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Course Syllabus


Revision Date: 05-May-25
 

Summer 2025 | ART-1070-VU01 - Introduction to Jewelry


In Person Class

Standard courses meet in person at CCV centers, typically once each week for the duration of the semester.

Location: Winooski
Credits: 3 (45 hours)
Day/Times: Monday, 05:30P - 09:00P
Semester Dates: 05-19-2025 to 08-11-2025
Last day to drop without a grade: 06-02-2025 - Refund Policy
Last day to withdraw (W grade): 07-07-2025 - Refund Policy
This course has started, please contact the offering academic center about registration
Materials/Lab Fees: $50.00

Faculty

Cara Tougas
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Hiring Coordinator for this course: Dana Lee

General Education Requirements


This section meets the following CCV General Education Requirement(s) for the current catalog year:
VSCS Arts & Aesthetics
    Note
  1. Many degree programs have specific general education recommendations. In order to avoid taking unnecessary classes, please consult with additional resources like your program evaluation, your academic program catalog year page, and your academic advisor.
  2. Courses may only be used to meet one General Education Requirement.

Course Description

Students will explore the fundamentals of jewelry making including sawing, piercing, filing, sanding, and surface enrichment while creating chains, pendants, earrings, necklaces, pins, bracelets and rings. Using metals, paper, beads, stones, found objects, fibers and recycled materials, students will design and construct pieces of wearable art. Students will also investigate jewelry as a craft and fine art and will discuss the cultural and historical significance of jewelry as adornment.


Essential Objectives

1. Demonstrate and apply techniques and processes of metalworking, such as sawing, filing, piercing, sanding and texturizing metal plates.
2. Employ a variety of jewelry making techniques such as creating beads, beading, wire work, hinging, drilling, surface enrichment, and chain mailing.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of a variety of materials used in jewelry making by selecting the appropriate medium for a variety of methods and projects.
4. Conceptualize and design three-dimensional pieces of jewelry.
5. Explain and employ safe studio techniques.
6. Identify jewelry and other types of wearable ornamentation as a means of cultural and geographic expression.
7. Examine, discuss and critique art work, including some reference to the art historical, social, and cultural context.
8. Design and complete individual projects.
9. Create a portfolio of mixed media projects.
10. Display finished works in a professional manner.


Required Technology

More information on general computer and internet recommendations is available on the CCV computer recommendations Support page.

Please see CCV's Digital Equity Statement (pg. 45) to learn more about CCV's commitment to supporting all students access the technology they need to successfully finish their courses.


Required Textbooks and Resources

ART-1070-VU01 Link to Textbooks/Resources Information for this course in eCampus.

The last day to use a Financial Aid Advance to purchase textbooks/books is the 3rd Tuesday of the semester. See your financial aid counselor at your academic center if you have any questions.


Grading Criteria

CCV Letter Grades as outlined in the Evaluation System Policy are assigned according to the following chart:

 HighLow
A+10098
A Less than 9893
A-Less than 9390
B+Less than 9088
B Less than 8883
B-Less than 8380
C+Less than 8078
C Less than 7873
C-Less than 7370
D+Less than 7068
D Less than 6863
D-Less than 6360
FLess than 60 
P10060
NPLess than 600


Weekly Schedule


Week/ModuleTopic  Readings  Assignments
 

1

Surface Tech: sawing/drilling/hammers/ scoring/polishing/ stamping/wire and plier bending technique/ soldering

  

brass sheetcopper or brass wire

Due middle of Week 2 - June 2

Sawing Pattern

Module 1 : Directions
  

Module 1: May 19 & June 2

No class May 26 - Holiday

Weeks 1 - 2

Surface Tech, Drill press intro

Surface Tech Cont. Drill press, Saw Patterns

 

2

Surface Tech: Wire bending

Module 1 Directions
  

Module 1 continued

Weeks 1 - 2

Surface Tech, Drill press intro

Surface Tech Cont. Drill press,

Wire Bending:

