ATEC 4380 Capstone Project

Course Credit Hours: 3

Time: by appointment

Instructor Dean Terry

Course Culminating course in Arts and Technology. Students will

Description engage in the creation of an advanced creative and/or
research project exploring the interaction of the arts with digital
technology. Restricted to students majoring in Arts and
Technology who are within one semester of graduation.
Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor.

Course Create a professional portfolio piece.

Objectives
Develop organizational skills to manage a project.

Demonstrate the abilities that have been gained in various

courses.

Course Students are expected to present their progress weekly.

Methodology
Students are encouraged to complete all work at the ATEC
computer labs in order to benefit from collaborative learning
with peers. Students choosing to use “offsite” hardware and
software must have their current working files available for
weekly review. Problems with “offsite” systems and/or
incompatibility will not be an acceptable excuse.

Grading Policy Students must demonstrate satisfactory achievement of

course objectives. Course evaluation will be based upon the
completion of the capstone project in a timely manner.

Use of copyrighted materials or intellectual property of others

will result in a failing grade.

Adherence to deadlines is expected. Students will be

expected to make a presentation of their progress weekly.

If you need to drop the class for any reason, you are
responsible for initiating the drop procedure. Contact the
Registrar’s Office. If you do not withdraw by the specific drop
date and you do not fulfill the requirements of the class, you
will receive a failing grade.
 Textbooks None. (Reading assignments may be provided.)

Course Notebook/Sketchbook
Supplies Archive Material: CD or DVD

Accommodation It is the policy of UTD to provide reasonable and appropriate

Process accommodations for individuals with documented disabilities.
This University will adhere to all applicable federal, state and
local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing
reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal
educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to
contact the appropriate office in a timely manner if s/he desires
to arrange for accommodations.

Scholastic UTD may initiate disciplinary proceedings against a student

Dishonesty accused of scholastic dishonesty. Scholastic dishonesty
includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts, or omissions
related to application for enrollment, the ward of a degree,
and/or the submissions of one’s work of material that is not
one’s own. Scholastic dishonesty may involve one or more of
the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion and
falsifying academic records.

Copyright It is a federal crime to reproduce copyrighted software.

Violations Anyone caught reproducing software from the UTD labs will be
subject to disciplinary action. In addition, anyone caught
reproducing outside software in the lab will automatically lose
all lab privileges and will be subject to other disciplinary action
as deemed necessary.