MCCCD Program Description

Ceramics III

Course: ART261

First Term: 1995 Fall

Lec + Lab 3 Credit(s) 6 Period(s) 5.1 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S

Description: Emphasis on wheel throwing skill and individual style development

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Continued wheel manipulation closed forms and works in series. (I) 2. Demonstrate application of wheel and/or hand building methods to develop individual style. (I, II) 3. Demonstrate wheel and/or hand building decoration techniques and manipulation of clay forms. (I, II) 4. Prepare a glaze and test glaze runs. (III) 5. Demonstration the ability to throw off the hump (I) 6. Demonstrate how kiln firings affect the final ceramic piece (III) 7. Demonstration competency in throwing and/or hand building a matching set of functional pieces (I) 8. Develop personal skill in throwing and/or hand building large forms (I, II) 9. Describe the relationship of glaze chemistry to the final outcome (III)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Wheel Manipulation A. Closed forms B. Individual style development C. Decoration techniques D. Throwing off the hump E. Matching sets F. Large forms II. Hand Building A. Individual style development B. Decoration techniques C. Matching sets D. Large forms III. Glaze Applications A. Formalization B. Experimentation C. Chemistry IV Kiln Outcomes A. Firing procedures B. Affect of glaze and clay bodies

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 4/25/1995

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