodbank.org/food-assistance/get-food-now

• Assistance with childcare or utility bills is available at any campus Support Center: http://www.austincc.edu/students/support-center.
• The Student Emergency Fund can help with unexpected expenses that may cause you to withdraw from one or more classes: http://www.austincc.edu/SEF.
• Help with budgeting for college and family life is available through the Student Money Management Office: http://sites.austincc.edu/money/.  
• A full listing of services for student parents is available at: https://www.austincc.edu/students/child-care

• The CARES Act Student Aid will help eligible students pay expenses related to COVID-19: 

https://www.austincc.edu/coronavirus/cares-act-student-aid.   

Mental health counseling services are available throughout the ACC Student Services District to address personal and or mental health concerns: http://www.austincc.edu/students/counseling .

If you are struggling with a mental health or personal crisis, call one of the following numbers to connect with resources for help.  However, if you are afraid that you might hurt yourself or someone else, call 911 immediately.

Free Crisis Hotline Numbers:

• Austin / Travis County 24-hour Crisis & Suicide hotline: 512-472-HELP (4357)

• The Williamson County 24-hour Crisis hotline: 1-800-841-1255
• Bastrop County Family Crisis Center hotline: 1-888-311-7755
• Hays County 24 Hour Crisis Hotline: 1-877-466-0660
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
• Crisis Text Line: Text “home” to 741741
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline:   1-800-662-HELP (4357)
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline:1-800-950-NAMI (6264)