Art 118: American Art
ART 118 ONLINE
This course will be delivered in Canvas.
PREREQUISITES
None
TEXTBOOKS (Visit the Art 118 Book link in the Course Schedule for more information)
Required: Frances K. Pohl, Framing America (Vols. 1 & 2), 4th ed. (new or used, current or earlier edition)
Recommended: Sylvan Barnet, A Short Guide to Writing About Art (new or used, current or earlier edition) Both are available at the City College of San Francisco Bookstore (new window), as well as through the publishers or online vendors.
MAJOR LEARNING OUTCOMES
Identify and analyze the formal visual elements and techniques of individual works of American art in different media.
Compare the stylistic aspects and trends of American art.
Evaluate works of American art in relation to their cultural and historical context.
Define and distinguish the American visual tradition.
This is an Online Course: Navigate to Canvas for general information. There is a link to Canvas on MyCCSF.
Important Student CCSFmail Account Information
IMPORTANT: If you rarely check your CCSFmail, please set up forwarding. Otherwise you will miss important emails from the college and from me. You are responsible for receiving and responding to these messages in a timely manner.
Things to Do (after enrolling in the course)
Contact me. You must contact me by email janet.carpenter@mail.ccsf.edu in order for you to receive important course information. If you have not emailed me by the deadline above, you may be dropped and replaced by another student on a waitlist. I’m looking forward to hearing from you!
Log in on the first day of the semester or by 48 (weekday) hours after you add the class. The course will be available the first day of the semester. You must log in at Canvas on the first day (please contact me if you experience technical problems or if you are unable to log on for any reason).
Important to Note
This course is entirely online. There are no on-campus sessions.
The course content will not be available until the first week of the semester.
After the course start date, I will release new content each week, with assignments due at the end of most weeks.
This is NOT a self-paced course.
The Orientation for this course is online content that will be available for you to read during Week One of the course. You are not required to come to campus for this course.
Online Course Information
General information is available now on the Canvas (available through a link on MyCCSF--claim your RAM ID there, which you will use to log in to Canvas) main page, but you will not be able to log in to the course before the first day of the semester. CCSF will email login information to your CCSF Gmail address by the first day of the semester.
Additional Information on Learning Online
I strongly recommend that you visit CCSF Distance Education to prepare for learning online. There you will find information on:
Minimum hardware and software requirements
FAQs about distance learning
Links to DSPS and CCSF resources
A short self-evaluation that you can use to decide if online learning is right for you
Important Information for Online Students with Disabilities
Students who need academic accommodations should request them from the (new window) Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) located in the Rosenberg Library, Room 323, on the Ocean Campus. Telephone: 415-452-5481 (V) 415-452-5451 (TDD). DSPS is the campus office responsible for verifying disability-related need for academic accommodations, assessing that need, and planning accommodations in cooperation with students and instructors as needed and consistent with course requirements.
COURSE RESOURCES (all links open in a new window)
LINKS TO LOCAL RESOURCES (all links open in a new window)