Acknowledgement of Diverse Course Content 

Each of us identifies in multiple ways, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, language, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, health, age, religion, culture, socio-economic status, political affiliation, veteran status, etc... And each of these diverse identities, along with many others not mentioned here, shape the perspectives our students, faculty, and staff bring to our campus. At SRJC, we work to promote diversity, equity and inclusion not only because this approach fuels compassion, understanding, and collaboration, but also because a diverse atmosphere encourages intellectual growth and innovation. 

Critically examining and assessing our most basic assumptions and values is one of the tasks vital to the college experience and our growth as human beings. This course requires the study of artworks and images that may include nudity, violence, and sensitive content, which may reflect religious, political, sexual, cultural, and economic opinions that differ from your own worldview. As part of your college journey of learning and exploration, you are expected to maintain an open mind and to work to understand differing viewpoints (especially when dealing with topics that you may find uncomfortable). By enrolling in this class, you have given your informed consent to exposure to such topics and materials. 

Due Dates 

Assignments for this class will be due before 11:59 pm PST on the due date.  All due dates are subject to change and changes will be sent through announcements in Canvas.

Late submission of required assignments will be deducted 5% off for each day past the due date.  It's not advisable to re-do or re-submit work (in order to improve a grade) more than a week after a deadline has passed, since the late penalties will negate any benefits.  And no work will be accepted after the last day of class.

Quizzes

There is a required multiple-choice quiz at the end of each module.   Questions come from the class lectures and suggested readings. Each module will include a list of all the important images and vocabulary terms to help you focus and prepare for the quizzes.  You are allowed to take each quiz up to 5 times, and your highest score will be recorded.    

Discussion Board Posts 

At the end of each module, you'll be asked to participate in a discussion based on the materials presented in the lecture.  Please make sure that you've watched the lecture videos before replying to the discussion and remember to be polite and sensitive to your classmates.

For each module, you'll be expected to post your answer to the prompt and leave a comment on one classmate's post.  Both your own post and response to a peer must be submitted at the same time (within the same hour of submission).  If you're the 1st to start the discussion, then state that you're starting the discussion. Please follow the instructions for each prompt  carefully and leave a thoughtful and meaningful response to a classmate. 

Your discussion posts must be unique to you, so you can't repeat content another student already shared.  Also, your discussion posts must be 100% your own thoughts, ideas, and words.  If/when references are made, they must be cited correctly. A plagiarized or AI-generated discussion post will result in 0 points and no chance to re-submit.   Also, if you leave a vague or brief response to a classmate, you will not earn that point.  Late penalties (5% off per day) apply if you re-submit your post after the assignment due date. 

Guidelines for Discussion Posts

You are not allowed to work more than 1 week ahead without instructor approval.

Your discussion post and response to a classmate must be submitted at the same time (within 60 minutes).  You can't add a peer response later (even if it's before the deadline). 

If you are the first person in your group to submit a post, you must begin the conversation by stating that you're the first or include a statement recognizing that you're getting the conversation started.  The 1st person to start the conversation is not required to submit a peer response.  But if you don't state that you're the 1st to reply, then you will not earn that 1 point.  

If you leave a generic, vague, or brief reply to a classmate's post, then you will not earn that 1 participation point.  We expect meaningful and thoughtful responses to your peers' work, and your comment should relate directly to something stated by your classmate.

If you submit incorrect work for the discussion (an example from outside the time period and region under discussion;  including an inauthentic work of art; repeating an existing example already presented by a classmate; ignoring the subject of the assignment; lacking art historical relevance), then you will receive 0 points on the post and will be able to earn no more than 5 points maximum for a re-submission (not including late penalties).   

If you receive 6 points or less on your post, then you may qualify for a one-time resubmission.  Late penalties apply to resubmissions, and you must delete (not edit) your original post to resubmit it.  

If you chose to resubmit your discussion post,  you must delete your original post and notify me using a comment on your own assignment that alerts us that you've submitted a corrected version of your post.  I will never know that you made corrections and are requesting a grade modification, unless you inform me by leaving a comment (not a reply) on the assignment.  The comment can be a simple "made corrections, please re-grade."  

There may be multiple sections of this course, in which case student names and published coursework may be visible to students in another section.