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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ART 35A | Title:
BEG HAND BLDG CERAMICS |
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| Full Title:
Beginning Hand Building Ceramics |
| Last Reviewed:11/9/2020 |
| 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 | 6 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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An introductory course in hand-built ceramics, glaze, and engobe/underglaze decoration technique.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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An introductory course in hand-built ceramics, glaze, and engobe/underglaze decoration technique.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
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
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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 2022 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2022 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Create hand-built functional and non-functional form employing clay as a medium.
2. Identify the unique contemporary and historical characteristics of hand-built ceramics.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Identify and evaluate visual elements of functional ceramics.
2. Use clay, glaze, tools and materials for hand-built ceramics.
3. Employ basic hand-building techniques to make ceramic object.
4. Apply both basic glaze and engobe/underglaze decoration techniques to functional and
non-functional forms.
5. Describe the hand-built and firing processes for ceramics using specialized vocabulary.
6. Demonstrate a creative process with both disciplined work habits and risk-taking
experimentation.
7. Examine and analyze examples of diverse cultural hand-built ceramics to arrive at aesthetic
and technical judgments.
8. Define health and safety issues that arise from the use of materials and equipment to maintain
a ceramic studio.
Topics and Scope
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I. Hand-Building Techniques
A. Coil
B. Pinch
C. Soft slab
D. Firm slab
II. Hand Built Forms
A. Functional form: cup, bowel, vase, pitcher
B. Non-functional form
III. History of Ceramics - Cultural Context
IV. Decoration
A. Glaze
B. Engobe/underglaze
C. Slip
V. Glaze, Slip, and Engobe/Underglaze Application
A. Spray
B. Brush
VI. Firing Process
A. Raku firing
B. Gas and electric firing
C. Safety
VII. Concepts and Elements of Historical and Contemporary Hand-Built Ceramics
VIII. Proper Handling of Equipment and Hazardous Materials in a Studio Environment
All topics are addressed in both lecture and lab components of this course.
Assignments:
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Lecture-Related Assignments:
1. Complete ceramic history exam
2. Ceramics terminology quiz
Lab-Related Assignments:
1. Portfolio presentation to include 5 - 10 pieces, such as:
A. Use clay coil to make functional form
B. Use soft clay slabs and coil to make an organic form
C. Use firm clay slabs to create a geometric form
D. Decorate hand-built form with glaze, slip and engobe/underglaze
E. Employ historical and contemporary surface decoration
F. Examine history of ceramics devoted to hand-built ceramics
2. Group critique
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
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course. |
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| 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
65 - 80% |
| Portfolio | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
10 - 15% |
| Exam and quiz | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
10 - 20% |
| Attendance, participation, and group critique | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Mastering Hand Building: Techniques, Tips, and Tricks for Slabs, Coils, and More. Illustrated edition. Cobb, Sunshine. Voyageur Press. 2018
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