Graduate Industrial Design Department
Class Policies:
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Attendance:
Students are expected to come to class on-time, attend
the full duration of the class, and be prepared to make effective use of class
work time. Three absences is grounds for an automatic failure (F ) Three
tardies (10 min. late or early departure) = 1 absence If you
know you are going to need to be absent or late or will need to leave early let
the instructor know ahead of time, and provide a plan for how and when you will
get lecture information and make up any assignments.
Authorship and Originality
Students are always expected to do their own work and
acknowledge or reference the work of others
appropriately. Students may only enlist vendors or
assistance from others in meeting of class requirements with prior approval of
the instructor. Enlisting unapproved assistance may be grounds for failure of
the class.
Class participation
Active participation in class crits is expected and will be part of the overall performance
evaluation
Homework
Due assignment work may be marked down one letter grade
for each week it is late starting 10 minutes after the beginning class session
of the due date. Homework may not be accepted if it is not completed in the
form as assigned. It will be returned to the student for revisions and
considered late by the rules above. If you are absent you are still expected to
have your work submitted on time. ( see attendance note above )
Grading
A final grade is determined by the instructor by
assessment of incremental assignments
and the evaluation of each student over the course of the
term considering the following:
1 ) The
Resulting Work (Quality) ( 30 of 100 points )
subjective assessment of the quality of the work
completed for the assignments
2)
Level of Effort ( Quantity)( 20 of 100 points )
The quantity of work, level of complexity and challenge,
and/or amount of time and energy evident in the student’s approach to the class
goals
3)
Growth ( Positive Change)( 10 of 100 points )
subjective assessment of the change in quality of the
student’s work, character and/or approach over the term
4)
Social skills ( 10 of 100 points ) *
Subjective assessment of the “ease to work with” and
“value added to the class experience” by the individual student. This includes
level of participation in and contribution to the overall state of the
community and specific class social and information exchanges like class crits
and generally showing appropriate respect for faculty and class members.
Because
poor individual behavior can result in affect of other student’s experiences,
in the event of significantly poor interpersonal performance or behavior the
instructor may elect to deduct additionally up to 50 points from the total
grade thereby constituting a failure. Examples of this situation include
excessively disrespectful behavior to faculty or classmates or abuse of
department resources
5) Communication Skills (10 of 100 points )
subjective
assessment of relative ability to articulate and communicate in the design
process, especially for presentations and client relations situations.
6)
Intellectual depth (10 of 100 points )
Subjective assessment of the student’s grasp of the
subject matter and their ability to articulate and apply the dimensions of the
subject matter to their assignments and in class critiques.
7)
Professionalism ( 10 of 100 points )
An assessment of
the students ability to be organized, prompt, thorough, and prepared regarding
class activities.
