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HUAS 6391 CREATIVITY:VISUAL ART WORKSHOP Fall 2011 Call Number: 14145 Tues. 7:00- 9:45
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE STUDENTS OF DIVERSE ARTISTIC INTERESTS IN THE CREATIVE PRACTICES OF CRITICAL THINKING, RELATIONAL AESTHETICS AND STUDIO ACTIVITIES. THROUGH RELATED READINGS AND RESOURCES, COMMUNAL DISCOURSE AND APPLICATION OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES. STUDENTS WILL DESIGNATE A PATH OF RESEARCH, EXPERIMENTATION AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR CRITICAL REVIEW BY THEIR PEERS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROJECT DESIGN STRATEGIES AND TACTICS, ARTISTIC STATEMENT CONSTRUCTION, CRITICAL ANALYSIS, RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND MATERIALS INVESTIGATION AND PROCESS. STUDENTS WILL CONSIDER THEMSELVES AS A CORPORATE COLLABORATIVE ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL/INDEPENDENT FACILITY ESTABLISHING AN IDENTITY FROM WHICH TO PERORM THEIR RESPECTIVE PRODUCTIONS/ACTIONS. IT IS THIS COURSES INTENT TO EXPAND THE POTENTIAL POSSIBILTIES AND INTERESTS OF ITS PARTICIPANTS WORK IN A SUPPORTIVE WAY THAT AUGMENTS RESEARCH AND DIRECTIVES ALREADY ESTABLISHED.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS SEE READING AND RESOURCE LISTINGs handout SUGGESTED COURSE MATERIALS
Students will be responsible for providing their own materials as called for
*Sept 6
Sept. 13 Sept. 20 *Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov 15 Nov. 22
Group B feedback critique Critiques 30 min. Studio day Studio day Studio day Studio Day Studio Day (Meeting by appointment) (Meeting by appointment) (Meeting by appointment) (Meeting by appointment) (Meeting by appointment)
DEAD WEEK NO MEETINGS Final Critique Group B start at 6pm (food and drink) Final Critique Group A start at 6pm (food and drink)
**** Please note that this schedule is subject to change. Changes will be noted and posted by email or Elearning. Also sign up times will be posted on E learning. You must meet with me at least four times in the course of the semester during the designated studio appointment days prior to the final critique presentation.
GRADING POLICY:
The grades in this class will be determined by the following criteria: Presentations/critiques: Students will be evaluated through in class critiques as to professional seriousness and commitment to the concerned subject. This includes preparation, content depth and vitality of resources related to content. There are 2 critiques and 2 presentaions in the course of the semester. Participation: It is important that you be at all lectures and class seminars and that you are engaged in the dialogue with the rest of the class. You will be deducted for absences that are not medically prohibited*. Missing a cumulative total of critique, lecture or demo class days will result in an unsatisfactory evaluation. You will be expected to make 4 individual appointments through out the semester with me.
10% Notebook: your notebook is the critical link to the process you are involved with and its evolution. It is important that you take class notes and record your research and source material to assist in the evaluation of your progress.
For lectures you will need to be in class by the appointed starting time and ready to participate I will take role at the beginning of each class. If you do not answer the role you will be recorded as absent. It is your responsibility to get on the role if you are late. After 3 absences your grade will result in an unsatisfactory assessment. The viewing and discussions about your peers work and the assistance and review by your instructor are a most important learning criteria. Should you be incapacitated or miss a class due to circumstances beyond your control, please contact me so you do not get behind. If you are very ill let me know so we can make some other arrangements if possible. You are responsible for getting all the information that goes on in class regardless of your absence.
ROOM USE AND LOCKERS/STORAGE: The rooms we will be using are free to use whenever they are not occupied by another class in progress. you shall be assigned a locker for the semester. All lockers will have to have a taped label naming its owner and semester and instructor. Anything left in the locker or drawer after the semesters end will be disposed or recycled. Building hours are 8am- 10pm. After 10pm the doors are locked. you may remain in the building to work late after 10pm. There is no curfew. the building is open all day Saturday, but is closed Sunday. the air conditioning cut off at 10pm weekdays and completely off on Sundays. Bring a sweater if you get cold easily. Always clean up after yourself, including your easel and your wiping down your tables. We do not have a maintenance crew to do that.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
The faculty expects from its students a high level of responsibility and academic honesty. Because the value of an academic degree depends upon the absolute integrity of the work done by the student for that degree, it is imperative that a student demonstrate a high standard of individual honor in his or her scholastic work. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts or omissions related to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission as ones own work or material that is not ones own. As a general rule, scholastic dishonesty involves one of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion and/or falsifying academic records. Students suspected of academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary proceedings. Plagiarism, especially from the web, from portions of papers for other classes, and from any other source is unacceptable and will be dealt with under the universitys policy on plagiarism (see general catalog for details). This course will use the resources of turnitin.com, which searches the web for possible plagiarism and is over 90% effective.
EMAIL USE
The University of Texas at Dallas recognizes the value and efficiency of communication between faculty/staff and students through electronic mail. At the same time, email raises some issues concerning security and the identity of each individual in an email exchange. The university encourages all official student email correspondence be sent only to a students U.T. Dallas email address and that faculty and staff consider email from students official only if it originates from a UTD student account. This allows the university to maintain a high degree of confidence in the identity of all individual corresponding and the security of the transmitted information. UTD furnishes each student with a free email account that is to be used in all communication with university personnel. The Department of Information Resources at U.T. Dallas provides a method for students to have their U.T. Dallas mail forwarded to other accounts.
resolved by the School Deans decision, the student may make a written appeal to the Dean of Graduate or Undergraduate Education, and the deal will appoint and convene an Academic Appeals Panel. The decision of the Academic Appeals Panel is final. The results of the academic appeals process will be distributed to all involved parties. Copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the Office of the Dean of Students, where staff members are available to assist students in interpreting the rules and regulations.
DISABILITY SERVICES
The goal of Disability Services is to provide students with disabilities educational opportunities equal to those of their non-disabled peers. Disability Services is located in room 1.610 in the Student Union. Office hours are Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The contact information for the Office of Disability Services is: The University of Texas at Dallas, SU 22 PO Box 830688 Richardson, Texas 75083-0688 (972) 883-2098 (voice or TTY) Essentially, the law requires that colleges and universities make those reasonable adjustments necessary to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability. For example, it may be necessary to remove classroom prohibitions against tape recorders or animals (in the case of dog guides) for students who are blind. Occasionally an assignment requirement may be substituted (for example, a research paper versus an oral presentation for a student who is hearing impaired). Classes enrolled students with mobility impairments may have to be rescheduled in accessible facilities. The college or university may need to provide special services such as registration, note-taking, or mobility assistance. It is the students responsibility to notify his or her professors of the need for such an accommodation. Disability Services provides students with letters to present to faculty members to verify that the student has a disability and needs accommodations. Individuals requiring special accommodation should contact the professor after class or during office hours.
failing grade for that exam or assignment. If a student or an instructor disagrees about the nature of the absence [i.e., for the purpose of observing a religious holy day] or if there is similar disagreement about whether the student has been given a reasonable time to complete any missed assignments or examinations, either the student or the instructor may request a ruling from the chief executive officer of the institution, or his or her designee. The chief executive officer or designee must take into account the legislative intent of TEC 51.911(b), and the student and instructor will abide by the decision of the chief executive officer or designee.
These descriptions and timelines are subject to change at the discretion of the Professor.