Requirements

You will need a laptop that can run Adobe CC suite, in addition see system requirement for Metashape here, recommended minimum of 16GB RAM. Please make sure you have over 2G of space to install and more to run applications. You will need a portable, external USB hard drive (min. 500 GB- 1 TB) for this class. Keep your files organized on this drive.

Journal + Responses (20%) – The course will utilize readings periodically to focus and generate discussion as well as to inspire your vision and ideas for the related assignment or project. Participation/preparation in these discussions is mandatory and you will be asked to write and post a synopsis that includes your thoughts, interpretations and reactions to each reading in relation to your project. In addition since this is a process based course you will keep a process journal which records your project development each week. This may include images to show what works and what does not work. Each response is due the class meeting following the assigned reading and posted in your google drive folder titled by week or project.

Responses handed in 1 week after the date will be deducted one full grade. Responses cannot be handed in after 2 weeks.

Assignments and Projects (70%) There will be a series of projects varying from short term assignments to longer term projects depending upon the medium. The intention of the project is to learn the medium or media, expand your artistic vision and develop your ideas.

Completion of all projects ON TIME. You will be required to work outside of class time in order to complete your coursework. Projects handed in a week late will be deducted one full grade. Projects may not be handed in in after 2 weeks.

Participation (10%) – This includes your attendance, preparedness for class, participation in discussions and critiques.

Online: All projects and class exercises are designed to develop specific skills and competencies for visual communication. Throughout the semester, new principles and concepts, skills and techniques, and aesthetic issues will be introduced. Students are expected to understand new material and apply it to both current exercises and all subsequent work. It is extremely important to arrive on time and have all resources to begin to work. For remote classes this means signing in 5 minutes before scheduled time and having all preclass work ready. If we are using an application please make sure you are signed into Adobe CC before class starts, have images readily available on your external drive to avoid long transfer times. If you do not come to class prepared to work this counts as an absence.

Non-attendance to a synchronous class meeting is considered an absence.

Attendance and punctuality is mandatory. Absences are excused for illness and family emergencies only. A doctor’s note may be required. Job interviews and outside work count as unexcused
absences. More than 2 unexcused absences will automatically result in the reduction of a letter grade. Grade will be furthered lowered per unexcused absence after the third. All unexcused absences will detract from the participation portion of a final grade.

Lateness: Please be on time as well, if you are 10 minutes late to a Zoom class this is considered a tardy, 1 hour is considered an absence. Leaving early will count as lateness. In addition, two tardies equal an absence.

Please let me know in advance if you will be absent and remember it is YOUR responsibility to make up work, assignments, tutorial, etc. Please be advised that when you are absent, assignments and project deadlines do not change unless arrangements are made with the instructor.

Evaluation

Assessment and critique of your studio projects will take place in these ways:
- Participation in discussions, readings, etc.
- Attendance
- Individual progression of concepts, techniques and creative research
- On-time completion of work. If it's late, you will lower your grade.
- Work-in-progress critiques
- Final critiques for each assignment

Grading

Class Participation / work in progress 10%
Responses: 20%
Projects & Assignments 50%
Final Project 20%

A = excellent, inspired growth and consistently going beyond the basic requirements of each assignment - strong participation and an excellent attendance record.
B = very good, consistent high quality work with active participation and good attendance and punctuality.
C= satisfactory, completion of all work in a timely manner, required attendance, punctuality and participation.
D= below average work, poor attendance/participation.
F= none of the above

STATEMENT OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s work as though it were your own. More specifically, plagiarism is to present as your own: A sequence of words quoted without quotation marks from another writer or a paraphrased passage from another writer’s work or facts, ideas or images composed by someone else.

ACCESSIBILITY
It is the responsibility of students with chronic health conditions that may affect attendance and performance to communicate privately with the Department or the course Instructor at the beginning of the semester, or as soon as the condition arises, so that appropriate accommodations can be made. Academic accommodations are available for students with documented disabilities. Please contact the Moses Center for Students with Disabilities at 212-998-4980 for further information. The Academic Distress web page has information on a wide range of academic assistance available to all NYU students. [www.nyu.edu/life/safety-
health-wellness/wellness-exchange/helping-someone-in-trouble/academic-distress.html]

WELLNESS
Your health and safety are a priority at NYU.  If you experience any health or mental health issues during this course, we encourage you to utilize the support services of the 24/7 NYUWellness Exchange 212-443-9999.  Also, all students who may require academic accommodation due to a qualified disability, physical or mental, please register with the Moses Center 212-998-4980. Please let your instructor know if you need help connecting to these resources.  

TITLE XI
Tisch School of the Arts to dedicated to providing its students with a learning environment that is rigorous, respectful, supportive and nurturing so that they can engage in the free exchange of ideas and commit themselves fully to the study of their discipline. To that end, Tisch is committed to enforcing University policies prohibiting all forms of sexual misconduct as well as discrimination on the basis of sex and gender. Detailed information regarding these policies and the resources that are available to students through the Title IX office can be found by using the following link: https://www.nyu.edu/about/policies-guidelines-compliance/equal-opportunity/title9.html

CLASS EXPECTATION
Students are expected to complete a minimum of 12 hours of outside lab and production
time to complete the work for a 4-credit studio course. Students may not use one project for multiple courses taken at the same time without permission of both professors, nor can a student use work that was previously done for another class without the agreement of the professor in the current class.

Eating/drinking: Food or drink is never permitted in the digital labs or digital classroom.

Cell Phones: There is no cell phone use (talking, texting, game playing, etc.) during class time.

Materials

10 NYTimes newspaper front pages (you do not need to keep the whole newspaper)
Various mark making tools - sharpies, ink, charcoal, etc...
Collect large tyvek or plastic recyclable shipping envelopes
$ for spoon flower textile
Suggested: Large Sheet of Foam Core (documenting artwork), self healing mat and metal ruler

Materials:
DickBlick University List (please feel free to order from amazon or purchase from different store) :

Rives BFK 22" × 30" 250 gsm white (2 sheets)
Strathmore Bristol Board - 22 1/2'' x 28 1/2'', Smooth (2) Exacto Blade or Snap off Olfal blade
chenille needles size 18 Michaels or Amazon.
Embroidery floss (3 minimum) (black or any color) Michaels or Dick Blick.
Optional/suggested: gouache paint (opaque watercolor) & Basic brushes
Large Sheet of Foam Core (documenting artwork), self healing mat and metal ruler (may use cardboard)
Various mark making tools - drawing pencils of varied weights, sharpies, ink, charcoal, etc.
$ for spoon flower textile and 3D printing

BRING YOUR PORTABLE EXTERNAL DRIVE TO CLASS EACH WEEK formatted for a Mac

Here is a handy article that walks thru the setup for reformatting a drive for MAC:
Instructions for reformatting on a MAC with OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Important reminder: if the drive has been used previously, then it needs to be backed up (to a computer or another drive) since formatting a drive will erase all data and partitions on the disk!
When purchasing a new drive, simply purchasing something labeled with "For MAC" might not be enough, since drive manufacturers often use their own software to format instead of the MAC OS X Utility, so the above steps help remedy this. Moreover, USB Flash drives are universally formatted and work in a MAC, but the default formatting (called FAT32) limits file sizes of 4GB or less, so reformatting as Mac OS Journaled is necessary.
Similar instructions for slightly older computers running MAC OS 10.8, 10.9, 10.10 -- If students have older computer