Syllabus
Studio, six hours; outside study, nine hours.
- Prerequisite:
- None
- Time:
- T TR 9:00A–11:50A
- Location:
- BROAD 4240
- Class website:
- http://classes.design.ucla.edu/Spring07/161A
- Office Hours:
- 1 pm to 3 pm
Description
The class aims to explore the creative potential of the computer in the process of making art, addressed and approached from a "fine arts" perspective. Through a combination of hands-on practical experience using the Macintosh platform and various software programs, and an emphasis on a keen understanding of both the historical and contemporary theoretical issues, affecting the production and perception of the digital image in art, the class aims to encourage the students to explore the role of the artist working with digital media or working with an added understanding and advantage of the digital media.
Evaluation
Projects will be evaluated based on their originality, aesthetic and conceptual qualities and also on the finesse of their realization.
All exercises must be completed in order to pass the course. Late assignments will reduce the assignment’s grade by approximately one unit each day (exercises lose 1 point each day, projects lose 2). There will be a sign-up sheet for each lab class meeting; it is the students’ responsibility to sign up to this list. More than two absences without the instructors’ permission (medical certificate might be requested), before the class meetings, will decrease the overall grade by one letter grade for each additional missed class. Three times running late will be considered as one unexcused absence.
Grading
- 48 Points:
- Exercises (6 each)
- 45 Points:
- Projects (15 each)
- 10 Points:
- Presentation
- 10 Points:
- Participation and Attendance
- 5 Points:
- Online Website Discussions