Attendance & Class Participation: You are expected to attend class and participate in discussions. You are responsible for awareness of any changes of assignment or course schedule announced in class, and any handouts, as well as any material which is posted on the website. Thorough lecture notes and visual familiarity with slides shown are essential to successful completion of the course. Your absence or tardiness/early departure should be explained to me in the event that there may be a reason I deem legitimate, but any absence is an absence – you are missing material I consider necessary for the course. My attendance policy is strict, and the penalties for absence and tardy incidents are as follows

For each:	1st-2nd	3rd -4th	5th	6th +
Absence	1 point	2 points	3 points	5 points
Tardy/leaving early	½  point	1 point	2 points	4 points

Points deducted from overall score for term. This can make a big difference in the final computation of grades

Museum Object Writing Assignments: will require that you visit the Carlos Museum at Emory university and examine and analyze a specific museum object,  from the Carlos Museum Asian collection or the special exhibition  Domains of Wonder, Masterworks of Indian Painting, according to guidelines which will be given to you. The directions will guide you step by step through the process and result in a written paper of 2-4 pages in length. This will fulfill part of your WAC requirement.

Article Reviews: You will write three article reviews, one each for the three major areas we will cover (India, China, Japan).  These will be based upon articles on electronic reserve in the library.  They will be submitted electronically through WebCT  This requires that you use MSWord as a word-processing program.  (If you do not have this, is is available free to all students through SITS).  Full directions for Article Reviews will be posted separately on the class website. This will fulfill part of your WAC requirement.

Term Project: You will create an illustrated written catalogue for an exhibition of 8-12 works of art, for which you will choose the theme. You  will go to the Carlos Museum by February 13^th , to view their Asian collection and the special exhibition  Domains of Wonder, Masterworks of Indian Painting, and you should plan to choose at least one of the works you will include in your exhibition from among those on display there, and then to build your show around a theme you develop in relationship to that work and others you will choose from various sources. Proposal for your project is due February 13th, and it must have my approval before you proceed with the project.  Your catalogue will include an essay explaining the theme you have chosen and entries for each item, to describe the object, give pertinent data about its creation, use, context, and history, which you will glean from your research, and references for further information. Term Project is due April 5^th.

You will do scholarly library research (not just on the internet), including materials from interlibrary loan, and formulate an intellectually-sound study, which will be well-written and professionally-presented. More information on project and requirements to be given at a later date.

ANYONE WHO FAILS TO SUBMIT THE TERM PROJECT

WILL FAIL THE COURSE

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.

GRADUATE REQUIREMENTS are generally the same as those for undergraduate students, except that more intensive engagement and greater mastery of the material is expected, as well as longer submissions.   For exams, it is expected that you will provide more detailed and more extensive responses.  For writing assignments, your submissions should be roughly twice the length of those required of undergraduates, and your term project should be approximately double the length and somewhat broader in scope.

---

NB: Expect this class to be difficult and challenging. It will require you to master a variety of material and concepts which will be new to you altogether or used in ways which are new to you, and will be particularly demanding with regard to language. Mastery of material is expected, including correct spelling. Frequent consultation of the glossaries in your texts, those which may be posted on the website, as well as of a standard dictionary will assist you in this process, and these are expected of you as learning methods. You must take an active approach to study, rather than expecting it to "sink in" through the lectures and reading.

Office Hours: Please plan to consult with me during my designated office hours, or by appointment, rather than before or after class. The office hours are reserved for you so that I can give specific attention to you and your concerns, and this is usually not possible when you catch me outside those scheduled times.

E-mail is a very good way to contact me and I make an effort to respond fairly promptly during week-day hours and often in the evenings and on week-ends. Use your UWG e-mail address, NOT an outside server.  You are responsible for checking your university account regularly.

If, at any point, you have questions or problems, be sure to contact me.

I will be happy to consult with you on advice about

taking notes, preparing for exams.

Come to my office during office hours, or set up an appointment,

or contact me by e-mail.

 

Evolution from stupa to pagoda as Buddhist architectural form