1.

TITLE OF COURSE:

DESIGN II

PREFIX/NUMBER:

ART 132

CREDIT HOURS:

3

2.

PREREQUISITE:

Design I, or approval of the instructor.

3.

RESOURCES NEEDED:

TEXT:

NONE

SUPPLIES:

Utility knife, metal ruler, pencil, 3-ring notebook, 5 sheets matt-board, Elmer's glue, 3 metal coat hangers, and misc. to be announced.

4.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course covers the application of design elements and principles to both two and three-dimensional problems.

5.

COURSE GOAL:

The student will create and compile a portfolio demonstrating a basic understanding of visual literacy as applied to 3-D design work.

6.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the course, students will be able to

(A)

Identify and define the basic elements and principles of design and how they are used in both 2-D and 3-D work.

(B)

Demonstrate design competencies by generating simple and complex 3-D work.

(C)

Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of craftsmanship and physical manipulation of materials in basic sculpture design.

(D)

Understand 3-D composition and demonstrate why and when such spacial organization possess dynamic visual properties.

(E)

Utilize the fundamentals of design to enhance perception, creativity and self-expression in 3-D medias.

7.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

Grading Scale
Raw Score Range

Letter Grade

90 to 100

A

80 to 89

B

70 to 79

C

60 to 69

D

0 to 59

F

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.

COURSE OUTLINE

Tentative Schedule

I.

MODULE ONE:  Construction Cube

A.

Matt board cube

B.

Inside bracings

C.

Emphasis and elaboration

II.

MODULE TWO:  Relief Sculpture

A.

Bas relief

B.

High relief

C.

Repetition and notan

III.

MODULE THREE:  Mobile

A.

Balance defined

B.

Freeform

C.

Spacial organization

IV.

MODULE FOUR:  In the Round

A.

Viewpoint

B.

Texture

V.

MODULE FIVE:  Games

A.

Conceptual ideas

B.

Freestanding

VI.

MODULE SIX:  Line in sculpture

B.

Defined and suggested

C.

Elaboration

VII.

MODULE SEVEN:  Experimental Approaches

A.

Conceptual

B.

Performance

C.

Environmental

VIII

MODULE EIGHT:  Industrial Design

A.

Functional vs. non-functional

B.

Cardboard chair

9.

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:

To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.

10.

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.

11.

ADA NOTICE: