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ART106 Three-Dimensional Design, Rooms 143, 136 MWF 1 – 2:50pm kenny jones, B.F.A., M.F.A., Associate Professor of Art, Foundations Director Office hours: DM 316, TR 1:30-5pm, F 3:00-4:30pm, It is best to get a confirmation by phone or email. My Phone # is ext. 6871 but the best way to get a message to me at times other than my office hours is by E-mail: kenny.jones@acu.edu. Be aware that my duties may take me to other parts of the Don Morris building. If I am not in my office you can often find me in or near the Art Office, Ceramics studio or woodshop. Description: Fundamentals of organization in three-dimensional space. A study of space articu-lated by line, plane, volume, and surface. No prerequisites are needed. Traditional media is used. Required Text: Mary Stewart, Launching the Imagination, Comprehensive Guide to Basic Design. METHODOLOGY and Resources: Lecture, discussion and demonstrations, Projects (individ-ual instruction and supply purchase), Audiovisual resources with field trips possible, Experimen-tation with tools, ideas, and materials. Each student is required to furnish some supplies for pro-jects and others are charged to student’s account (see the materials list). ~ The instructor reserves the right to change the elements of the course as long as notice is given to the class.

Minimum Requirements

1. Have all required materials and assignments with you each class. Replenish supplies before you run out. Show up and show up prepared. Assignment details

and the complete syllabus are provided online: MyACU, blackboard, etc.

2. Giving your full preparation, attention, and participation for the entire class meeting is the definition of attending class. Show up and show up prepared! Paying attention and follow-ing instructions are part of the grade. 3. Materials are to be put away in appropriate places at the end of each class. Clean up your area each class period - YMDNWH and ISDSWCIA. We are to take care of departmental tools and studio spaces. No eating in any classroom, use the lounge areas for this. Drinks must have a lid. 4. Work in and outside of class; keep up with due dates for quizzes, assignments, homework and major critiques. Use MyACU, Calendar, Files and Blackboard. Following instructions and using your time wisely is part of the grade – ask if you are unclear about any part of the course. We will research and display visual sources as prep work. Use only scholarly, relevant resources, i.e. the library and Internet on-line database. These are accessed both on and off campus. The final grade is based on three components: 25% = Attendance and participation in class meetings: work ethic and mastery of materials, this includes being responsible for clean up, the return of tools and coming to class with your materials. A grade is assessed each class period.

25% = Homework, preparatory work and research (this includes written and visual scholarship: tests, visual database, sketching, rough drafts, etc. performed with an

effective use of time). 50% = Major projects, and critiques: designs that are the student’s own personal solutions which are well crafted, innovative, ambitious, and that clearly

communicate the objectives.

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Supply List Please have the following supplies by the 2nd class period of the semester: scissors x -acto knife (surgical fine point type blade) cutting mat (plastic type or matt board scraps replenished often) tape - masking and clear white, plain cardstock or white posterboard sketchbook 9"x12" minimum. Drawing supplies and eraser These supplies are needed by the 4th class period of the semester

foam core board, 5 pieces measuring 18" x 24" minimum Tracing paper, 9"x12" minimum, approximately 15 - 20 sheets scrap paper – various thicknesses, neutral color (white preferred)

hot glue gun hot glue sticks (about ½ pound) Misc.: white glue Additional materials as needed, each assignment will have a supply list. A lab fee is automatically charged to your account for additional tools, equipment and supplies (previous class amounts have been around $45): WARNING: DO NOT USE ANY TOOLS, MATERIALS OR EQUIPMENT UNTIL THE CLASS INSTRUCTOR HAS THROUGHLY TRAINED YOU. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN INJURY AND/OR DISCIPLINARY CHARGES. Do NOT use spraypaint or flammable, solvent­type paints or materials in any classroom unless that room has adequate, active ventilation, i.e. the spray room or photo/printmaking lab.  10 POINTS DEDUCTION FOR NOT FOLLOWING THESE INSTRUCTIONS. READ THE LABEL BEFORE YOU USE IT. DO NOT USE IT IF IT SAYS IT CREATES FLAMMABLE OR HARMFUL FUMES. If it requires ventilation you must use it outside or in the spray room on the 3rd floor, then allow it to off gas 30 MINUTES MINIMUM before brining it into any OTHER part of the building. ESPECIALLY AVOID ANYTHING WITH THESE INGREDIENTS: MC = Methylene Chloride ATM = Acetone, Toluene, and Methanol NMP = N-Methyl Pyrrolidone DBE = di-basic esters MINERAL SPIRITS, TURPENTINE, xylenes MEK = methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), MIBK =methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK), n-BA = n-butyl acetate (n-BA) Alkalis:Lye = Sodium Hydroxide, Ammonia = Ammonia Hydroxide

