This course is a 16-week online history of art course covering works from the Renaissance through modern periods. Students will be evaluated based on discussion posts, weekly written submissions, and 4 exams. Assignments are due weekly on Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays, and exams are due every 4 weeks. No late work will be accepted and academic honesty is strictly enforced.

1. The History of Art II: ARH2051
Valencia
College
•
Professor
Will
Adams
Wadams5@valenciacollege.edu
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This
course
offers
a
visual
and
historical
survey
from
the
dawn
of
the
Renaissance
through
the
modern
period.
Emphasis
is
placed
on
the
visual
analysis
of
painting,
sculpture,
and
architecture
as
well
as
the
relationship
of
the
artists
to
the
society
of
the
period.
This
course
is
a
Gordon
Rule
course
in
which
the
student
is
required
to
demonstrate
college-­‐level
writing
skills
through
multiple
writing
assignments.
A
minimum
grade
of
C
required
if
used
to
satisfy
Gordon
Rule
requirement.
OBJECTIVES
• Identify
works
of
art
by
style,
artist,
period,
and
medium.
• Place
artworks
with
social
and
historical
context.
• Expand
art
vocabulary,
including
architectural
terms.
• Identify
architectural
elements
in
conjunction
with
specific
cultural
developments.
• Compare
and
contrast
various
works
of
art.
• Understand
a
historical
timeline
and
its
relationship
to
the
art
of
the
time.
REQUIRED TEXT
None
STUDENT EVALUATION FORMULA
Discussion
Postings
30%
• You
will
be
required
to
post
at
least
twice
on
each
week’s
discussion
board.
• Your
first,
original
post
will
be
due
by
11:59
PM
ET
each
Wednesday
evening
• Your
second,
response
post
will
be
due
by
11:59
PM
ET
each
Sunday
evening
• Your
second
post
must
respond
to
a
classmate’s
first,
original
post

2. • Late
posts
will
incur
a
5%
penalty
for
each
day
late
• Discussion
boards
will
close
at
11:59
PM
ET
each
Sunday
evening
Weekly
Submissions
35%
• You
will
be
required
to
also
submit
written
or
multimedia
submissions
• Your
submission
will
be
due
by
11:59
PM
ET
each
Friday
evening
of
the
week
it
is
assigned
• Late
submissions
will
incur
a
5%
penalty
for
each
day
late
• Submissions
will
be
close
at
11:59
PM
ET
each
Sunday
evening
Examinations
35%
• Four
long-­‐form
examinations
will
be
administered,
once
at
week
4,
once
at
week
8
(midterm),
once
at
week
12,
and
at
week
16.
• Examinations
will
not
be
cumulative
in
their
subject
matter.
• Examinations
will
be
due
by
11:59
PM
ET
and
will
not
be
accepted
late.
GRADING SCALE
100
–
90%
=
A
89
–
80%
=
B
79
–
70%
=
C
69
–
60%
=
D
59
–
0%
=
F
WEEKLY SCHEDULE OF TASKS
Week Tasks
Week
1:
The
Rebirth
of
Culture
Learning
Activities:
Rebirth:
The
Italian
Renaissance
Week
1
Discussion
Forum
Week
2:
The
Rebirth
of
Culture,
Cont’d
Learning
Activities:
Fooling
The
Eye:
Brunelleschi,
Alberti
&
Linear
Perspective
Submission
#1
Week
3:
The
Evolution
of
Rediscovery
Learning
Activities:
Mannerism
&
The
Northern
Renaissance
Week
3
Discussion
Forum
Week
4:
The
Evolution
of
Rediscovery,
Cont’d
Learning
Activities:
The
Noble
Stillness:
Baroque
Still
Life
Painting
Submission
#2
Examination
#1

3. Week
5:
The
Glory
of
Absolutism
Learning
Activities:
The
Rococo
Week
5
Discussion
Forum
Week
6:
The
Glory
of
Absolutism,
Cont’d
Learning
Activities:
Louis
XIV
&
Versailles
Week
7:
A
Balance
of
Opposites
Learning
Activities:
The
Neoclassical
Week
7
Discussion
Forum
Week
8:
A
Balance
of
Opposites,
Cont’d
Learning
Activities:
Romanticism
Examination
#2
Week
9:
Artistic
Expression
Unfettered
Learning
Activities:
Impressionism
&
Post-­‐Impressionism
Week
9
Discussion
Forum
Week
10:
Artistic
Expression
Unfettered,
Cont’d
Learning
Activities:
The
Wildness
of
the
Fauves
Submission
#3
Week
11:
The
World
Through
a
Kaleidoscope
Learning
Activities:
Cubism
&
Picasso,
Week
11
Discussion
Forum
Week
12:
The
World
Through
a
Kaleidoscope,
Cont’d
Learning
Activities:
Surrealism
Submission
#4
Examination
#3
Week
13:
Escaping
&
Embracing
The
Norm
Learning
Activities:
Abstract
Expressionism
Week
13
Discussion
Forum
Week
14:
Escaping
&
Embracing
The
Norm
Learning
Activities:
Pop
Art
Submission
#5
Week
15:
Confronting
the
Status
Quo
Learning
Activities:
Neo-­‐Realism,
&
Feminist
Art
Week
15
Discussion
Forum
Week
16:
Confronting
the
Status
Quo,
Cont’d
Examination
#4
LATE WORK POLICY
No
late
work
will
be
accepted;
this
includes
both
assignments
and
assessments.
No
make-­‐up
tests
are
available
without
explicit
consent
of
instructor,
which
will
only
be
granted
in
case
of
documented
extreme
emergency.
ACADEMIC HONESTY

4. Plagiarism
is
intellectual
theft
and
will
not
be
tolerated.
Presentation
of
the
ideas
and
words
of
others
as
if
they
are
your
own
work
constitutes
plagiarism.
This
includes
use
of
material
from
books,
the
Internet
or
any
other
source.
The
student
is
expected
to
perform
his
or
her
own
research
and
present
his
or
her
own
thoughts.
Direct
use
of
another
author’s
words
or
ideas,
as
well
as
paraphrasing
must
be
cited.
Each
student
is
expected
to
be
in
complete
compliance
with
the
college
policy
on
academic
honesty
as
set
forth
in
the
college
catalog
and
the
student
handbook.
Plagiarism
in
any
work
will
result
in
a
grade
of
zero
for
that
assignment.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Students
with
disabilities
who
qualify
for
academic
accommodations
must
provide
a
notification
from
Access
Services
and
discuss
specific
needs
with
the
professor,
preferably
during
the
first
two
weeks
of
class.
Access
Services
determines
accommodations
based
on
appropriate
documentation
of
disabilities.
DISCLAIMER
This
outline
may
be
altered,
at
the
professor’s
discretion,
during
the
course
of
the
term.
It
is
the
responsibility
of
the
student
to
make
any
adjustments
as
announced.