ATTENDANCE & CLASS PARTICIPATION: Needless to say, you are expected to attend class, take notes, and participate in discussions. You are responsible for awareness of any changes of assignment announced in class or on the web, and any handouts. Thorough lecture notes and visual familiarity with images shown are essential to successful completion of the course. You will lose points off final grade for each absence and for each tardy or early departure.  Because I consider attendance and attention so important , the penalties for absence, tardiness, lack of participation are accordingly severe, as follows:

I take roll at the beginning of class, on the hour.  If you are not there when I call your name, and you come in late, it is your responsibility to come up after class and tell me you were late rather than absent.Points deducted from overall score for term. This can make a big difference in the computation of your final grade. In the same vein of conduct is the habit of staying put while in class. Please make it your practice to use the restrooms before the time that class starts, and do not leave during the class period. Settle into your place, focus on taking notes and considering the images and ideas presented. Avoid talking during class except for purposes of group discussions. Many of these behaviors are disruptive to your fellow classmates, as well as hindering your own concentration. All cell phones must be turned off. The real benefit of attendance and engagement is not in the points but in what you will learn through your attention.

Website: http://www.westga.edu/~rtekippe/ This site is important for you – it will be useful to you for viewing the works we examine that do not appear in your textbook, as well as for seeing your lost syllabus, slide & terms lists, and other information related to class. You are responsible for all announcements which are posted there, and you should plan to consult it frequently. For each of my lectures, the images, as they are shown to you, will be posted on the website. They will appear in double-column lists, as they will be shown side-by side in the classroom. You should consult this for each chapter, and print out the list, once it is updated, and bring it to class so that you can follow it during the lecture.

Since the website has been used for previous semesters, there will be a distinction between the lists for last semester, and what has been updated for this one. There will be a clear notation on the front page for your class as to what has been updated for this semester.

When you view the list on the web, as well as the images in the class, you will see some for which there are numbers that correspond to the illustration numbers in your textbook. The works for which you are responsible are those which appear in your text, and any others for which I post images on the website and tell you that you must know them. For these you should take the most careful and detailed notes. The rest of the images are shown for enhancement of your understanding, and for your visual pleasure.

On the website, in addition to the slide lists, there is a cumulative list of vocabulary terms, various diagrams and aids to understanding of the art concepts for which you are responsible.

Academic Honesty: (see http://www.westga.edu/~vpaa/handrev/207) The University has adopted a policy for promoting high ideals and the greatest possible learning for each individual. Improper academic conduct on the part of the student shall be interpreted to mean obtaining and use of information during examination by means other than those permitted by instructor, including supplying such to other students. Also improper is plagiarism, i.e., purchase and use of ghost-written papers and reports, or incorporating into a report, term theme, research paper, or project, ideas and data obtained from another person without credit to the person from whom such information was obtained.  Further, inclusion of published or unpublished writings of another person without noting sources according to scholarly procedures acceptable for the discipline of art history shall be considered plagiarism. The definition of academic misconduct applies equally to improper use of electronic sources of information and opinion. At West Georgia, the student is urged to seek truth and beauty in and for themselves, as well as skills needed for a productive life.  Academic honesty is essential in preserving one's own integrity, that of the institution, and in gaining a true education.  The West Georgia student pledges not to lie, cheat, or steal in the pursuit of his or her studies and is encouraged to report those who do.