Please Read Carefully:
This course is being offered using Blackboard Vista as the Learning Management System. If you have never used Blackboard vista before, please visit the orientation site.  http://www.ccconline.org/support/vista

You will access your CCA Blackboard Vista course at http://online.ccaurora.edu

Note:  You will not be able to access your course until the start date, June 2^nd.

New this semester: A support desk is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist you with setting up your computer and solving problems. http://www.ccaurora.edu/students/helpdesk/

Art Appreciation

Art 110 176 (Online)

3 Credit Hours

(June 2 to Aug 9, 2008)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Introduces the cultural significance of the visual arts, including media, processes, techniques, traditions, and terminology.

COURSE WEBSITE:

http://online.ccaurora.edu

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:

Name

Shanda Plock

Phone

No Phone # as of 5/29/08

E-mail

Shanda.Plock@ccaurora.edu

REQUIRED COMPUTER SKILLS:

·        Send/receive mail

·        Download files to your computer and then open them

·        Basic word processing skills 

·        Experience with the Blackboard Vista tool or having read the orientation guide at http://www.ccconline.org/support/vista

REQUIRED TEXT BOOK(S):

Understanding Art  by Lois Fichner-Rathus. 8^th Ed. Thomson Wadsworth, 2007. 

ISBN # 0-495-00692-0

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

None

REQUIRED HARDWARE/ SOFTWARE:

·        Supported Web-browser

·        Supported version of Java

·        To confirm your software is supported, run the Browser Check at http://online.ccaurora.edu

HOW TO GET STARTED:

Purchase the textbook and make sure you can access the class.

ORIENTATION SESSION/FIRST MEETING:

None

OTHER INFORMATION:

I look forward to working with all of you and exploring the world through art.