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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ART 31D | Title:
ADVANCED CERAMICS II |
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| Full Title:
Advanced Ceramics II |
| Last Reviewed:10/22/2018 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 35.00 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 4.00 | 5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 70.00 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 6.00 | | Contact Total | 105.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 70.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 175.00 | |
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:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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This course focuses on individual expression and the preparation of a portfolio. The study includes experimentation with mixed-media, historical/contemporary methods and firing of gas and electric kilns.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of ART 31C
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This course focuses on individual expression and the preparation of a portfolio. The study includes experimentation with mixed-media, historical/contemporary methods and firing of gas and electric kilns.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of ART 31C
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Develop advanced aesthetic standards for individual work.
2. Create a series of portfolio assignments.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Develop a personal vision through a series of projects.
2. Develop artistic standards for self critique.
3. Understand the process of firing gas and/or electric kilns.
4. Evaluate a series of related works in a portfolio.
5. Examine ideas, tools, media, decoration techniques and process of working through
self-expression.
6. Expand a working vocabulary used by professional ceramic artists.
7. Analyze and criticize examples of historical and contemporary ceramics.
8. Define health and safety issues that arise from the use of ceramics materials and equipment.
9. Create personal glazes.
Topics and Scope
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I. Advanced Potter's Wheel and Hand-Building Techniques for the Creation of Historical and
Contemporary Ceramic Forms Expressing Personal Aesthetic
II. Demonstration of Firing Processes for Gas and Electric Kilns
III. Creation of Personal Glazes
IV. Develop Critique Skills
V. Preparation of an Individual Portfolio and Presentation Skill for Ceramics Competition
VI. The Use, Care and Safety for Materials, Tools and Equipment of Ceramics
VII. The Concepts and Elements of Historical and Contemporary Ceramics
All topics and scope are addressed in both lecture and lab components of this course.
Assignments:
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Lecture-Related Assignments:
1. Write two reports (250-750 words each); one on a ceramic artist and one on a gallery
exhibition
Lab-Related Assignments:
1. Complete 10-20 portfolio pieces including at least cups, bowls, lidded containers and teapots
2. Individual project: pre-approved by instructor
3. Creation and application of glazes and apply them to one's own work
4. Demonstrate loading/unloading ceramic pieces on/from gas or electric kiln
5. Take a photograph of one's full portfolio
6. Four Presentations: one of portfolio, individual project, green ware and glazed piece
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
10 - 20% |
| Short reports on artists and gallery exhibitions | |
| 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
60 - 75% |
| Portfolio, Individual project, and Demonstration and Presentations | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
15 - 20% |
| Attendance, artistic growth and class participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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The Craft and Art of Clay: A Complete Potter's Hand Book. 5th ed. Peterson, Jan and Peterson, Susan. Laurence King Publishing. 2012 (classic)
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