Herb Goodman - Professor, Chair Art + Design

Office:
309 Campbell Building 622.1629

"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.

Specialization is for insects."
Robert Heinlein

ART 152
2D Foundations - 3 hrs
Catalog description:
Introduction to the elements and principles of design as they apply to a 2-dimensional surface.

Content:
ART 152 is an entry level Art course dealing with basic design issues, problem solving skills and developing a personal technical facility. This course will explore the basic concepts of art and design. We will explore this topic through a series of rudimentary visual/communications problems by using, at least initially, the dot, line, plane and arc with the addition of color. The projects assigned will become increasingly more complex with the investigation of the contextual relationship of visual elements and possible values assigned to each mark. This course requires the production of work that is well done technically as well as creative "solutions" to the problems assigned. Students must submit their work for faculty and peer criticism during the critiques. Students must submit a qualitative and quantitative final portfolio for subjective evaluation.

Evaluation:
Craft/Concept/Design/Process
Craft reflects hand skills.
Concept refers to the solution to the problem.
Design is the formal organization of objects on the page.
Process is defined as showing up prepared for class, all materials in hand, asking relevant questions, positive classroom demeanor, being alert & awake, and reflecting professional attitudes.

Project grades will be assigned on a scale of 1-10 for each of the four areas. These numbers will be averaged together to ascertain the project grade. All project grades will be averaged to determine final grade.

A rough guide to the numbers:
9-10 = A
8-9 = B
7-8 = C
6-7 = D
0-6 = F

Students may ask to do an "extra credit" project. This is determined on an individual basis. Work evaluation is communicated through written grades and class critiques. Students may request additional one-om-one feed back.

Policy:
Students are expected to attend all regularly scheduled classes for the duration of the class. Late arrival to class will not be tolerated-this faculty member reserves the right to close and lock the classroom door after a reasonable length of time has passed. A student who is locked out will be counted as absent for the day. Since the nature of studio classes require a maximum of individual contact time coupled to a limited number of hours of lab time, each student will be expected to stay and work in class for the entire class period or until otherwise dismissed. Late arrival or early departure will be considered a partial (1/2) absence. Departmental policy will be observed for attendance. There will be no smoking in my classes. Any student arriving in class or critique intoxicated will be immediately ejected from the class and disciplined in accordance with university policy. Do not call me at home. If a student needs to contact me, do so either at my office, e-mail (herb.goodman@eku.edu) or leave a message for me in the Department of Art office. The ONLY justification for contacting me at my home is a dire (i.e.: the computer lab is on fire) emergency. This faculty member spends approximately 10 hours on campus daily -- If you need to find me you probably can. If you have a late project, grade dispute, or are sick-- contact me at school, I keep no records or schedule books at my home and will be of no use to you there. Projects are expected to be turned in on time, if a project is handed in after the class critique or not submitted for the critique, the project will be given an F until handed in. The project must be completed as a requirement for the course. Any student who is not present for a critique, will have their work considered as late. Late projects are given, at best, a grade of D.To complete a project in this class, merely as given, is to complete the minimum basic requirement for the class. This is what is expected of the student, and as such is considered average, or C work. Anything above that minimum will be considered in the assigning of A (superior) and B (above average) grades. If you do not understand any part of this document it is your responsibility to ask me for clarification.

ADA
If you are registered with the Office of Services for Individuals with Disabilities, please make an appointment with the course instructor to discuss any accommodations you need. If you need academic accommodations and are not registered with the Office of Services for Individuals with Disabilities, please contact the Office directly either in person on the first floor of the Turley House or by telephone at (859) 622-1500. Upon individual request, this syllabus can be made available in alternative forms.

This syllabus is a guide and subject to change as considered necessary and appropriate by the instructor at any time during the semester. Changes should be minor and due to circumstances we cannot predict.

Schedule - Spring 2007

Effective Fall Semester 2001/02: Because the Department of Art considers regular class participation to be important both to individual and group success in its studio and lecture instruction, attendance in all ART and IDH courses is required in accordance with the policy outlined below:

Attendance at each regularly scheduled class is expected. Any students missing class should report their reasons to the instructor as close to the class time as possible, preferably before.

A student with absences in excess of 15% of the scheduled meeting times can be assigned a failing grade for the course, regardless of other performance:

* For a class meeting once a week in a regular semester, 3 absences exceeds 15%;

* For a class meeting twice a week in a regular semester, 5 absences exceeds 15%;

* For a class meeting three times a week in a regular semester, 7 absences exceeds 15%;

o Excused absences are those that the instructor agrees can be made up, thereby not directly affecting the student's attendance record and overall grade;

o Unexcused absences are those that the instructor determines cannot be made up, and therefore will affect the grade and be applied to the 15% rule above.

N.B.: "Unexcused" absences shall include those instances where a student is asked to leave or is otherwise removed from class for disruptive behavior. In such cases the absence(s) cannot be "made-up."

The instructor shall determine the validity and/or acceptability of an excuse to their satisfaction, and report their determination to the student. A student should not assume that an absence is "excused" simply because an excuse has been provided. Instructors may also list frequent tardy arrivals as absences consistent with the amount of class missed, but they must inform the offending student of such actions and allow the same latitude for "excuses" and "make-ups."

It is the responsibility of the student with "excused" absences to approach the instructor for make-up assignments. "Excused" absences that have not been satisfactorily "made-up" may revert to "unexcused" and may therefore subsequently affect the grade and be applied to the 15% rule.

Make-up work will be assigned, timed, and evaluated at the instructor's convenience, but be consistent with the expressed objectives of the course and the nature of the missed content. Make-up work should be completed as soon after the absence as possible.

In cases where the extent of absences generates make-up work that will necessarily continue beyond the end of the term, both student and instructor should weigh carefully the issue of an "I" or "Incomplete" grade. Incomplete grades should be assigned only in cases where students have legitimately lost time during the term to illness or family emergency, and not in cases where students simply needed "more time" than others did to do the same work of the course.

Each instructor may also apply more specific attendance policies for their classes, so long as they are consistent with the above. All attendance policies, both departmental and specific, are to be included in the syllabus for each course and distributed at the first day of class. If a student has a question about the policy for a specific course, they should approach the instructor for clarification as soon as possible, but no later than the posting of grades for the course.

Once a grade is posted, the exact application of attendance policy can only be questioned through regular grade appeal procedures filed with the Art Department's Academic Affairs Committee.