ART 356 Graphic Design II
Spring Semester MW 11:30-2:15
GRA239B
Instructor: Helga Watkins
Office: CDC12 1224
Office Hours MW 8:30am-11:30 and by appointment
Phone: x5190 895-5190
Email: helga.watkins@unlv.edu
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| Course Objectives
Successful students will:
• develop and visualize a design process based on research and experience in problem solving through practice and reflection
• explore different approaches to design and problem solving through traditional and visual research and analysis
• demonstrate understanding and proficiency in formal design principles and technical skills and their application in creating, analyzing, and evaluating graphic design solutions
• demonstrate proficiency in research, writing, communication and presentation skills
• demonstrate competence in the construction of meaningful imagery
• demonstrate an understanding of the importance of collaboration
• demonstrate an awareness of the connection between design and cultural meaning, communication, audience and context
• demonstrate an understanding of the verbal and visual vocabulary of design
• produce professional quality work |
Grading:
Individual course grades represent accumulated points earned from the design and artwork, written assignments, projects, presentations, discussions, and the documentation evidenced in the required process notebooks.
Assignments and projects points assigned point values. Assessment rubrics are associated with each assignment. A general checklist and description will be available to ensure that you meet the general requirements of assignments. More detailed description and discussion of possible approaches will be presented in class at the time of assignment.
90 - 100 pts. = A
88 - 89 pts. = B+
80 - 87pts. = B
78 - 79pts. = C+
70 - 77pts. = C
60 - 69 pts. = D
Below 60 pts. =F
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Attendance
Be in class. Be on time. More than three unexcused absences, repeated tardiness and/
or partial attendance will result in a grade reduction. Professional courtesy suggests
informing me if you will be absent, if possible. Email, text, or phone message to my office
is always welcome. An excused absence requires a doctor’s note, a college or university
excusal form, or a department designated event. |
Religious Holidays Policy
Any student missing class quizzes, examinations, or any other class or lab work because
of observance of religious holidays shall be given an opportunity during that semester
to make up missed work. The make-up will apply to the religious holiday absence only. It
shall be the responsibility of the student to notify the instructor no later than the last day
of late registration of his or her intention to participate in religious holidays which do
not fall on state holidays or periods of class recess. This policy shall not apply in the event
that administering the test or examination at an alternate time would impose an undue
hardship on the instructor or the university which could not be avoided. For additional
information, please visit: http://catalog.unlv.acalog.com/content.php. |
Tutoring
The Academic Success Center (ASC) provides tutoring and academic assistance for all
UNLV students taking UNLV courses. Students are encouraged to stop by the ASC to
learn more about subjects offered, tutoring times and other academic resources. The
ASC is located across from the Student Services Complex, #22 on the current UNLV map.
Students may learn more about tutoring services by calling (702) 895-3177 or visiting the
tutoring web site at: http://academicsuccess.unlv.edu/tutoring. |
Document Management
You are responsible to maintain your own file archive, and solely responsible to take any and all appropriate precautions to assure all documents needed for class are available until the end of the semester. No extensions or incompletes will be granted for lost or damaged computer files. Final documents will be turned in via your folder in the class directory. Individual files may be required intermittently throughout the semester. At the end of the semester you will create a course archive containing final versions of select files from the class. |
Academic Misconduct
Academic integrity is a legitimate concern for every member of the campus community; all share in upholding the
fundamental values of honesty, trust, respect, fairness, responsibility and professionalism. By choosing to join the UNLV community, students accept the expectations of the Academic Misconduct Policy and are encouraged when faced with choices to always take the ethical path. Students enrolling in UNLV assume the obligation to conduct themselves in a manner compatible with UNLV’s function as an educational institution. An example of academic misconduct is plagiarism. Plagiarism is using the words or ideas of another, from the Internet or any source, without proper citation of the sources. See the Student Academic Misconduct Policy (approved December 9, 2005) located at: http://studentconduct.unlv.edu/misconduct/policy.html.
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The Disability Resource Center (DRC)
The Disability Resource Center (DRC) coordinates all academic accommodations for students with documented disabilities. The DRC is the official office to review and house
disability documentation for students, and to provide them with an official Academic Accommodation Plan to present to the faculty if an accommodation is warranted. Faculty
should not provide students accommodations without being in receipt of this plan. UNLV complies with the provisions set forth in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, offering reasonable accommodations to qualified students with documented disabilities. If you have a documented disability
that may require accommodations, you will need to contact the DRC for the coordination of services. The DRC is located in the Student Services Complex (SSC-A), Room 143,
and the contact numbers are: Voice (702) 895-0866, fax (702) 895-0651. For additional information, please visit: http://drc.unlv.edu. |
Copyrght
The university requires all members of the university community to familiarize themselves and to follow copyright and fair use requirements. You are individually and
solely responsible for violations of copyright and fair use laws. The university will neither protect nor defend you nor assume any responsibility for employee or student violations
of fair use laws. Violations of copyright laws could subject you to federal and state civil penalties and criminal liability, as well as disciplinary action under university policies.
To familiarize yourself with copyright and fair use policies, you are encouraged to visit the following website: http://www.unlv.edu/committees/copyright/. |
Rebelmail
By policy, faculty and staff should e-mail students’ Rebelmail accounts only. Rebelmail is UNLV’s Official e-mail system for students. It is one of the primary ways students receive official university communication such as information about deadlines, major campus events, and announcements. All UNLV students receive a Rebelmail account after they have been admitted to the university. Students’ e-mail prefixes are listed on class rosters. The suffix is always @unlv.nevada.edu.
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Incomplete Grade
The grade of I — incomplete — can be granted when a student has satisfactorily completed at least three-fourths of the semester but for reason(s) beyond the student's control, and acceptable to the instructor, cannot complete the last part of the course, and the instructor believes that the student can finish the course without repeating it. A student who receives an I is responsible for making up whatever work was lacking at the end of the semester. The incomplete work must be made up before the end of the following regular semester. If course requirements are not completed within the time indicated, a grade of F will be recorded and the GPA will be adjusted accordingly. Students who are making up an incomplete do not register for the course but make individual arrangements with the instructor who assigned the I grade. |
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