Class Structure
ART 003 is a Web-based course. There are no prerequisites.
If students are able to complete the assignments on their own, they
need never meet with me in person. All correspondance can be done
on email and assignments posted on the web.
That said, some students may require instruction in person. This course
differes from a World Campus course in that I am available to meet
with students in person, and offer step-by-step guidance to help students
who may not be familiar with the processes involved. Instructional
sessions will be offered to small groups or in one-on-one sessions
on the DuBois campus. I will be available to meet with students before
assignments are due, as needed, to make sure all students are successful
at completing the requirements of the class.
Expectations
ART 003 is an art class. Our focus will be on the images you create,
and how they are presented via the Web. Students will consider the
elements of art and principals of design to create Websites that are
both aesthetically pleasing and easy to navigate. The class will communicate
via Email. All assignments will be posted on-line and/or Emailed.
Students will be expected to complete assignments as scheduled as
well as participate in class discussions with the instructor and other
classmates via Email. Student will also be expected to provide feedback,
suggestions, and share their knowledge with other classmates throughout
the semester. Because this is a Web course attendance is not an issue
BUT maintaining contact with your group and the instructor via Email
is very important.
Course Goals:
Students will:
• Become familiar with the techniques for creating images using
digital cameras
and editing images on the computer;
• Develop criteria for judging quality in pictorial composition;
• Explore and develop their own unique aesthetic sensibilities
by looking at the work of other artists and classmates as well as
by experimenting with their own work;
• Learn to post their images on the Internet;
• Learn basic Web building techniques;
• Explore options for improving WebPages based on design appeal
and audience’s ease and speed.
Course Objectives:
Photography is entering into a stage where the traditional darkroom
may no longer be necessary. The purpose of this course is to introduce
the student to the possibilities of images recorded digitally, and
ways to share them via the Internet. With the aid of the computer,
the photographer’s imagination can open up in new directions.
Just like a palette and paintbrush, the computer is a tool that serves
the artist’s imagination. This course will introduce the students
to the computer as an art medium. Computer Imaging provides an opportunity
to explore the relationship between the process of making a work of
art and the idea that a work of art expresses. In addition, the Internet
has given us a new vehicle for sharing artwork and information. In
this course students will build a basic website where they will post
their assignments throughout the semester.
Requirements:
Students will be required to:
• Complete assignments on time.
• Provide help and or feedback to fellow students.
There is no book required. Students can purchase books on their own
but will be expected to learn much of this course work via tutorials,
and on-line help. Zip disks are necessary for students who will be
working on campus computers to save and transfer files. Students who
work at home will not need a zip disk. Students may wish to purchase
their own cameras or software. (see Suggestions for Purchase below)
Software
Macromedia Dreamweaver is suggested software for creating Websites,
although students may use other software such as Mozilla Composer
(which is free) or HTML coding.
(I do not recommend using Frontpage, unless you have prior experience
with it.)
Macromedia Fireworks or Adobe Photoshop are suggested software for
photo editing.
Microsoft Photo Editing (under Microsoft Accessories) can also be
used to resize and do simple photo editing. You may use other software
if you prefer, as sometimes special editing software comes with your
camera.
DuBois Computers Labs
*Look under Continuing Education for Dreamweaver and Fireworks
101 Swift Computer Lab:
Twenty
computers will provide access to Macromedia Fireworks and Dreamweaver.
101PC04 up to and including 101PC19 have Dreamweaver and Fireworks.
Photoshop on computers 1-3.
101PC01, 02 and 03 have all three: Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Photoshop.
149 Smeal: Eight computers
will provide access to Macromedia Fireworks and Dreamweaver.
Three computers will provide Adobe Photoshop.
(the scanner computer providing all three)
151 Smeal: One computer
will provide Adobe Photoshop and Micromedia Fireworks and Dreamweaver.
(the scanner computer)
Digital Cameras
A limited number of digital cameras are available for students to
borrow.
Students may also wish to use traditional film cameras and have their
photographs developed on a CD, or scan their photographs.
Academic
Integrity:
DO NOT COPY any one else's artwork or
take credit for someone else's work.
Do not hand in work that was done before this class or for another
class.
It is understood that at this level of education, academic
dishonesty of any type will not be tolerated and will result in immediate
disciplinary action. It is further understood that cheating on examinations
and out of class assignments will result in a failure grade (F) for
that student in the course. Plagiarism and copying reports and assignments
from other students, publications, or Internet resources will also
result in disciplinary action that will seriously affect the student's
grade for the course.
Academic Integrity: All students are expected to act with civility,
personal integrity; respect other students' dignity, rights and property;
and help create and maintain an environment in which all can succeed
through the fruits of their own efforts. An environment of academic
integrity is requisite to respect for self and others and a civil
community.
Academic integrity includes a commitment to not engage in or tolerate
acts of falsification, misrepresentation or deception. Such acts of
dishonesty include cheating or copying, plagiarizing, submitting another
persons' work as one's own, using Internet sources without citation,
fabricating field data or citations, "ghosting" (taking
or having another student take an exam), stealing examinations, tampering
with the academic work of another student, facilitating other students'
acts of academic dishonesty, etc. Students charged with a breach of
academic integrity will receive due process and, if the charge is
found valid, academic sanctions may range, depending on the severity
of the offense, from F for the assignment to F for the course. The
University's statement on academic integrity, from which the above
statement is drawn, is available at http://www.psu.edu/
Commonwealth
College Disability Statement
Penn State is committed to providing access to a quality
education for all students, including those with documented disabilities.
If a student has a disability and wishes an accommodation for a course,
it is the student's responsibility to obtain a University letter confirming
the disability and suggesting appropriate accommodation. This letter
can be requested from the campus Disability Contact Liaison, Janet
L. Yates, Assistant Director of Student Affairs, room 101 Hiller Building.
Students are encouraged to request accommodation early in the semester
so that, once identified, reasonable accommodation can be implemented
in a timely manner.