ARTM2210 Intro to Web Design

Policies

Attendance

Attendance is mandatory. You are only allowed two absences for this course after the third absence your final grade will drop one letter, the forth absence will result in failure of the course. This absence policy accommodates standard illness, religious holidays and schedule conflicts during the semester. If you need an excused absence you must ask the Department Head Jon Radermacher. Arriving late or leaving early twice will count as one absence. Missing the final critique or having an incomplete project on the last day of class will result in an F for the final assignment.

Grading

Scale

96‐100 A – Excellent work. Consistently high quality creative solutions that demonstrate the clear communication of ideas, both visually and verbally. All assignments handed in on time and complete. Students who receive a grade of ‘A’ must set an outstanding example of professionalism and demonstrate an excellent standard of work produced outside the class.
90‐95 A-
87‐89 B+
83‐86 B – Good work that is above average creatively, visually and technically. All assignments handed in on time and complete. Special attention will be given to work produced outside the class and accredited accordingly. A positive attitude and involvement in class.
80‐82 B‐
77‐79 C+
70‐76 C – Competent work that meets the basic criteria. Satisfactory, but with only the minimum work required.
60‐69 D – Poor work that fails to meet the basic criteria, demonstrating a lack of assimilation of principles covered in class. Assignments missing and/or work completed late.
< 60 F – Failure to meet course requirements. Poor involvement in class projects or assignments. Lack of engagement with professor and missing work and attendance problems.

All assignments are to be completed at the beginning of class on the due date. Late Projects will be marked down a letter grade for every week its late, projects that are two weeks late receive an automatic F, except the final project, which I will only accept on the due‐date. Being absent on a due date for an assignment means that your work will be counted as late unless you make arrangements to turn in your work ahead of time.

Disability Student Services

Students who may be eligible to receive learning support or physical accommodations must contact the Center for Student Success at 412-397-4349 to schedule an appointment with a counselor and to learn more about accommodation procedures.  To receive accommodations in this course, arrangements must be made through the Center for Student Success, located in the Nicholson Center, 2nd Floor.

Student Responsibility

Students are expected to have their textbooks and other required course materials (lab books, digital media, etc.) at the start of the course. Failure to have required course materials will not be accepted as justification for failure to be prepared for class, missed or incomplete assignments, failure to prepare for exams, quizzes and other course evaluations or inability to complete other course requirements. The only exception to this policy will be situations in which the textbooks and/or other course materials are not available from the publisher as determined by availability in the RMU Bookstore.

Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity is one of this university’s highest ethical values. All students are expected to understand and adhere to the standards of Academic Integrity as stated in the RMU Academic Integrity Policy, which can be found on the RMU website at  www.rmu.edu/ai. Any student who violates the Academic Integrity Policy is subject to possible judicial proceedings that may result in sanctions, as indicated in the Policy. Depending on the severity of the violation, sanctions may range from receiving a zero on an assignment, to being dismissed from the university. If you have any question about the Policy, please consult your course instructor.

Excerpt from Academic Integrity Policy regarding Fair Use:

Violation of ‘Fair Use’:  As noted, students’ projects may include any of the following works:

• speeches, PowerPoint presentations, Web pages, charts, graphs,  illustrations, images, photographs, drawings, cartoons,  and the like
• material obtained through people such as news sources, video and audio recordings, interviews, and the like
• information and opinions obtained through electronic media such as web sites, blogs, images, video as well as audio materials, and the like

Improper use of any such work or similar authored by other people is a violation of academic integrity as is the failure to comply with “fair-use” requirements. In many cases, written permission from the artist is required for use in student’s project. Students who feature the original artistic media works of others in their projects should ensure that they have complied with the legal and artistic implications of this use.  This includes knowledge of the concepts of “licensing,” “copyright,” “fair use,” and “public domain.”  (See www.fairusenetwork.com)

Media Arts Area Archives

Each student is required to submit a copy of one project from all courses (digital and/or print form) for the Media Arts Archives. I will select this project and it must be turned in at the time of your final project submission for this semester. Some of your works will be photographed for the Department Archives, which may include more than one project. The Media Arts Department also reserves the right to reproduce images of work produced in class for marketing and promotional opportunities. In such cases every attempt will be made to credit your work.

Building Safety and Evacuation Information

It is important that each student familiarize themselves with the most appropriate route to emergency exits in the classroom building.  Should a drill or emergency occur that would require evacuation, the class is to meet in a predetermined location away from the building, where attendance will be taken.  Evacuation routes are posted near the main entrance to every classroom. Never use an elevator in the case of an alarm, even if you have been forewarned that it is a drill.

In an Emergency

RMU Police emergency response telephone number is: 412-397-2424.  From campus telephones dial only: 2424

RMU Alert

All students are urged to sign up for the RMU emergency alert notifications at: www.rmu.edu/rmualert. Always check with RMU to see if classes are in session during inclement weather: http://www.rmu.edu/newsroom/Weather