Community Development Model Module Fall 2013 RA Training
CCA182Syllabus326 Update
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CCA 182
Experiencing the Arts
Spring Semester 2016 Room: CPA 101
Course Description & Objectives:
Experiencing the Arts is designed to enhance your knowledge of and participation in the
artsencompassing architecture, interior design, art, music, theatre, and dance. By first exploring
personal aesthetic preferences, we will build upon each individual’s artistic experiences to broaden and
integrate the arts more deeply throughout our lives.
The emphasis will be on engaging with performing and visual arts through experience. In this course,
we will attend events in several artistic disciplines, and share and question our responses.
Experiencing the arts requires a dialogue: works of art express their creator’s intentions but they also
evoke our individual perceptions and emotions. We must be active participants to create a dialogue
with the work of art. By exploring ways of seeing and ways of hearing, we can learn how to observe,
analyze, respond, and question. In CCA 182, we value and accept one another’s opinions about art and
individually understand that our opinions must always be backed up by a reasoned explanation of our
aesthetic reactions.
CCA 182 will explore the cultural diversity of the global arts. The arts have a unique ability to
demonstrate diversity. Through the arts we can resonate diverse musical traditions, we can see the
diversity of human experience, we can build it in our environment through architecture and interior
design, and we can enact the diversity of human experience through theatre.
The arts offer a powerful lens through which we can view our rapidly evolving world with a clear and
critical eye. The arts offer an important literacy that can open doorways to understanding other
subjects.
This course is a gateway to further coursework in the arts, to your participation in the arts throughout
your Miami career, and for your lifelong involvement with artistic events. The ultimate goal of the
course is to encourage each of us to be the artist of our own lives: the arts offer us tools to guide our
imagination, creativity, leadership, and personal fulfillment.
Professors: Kayla Loree & Chad Reynolds
Offices: Center for Performing Arts Room 020 (Kayla); Room 203 (Chad)
Office Hours: Tuesday 12:30 and by appointment (Kayla)
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9:30AM to 10:30AM,
by appointment (Chad)
Phone: 91517 (Chad)
EMails: loreeke@miamioh.edu (Kayla); reynolcc@miamioh.edu (Chad)
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Course Requirements
SUMMARY:
Attend all classes; Attend Artistic Events; Journals and Discussions; Final Project and
Presentation
● Attendance is required at all class meetings. We will not be meeting every week. Class will be
held 3/29, 4/12 and 5/3. Because we have so few meetings, it is crucial you attend every one.
Absences will negatively affect your final grade.
● Class Participation: Sharing your perceptions and experiences is the key to the success of
Experiencing the Arts. We will strive to create an open atmosphere of dialogue and free
exchange respecting our diversity of experiences and opinions.
● Attendance at artistic events. Students taking this course for 1 credit are required to attend 6
total Artistic Events (5 individual events; 1 group event) and students taking this course for 2
credits are required to attend 9 artistic events (8 individual events; 1 group event). All students
are required to attend one showing of Street Scene (see calendar for Week 2) to create shared
experiences by all and to provide a basis for common discussion and the building of community.
● Journal entries. Write one journal entry for each of the artistic events, one intro journal
examining your own artistic background and preferences, and a final journal entry of
selfreflection about what you discovered in CCA 182. Journal entries are due at 11:59pm
Sunday evening of each week on its respective discussion board on Canvas. Entries must be
thoughtfully and fully completed according to the guidelines depicted below for each to receive
full credit. See assignment descriptions below for more information.
● The structure of this course is deliberately flexible. You are able to pick which events you
attend, based on both interest and convenience of schedule. As such, when this course goes
live on March 14, you are free to begin attending events and submitting Journal entries. Take
note of how many events you are required to attend each week, based on how many credits you
are taking the course for (see course calendar provided below). If you choose to work ahead,
make sure to space out your journal entries in their appropriate weekly discussions. For
instance, if you choose to attend two events prior to our first class meeting, the first journal
would be posted on the Week 1 Journal forum (since all students are required to attend 1 event
the week of March 28) and the second would be posted on the Week 2 Journal forum. Do not
front yourself by posting more than the required events to each week’s forum. This allows you
the flexibility to manage your time effectively. If you look ahead and know you are unable to
attend the correct amount of events for a specific week, find time to work ahead. While you are
able to work ahead in this course, you are unable to submit journal entries after its respective
week has ended.
