Course Outline of Record Los Medanos College 2700 East Leland Road Pittsburg CA 94565 (925) 439-2181 Course Title: Intermediate Concepts of Sculpture Subject Area/Course Number: ART- 061 New Course OR Existing Course Instructor(s)/Author(s): Lucy Snow Subject Area/Course No.: ART-061 Units: 3 Course Name/Title: Intermediate Concepts of Sculpture Discipline(s): Art Pre-Requisite(s): None Co-Requisite(s): None Advisories: Eligibility for ENGL-095, completion of ART-011 and Art 60 Catalog Description: This intermediate course explores the concepts of sculpture through the use of plaster, metal, wood, and mixed media as expressive mediums. This course will emphasize self expression and development of personal imagery as well as technical aspects of working with these materials. Demonstrations and lab assignments focus on modeling, casting, carving and assembling techniques. Lectures will highlight the use of these versatile media from contemporary, cultural and historical perspectives. Students will learn and practice using sculpture terminology, as well as the vocabulary of design elements and principles. Schedule Description: Do you enjoy the challenge of designing and working in three dimensions? Would you like to improve your welding or wood carving skills? This class will provide you with intermediate-level techniques to make projects from plaster, wood, metal and mixed media. You will research and connect to contemporary and historical sculpture and processes, and use this information to explore your own creative journey in greater depth. Hrs/Mode of Instruction: Lecture: 36__ Scheduled Lab: _72_ HBA Lab: ____ Composition: ____ Activity: ____ Total Hours 108 (Total for course) Credit Credit Degree Applicable (DA) Grading Pass/No Pass (P/NP) Repeatability 0 Credit Non-Degree (NDA) Letter (LR) 1 (If Non-Credit desired, contact Dean.) Student Choice (SC) 2 3 Last date of Assessment: NA Cohort #: _1____ Please apply for: LMC General Education Requirement(s):none (Please list the proposed area(s) this course meets, or indicate “none”) Transfer to: CSU UC IGETC Area ____ CSU GE Area____ C-ID Number __240____ Course is Baccalaureate Level: Yes No Form Revised 082013 Page 1 of 6 Course Outline of Record Los Medanos College 2700 East Leland Road Pittsburg CA 94565 (925) 439-2181 Course Title: Intermediate Concepts of Sculpture Subject Area/Course Number: ART- 061 Signatures: Department Chair Date Librarian Date Dean Date Curriculum Committee Chair Date President/Designee Date CCCCD Approval Date (Board or Chancellor's Office) Date For Curriculum Committee Use only: STAND ALONE COURSE: YES NO FOR OFFICE OF INSTRUCTION ONLY. DO NOT WRITE IN THE SECTION BELOW. Begin in Semester ______________ Catalog year 20____/20_____ Class Max: ________________ Dept. Code/Name:_______________ T.O.P.s Code: _____________ Crossover course 1/ 2: _____________ ESL Class: ____Yes / No___________ DSPS Class: ____Yes / No_____ Coop Work Exp: ___Yes / No_____ Class Code A Liberal Arts & Sciences SAM Code A Apprenticeship Remediation Level B Basic Skills B Developmental Preparatory B Advanced Occupational NBS Not Basic Skills C Adult/Secondary Basic Education C Clearly Occupational D Personal Development/Survival D Possibly Occupational E For Substantially Handicapped E* Non-Occupational F Parenting/Family Support F Transfer, Non-Occupational G Community/Civic Development *Additional criteria needed H General and Cultural 1 One level below transfer I Career/Technical Education 2 Two levels below transfer J Workforce Preparation Enhanced 3 Three levels below transfer K Other non-credit enhanced Not eligible for enhanced Course approved by Curriculum Committee as Baccalaureate Level: _Yes / No_ LMC GE or Competency Requirement Approved by the Curriculum Committee: _________________ Distribution: Original: Office of Instruction Copies: Admissions Office, Department Chairperson Form Revised 082013 Page 2 of 6 Course Outline of Record Los Medanos College 2700 East Leland Road Pittsburg CA 94565 (925) 439-2181 Course Title: Intermediate Concepts of Sculpture Subject Area/Course Number: ART- 061 Institutional Student Learning Outcomes Check the institutional student learning outcomes (or category of outcomes) below that are reflected in your course: General Education SLOs (Recommended by GE Committee) At the completion of the LMC general education program, a student will: 1. read critically and communicate effectively as a writer and speaker. 2. understand connections among disciplines and apply interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving. 3. think critically and creatively 4. consider the ethical implications inherent in knowledge, decision-making and action. 