4/20/2024 4:31:48 AM	INTDIS 1 Course Outline as of Spring 2011	Inactive Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  INTDIS 1	Title:  CULTURE, TECHNOLOGY,ARTS
Full Title:  Culture, Technology and the Arts
Last Reviewed:11/23/1998

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
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Catalog Description:

An interdisciplinary study of art, culture, and technology which interweaves humanities, social sciences, and science.  The course will focus on the global interconnections between the rise of technology since the 15th century and the changes that were brought about within cultural systems and in artistic production as a result.  The course will examine block prints, book production, novels, prints, map-making, weaving, engraving, etching, lithography, photography, film, video, and computer-generated art.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

An interdisciplinary study of art, culture, and technology which interweaves humanities, social sciences and science.  The course will focus on the global interconnections between the rise of technology since the 15th century and the changes that were brought about within cultural systems and in artistic production as a result.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C2	Humanities		Fall 1999	Spring 2011
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	3B	Humanities		Fall 1999	Spring 2011
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:

1.  Analyze the impact of changes in technology on cultural

systems and artistic production from the 15th century to

the present day.

2.  Relate works to a global and intercultural context.

3.  Participate in cultural activities relevant to the themes

of the class by attendance at museums, lectures, forums,

performances, films, poetry readings etc., as well as

scheduled field trips.

4.  Demonstrate in writing the ability to analyze, compare and

contrast, to weigh arguments, to examine values, and to

integrate materials from several disciplines.

5.  Demonstrate the ability to utilize appropriate technologies

including digital media, chat rooms, and the Internet.

Topics and Scope

1. The course will examine the changes that were brought about

within cultural systems and artistic production as a result

of the rise of technology from the 15th century to the

present day. Cultural systems may include theology,

ideology, literary endeavors and the ideas of self.  Modes

of artistic production may include the traditional

categories of the visual arts, music, film, dance, and

literature as well as more contemporary modes such as

digital art, digital music, and video production.

2.  The course will interweave the humanities, the social

sciences, and science to focus on global interconnections.

3.  The course will include works of art which have been

impacted by technological change, including block prints,

books, cartography, engravings, etchings, weaving and

textiles, lithography, film, video, computer-generated and

digital images.  The course will also focus on new

technologies within the arts such as digital music, digital

images, and Internet art.

4.  The course will provide an historical overview of the

impact of technology on artistic and cultural production,

including (but not limited to) the following topics:

a)  Block prints

b)  Printing presses and books

c)  Literacy and the rise of the novel

d)  Cartography ( globalization, transculturation, and

   colonization)

e)  Weaving and textiles

f)  Engraving and etching

g)  Lithography (the beginning of affordable art for the

   public)

h) Photography

i)  Film (mass media requiring intensive capitalization)

j)  Video (performance and television)

k)  Computers and digital images (as they are employed using

   electronics and science, affecting music, art, and

   interpersonal relations, especially the World Wide Web

   and the Internet)

5.  The course will include instruction in the use of

technology to access images and information, including use

of digital media for research and investigation and on-line

instruction or chat rooms.

Assignments:

1.  Careful reading and analysis of assigned primary texts,

including non-literary texts.

2.  Reading assignments to establish historical/cultural context or

to provide a theoretical framework.

3.  Examinations, including quizzes, mid-term, final, and/or take-

home exam.

4.  Written essays requiring the student to analyze representative

works.

5.  Written essays requiring the students to compare and contrast;

examine ideas, values, beliefs, and experiences; question

assumptions (their own and others); and integrate two or more

disciplines.

6.  Participation in cultural activities related to the class,

including museum visits, concerts, poetry readings, lectures,

and (optional) field trips.

7.  Creative projects (optional depending on instructor).

8.  Internet research and on-line assignments.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 50 - 80%
Written homework, Essay exams, Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 5 - 10%
Accessing Internet, completing on-line assignments
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 30%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Short essay
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 30%
Cultural activites, creative projects (optional) & field trip (optional)

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Plant, Sadie.  "Zeros and Ones" from THE MATRIX OF WOMEN AND

MACHINES.  Doubleday: 1997.

Conley, Tom.  THE EMPIRE OF MAPS.  Harvard University Press:

1997.

Meyer, Pedro.  TRUTH AND FICTION.  (Book and CD ROM art site).

Apeture Foundation, Inc.:  1995.

Benjamin, Walter.  "Art in an Age of Mechanical Reproduction"

from ILLUMINATIONS.  Schocken Books:  1985.

Eco, Umberto. TRAVELS IN HYPERREALITY.  Harcourt, Brace, and

Company:  1990.

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