● Academic Honesty will be strictly enforced. Please read The Student Handbook, page 10. We
are all adults in this course, and you will be treated as such. Any breach of academic honesty
will be treated very seriously and may result in an F in the course. Do not try to write journals
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about events you did not attend. This is a flexible course that is designed to work around your
schedules. Don’t take advantage of the flexibility of the course. If you treat me, your fellow
classmates, and the course with respect, you will be respected in return.
Grading Guidelines:
● Class Attendance and Participation: 25%
● Journals and Discussion Board: 50%
● Final Project and Presentation: 25%
Assignment Descriptions:
Introduction Journal DUE 3/28 @ 11:59 pm
● Before writing this journal, read Chapters 12 of Becky Hendrick’s A Guide to
Understanding and Appreciating Art posted under “Files” on the Canvas site.
● Take 5 minutes to complete the exercise Hendrick describes on p. 9. “Divide a page into
two vertical columns, one headed with a plus sign and the other with a minus. Under the
plus, list whatever comes to mind that you really really like: foods, movies, clothes,
vacation spots, people, things to do, anything. Under the minus sign, list anything and
everything you can think of that you strongly dislike: foods, personality types, t.v.shows,
it doesn’t matter” (Hendrick 9). See what you learn about yourself in these 5 minutes.
This doesn’t need to be posted anywhere, but make sure to do this exercise before
posting your Introduction Journal.
● For your Journal entry Introduce yourself to your classmates! Tell us your name, year,
major, hometown, and anything else you feel we need to know about you. What is your
experience with “art”? Why did you decide to take this class? What do you hope to gain
through this course? What from the reading resonated with you? What did you find
about yourself in executing the Hendrick’s exercise regarding your personal
preferences? How do you think this will affect the way you interpret the events you will
be attending? Make sure to address each of these questions in your journal entry.
● You will not need to engage in peer discussions for this journal.
● You should be able to gauge the quality of your own work and ensure your journal is of
substantial content. You will not need to engage in peer discussions for this journal.
● This should be posted to the “Introduction Journal” forum located under “Discussions” on
our Canvas page.
Weekly Journals DUE 11:59pm every Sunday
● You should provide separate posts for each event you attend during this week.
● Depending on the type of event you attend, deliberate whether or not you are able to
take notes during the event (Ex: For theatrical productions, it is rude to take notes during
the performance; make sure to write everything you need to remember down during both
intermission and directly after the show so you have the highest quantity of information
you’ll need to refer to). As soon as possible after each event, take notes on everything
you remember. These should be simple observations you shouldn’t be gleaning any
sense of meaning of interpretation at this stage. Strive to make these observations as
specific as possible. Write down anything you feel you would like to refer back to when
making your interpretations of the event. The types of observations you record will differ
depending on the type of event you attend. These notes will not be posted anywhere,
but are a crucial part of the interpretation of the event. Don’t assume you can write your
weekly journals effectively without this step. The quality of your work will suffer.
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● Your weekly journal reflection will consist of three parts:
○ In your DESCRIBING section, describe to us all the relevant facts about the
event. What was it? Where was it? When was it? Who was the artist?
Summarize the event for us, so someone who hasn’t attended this event has a
thorough understanding of what transpired. If there are additional materials
provided at the event (Ex: Playbill; Artist bio, etc) be sure to depict what was
gained from these, as well. This section is where your notes from directly after
the event will come in handy. Give us factual information relevant to the event as
a whole without gleaning any meaning or interpretation at this stage.
○ In your INTERPRETING section, begin to make sense of the factual observations
you described in the section above. What do these facts work together to portray
through the art? What do you think the meaning that is being expressed? Why
is this work significant?