5. possess a worldview informed by diverse social, multicultural and global perspectives. (Each of the above student learning outcomes for the general education program has a written explanation with illustrations and examples of its application within courses, as well as specific assessment criteria. Consult the GE program information pages.) Program-Level Student Learning Outcomes (PSLOs): Students who have completed the Studio Arts program will be able to: 1. Demonstrate appropriate and safe practices in various two-dimensional media, three-dimensional media, and computer-based studio environments. 2. Present, explain and justify their conceptual design solutions using the vocabulary of design elements and principles, and critique the solutions of others in a thoughtful, constructive manner. 3. Research and synthesize examples of historical and cultural products with their own ideas in order to improve their creative and conceptualization processes. Course-Level Student Learning Outcomes (CSLOs): Students who have completed this course will be able to: 1. Demonstrate appropriate and safe practices in the processes of intermediate level sculpture such as adding wet plaster to an armature, oxyacetylene tack welding, and in-the-round wood carving. 2. Present, explain and justify their strategies for solving intermediate level sculpture design problems in plaster, metal, wood, and mixed media, and constructively critique the solutions of their classmates, using design and intermediate level sculpture vocabulary such as: emphasis with subordination, implied mass, working with undercuts in molding processes. 3. Research and synthesize examples of historical and cultural products with their own ideas in order to inform their intermediate level sculpture projects with student-selected and individualized resources Assessments: Projects Journals Presentation/Paper Critiques and Final Project CSLO 1 X CSLO 2 X X CSLO 3 X X CSLO 1: Projects: Students will complete multiple intermediate level sculpture projects using various appropriate and safe techniques (CSLO 1) for forming and finishing plaster, metal, wood, and mixed media sculpture. Projects will be evaluated by their demonstration of completeness, inclusion and exploration of the intermediate level sculpture concepts/vocabulary/techniques that are part of the project assignment, and craftsmanship. Example presentation/paper/project: Research an assigned artist or culture and find examples and describe what caught your eye using the elements and principles of design, and using intermediate level sculpture vocabulary describe how the examples were produced. Sketch/describe a project concept that includes some aspect of the example’s design or sculptural technique. Produce this project by using intermediate sculpture techniques such as Form Revised 082013 Page 3 of 6 Course Outline of Record Los Medanos College 2700 East Leland Road Pittsburg CA 94565 (925) 439-2181 Course Title: Intermediate Concepts of Sculpture Subject Area/Course Number: ART- 061 adding wet plaster to an armature, oxyacetylene tack welding, or in-the-round wood carving. How/what is this project expressing via your creative synthesis? CSLO 2: Journals: In the journal students will record their construction plans, concept sketches, sources for visual references, finishing plans, reflections on which concepts and techniques worked and didn’t work, and use design and intermediate level sculpture vocabulary such as: emphasis with subordination, implied mass, working with undercuts in molding processes as assigned for each project. Critiques and Final Project: Students will present, explain and justify their conceptual strategies for solving sculpture design problems using the vocabulary of design and intermediate level sculpture vocabulary such as: emphasis with subordination, implied mass, working with undercuts in molding processes. CSLO 3: Journals: In the journal students will record their construction plans, concept sketches, sources for visual references, finishing plans, reflections on which concepts and techniques worked and didn’t work, and use design and intermediate level sculpture vocabulary as assigned for each project. Presentation/Paper: Students will present orally or in writing examples of historical and cultural products, including student-selected and individualized resources, and explain how they were formed and finished using design and intermediate level sculpture vocabulary Method of Evaluation/Grading: “A” level student work is characterized by consistent participation and sculpting conscientiously every class session. Student work demonstrates improvement in technical and aesthetic abilities over the course of the semester. Student work demonstrates a high level of technical proficiency – creating texture, mass, volume – using all the materials presented over the