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COURSE SYLLABUS: Art


Course Title: IDS120 – Art
Department: Interdisciplinary Studies
Instructor: Dr. John D. Theodore, Ph.D., D.B.A., CMC - E-Mail - Vita


Course Description:
This course provides a realistic, cultural , and business-like approach to art in a very exceptional and informative manner.

Required book: Online Bookstore

Art Worlds, by Howard Becker. University of CA Press, 1984. ISBN-13: 9780520052185 ISBN: 0520052188

Course Requirements:
  1. Mid-term Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Final Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Term Paper. The topic will be selected by the student. APA Style. Minimum eight references. 50%
Grading Scale:

90 - 100%
80 - 89.99%
70 - 79.99%
60 - 69.99%
below 60% 		A
B
C
D
F


Grading:
Your grade in this course will be based on the following:

Mid-term Exam
Final Exam
Term Paper 		25%
25%
50%


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Week #1
Chapter 1. Art Worlds and Collective Activity.
Chapter 2 Conventions.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #2
Chapter 3. Mobilizing Resources.
Chapter 4. Distributing Art Works.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #3
Chapter 5. Aesthetics, Aestheticians, and Critics.
Chapter 6. Art and the State.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #4
Chapter 7. Editing.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Mid-term Examination

Week #5
Chapter 8. Integrated Professionals, Mavericks, Folk Artists, and Naïve Artists.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #6
Chapter 9. Arts and Crafts.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #7
Chapter 10. Change in Art Worlds.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #8
Chapter 11. Reputation.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Submit Final Exam
Submit the Term Paper