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ART 333: Adv. Research and
Writing for SMP / Co-requisite: ART 493.01 SMP 1 Fall 2014, W 8:30-9:20 pm, 2 cr. Instructor: Lisa Scheer
(lnscheer@smcm.edu) Course Description: This
2-credit upper-level art topics course is co-requisite with ART 493
SMP 1. Class activities and assignments include almost all of the writing and
research components of the SMP in studio art. This class meets for 50 minutes
weekly immediately following the Wednesday SMP studio seminar. Course Objectives: Applicable objectives taken from
leaning objectives of ART493/494 SMP in Studio Art:
Course Requirements: Timely Completion of Assignments: The class schedule
clearly spells out what activities occur during scheduled class times and by
when each assignment is to be completed.
It is expected that all work will be completed and submitted according
the class schedule and that students are responsible for keeping track of
assignments and due dates. Many of the writing assignments are to be
submitted by uploading to files to the class Google folder. Please follow the
instructions for placing and naming files as detailed on individual
assignment pages. Any work submitted late will be lowered by one letter grade. Participation / Attendance The College Attendance
Policy allows two excused/unexcused absences. In the event that more than
2 absences occur, the instructor reserves the right to lower the final course
grade as much as one quarter a letter grade per each additional absence. Extreme
cases of 6 or more absences will result in automatic failure for the course. Evaluation The grade for this course is based on an evaluation of
the specific assignments listed below. Academic Honesty and Plagiarism Any act of plagiarism will be considered grounds for
failing the course. Be aware of what constitutes plagiarism. The following
text from the Rutgers University web site offers a clear definition: Plagiarism is the representation of the words or ideas
of another as one's own in any academic work. To avoid plagiarism, every
direct quotation must be identified by quotation marks, or by appropriate
indentation, and must be cited (footnoted) properly according to the accepted
format for the particular discipline. Acknowledgment (footnote) is also
required when material from any source is paraphrased or summarized in
whole or in part in one's own words. A footnote acknowledging only a
directly quoted statement does not suffice Éthe sources of all facts or
information obtained in reading or research that are not common knowledge
among students in the course must be acknowledged (footnoted). In addition to
materials specifically cited in the text, other materials that contribute to
one's general understanding of the subject may be acknowledged in the
bibliography.Ó http://wp.rutgers.edu/courses/plagiarism Feedback on Assignments Certain selected assignments (1st source to
self essay and artists statement) will receive comprehensive feedback
communicated both in writing and in direct discussion with each student.
Other assignments will be evaluated but without written comments. Detailed
feedback on any assignment is available upon request (students are
responsible for initiating the request). Any work submitted late might not
get any feedback. The required work includes: All
assignments have detailed assignment pages accessed through the online class
index page (http://faculty.smcm.edu/lnscheer/493index.htm)
and on the classes BlkBd site. Journal Students are required to keep an on-going studio journal as a place to gather thoughts to be
utilized when formulating assigned research activities, reflection writings,
critique response etc. Studio Visits w/ written summaries (2) Students are required to schedule at least 2 studio
visits with any visiting artist or other college faculty other than their SMP
mentors and then write a brief reflection on feedback received. Interviews (2) Students are required to conduct two interviews with
their critique partners as a way of expressing their attitudes and ideas
about their art making. Research Notes Students are required to take notes on all research readings
on a schedule established by their own research plan. Annotated Bibliography Students are required to identify and read material they
deem relevant to their art making. The result of
this research will be a bibliography with no less than 8 annotated citations. Future Reading List A bibliography for readings they have identified but not
yet read. Source to Self Essays (2) Students are required to select two artists most central
to their own studio interests and write comparison essays (1200 words ea.) Art
Event Write-ups (5) Students are required to write a brief reflection on
visiting artist presentations and other specified art events Document Book Students are required to create, write and publish a PDF
book that documents their experiences/ learning/ growth/ realizations in SMP
1. Some but not all of the bookÕs content will be class assignments including
your annotated bibliography, future reading list, two interviews,
post-critique statements, art event write ups, two studio visit summaries. Other
content will be of your choosing with the goal of creating a document book
that becomes a synthesis of all aspects of your SMP 1 experience not just
fragmented bits. Additional content might include your ideas about
art-making, reproductions of your artworks, reproductions of source artists
with discussion of your response/interest in that artist, edited journal
entries on progress/process of studio work, summer work, etc. But must
include an introduction. Concise Artist Statement A artist statement (approx. 250
words) to be used as the wall tag in the fall SMP exhibition. |