ADES 3610 ID PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES Fall 2009
Cynthia Mohr, Associate Professor & Chair, Division of Design
Office : AB 237 Phone : 940.565.3621 email : , office hours : W 2-3 or by appointment
COURSE DESCRIPTION :
Rendering methods, design board layout, graphics. Pre-requisite(s): ART1340, 2430, must pass Interior Design sophomore portfolio review. This course introduces the interior design student to the techniques used in creating visual presentations. Through exercises and projects the student will review a variety of techniques in differing media.
REQUIRED TEXT :
Doyle, Michael E. Color Drawing. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 3rd Edition, 2006.
Mitton, Maureen. Interior Design Visual Presentation. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 3rd Edition, 2007.
OBJECTIVES :
Through the completion of course assignments, students will acquire an understanding of presentation skills in the following areas:
- Use of multiple medias including: markers, pencil, pen, and computer software for presentations
- techniques to aid in the presentation of ideas
- develop critical thinking related to presentation decision-making
- develop time management skills
COURSE STRUCTURE :
The studio will function much like a professional design office. The instructor functions as the Design Director/Project Coordinator with the students serving as designer/team members. This course is offered in a studio format with a lecture and lab component incorporated into 6 contact hours per week. The coursework consists of project assignments, presentations, and a notebook. Assignments will be given in both oral and written form. Studio is informal and group interaction is encouraged. Please use care not to damage desktops and seating.
STUDENT EVALUATION :
The course will be graded with 1000 points possible based on project work.
ATTENDANCE POLICY :
The office format of the course requires attendance for the entire period. You would not show-up for work late or miss work without notifying your employer. Students must sign the attendance sheet in the first (15) minutes of class. No student may sign for another. Every absence over (3) will result in a 10% reduction of the final grade for each absence. Two tardies in this course will be counted as one absence. A student is tardy after the first 15 minutes of class. The instructor reserves the right to use a second role prior to the end of studio classes to ensure that students stay for the entire period.
No make-up presentations will be given to any student unless that student presents the professor with a University Approved Absence Verification form within three days after the class session that was missed. The Absence Verification form is available in the Dean of Students Office suite 2161 in the Union. Approved absences are those due to medical emergency or death in the immediate family.
Students are responsible for signing the role, tracking their absences, and obtaining any missed material from their classmates. Each student will be held individually responsible for responding to announcements regarding any and all aspects of this course, and for receiving and storing all handouts. Each student is also individually responsible for acquiring lecture notes from a classmate if he or she misses a given class session. Be punctual. The instructor will not repeat material missed due to absence.
Please contact the instructor in the event of extenuating circumstances. The best method of contacting the instructor is via email at: , or, .
CHANGES IN SYLLABUS :
The instructor reserves the right to change the syllabus with or without notice.
INCOMPLETE :
An Incomplete is reserved solely for extenuating circumstances (such as a major illness or severe family crisis) and will be granted at the discretion of the instructor. If an Incomplete is granted, the student must complete the unfinished work on or before the date specified by the instructor when the Incomplete is granted. An Incomplete Contract must be completed prior to the end of the semester and filed in the division office. Failure to complete the entire work assignment on or before the specified completion date will result in a final grade of an “F” with no consideration given to partially completed work.
AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT (DISABILITIES ACCOMMODATION) :
The Design Department in CVAD is committed to full academic access for all qualified students, including those with disabilities. In keeping with this commitment and in order to facilitate equality of educational access, faculty members in the department will make reasonable accommodations for qualified students with a disability, such as appropriate adjustments to the classroom environment and the teaching, testing, or learning methodologies when doing so does not fundamentally alter the course.
If you have a disability, it is your responsibility to obtain verifying information from the Office of Disability Accommodation (ODA) and to inform me of your need for an accommodation. Requests for accommodation must be given to me no later than the first week of classes for students registered with the ODA as of the beginning of the current semester. If you register with the ODA after the first week of classes, your accommodation requests will be considered after this deadline.
Grades assigned before an accommodation is provided will not be changed. Information about how to obtain academic accommodations can be found in UNT Policy 18.1.14, at and by visiting the ODA in Room 321 of the University Union. You also may call the ODA at 940.565.4323.
COURSE RISK FACTORS :
This class has been assigned a level 2 Risk Rating. Students in this course are not exposed to significant hazards and are not likely to suffer any bodily harm. Students will use mat knives, markers and spray mount in preparation of presentations.
STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
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EMERGENCY INFORMATION :
In case of emergency (alarm will sound), please follow the building evacuation plans posted on each floor of your building and proceed to the nearest parking lot. In case of tornado (campus sirens will sound) or other weather related threat, please go to the nearest hallway or room on your floor without exterior windows and remain there until an all clear signal is sounded. Follow the instructions of your teachers and act accordingly.
RETENTION/REPRODUCTION OF STUDENT WORK :
The Department reserves the right to display student work at any time for the purpose of public relations and to reproduce student work in any form.The instructor may request duplication of exemplary student work to be retained for use in future classes.
Works of currently enrolled students may also be used in the educational process and student enrolling in this major will automatically consent to engage in these activities, as this is a natural educational process within a studio setting.
ADES 3610 ID PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES/ OUTLINE Fall 2009
Cynthia Mohr, Associate Professor & Chair, Division of Design
Office : AB 237 Phone : 940.565.3621 email : , office hours : W 10-12 or by appointment
DateDayTopic / Assignment
August 27ThursdayCourse Introduction
September 1TuesdayMedia - Photoshop Intro / Scanning
September 3ThursdayBoard Presentation/Project 1A
September 8TuesdayMedia
September 10ThursdayBoard Presentation Due
September 15TuesdayMedia
September 17ThursdayProject 2 Introduction (Space II Project Due)
September 22TuesdayMedia
September 24ThursdayProject 2 Due
September 29TuesdayMedia
October 1ThursdayProject 3 Introduction
October 6TuesdayMedia
October 8ThursdayProject 3
October 13TuesdayProject 3
October 15ThursdayMedia
October 20TuesdayMedia- Digication Intro
October 22ThursdayProject 3 (Space II Project Due)
October 27TuesdayMedia
October 29ThursdayProject 3 Due
November 3TuesdayProject 4 Introduction
November 5ThursdayMedia
November 10TuesdayMedia
November 12ThursdayProject 4
November 17TuesdayMedia
November 19ThursdayProject 4 Due
November 24TuesdayMedia
November 26ThursdayThanksgiving
December 1TuesdayMedia
December 3Thursday
December 8TuesdayMedia(Space II Project Due)
December 10ThursdayPortfolios Due
December 15TuesdayFinals Week / Final Notebook Due
The instructor reserves the right to alter the outline with or without notice