The evolution of Western architecture from prehistory to the Romanticism of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries is studied. Lectures accompanied by slides, cover technology, organizing methodology, intellectual thought, social conditions, and general artistic sensibilities. Additionally, historic examples are related to specific, current architectural work.

Transfer: UC, CSU . IGETC AREA 3A (Arts) . Prerequisite: None.

Upon completion of the course students will be able to:

During this semester we will have two Field Trips designed to familiarize you with meaningful architecture in the Los Angeles locale.  Due to the nature of this online course, you may be located outside of Los Angeles, or perhaps from another region.  Or, you may live in Los Angeles, but work Monday-Friday and picked this online course because of the time flexibility.

Therefore, if you cannot attend the Field Trips in person, you will view the content of the Field Trips (such as a museum exhibiton or site visit) via multimedia tools from your computer.  If you cannot participate in the Field Trips in person, you will imagine that you are present in person at the locations and write your report based upon your visit to the multimedia content made available to you via this online course.  You will be highly encouraged - but not required - to visit sites of the Field Trips in person.

REQUIRED
TEXTBOOK:

Buildings across Time, Third Edition
Fazio, Moffett, Wodehouse, McGraw-Hill

ISBN-13: 9780073053042
MHID: 007305304x
Copyright year: 2009

Note: Please plan in advance to have this textbook when this course starts. This book is available at the SMC Bookstore, McGraw-Hill, www.amazon.com, and A & R Textbooks, phone (310) 314-4361, 1703 Pico Blvd.,Santa Monica, CA, 90405, directly across from the Pico and 17th St. entrance to SMC.

Price to Student approximately $80.00-120.00 (depending on vendor)

In order to take this course you need a computer (Mac or Windows PC). You also need: A working email address (an Email software that works with your email provider), an Internet Service Provider (ISP) such as a DSL line, LAN connection, Cable Modem connection, or phone line connection (DSL or Cable Modem recommended).

Everyone comes to the class with different expectations.  This online course DOES duplicate the content of the traditional course, but NOT the delivery. An online course relies on a self-directed student completing the assignments, readings, and threaded discussions on their own time schedule while meeting the posted deadlines. Students who perform at their potential, welcome change and are willing to assume responsibility, make decisions, and express opinions, are successful in this online course.

It is very easy to fall behind in an online class. There are no scheduled on-campus or on-line class periods, however, the online Units for each Chapter, Homework, Quizzes, and Exams are scheduled with due dates for the time period designated by the instructor. This is not a work at your own pace type of course which you may wait until the last week of the semester to complete. The entire course is asynchronous and can be accessed at your convenience. Your only requirement is to complete assignments and exams as scheduled on the syllabus. You must be a self-directed student who can plan your schedule to accommodate the deadlines outlined in the syllabus.  Cyber students are often in multiple life roles and time is a valuable commodity.

For the semester you are expected to visit the course Web site at least 6 times a week--ideally, once a day is best.  Once there, you will find announcements, course schedule, lecture material, assignments, and exams.

To enroll in this section, please go to: http://www.smc.edu/admissions/enrollment.htm and follow the instructions for Student Self Service (web) or Telephone enrollment.

• It is your responsibility to meet all Homework, Quiz, and Exam Due Dates as outlined by Instructor schedule.
• Add/Drops are the responsibility of the student.
• Incomplete's will not be issued except for a documented emergency.
• Any cheating on assignments, quizzes, exams or projects will result in an automatic Failure for the course.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY DEFINED

Santa Monica College defines academic dishonesty as the act of or assistance in deceiving, including fraud or deception in any academic exercise. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, certain actions not authorized by the instructor or testing officer, such as using notes or testing aids, allowing someone else to assume one’s identity, falsifying records, plagiarism, changing answers on a previously scored assignment or exam, copying, inventing information to complete a lab experiment or case analysis, and talking or giving information by any means during an exam