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Behavior standards: The final grade is partly based on these behaviors and attitudes: inquisitiveness, respectful demeanor/attitude, motivation, willingness to take risks, work ethic, punctuality, and positive contributions to class discussions. Part of your grade is dependent on your behavior; no further warning will be given prior to grade de-duction: 1. No eating in any classroom, use the lounge areas for this. Drinks must have a lid. 2. Do not use electronic devices (e.g. ipods, cellphones, laptops, etc.) for inappropriate or personal activities

during class – headphones and earbuds should be removed. 3. Do not engage in private conversations or otherwise disrupt the class -this includes inappropriate use of

electronic devices. 4. Leaving and returning to the room during class sessions should be extremely rare and should only occur

due to illness. Please ask before leaving class for any reason other than the ending of the class period. 5. Do not work on inappropriate projects or assignments during class sessions, i.e. personal projects or as-

signments for other classes. 6. Taking notes will aid you in paying attention and is a useful skill.

Attendance policy: Students are expected to be present at all class sessions, attending to the course mate-rial for the entire class period, to bring all materials and to be on time. If you have to go get your supplies after class has begun it will count as a tardy. Note that attendance and participation is monitored through out the entire class period. Attendance implies full use of the class period, with full use of one's mental attention (e.g. no napping, eating, incessant talking, illegitimate or personal use of the iPod/cellphone, etc.) and full use of physical resources (e.g. brought appropriate materials & project with you, etc.). In other words you may be counted absent if you do not attend to the class material. Roll is taken visually or by student sign in or quiz. 1) Each student is given 5 absences that may be taken without penalty to the attendance portion of the final grade*. Each session missed beyond this (including excused absences) will result in a 4-point reduction from your final grade. There is no distinction between excused and unexcused absences in regards to this policy, please see the NOTE and Clarification Asterisk below.

2) Two (2) instances of tardiness will be counted as one absence. There is no distinction between excused and unex-cused tardiness in regards to this policy, please see the NOTE below.

3) Leaving and returning to class without permission from the instructor will be counted as a tardy. Please ask be-fore leaving class for any reason other than the ending of the class period. If a student misses15 minutes or more of the class session then an absence will be attributed to the student’s record. There is no distinction between excused and unexcused attendance problems in regards to this policy, please see the NOTE below.

4) If more than 9 class sessions are missed for any reason, the student will either be given a failing grade or may choose to drop the course with the appropriate WP or WF. The student must contact the registrar or advisor to begin this process. Students need to complete a form in order to be withdrawn from a class. “A fee will be charged to the student’s account for each withdrawal. The last day for students to withdraw from a course is Friday of the 12th week of a long term.” Quoted from http://www.acu.edu/campusoffices/registrar/forms.html.

5) If an in-class quiz or test is missed due to an excused absence** the student must contact the instructor prior to the absence or the following class meeting (at the very latest) if the student desires to make-up the grade. The make-up must be taken within 1 week of the student’s return to classes, if the make-up is not taken in this 1-week period a 0 will be recorded. Make-up of make-up work is not allowed. please see the NOTE and Clarification Asterisk below. IMPORTANT: no make-up is available for projects that are submitted outside of the regular class period, such as

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online quizzes, emailed, posted or “dropbox” type assignments. Late points will be deducted if late. There is no dis-tinction between excused and unexcused absences in regards to online assignments.

6) If an in-class quiz or test is missed due to an unexcused absence a make-up exam/quiz will not be offered.