○ In your ANALYZING section, describe to us your overall takeaway from the
event. What about the work resonated with you? What stayed with you after the
event? How did your understanding of your own personal preferences/biases
that we explored through your Introduction Journal affect your experience of the
event? Were you able to successfully separate your preferences from your
interpretation of the event? Would you recommend this event to your other
classmates?
● You should be able to gauge the quality of your own work and ensure your journal is of
substantial content.
● These Journals should be posted to the “Week X Journal” forums under “Discussions”
on the Canvas site.
Weekly Discussion DUE 11:59pm every Sunday
● Respond to your peers’ journal posts! Maybe you attended the same event and had a similar
experience. Maybe you attended the same event and had a completely different experience.
Maybe you didn’t attend the same event, but your classmate’s description makes you wish you
had. Let them know! You are required to respond to at least 3 other journals per week. Like
your journal entries, these are due at 11:59pm on Sundays. Make sure your responses are
quality. Simple one sentence responses are not enough. Engage your peers in discussion.
Incorporate what you have learned thus far in the course. We will strive to create an open
atmosphere of dialogue and free exchange respecting our diversity of experiences and
opinions.
Final Project and Presentation Project DUE to canvas at 11:59 5/2; Presentations will occur in class
5/3
● You will be put into groups of three or four on the first day of class. For your final project, your
group will pick one event to attend together, and will then create a 10 minute video project about
your experience, to be uploaded to Canvas. Your analysis should be similarly structured to your
journal entries, though it should reflect the difference between analyzing events individually and
as a unit. More information about this project will be provided at the MidSemester CheckIn.
By the midsemester CheckIn your group should have decided which event you will attend
TOGETHER and should report it to Kayla during that class. Some events are not well
structured for this project, so I will approve/disapprove of each proposed event.
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Final Journal DUE 11:59pm May 8
● This journal will be used to evaluate what you have gained from this course. How has your
appreciation for different forms of art changed over the course of the class? What events did
you find compelling? What events were less than enjoyable for you, and why? What did you
learn about your own prejudices regarding consumption of art? Were you successfully able to
overcome these prejudices and objectively appreciate the different forms of artistic expression?
How will you apply what you learned through this experience in your future consumption of art?
What suggestions do you have for the future of the course? Make sure to address each of
these questions in your journal entry. You should be able to gauge the quality of your own work
and ensure your journal is of substantial content. You will not need to engage in peer
discussions for this journal.
*Note*: Because there is no required textbook for this class, students are responsible for the cost of
their tickets to arts events. While some events are free to the public, others require tickets
purchased in advance. These considerations are your own responsibility.
CCA 182 Spring Semester 2016
Weekly Syllabus and Requirements
Week Topic & InClass
Activity
Requirements Arts Activities Available
Week 1
Week of
March
28
Class 3/29 5:007:00,
CPA 101
Course Introduction
&
Examining Our
Individual Artistic
Backgrounds and
Preferences
● Hendrick Ch 1 and 2
(Available under “Files”
on the Canvas site)
● Intro Journal due
11:59pm March 28
● Art Activity
Requirements:
2 credit students 1
1 credit students 1
● Journal Responses and
discussion due 11:59
Sunday on Canvas
● Creativity and Innovation: A
Student Response Exhibition
(Art Museum; Open every day
during museum hours)
● Subjective Objectivity:
Documentary Photographs as
Fragments of Experience (Art
Museum; Open every day
during museum hours)
● Seldom Seen: Fun and Quirky
(Art Museum; Open every day
during museum hours)
● Ongoing permanent collections
exhibitions (Art Museum; Open
every day during museum
hours)
● 3/29 7:00 900 Gallons; Oxford
Community Arts Center
● 3/29 7:30 Phallacies; Taylor
Auditorium
● 3/31 5:30 Trying to Make
Sense Art Museum
6.