1. End Loops: "P" "O" "D'

2. Spirals

3. Crenallations

  

copper or brass wire

Due middle of class June 2

 

3

Sinking & Planishing: Flower Pendant & Whale Tail Pendant: Due end of class Feb 12

(Pendant Drill Demo: Polishing) Week 3

(Patina Demo & Exercise) Week 4

  

Module 2:

Week 2-3 & 4 : Due middle of class June 16

22-26 gauge Copper or brass sheet

Patina ingredients

  

Whale Tail

Flower

Patina Recipe

Module 2 Directions

 

4

Continuation of Week 3 Whale Tail, Flower and Patina

  

See week 3

  

See week 3

 

5

Project 1 A: Turtle Pendant

Module 4 Weeks 5 & 6

Start June 23 due June 30 end of class

  

sawing/fitting/scoring+bending/finishing

Turtle Tab Pendant

Turtle tab pendant of your own design

Teacher presentation:

  

Project 1 A: Stone Setting, Pendants

 

6

work week Projects 1 A Pendants

  

work week Projects 1 A

  

work week Projects 1 A

 

7

Jump Rings for necklace or bracelet-

Start June 30 Due July 14

Solder demonstration

Copper or brass wire

    
 

8

work week Project 1 B - Jump Rings

  

work week Projects 1 B

  

work week Projects 1 B

 

9

Projects 1 B- Due by middle of class 7:30 pm

Jump rings due

Project 2 - 5 Rings Start July 14

    
 

10

Project 2: Three Rings

3 rings due July 28 middle of class 7:30 pm

Start Plannig for Final Project

Research on Art period chosen for Final Project Due

Art Periods: Please choose 1: Gothic, Art Deco, Art
Nouveau, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism

  

Copper or brass sheet, Copper or brass wire, Silver sheet or Silver wire

polishing, soldering

Teacher Presentation: Portfolio

*Also planning for final project #3

  

Saddle Ring

Adjustable Ring

ring of your own design

 

11

Design, Research and Planning for Final Project Due Aug 4

  

Design, Research and Planning for Final Project

  

Design, Research and Planning for Final Project Due

 

12

Working on final Project until 8:15 PM

8:15 pm final review

  

Last Class

  
 

Attendance Policy

Regular attendance and participation in classes are essential for success in and are completion requirements for courses at CCV. A student's failure to meet attendance requirements as specified in course descriptions will normally result in a non-satisfactory grade.

  • In general, missing more than 20% of a course due to absences, lateness or early departures may jeopardize a student's ability to earn a satisfactory final grade.
  • Attending an on-ground or synchronous course means a student appeared in the live classroom for at least a meaningful portion of a given class meeting. Attending an online course means a student posted a discussion forum response, completed a quiz or attempted some other academically required activity. Simply viewing a course item or module does not count as attendance.
  • Meeting the minimum attendance requirement for a course does not mean a student has satisfied the academic requirements for participation, which require students to go above and beyond simply attending a portion of the class. Faculty members will individually determine what constitutes participation in each course they teach and explain in their course descriptions how participation factors into a student's final grade.

Accessibility Services for Students with Disabilities:


CCV strives to mitigate barriers to course access for students with documented disabilities. To request accommodations, please
  1. Provide disability documentation to the Accessibility Coordinator at your academic center. https://ccv.edu/discover-resources/students-with-disabilities/
  2. Request an appointment to meet with accessibility coordinator to discuss your request and create an accommodation plan.
  3. Once created, students will share the accommodation plan with faculty. Please note, faculty cannot make disability accommodations outside of this process.


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CCV has a commitment to honesty and excellence in academic work and expects the same from all students. Academic dishonesty, or cheating, can occur whenever you present -as your own work- something that you did not do. You can also be guilty of cheating if you help someone else cheat. Being unaware of what constitutes academic dishonesty (such as knowing what plagiarism is) does not absolve a student of the responsibility to be honest in his/her academic work. Academic dishonesty is taken very seriously and may lead to dismissal from the College.

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