Course Catalog
Art 8
Details
| Course Code: AVMSART8 |
Provider: Aventa Learning Note:
This course has additional technical requirements. See below for details. |
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| Subject: Arts |
Grade: 6, 7, 8 |
Credits: 0.0 (High School) | Level: Standard |
| Course Features: | - NCAA: The online provider has applied for NCAA approval. Use the NCAA code below and check the DLD NCAA Eligibility page for information on the status of the provider's courses. NCAA High School Code: 030618 NCAA Eligibility Information |
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| Terms Available: |
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| Completion Time: | Approximately 90 instructional hours per semester | ||
Costs
| Course Cost: | $284.00 |
| Materials Cost: | None |
| Total Cost: | $284 |
Special Notes
State Course Code
40000
Requirements
Prerequisites
None
Technology Requirements
The school or student is responsible for providing:
General Workstation/Laptop Requirements:
We strive to minimize the technical requirements for our courses. Our multimedia is almost exclusively flash-based to minimize the need for plug-ins. Other requirements include:
Browser:
- Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) is recommended for stability, but both the ESR and final release channel are supported (both Mac and Windows)
- Internet Explorer 8 or 9 (Windows) (Must not be in compatibility mode)
- Safari 4 or higher (Mac OSX)
- Google Chrome stable channel (both Mac and Windows)
- Popup Blocking Disabled
- JavaScript Enabled
OS:
- Windows XP, Vista, and 7
- Macintosh OS X 10.5, 10.6, and 10.7
RAM:
- 512MB or higher
Resolution:
- 1024 X 576 or higher
Media:
- Soundcard and Speakers/Headphones
- Microphone required for certain courses
Plugins:
- Sun Java 6 (Blackboard 9.1 does not work properly with Java 7)
- Flash Player Version 10 or higher
- QuickTime Version 7 or higher
- Real Player required for certain courses
- Jaws 11 or higher (for accessibility)
Third Party Applications:
- Google Earth 6.0
Network Requirements
The school or student is responsible for providing:
Aventa will provide a complete list of external sites that require access upon request to individual districts/schools.
Special Technology Requirements
These are course-specific requirements that go above and beyond the Provider Baseline Technical Requirements.
The school or student is responsible for providing:
None
Materials to be ordered via the DLD
The DLD Registrar may order the following materials via the DLD upon registering the student:
No additional materials required for this course.
Description
Standards Alignments
Syllabus / Outline
• Orientation: Introduction to art appreciation, getting started, timeline of the modern world
• Resources: Art journals, art associations, careers in art, online resources
• India, China, and Japan – ukiyo-e, city planning, modern architecture
• Europe: Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Edvard Munch, Anselm Kiefer, Guggenheim Bilbao
• The United States: Picasso, Frank Lloyd Wright, Andy Warhol, Romare Bearden, Duane Hanson, Cindy Sherman
• The Americas: Mexican muralists, Native American jewelry and textiles
• Africa and the Pacific Cultures: Art of Burkino Faso, Nankani compound, African furniture, Maori meetinghouse, sand painting
• Other Art Forms: Advertising and graphic design, crafts, film and television
• Writing About Art: Art historians and critics, critical analysis