• Participation/Engagement 10%
• Reading Responses 20%
• Artist Presentation 10%
• Projects 30%
• Final Project 30%

NOTES:

PARTICIPATION/ENGAGEMENT:

Students will be evaluated based on their level of commitment to their classmates and on their engagement with the course material. They are expected to work diligently and independently on an extensive, focused body of work created in relation to course materials and the character of discussions occurring within the class. The level of students' conceptual and material engagement and the evolving refinement and ambition of their projects will be assessed over the arc of the semester. Students are expected to be prompt and well prepared for all critiques, meetings, presentations and discussions. Participation in class discussions of your own work and that of others is required. Students are expected to be present and engaged for all class activities. Regular communication with instructors concerning progress on work and other issues is expected.

READING RESPONSES:

The objective of these reading responses is not a summary of the assigned texts. This assignment is a way of writing about your thinking about the reading, or your reaction(s) to a reading. Your reading response is not a formal paper, but it should still be well thought-out, fully developed, and carefully written. It should communicate that you have read the text carefully and can engage its ideas in a meaningful way. Think about not only the text overall, but also smaller pieces of it. How does one passage or phrase or idea echo the larger meaning or potential of the work? An effective written response will demonstrate that you have thoroughly read and understood the reading (or that you ask questions that reveal careful reading). It might develop connections between the reading and the themes of the course or discussions we’ve had in class or lecture and demonstrate that you have considered the implications of the readings. It may suggest questions for class discussion. Be specific about the work you’re discussing, provide details from the text to back up any assertions you may make by quoting directly from the text.

ARTIST PRESENTATION:

Students will be responsible for one presentation that will occur at some point during the semester. Drawing from a supplied list of artists, students will be expected to give a presentation sharing their research concerning the chosen artist’s work. By sharing in this process with the class, students help one another build a greater knowledge of the field of contemporary art. The presentation should include reference to representative works by the chosen artist, a situating of the artists’ work at significant historical and cultural junctures and an articulation of the place of this work amongst the artists’ peers. Each presentation should consider the non-artistic phenomena informing the work of the chosen artists’.

PROJECTS AND FINAL PROJECT:

Each student enters the class with different conceptual abilities and skill levels; thus grades are based on evidence of personal development and achievement of technical, formal and conceptual goals particular to each project and the scale of ambition. If a student attempts challenging or risky projects in a thoughtful manner yet does not achieve what was intended though the student  learns from that experience, then that is a useful learning process and will be acknowledged in the final grade. Your personal engagement and commitment, your openness to explore, and your work ethic will be assessed. Students will be required to document their work in anticipation of class critiques.

Students in CA 365 will be required to complete a final project demonstrating a culmination of their work as pursued over the course of the semester

Projects are expected to be ambitious and challenging while providing opportunity to demonstrate each student's interests and sensibilities.

REQUIREMENTS:

The minimal technology requirements for successfully completing this course are:

• a stable internet connection;
  · video camera for online meetings;
  · a laptop or desktop computer no older than five years old;

This course will also require access to the following software:

• Zoom (Free)

This course recommends you access the following software as you may find it useful in some projects.

• Adobe Suite (currently available for free use)

Note that CA 265 course components will be held synchronously, please be available at the times listed.

Students are encouraged to become familiar with SCA's more technical guidelines and suggestions for required computing resources http://www.sfu.ca/content/sfu/sca/events---news/news/computer-help--sca-online-.html

If this course is a requirement to your degree and you are unable to meet one or more of the technology or synchronous time frame requirements, please contact the course instructor for possible alternative arrangements.