"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

DES 453- Spring 2008
DESIGN IV - SYSTEM DESIGN- 3 hrs

Catalog description:
A systematic approach to advanced graphic design. Focus on advanced graphic design using a series and/or systematic format. Both two and three-dimensional concerns will be addressed.

Content:
This course will explore the development of analytical faculties used in any problem solving. Enhance the technical and visual means that are fundamental to artistic expression. Encourage a historical awareness in which the student views their own roles as having some contextual relationship to the past and future. Direct the student towards challenging accepted anecdotal truism regarding the role of the designer in society and the usefulness of that discipline, and thus begin to define his/her own responsibility in a greater social context.

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.

Academic Integrity Policy
"Students are advised that EKU's Academic Integrity Policy will strictly be enforced in this course.  The Academic Integrity policy is available at www.academicintegrity.eku. Questions regarding the policy may be directed to the Office of Academic Integrity."

Schedule

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
January
7	8	9	10Advising period resumes for Spring 2008	11
14 453 Intro/how to become a billionaire - assessment test ------------------- 454 Intro/how to become a billionaire - Classes begin Late registration begins	15	16 453 assessment - follow up Intro snap project 1 ----------------- 454 - Resume 101	17	18 End of Add/Drop period(20)
21 Holiday-University closed Last day to register for or add/Drop full semester classes	22	23 453 snap project 1 due ----------------- 454 Resume First draft	24	25
28 453 ----------------- 454	29	30 453 ----------------- 454	31
February
				1
4 453 ----------------- 454 Last day to convert a class for credit with normal grade to "Pass/Fail" or "Audit"	5	6 453 ----------------- 454	7	8
11 453 ----------------- 454	12	13 453 ----------------- 454	14	15
18 453 ----------------- 454	19	20 453 ----------------- 454	21	22
25 453 ----------------- 454	26	27 453 ----------------- 454	28	29
March
3 453 Show Preliminary Resumes  & Work in Progress ----------------- 454 Show Preliminary Resumes  & Work in Progress	4	5 453 Show Preliminary Resumes  & Work in Progress Show Preliminary GAMIT ----------------- 454 Show Preliminary Resumes  & Work in Progress	6	7Mid-term grades online. (8)
10 Spring break	11	12	13	14
17 Classes resume 453 Final  Resume  - (Graded Project) Final  GAMIT (Graded Project) Logo prelims in ----------------- 454 Final  Resume  - (Graded Project) Draft of Final Project Proposal in	18	19 453 Logo prelims with Addl ID projects in ----------------- 454 Final Project Proposal in (Graded Project)	20	21 Last Day to "withdraw" with "W" from a full-semester class or from the University
24 453 Logo final due (Graded Project) ----------------- 454 Review pdf’s and senior show work	25	26 453 Final Prelim due (Graded Project) Portfolio ordered ----------------- 454 Advising begins for Summer & Fall 2008 Review pdf’s and senior show work	27	28
31 453 All Portfolio PDFs completed – turned in (Graded Project) ----------------- 454 All Portfolio PDFs completed – turned in (Graded Project)
April
	1	2 453 Portfolio  due ----------------- 454 Portfolio  due Prelim on Senior Show Registration begins for Summer & Fall 2008	3	4
7 453 Printed Projects due (Graded Project) ----------------- 454 Printed Projects due (Graded Project)	8	9 453 Assembled Portfolio due (Graded Project) ----------------- 454 Assembled Portfolio due (Graded Project)	10	11 453 Cincy Portfolio review ----------------- 454 Cincy Portfolio review
14 453 Intro Corp ID project ----------------- 454 Review senior show work	15	16 453 Intro Corp ID project ----------------- 454 Review senior show work	17	18
21 453 Corp ID project ----------------- 454Review senior show work	22	23 453 Corp ID project ----------------- 454 Hang show	24	25- April 27 - May 10 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition Opening Reception: Sunday, 4/27, 2:00- 4:00
28 453 Corp ID project ----------------- 454 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition Last day for undergraduate students to apply for December 2008 graduation "Pre-final examination week" begins	29	30 453 Corp ID project ----------------- 454 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition
May
			1	2Regular class times end
5Final examination week begins	6	7	8	9/10 Final examination week ends Commencement exercises 10:00am and 3:00pm Spring Semester Ends
12	13Final Grades EKUDirect	14	15	16
19Classes begins 5/19-7/25 10 week Summer Term 5/19-6/20 1st 5 week summer term	20	21	22	23
26Holiday	27	28	29	30