Course Number: ART 300
Course Title: SS/In Art – Top/Web Design
Section: A
Instructor: Assistant Professor Anthony Warnick
Email: warnick@ksu.edu
Office: 037 Willard Hall
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday | 8:30am – 11:20am
Course Website: use KSOnline (Canvas)
Meeting Days: Tuesday & Thursday
Meeting Times: 2:30pm – 5:20pm
Meeting Room: Willard 217
Course Description
3 credits. Exploration of websites design and development through the use of web-based tools as a presentation/delivery format. ART 300 is an introduction to the methods and processes of designing interactive digital interfaces and products. Students will learn basic html, css, and javascript, design with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, generate site navigational structures, and conduct team-based usability research, testing, and presentation of findings. Students will also be asked to document their process for solving complex digital interaction problems that will be presented throughout the semester. Usability and the aesthetics of digital typography are emphasized. Course is a six hour lab.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students should gain an understanding of the tools and techniques used in website design and development.
- Students should demonstrate an ability to critically recognize and analyze the ways in which these tools are being put to use by artist and designers
- Students should be able to demonstrate that they understand fundamental programming concepts through a basic knowledge of the following languages – HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Students should be able to demonstrate that they understand fundamental of the web landscape through a use of technologies such as browsers, hosts/servers, and protocols (https/APIs)
- Students should demonstrate a solid understanding of what the Internet is and how it works (specifically the web), How to deploy a website, test a website for Compatibility, Performance, and Security, and comply with guidelines such as Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
- Students should be able to creatively express their ideas through contextual site-specific works on the internet
Course Objectives
- Design, Build, and Deploy responsive websites
- Discern the unique user limits and technical capabilities and services provided by designing and developing for the web
- Examine the history and development of the internet in relation to art and design
- Engage an inter-disciplinary and intermedia approach to working
- Connect with the internet as both information technology and of internet art as subculture
- Create websites, style sheets, digital drawing machines, and interactive programs
Course Materials
Equipment
16gb USB Drive
An Adobe CC Account. The Adobe software in the labs and on your laptop will depend on your personal account. https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/buy/students.html
APPS
Web Browsers:
Editing:
Other:
Sites:
FTP:
Bookmarks:
Computer Literacy Expectations
Students will need basic word processing and internet searching skills for the completion of some papers, exercises, and projects.
Policy
Students are responsible for all of the material presented in class. All assignments must be presented on the due date. Late assignments will be accepted no more than 1 week after the due date, but with a 50% grade reduction. Students are expected to meet with the instructor to review progress and discuss individual approaches. Students are expected to perform the necessary background research on topics and techniques appropriate to completion of the assignments and projects. The technical aspects of the course can be demanding and require that students work independently on solving programming problems. Assignment Grading:
Grading Policies
Assignments are to be completed on time. Each day the project is late the grade will be lowered one letter grade. If you feel the piece is incomplete, or questionable, bring it to class for critique. This class will provide a venue for discussion and your fellow students are there for input and guidance. At the time of the critique you will receive a grade. If you know you are going to be absent make arrangements to hand in the work before critique.
- Any appeal for grades must be brought to the instructor during office hours or at a scheduled time convenient to both parties.
- Incomplete grades (“I”) will only be granted for the death of a family member during the semester, or a note from a doctor documenting a hospitalization representing a significant period of time.
- Only if given the final grade of “I” (incomplete) will additional work after the conclusion of a semester be accepted.
The final semester grading scale for this course will reflect Kansas State University’s standard grading scale A – F.
100-90 A
Exceptionally fine work: outstanding achievement against all course learning objectives.
89-80 B
Above average work: superior achievement against most course learning objectives.
79-70 C
Average work: good, meets most course objectives at a basic level.
69-60 D
Below average work: noticeably weak, fails to meet most course learning objectives.
59-0 F
Clearly deficient against all course learning objectives.
Note: I will send grades and official announcements via KSOnline so make sure to read your official student email. This syllabus may be modified at the instructor’s discretion. Students will be notified in a timely manner of any changes.
Critiques
We will be having a number of critiques during the semester using informal, formal, group, and individual formats. Critiques are a valuable forum for communication between students and instructor and provide an opportunity for everyone to view and learn from each other’s work. It is the intent of this course to provide an environment in which a lively and rich exchange between students and instructor may occur. Therefore, please restrict your comments to constructive criticism – show respect at all times for the thoughts and efforts of all class participants. Any scheduled critiques are considered to be like “Exams.” Missed critiques will impact your grade negatively.
Personal Responsibility & Attendance policy
Aside from student work, exceptional attendance is imperative for growth, so students must be in class and on time. Unlike some lecture classes where one might find substitutions for missed material through readings or notes, that is not the case for studio classes. It is impossible to make up visual demonstrations, participating in group critiques and demonstrations, and receiving individual feedback from both peers and instructors while a project is in its creation.
- Absences excused and/or unexcused will affect student grades. Additionally, not being prepared for class with proper materials, participating in demonstrations, and failure to present work during class critiques will negatively affect both
- Four or more absences will lower the student’s final grade. Lateness and departing class early contribute toward absences as well as cell phone usage during class. Six or more absences, excused or unexcused, will result in a final grade of F. In the event of an absence, the student is responsible for the time lost in class as well as all missed work. I encourage students to exchange phone numbers and emails with a classmate in order to obtain missed information. If a student knows they will need to miss more than 3 class/ lab sessions, it is advised that the student speaks with me immediately.
- Conflicts with the university scheduled course hours (including the final examination during Finals Week): If activities of another class conflict with the requirements of this course, discuss the situation ASAP with your instructor to see if the conflict can be resolved. Any of the following will equate to 1/2 absence: tardy arrivals (10 minutes late or more), habitually leaving before class is over, cell phone usage in class, or taking extraordinarily long breaks without permission.
University & Studio Policies
Statement Regarding Academic Honesty
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