• Develop an understanding of how visual artworks by women are representative cultural expressions of their era.

• Define relevant art historical terms and apply them in written and/or oral expression.

• Identify, compare and contrast major art historical themes and stylistic trends relevant to the artistic expression of women among the periods and works studied.

• Evaluate how women's societal roles helped shape their artistic themes and modes of expression.

• Conduct formal analysis of a wide range of historically significant artworks in terms of basic visual elements and material processes.

• Critically analyze and evaluate artworks by contemporary women artists.

• Critically interpret contemporary art theory as it pertains to the works of women artists.

• Develop a critical approach to understanding the changing nature of the art historical process and evaluating the validity of continuing reinterpretation.

We will often consider provocative and challenging subject matter in this class and must therefore agree to respect each other’s views and identities. Our diverse backgrounds and opinions are assets and no student shall be made to feel inferior or uncomfortable because of their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs or physical/ intellectual abilities.

Please DO NOT text message during class. If you need to attend to an important message, please leave the classroom and return when you can fully commit your attention to the class discussion.

Good attendance is essential to your success! While you will not be graded on your attendance, numerous absences are sure to negatively effect your grade.

If you have received an add code from the instructor, the deadline to add this course is January 23. Students wishing to drop the course, are responsible for doing so via MyChaffey View by February 10 without record, or by April 11 with a "W" grade.

Students should plan on spending two to three hours reading, fulfilling assignments and studying for every hour spent in the classroom. That's 83 - 124 hours of Art 6 study time this semester!

Assignments should be turned in at the beginning of class. Any work done during class will NOT be given credit.

You may turn one assignment in one class day late.  The late assignment will not be marked down, however any assignments turned in more than one class late, or in addition to the one accepted assignment, will NOT receive credit.

Integrity is an essential component of the student academic experience. The academic evaluation a student receives for a course becomes a permanent college record and it is critical that such records be accurate and consistent. The integrity students learn and exhibit at the college will be a model for the professional integrity they practice when they complete their college work. Accordingly, Chaffey College has classified academic dishonesty into the following categories and included examples for each category.

• Cheating
• Unauthorized collaboration
• Facilitating Academic Dishonesty
• Interference or sabbotage
• Plagiarism
• Fabrication
• Retaliation

All course work must be submitted by the last day of lecture. NO COURSE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 4:50 PM ON May 16!!!

Grades will be available online by June 5.

A Compendium of Knowledge is a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the photographic works and issues considered this semester by writing a Compendium of Knowledge that will be submitted in five sections worth 36 points each.

Pages for the first few sections will need to be printed from the "Assignments" page on The Slide Projector, while directions for the later sections will allow each student more flexibility in the works they choose to discuss. Each section will be graded on the adequacy of responses to questions, the writer's demonstrated understanding of key concepts and identification of corresponding styles, themes, artists and techniques, as well as the use of Learning to Learn strategies.

As we study the history of women's contributions to the art history, and learn to interpret their works, we will utilize nine art historical methods. Course content has been organized so that each section of your Compendium relates to specific methodologies. To better develop our ability to use these methods, and to demonstrate a practical understanding of them, students will complete five worksheet of their choosing to be included in their Compendiums.

Students will be asked to log onto the class's moodle page to complete four online quizzes, each worth a maximum of 30 points. Quiz questions will be derive from Learning Communities and may be multiple choice, fill in the blank, image identification, true or false, or short answer essay. Quizzes will be made available on Thursdays and must be completed by 11:59 pm on the due date.

A mandatory, comprehensive final quiz, that is due on the day of the final exam, will be worth 35 points.

Sorry, make-up quizzes cannot be accommodated. However, the lowest quiz score will be dropped.