Art 4411 – Professional Practice
Textbook Designing a Digital Portfolio, Cynthia L. Barron
ISBN 0-7357-1394-4
Semester: 14 Weeks Part I | Planning | |
| Professions | Jan 8&10 |
| Adaptation | Jan 17 |
| Audience | Jan 22 |
| Format | Jan 24 |
| Notebook Evaluation | Jan 29&31 |
| Part II | Collecting and Preparing | |
| Organizing your work | Feb 5&6 |
| Digitizing traditional work | Feb 12&14 |
| Cleaning up | Feb 19&21 |
| Reproducing and Optimizing | Feb 26&28 |
| Creating written content | Mar 5&7 |
| Notebook Evaluation | Mar 5&7 |
Part III | Production | |
| Development of basics | Mar 18&21 |
| Designing a portfolio interface | Mar 26&28 |
| Notebook Evaluation | April 2&4 |
Part IV | Marketing | |
| Copyright & portfolio | April 9&11 |
| Presenting your portfolio | April 16&18 |
| Notebook Evaluation | April 23 |
Final Project – Compilation CD/Personal Website |
Final Exam - May 2 - 11:00-1:30 |
Scoring Planning 28 %
Collecting and Preparing 35 %
Production 14 %
Marketing 14 %
Final Project 10 %
Materials Required Notebook 2" 3-Ring Binder
Hole Punch
Sketchbook
0.5 Black Pens
Writable DVDs
Pack of white printer paper (optional)
Attendance The university policy on attendance will be followed for this course. It can be found at:
http://www.ecu.edu/data-fsonline/facultymanual/part5/51.htm section W
The class will allow 3 unexcused absences per semester with a 5-point deduction in the final grade for each unexcused absence after 3 are used.
No cuts are allowed crit days. Grading and Evaluations You are responsible for having all projects and assignments completed at the start of class on due dates. Failure to be in class with project and assignments on the due date will result in a letter grade deduction for each class meeting after the due date.
Grading Scale A 93-100
B 85-92
C 77-84
D 70-76
F 69 and below
East Carolina University seeks to comply fully with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Students requesting accommodations based on a disability must be registered with the Department for Disability Support Services located in Slay 138 (252) 737-1016 (Voice/TTY).