TSU|Department of Art and Design

Design Studio

ART 4000 (3-3) | 1:00-1:50PM | T TH | Malone 118

Instructor: Edward Noriega Office: Malone 129 Phone: not available to students

E-mail: enoriega@troyst.edu Parents: Contact Chair of Department (not the instructor)

Catalog Description:

This is a capstone course. Students work on projects for actual clients. Deadlines are tight and students compete for each project. Some projects will provide stipends and some projects will be considered pro-bono. It is the intention of the course to teach students the real world application.

Prerequisites:

Principles of Digital Design, Paper/Screen and Time/Sound. Must be proficient with Mac. computer and Adobe suite products.

Fees:

$50.00

REQUIRED PARTICIPATION:

All students enrolled in this course are REQUIRED TO ATTEND the ADDY's sponsored by Montgomery Ad.Fed. on February 20th 2004, 7pm. Failure to attend this event will be the equivalent of missing a mid-term exam. NO makeup work will be given for missing this event.

Suggested Books:

Required Materials

Zip disks

(Mac formatted 2)

x-acto knife#1

blades #11

Foam-core for presentations

Access to color printer

Color photo printing paper

Spray mount 3M

  

Course Objectives:

As a result of this course student will:

  1. Foster a familiarity with working for a client
  2. Demonstrate a comprehensive mastery of maintaining deadlines and schedules.
  3. Demonstrate a capacity to articulate visual problems and solutions.
  4. Understand how to work in a "real world" setting.
  5. Understand how to work as a member of a team.

Course Requirements and policies:

  1. Attendance and punctuality is mandatory. Students with excessive absences can expect it to reflect on final grade. If a deadline is missed…then student will receive an F grade for the project--regardless of the excuse.
  2. Participate in all class sessions and critiques.
  3. Present a portfolio course beginning and end.
  4. Create presentations that are thoughtful, clean and professional.

The coursework will include enabling exercises such as preliminary sketches, evidence of gathered research, as well as other competency projects. Several quizzes or writing assignments may be given during the semester. Students will be evaluated according to the amount of documented work and effort put forth; accuracy and neatness of assigned projects; and the level of creative achievement along with other specified criteria.

It each student's responsibility to find out which project was given during your absence and to keep up with all deadlines. Students with official excused absences will suffer late penalties. This judgement is solely at the discretion of the instructor.

 

 

Letter grade designations:

A = (100-90) Truly, extraordinary! Professional caliber, work that achieves excellence in most, if not all, specified criteria. Met all deadlines.

B = (89-80) Outstanding. Professional quality, above average in most specified criteria.

C = (79-70) Average. Acceptable, meets criteria but does not attain exceptional standards in criteria.

D = (69-60) Poor

F = (59 and below) Failure.

INCOMPLETE WORK POLICY:

Incomplete grades are assigned only in rare cases when a student completes more than 80 percent of the work assigned in the course and cannot complete the remaining work due to an illness or family emergency. Incomplete grades are not automatically assigned in these cases as students must request an incomplete grade in writing from the instructor. Incomplete grades must be removed in accordance with TSU's policies on incomplete grades.Procedures for Assessment of Student Achievement:

Students are expected to maintain ALL excused absent documentation. This documentation will be collected at the end of semester ONLY. Illness will be counted as an excused absence with a note from the Health Center or Doctor. Students will be excused if he/she is required to attend an official activity sponsored by the University and presents a signed excuse form. After four excused absences, students will be "encouraged" to drop the course.

A point system will be used for grading work at mid semester and at the end.

Grades are NEVER open for discussion.

Students are held to the Code of conduct outlined in the Oracle. There is a ZERO tolerance for cheating.

Americans with Disabilities Act: Any student whose disabilities fall within the ADA must inform the instructor at

the beginning of the term of any special needs or equipment necessary to accomplish the requirements of the course. Students who have or may be dealing with a disability or learning difficulty should speak with the instructor or

contact the Office of Adaptive Needs Program (Wright 226) or call 670-3220/3222. Various accommodations are available through the Adaptive Needs Program.

Date of Most Recent Course Revision: January, 04 04

Usual Instructor(s): Mr. Edward Noriega

Mr. Jerry Johnson