TSU|Department of Art and Design

Principles of Digital Design

ART 2204 (3-3) | 1:00-1:50PM | MW | 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:

Students are introduced to a variety of desktop software and apply them to design principles. Emphasis is on

typographic nomenclature, structure and composition. This curriculum will address the formal and practical

aspects of graphic design.

Prerequisites:

Foundations of Form and Space, Foundations of Time and Space, comfort and proficiency with Macintosh.

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

metal T-square

x-acto knife#1

blades #11

cutting-board

zip disks

(Mac formatted 2)

spray mount adhesive

masking tape 3/4

  

Course Objectives:

As a result of this course student will:

  1. Foster a familiarity with a visual design and computer graphics vocabulary.
  2. Demonstrate a comprehensive mastery of the elements and principles of graphic design.
  3. Demonstrate a capacity to solve visual problems.
  4. Demonstrate a capacity to articulate visual problems and solutions.
  5. Understand how to work in a "real world" setting.
  6. 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. Three absences will reduce the final grade by one letter. Four instances of tardiness will reduce the final grade by one letter (10 minutes past the hour constitutes late-regardless of situation; 15 minutes past the hour constitutes absence).
  2. Participate in all class sessions and critiques.
  3. Present a portfolio course 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.

Class attendance is EXPECTED and is a strong determinant of your success in this course. Absences beyond three (3) will lower the final grade by one letter grade per absence. Absenteeism includes late arrivals and unexcused, early departures (3 of these = one absence). Any late competency project will result in an automatic grade reduction and any subsequently delinquent projects will receive compounded grade reductions. Grade reductions are completely at the discretion of the instructor. It is YOUR responsibility to find out if a graded assignment was turned in during your absence and to keep up with all deadlines.

Students with official excused absences will suffer late penalties if they fail to make-up their work in a reasonable time span. 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.

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:

 

Exams will not be made up for unexcused absences. 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