NOTE: Special consideration may be given for excessive absences due to serious extended illness*** or tragedy in the immediate family****. The student is encouraged to discuss this with the instructor. Please see the Clarification Asterisks below. Clarification Asterisks of Attendance Policy *Points lost due to late or missed work are still applicable, i.e. missed quizzes, projects and homework. All deliver-ables for a project must be turned in at the beginning of class on the specified due date. Late work is decreased by 10pts for each class period it is late. The student is responsible for all materials, due dates and preparatory work as-signed regardless of attendance. Participation points cannot be made up, i.e. critique grades. **Class absences due to illness, tragedy in the immediate family****, or school-sponsored trips will be excused provided that, on the day the student returns to class, the student presents in writing on paper an explanation for the absence - write at the top of this paper the class name and time it meets. In order for an absence due to illness to be excused, the student must present a doctor or nurse’s note. For the other related events written documentation from the sponsor, signed by the sponsor of the event is necessary. A phone call or email is NOT sufficient. The instructor believes that if a student is well enough to go to work, chapel and other classes, he or she is well enough to attend this class. Other instances in which the student feels the need to be absent (job-related absence, sickness of family member) will not necessarily be excused - use the 5 absences for these. ***The extended illness is the student’s. Serious means, a debilitating illness that makes it unwise to attend class, this also means that a doctor has been seen and a note obtained. ****The immediate family is the normal interpretation for this phrase, i.e. consists of one’s parent/guardian, sibling and offspring. Please note that tending to roommates, friends and extended family members is not included in this phrase - use the 5 absences for these. Cheating and Academic Integrity: Cheating will not be tolerated. At the very least a '0' will be given on the quiz, test or project. Depending on the incident, you may be dropped from the class. Plagiarism - There are NO assignments or activities in this class where you can use the work of others in your assignments without clearly indicating you are doing so. You are responsible for indicating all specific instances where you use the words of others. Depending on the word used, it may be appropriate to give attribution to a single word, but as a general rule I feel that anything over two consecutive words from another source should be in quotes and the original author cited. I wish this could go without saying but I have repeatedly found that it cannot. With this stated, any instance where I find you have violated this request I will assume you are attempting to pass the work of others off as your own. This is defined as plagiarism and has specific univer-sity-wide consequences stated in ACU’s academic integrity policy that can be found on ACU’s website. Within the context of this course the penalty will at least be a 0 on the entire project as-sociated with the writing. To be clear, that usually means a 0 for at least 8% of your final grade in the course. In order to determine if any prior violations have taken place the incident will be reported to the Department chair and any other academic officials deemed necessary. If other incidents have been recorded you will likely be dropped from the course. Additionally, misrepre-sentation, alteration or forgery of any records or information provided by the student may also have specific consequences, the least of which will be a lowering of the final grade.

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Evaluation: The instructor’s judgment will be the measure of the adequacy of student performance and accomplishment related to the grades earned in this class. Addi-tional assignments may be required if a student’s work needs improvement or modification. Un-scheduled quizzes related to class readings, projects and previous lectures are possible. Grade Scale: A: 100-90 B: 89-80 C: 79-70 D: 69-60 F: 59 and below. A zero in the MyACU, “Blackboard Grades” means no work has been received, the symbol “–“ means that I have not begun recording that project yet. Because grades are kept on computer, a reasonable estimate of grade can be obtained upon request. Note about Deadlines: All projects will have specified due dates, double check calendar for re-caps and dates. All deliverables for an assignment must be turned in at the beginning of class on the specified due date. This stands regardless of a student's attendance on the specified due date or prior classes. Late work will be decreased by one letter grade (10 points) for each class period it is late. Assessment of late points starts at the beginning of the class that the work is due. Evaluation: In-class work will be verbally evaluated by group critique. The student should take notes during the critique so you will know how to improve your grade before the project is due. The instructor’s professional judgment will be the measure of the adequacy of student performance and accomplishment. Addi-tional assignments may be required if a student’s work needs improvement or modification. The quality of your work will be communicated via group and individual critiques and participation in presentations / discussions. Tests may be included in the course work if, in the instructor’s judgment, such would enhance the course experience. Un-scheduled quizzes related to class readings, projects and previous lectures are possible. Please see the catalog section related to the University’s Grading policy and academic integrity. Miscellanous information: 1. iPhone or iPod touch

You can also access class information from your iPhone or iPod touch, log in at m.acu.edu>MY mobile (tab at the top)>Calendar or Classes>this class> Calendar and/or blog. See the following link for more details: . This in-formation is also in the “Connected” iPhone booklet that you received with your ACU iPhone or iPod touch.

2. How to take an online Quiz Check the MYACU class CALENDAR for due date. Follow this chain to the Quiz: Go to MyACU>{this course}, Bb (Blackboard)>Assignments>Quiz. Read the instructions, also see the pdf, HOW TO TAKE AN ONLINE QUIZ.

3. When you are required to turn in projects online, the instructor will give a preferred method with a required title for the file, i.e. last name + first name + class info.

4. How to check on your grade online: MyACU>{this course}, Bb (Blackboard)> Course Tools > My Grades STUDENTS WITH A DISABILITY-Students who, because of disability, need special services or resources, or who require accommodation, should make use of the ACU Student Disability Services Office (Alpha Academic Services). They will help with any accommodations needed for you to succeed in class work. In order to receive accommodations, you must be registered with the Disability Services office (Alpha Academic Services) and you must complete a specific request for each class in which you need accommodations. Call extension 2667 for an ap-pointment with the director of disability services as soon as possible.

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