MADT101 PROJECTS
MADT101 CALENDAR

Instructor’s Course Guideline

Winter 2012        Instructor:      Kurtis Lesick

Course:      MADT.101 – Exploring Digital Environments

Office #: 539/494                 Office Hours: by appointment

Email: kurtis.lesick(at)acad.ca

Description: This is an introductory course exploring basic critical, theoretical, and practical skills required for the creation of media art. Students will explore contemporary practices and theory through studio projects, workshops and assignments. The course emphasizes media art as a fine art practice incorporating time-based forms realized through audio, video, and performance. Technical elements and conceptual principles are explored through small projects and discussions that investigate ways to work collaboratively and independently. The course addresses media art through historical contexts and processes of critical thinking through examples and examination of artistsʼ works. Students are expected to develop critical engagement and awareness in the creation of their own work. Students will be kept apprised of events going on in the Calgary art community and encouraged to attend gallery exhibitions and events.

Objectives: Upon successful completion of the course students will have a foundation of the methods, theory, critical history, and social context of media arts and digital technology. Students will also have produced digital and media-based works which reference professional, narrative and theoretical competencies stressed during the course.

Evaluation: Evaluation and assignment of grades will be based upon the quality of work produced relative to the objectives of the course. Specific criteria will be stated in writing and distributed normally by the end of the first week of instruction.

            Projects/Assignments:

60%      Blog Projects and Portfolio

20%      Presentations/participation

20%      Final Performance/Party Project

            Attendance Policy:

Consistent attendance is essential for successful completion of the course and mandatory for collaborative work. Attendance will be taken each morning at 10:00 am (and confirmed at 2:00 pm). Arriving for class more than half an hour late will constitute an absence. Each student is Instructor Course Guidelines permitted two absences. After these 2 absences, students will be asked to withdraw from the course.

Late Assignments: Late assignments will not be accepted. Assignments not submitted by the deadline will be awarded an F.

College/Program/Department Policies and Procedures:

Students and faculty should refer to the College’s website for up to date information concerning academic and campus regulations. Students and faculty are responsible for familiarizing themselves and complying with all College policies, procedures and regulations as well as specific Program and/or Department regulations as distributed. Program regulations will normally be distributed within the first week of classes.

Students with Special Needs / Learning Assistance Resources:

Students with some form of special need or learning difficulty may be eligible for academic accommodations to assist them in successful completion of their courses.  You should visit the Learning Assistance Resources, Annex A, to ascertain your eligibility and to complete the necessary paperwork as soon as possible after registration.  If accommodations are given, you should give your Accommodation Agreement Form to your instructor at the start of your course.  Learning Assistance Resources can provide other forms of assistance or direction, such as peer tutoring, exam accommodations, academic advising, grant funding or referral to other resources.  Please contact paul.szymanowski@acad.ca if you have any questions. 

Storage of Student Artwork:

Due to the lack of space to store artwork, all student work must be removed from the College by the last day grades are submitted to the registrar – each semester.  Any artwork remaining may be disposed of.

 

MID-TERM MARKS PROCESS

MADT Department

§       All MADT instructors will provide students with a clear indication of their academic standing at mid-term;

§       Depending on the nature of the courses, this may or may not include grades, but will always indicate excellent, satisfactory, or unsatisfactory progress; and

§       In the case of unsatisfactory progress, students will be sent a letter advising them of their failure to meet the standards required in the course.