WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
PLAINVIEW CAMPUS
SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS
FALL 2009

Mr. Curt Finger 

Computer Graphic Design I

ART 2330–PL01

Harral Complex – Room #105

Office phone: (806) 291-1083

E-mail: fincurt@gmail.com - Anytime (Please add “ART 2330” to subject line)

Office hours: Home: 780-0503 Tue-Fri; 6pm-7:30pm

Prerequisites:  None
 

Wayland Baptist University Mission statement:  Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional success, lifelong learning, and service to God and humankind.
 

Disability statement:  It is university policy that no otherwise qualified disabled person be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the university.  Students should inform the instructor of existing disabilities the first class meeting.
 

Catalog description:  Technical aspects of page layout, visual organization, meaning and expressive qualities as visual form.
 

Required textbook and resource materials:

1. Student Textbook:
   Adobe Photoshop CS3 Classroom in a Book by Adobe Creative Team, 
   ISBN-10: 0321492021 and is available at Barnes and Noble Book store or https://www.Barnesandnoble.com and www.Amazon.com
   
   
   
    
2. Class materials:
   Students will have access during class and after hours to a computer lab with the software to be used for this course and are not required to purchase the software themselves. Should they choose to do so, the cost of said software will be their own responsibility. Hours of the lab’s availability are subject to change and the student should work with the art department representative to arrange for time in the lab. Use of a Flash/thumb drive is advised for the transfer of files but not for primary storage. Projects must be submitted on CDs labeled with the student’s name and course name/number.
    
3. Student Resource Website
   Students will receive all their project instructions from the student support website located at https://art2379fa09.webnode.com and will have access to additional support materials at this site. Students are expected to visit this site at least once a week for notifications and announcements.
    

Optional materials: None
 

Course outcome competencies: 
The student will:

1. know the basic principles of graphics development for digital deployment in various multimedia presentations.
2. know the basic navigation and skills for software programs related to computer graphic design, namely Adobe Photoshop CS3.
3. be able to apply appropriate file formats in digital graphics for proper deployment.

Attendance requirements:

Your Wayland email address is the OFFICIAL line of communication between you and the university.  You must make sure your email address is established, functioning and is also monitored at least once a day as you will receive important information about your classes, financial aid, billing, emergency situations, etc. through this email.

1. Wayland expects students to make class attendance a priority. Each faculty member at the Plainview campus determines their own attendance policy and provides a written copy of the policies to students within one week of the beginning of class.
    
2. Mr. Finger’s Attendance Policy:
   1. Students are expected to make a concerted effort to attend each class session. Because this is a night class meeting only once each week, a great deal of material and hands-on experience will be missed with even one absence. Additionally, much of the material in this class builds on the previous lessons and therefore is essential for overall learning. Students will lose 2 points for every unexcused absence.
       
   2. Should a student have to miss a class session for any circumstance, it is their responsibility to get missed notes from a classmate. If a student misses class on the due date of a project, they have until the start of the next class period to submit the work. If they do not, the grade of zero will be awarded for that project. Students must contact me prior to an absence via phone or email.
       
   3. If the instructor fails to appear or sends notification of other arrangements within the first fifteen (15) minutes of class, students will not receive an absence if they leave the class.
       
   4. If a student misses more than two classes they will be required to meet with the professor to discuss their completion of the course.

Course requirements and grading criteria: 

1. Class lectures: Students are expected to attend all class sessions and lectures as the majority of material learned will be presented in class sessions.
    
2. Reading assignments: Students are expected to keep up with the reading assignments in the textbook as they follow the lectures. You are expected to come to class having read the assignment from the required text prior to the class session.
    
3. Projects: Students will be expected to submit specified assignments at the beginning of class on the due dates listed in the syllabus. Students will be provided with feedback from the instructor as well as colleagues in the form of peer reviews. All projects must be submitted on CD in either a jewel case or sleeve. Both the CD and sleeve/jewel case must be labeled with the course number, project number and student name. Late projects will usually lose a letter grade. If you will be out of town, sick, or missing class for any reason, you must email the assignment to your professor by the due date.
    
4. Final Project/Presentation: For the final project, students will be creating a presentation consisting of previous projects to promote their freelance art or other business. Students should imagine the experience as if they are starting a business and trying to promote their art, skills and products. The student will be required to make a 10minute presentation to the class on their project, using their presentation as visual aid. The presentation must be submitted on CD and include all of the assigned materials.

University Grading System:

A = 90-100 
B = 80-89
C = 70-79
D = 60-69   
F = Below 60

(CR Credit)
(NCr No Credit)
(I Incomplete*)
(W Withdrawal)

(X No grade given)

* A grade of incomplete is changed if the deficiency is made up by the end of the next regular semester; otherwise, it becomes an “F.” This grade is given only if circumstances beyond the student’s control prevented completion of work during the semester enrolled and attendance requirements have been met.

A grade of CR indicates that credit in semester hours was granted but no grade or grade points were recorded.

1. Computation of Final Grade:

• Project 1: 25 points possible
• Project 2: 25 points possible
• Project 3: 25 points possible
• Project 4: 25 points possible
• Presentation: 30 points possible
• Final Project: 30 points possible
• Attendance: 40 points possible

Total 200 points possible

Tentative schedule: 

The information delineated in this course outline is merely a tentative listing of information, activities and performance assessments that we as a learning community will strive to accomplish this semester. 
The instructor reserves the right to alter the sequence of activities and/or assignments themselves during the course of the semester. As a class, we will have conversation about alterations that may arise as the semester progresses.

Design Presentation Details:
You will be creating a final presentation which will consist of the projects due in this course. The final project and components will center on the submitted theme at the beginning of the course. No written paper is required for this project, unless you want to jot out notes. You will, however, be required to give a 10 minute presentation to the class about your design, being sure to note how your project utilizes the components and concepts covered in this course. Your project components should be submitted on CD and labeled with your name and the course number.

Academic Honesty:
University students are expected to conduct themselves according to the highest standards of academic honesty. Academic misconduct for which a student is subject to penalty includes all forms of cheating, such as illicit possession of examinations or examination materials, forgery, or plagiarism. (Plagiarism is the presentation of the work of another as one’s own work.) Disciplinary action for academic misconduct is the responsibility of the faculty member assigned to the course. The faculty member is charged with assessing the gravity of any case of academic dishonesty and with giving sanctions to any student involved. Penalties that may be applied to individual cases of academic dishonesty include one or more of the following:

1. Written reprimand
2. Requirement to redo work in question
3. Requirement to submit additional work
4. Lowering of grade on work in question
5. Assigning the grade of F to work in question.
6. Assigning the grade of F for the course.
7. Recommendation for more severe punishment (see Student Handbook for further information)

The faculty member involved will file a record for the offense and the punishment imposed with the division chair, campus dean and the Vice President for Academic Services and Graduate Studies. The Vice President will maintain records of all cases of academic dishonesty reported for not more than two years. Any student who has been penalized for academic dishonesty has the right to appeal the judgment or the penalty assessed. The appeals procedure will be the same as that specified for student grade appeals. See the student handbook for further information.

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