Course Description
Sources of and approaches to crafts design with materials such as wood, fiber, metal, and paper. Exploration of sources of design in natural and man-made worlds. Recommended for Art Education majors. Prerequisite: ART 140 or permission of instructor.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
Attain proficiency in articulating the relationship between form and concept
Attain proficiency in assigned craft methods
Reflect on the creative process through journal entries, writing assignments, and in-class discussions
Engage in formal and conceptual analysis of others’ works
Course Grading Information:
Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
Project #1 | 15% |
Project #2 | 15% |
Project #3 | 15% |
Weekly Journal Entries | 15% |
Attendance | 10% |
In-Class Assignments | 10% |
Final-Reflection Paper | 15% |
Grading Scale:
Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
100-94 points | A |
93-90 points | A- |
89-87 points | B+ |
86-83 points | B |
82-80 points | B- |
79-77 points | C+ |
76-73 points | C |
72-70 points | C- |
69-67 points | D+ |
66-63 points | D |
62-60 points | D- |
0-59 points | F |
Attendance/Participation:
A note about class periods:
Because our class meets once a week for 3 hours and 40 minutes, each Friday meeting will be treated as two class periods. We have 14 Fridays on which we meet, but I will grade attendance based on 28 class periods. (Due to the length of our class, there will always be a 20-minute break in the middle of our scheduled meeting time, approximately 3:40-4:00. Exact times will vary.)
Class attendance is mandatory. Failure to attend critiques will result in a lower assignment grade. You are allowed two no-questions-asked absences per semester with no penalty. You are still expected to fulfill the requirements of the class period, be it working for an allotted 1 hour 40 minutes or getting lecture notes from a classmate. After the two no-questions-asked absences, any further unexcused absence will result in a lower attendance grade.
If you are going to be late, email me. If you know you will miss class, email me; I’m lenient as long as we communicate. If you miss 4 or more class periods, excused or not, your grade will still be lowered. Please also plan to be punctual; regular tardiness will result in grade penalties.
To clarify: Missing one Friday meeting equals two absences. Missing one half of a Friday meeting equals one absence.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
Journal
Pen or pencil
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.