Sequencing I

Course Description

Intermediate-level study of design fundamentals in time-based applications, with emphasis on cross application work and content. Prerequisite: ART 140; ART 240 or ART 241.

Syllabus

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

  • design original time-based works that take advantage of the unique properties of the specific media covered.

  • combine static imagery, created traditionally or with digital tools, with text and 2d graphics to dynamically communicate content.

  • combine drawing with a full range of digital tools to construct effective animations that apply the 12 principles of animation.

  • critically analyze their own time-based work, as well as examples from the larger media culture, with a particular focus on how formal organization drives viewer response to content.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure

Percentage/Points

Writing Assignment

10%

10 Meditations - 1 point each

10 points

Project 01 - Project score 17 points & Critique Participation 3 points

20 points

Project 02 - Project score 22 points & Critiques Participation 3 points

25 points

Project 03 - Project score 32 points & Critique Participation 3 points

35 points

Letter Grade | % points accumulated

Grading Scale

Percentage

Letter Grade

≥ 93.0%

A

90.0%-92.9%

A-

87.0%-89.9%

B+

83.0%-86.9%

B

80.0%-82.9%

B-

77.0%-79.9%

C+

73.0%-76.9%

C

70.0%-72.9%

C-

60.0%-69.9%

D

<60.0%

F

Attendance/Participation:

Three unexcused absences will result in a letter grade drop. Three tardies will be treated as an unexcused absence unless prearranged.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

I recommend purchasing an external hard drive to keep your work though I do NOT require it. External HardDrive

Scholarly Perspectives

This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.