•  GENERAL INFORMATION 

This and other "CCC Art Appreciation" pages are for the benefit of my Art Appreciation students at Cumberland County College. They provide information about projects, assignments, and lectures and may be accessed through the sub-menu above.

URGENT NOTICE: READ IMMEDIATELY 

The final project requires that at least a portion of the research be done using printed texts. Due to limitations in the resources of the college library, some books may need to be requested through the interlibrary loan system. Delivery of books through the system can take many weeks. Therefore, you are strongly urged to begin the project early. Immediately isit the "Final Project" page listed in the sub-menu above so that you can anticipate what needs to be done. 

General Class GUIDELINES 

Food is not permitted in the classroom.

All cell phones and beepers must be silenced and may not be used during class. 

MATERIALS

The text and a kit of supplies for this course are available at the college book store. Additional required items as listed below may be easily obtained from area merchants.

Listed are items included in the school kit.

• 9" X 12" drawing pad
• 3 brushes
• tempera paints (RYGB, B&W)
• pastels
• colored pencils

Following is a list of additional items you will need that are not included in the kit:  

• 2 sheets
  20" X 30" or larger of white poster board
• inexpensive set of wide-tipped colored markers
• fine-point black marker or black pen
• white glue (such as Elmer's)
• scissors
• camera (may be  disposable)
  

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GRADES

Grades are weighted as follows:

• Homework: 15%
• Class Projects: 10%
• Outlines: 20%
• Quizzes: 10%
• Final Exam: 10%
• Mid-Term Paper: 15%
• Final Paper: 20%

The grading scale is: 90-100% = A, 80-89% = B, 70-79% = C, 60-69% = D, and 59 or below = F.

ATTENDANCE

Poor attendance results in poor grades.

Miss two classes and your grade is reduced one level. Each additional absence results in one additional drop in grade level. Arriving late or departing early from class twice equals an absence.

ASSIGNMENTS

Assignments delivered late will not be accepted and receive a grade of "F."

• An assignment delivered late because of absence will be accepted only if documentation of a legitimate emergency is presented.
• If you must be absent when an assignment is due, deliver it to the department secretary before the due date. (See below for instructions for delivering writing assignments.)
  
•  Should you not be able to complete an assignment on time, submit the incomplete project so that you do not receive a grade of zero.

WRITING ASSIGNMENTS

Many assignments are research/writing assignments.

• Essays are to be typed on one side of 8.5" X 11" white paper. Use 12-point Times Roman double-spaced, allowing 1" borders on all sides.
  
• DO NOT email writing assignments.
  
• Plagiarism is grounds for failing a research paper.
• Writing assignments are graded on grammar, clarity, research, original thinking, understanding of the topic, interpretation, reasoned support for your position, and other factors.
• If you expect to be absent when a writing assignment is due, deliver it to the box for faculty mail outside the faculty lounge in the academic building.
  

QUIZZES

There are frequent quizzes. If you miss a quiz due to absence, you are to complete it upon your return and prior to distribution of graded quizzes. No credit is given for written answers that are unreadable.

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