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COURSE SYLLABUS 1. TITLE OF COURSE: DESIGN I PREFIX/NUMBER: ART 131 CREDIT HOURS: 3 2. PREREQUISITE: NONE 3. RESOURCES NEEDED: TEXT: Design Basics, Lauer, Current Edition, Harcourt Brace. SUPPLIES: Construction paper (assorted colors), Black fine tip pen, Black Magic Marker, Scissors, Glue, All purpose Drawing paper, Poster Paper, Colored Markers (permanent), Typing paper, 3-ring notebook, and ruler. 4. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is a study of basic design elements, visual perception, form, and composition. 5. COURSE GOAL: The student will complete a design portfolio that will demonstrate a basic understanding of design principles and visual literacy common to all of the arts. 6. COURSE OBJECTIVES: By the end of the course, students will (A) Identify and define the basic elements and principles of design. (B) Analyze how the separate design elements provide the foundation for a work of art. (C) Demonstrate design competencies by generating simple and complex visual arrangements that communicate ideas and sensibilities (D) Understand when and why drawings, paintings, designs, and objects possess dynamic visual properties. (E) Utilize the fundamentals of design to enhance perception, creativity, and self-expression 7. EVALUATION PROCEDURES: Design I is a studio class, which emphasizes mastery of the basic design elements, techniques and media. The class is divided into 12 modules and the final. At the end of each module there will be a mastery test and a poster, which will be worth 5% of the overall grade. If a student is not satisfied with the grade received on a mastery test, the student may retake that module on his own time during the course of the semester and the higher of the two grades will be accepted. The final will consist of two parts: 1. A design portfolio emphasizing the 12 modules studied -- 20% of final grade. 2. The natural study-design notebook -- 20% of final grade. THE FINAL WILL COUNT 20% OF THE GRADE. 90-100% A - Exceptional performance in all areas. Work is consistently outstanding and surpasses acceptable guidelines. 80-89% B - Good performance standards. Work meets acceptable and frequently surpasses them. 70-79% C - Satisfactory performance. Work meets acceptable guidelines. 60-69% D - Poor performance, although the work occasionally meets acceptable guidelines. 0-59% F - Unacceptable work does not meet guidelines or was not handed in. Special Remarks: 1. Attendance: College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings. If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 15 hours will usually constitute 20% of a four-credit semester course which meets five hours per week. Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog. 2. Tardy Policy: A student who is late three times (enters classroom after the instructor has taken roll) will be charged with one full absence unless the student can provide valid reasons for one or more of these tardies. 3. Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed. Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist. Makeup of quizzes is to be at the instructor's discretion. 8. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor. 9. ADA NOTICE: Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.
COURSE SYLLABUS
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TITLE OF COURSE:
PREFIX/NUMBER:
ART 131
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PREREQUISITE:
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COURSE OBJECTIVES:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
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EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
Design I is a studio class, which emphasizes mastery of the basic design elements, techniques and media. The class is divided into 12 modules and the final. At the end of each module there will be a mastery test and a poster, which will be worth 5% of the overall grade. If a student is not satisfied with the grade received on a mastery test, the student may retake that module on his own time during the course of the semester and the higher of the two grades will be accepted.
The final will consist of two parts:
A design portfolio emphasizing the 12 modules studied -- 20% of final grade.
The natural study-design notebook -- 20% of final grade.
THE FINAL WILL COUNT 20% OF THE GRADE.
90-100%
A - Exceptional performance in all areas. Work is consistently outstanding and surpasses acceptable guidelines.
80-89%
B - Good performance standards. Work meets acceptable and frequently surpasses them.
70-79%
C - Satisfactory performance. Work meets acceptable guidelines.
60-69%
D - Poor performance, although the work occasionally meets acceptable guidelines.
Special Remarks:
Attendance: College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings. If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 15 hours will usually constitute 20% of a four-credit semester course which meets five hours per week. Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog.
Tardy Policy: A student who is late three times (enters classroom after the instructor has taken roll) will be charged with one full absence unless the student can provide valid reasons for one or more of these tardies.
Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed. Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist. Makeup of quizzes is to be at the instructor's discretion.