● 4/2 7:30 FluxNite Center for
Performing Arts; Souers
Recital Hall
● 4/2 8:30 Late Nite Stomp;
Armstrong Pavilion
Week 2
April 4th
No Class ● Event Required: Street
Scene
● Art Activity
Requirements:
2 credit students 2
1 credit students 1
● Journal Responses and
discussion due 11:59
Sunday on Canvas
● Creativity and Innovation: A
Student Response Exhibition
(Art Museum; Open every day
during museum hours)
● Subjective Objectivity:
Documentary Photographs as
Fragments of Experience (Art
Museum; Open every day
during museum hours)
● Seldom Seen: Fun and Quirky
(Art Museum; Open every day
during museum hours)
● Ongoing permanent collections
exhibitions (Art Museum; Open
every day during museum
hours)
● 4/4 4:00 Arch+ID Lecture
Alumni Hall 001
● 4/4 7:00 Men’s Glee Club with
Measure for Measure
● ⅘ 7:30 Percussion Ensemble
Hall Auditorium
● 4/6 7:30 Guest Recital CPA
Souers Recital Hall
● 4/7 7:30 Street Scene CPA
Gates Auditorium
● 4/8 7:30 Street Scene CPA
Gates Auditorium
● 4/9 8:30am Oboe Day Presser
Hall 100&222
● 4/9 7:30 Street Scene CPA
Gates Auditorium
● 4/9 7pm Theatre Vision Dance
Company; Hall Auditorium
Week 3
April
11th
Class 4/12 5:007:00
MidSemester
CheckIn
Discussion of
exhibits and Street
Scene
● Come to class 4/12
knowing which event
your group will attend
and present on
● Art Activity
Requirements:
2 credit students 1
1 credit students 1
● Journal Responses and
discussion due 11:59
Sunday on Canvas
● Creativity and Innovation: A
Student Response Exhibition
(Art Museum; Open every day
during museum hours)
● Subjective Objectivity:
Documentary Photographs as
Fragments of Experience (Art
Museum; Open every day
during museum hours)
● Seldom Seen: Fun and Quirky
(Art Museum; Open every day
during museum hours)
● Ongoing permanent collections
exhibitions (Art Museum; Open
7.
every day during museum
hours)
● 4/12 Faculty Recital CPA
Souers Recital Hall
● 4/13 5:30 Photography
Between Art and Movement
Museum Auditorium
● 4/13 7:00 PAS Cirque
Mechanics Pedal Punk Millett
Assembly Hall 100
● 4/14 8:00 DiscoKnitting Miami
Art Museum
● 4/14 9:00 Talawanda Jazz Trio
& Miami Acapella Groups;
Armstrong Shade Stage
● 4/15 7:30 Steel Band Hall
Auditorium
Week 4
April
18th
No Class ● Art Activity
Requirements:
2 credit students 2
1 credit students 1
● Journal Responses and
discussion due 11:59
Sunday on Canvas
● Creativity and Innovation: A
Student Response Exhibition
(Art Museum; Open every day
during museum hours)
● Subjective Objectivity:
Documentary Photographs as
Fragments of Experience (Art
Museum; Open every day
during museum hours)
● Seldom Seen: Fun and Quirky
(Art Museum; Open every day
during museum hours)
● Ongoing permanent collections
exhibitions (Art Museum; Open
every day during museum
hours)
● 4/18 4:00 Arch+ID Lecture
Alumni 001
● 4/19 7:30 Jazz Ensemble Hall
Auditorium
● 4/21 Stage Left Presents: The
Drowsy Chaperone; Wilks
Theatre
● 4/22 7:30 Collegiate Corale
● 4/23 7:30 Collegiate Corale
● 4/23 7:30 Dance Theatre
Spring Concert; Hall
Auditorium
Week 5
April
25th
No Class ● Art Activity
Requirements:
2 credit students 2
1 credit students 1
● Journal Responses and
discussion due 11:59
Sunday on Canvas
● Creativity and Innovation: A
Student Response Exhibition
(Art Museum; Open every day
during museum hours)
● Subjective Objectivity:
Documentary Photographs as
Fragments of Experience (Art
