Syllabus

  

Part A of the Syllabus

FA16 ART 203 / F01 Animation I

Fall 2016

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I. Introduction

Course description:  

ART 203 - Animation I

Introduces the student to the basic techniques of animation, combining traditional and computer-generated skills. Teaches theoretical elements of the aesthetics of sequential imagery. Provides practical experience in two-dimensional and/or three-dimensional animation. Exposes the student to a variety of animation techniques.

Additional course description:  

In this course students will apply basic animation principles to produce a sequence. Emphasis will be placed on timing and performance. Use of capture device, pencil tests, inking, and other 2D animation skill will be explored.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate effective use of timing and weight

2. Apply industry-standard storyboard techniques to animation

3. Critique and discuss animation projects

4. Create a fully developed concept

5. Apply color to animation utilizing tools and techniques

6. Complete all necessary components for a final project

Required textbooks and materials:

Animators Survival Kit by Richard Williams
Drawing Tablet such as a WACOM tablet for digital drawing

Learning outcomes:

(from course content summaries located on website)

II. Communicating with the instructor

Germanna has an email policy in effect for all college email communications in compliance with VCCS policy.  This includes online course related emails and is to ensure confidentiality and security.

• All official email communication will be distributed to VCCS email accounts only. All students, faculty and staff of the VCCS will use their official VCCS email account when conducting VCCS business. 
• Email is an official method for communication within the Virginia Community College System. Faculty and staff are responsible for reading and responding to email in a timely fashion. Students are responsible for the consequences of not reading, in a timely fashion, college-related communication sent to the official VCCS Student email account. 
• Faculty members may require email for course content delivery, class discussion, and instructor conferencing and may specify course-related email policies in their syllabi. Faculty may also require students to confirm their subscription to VCCS-provided mailing lists. 

If you need help accessing your student email account, please visit the ACC on either campus. Faculty email addresses end with “@germanna.edu” and student email addresses end with “@email.vccs.edu”. 

Faculty Response Time 

Students can expect to receive a response to email messages or telephone calls made to their faculty member within a 24-hour period Monday through Friday.  A response to email messages sent over the weekend will be provided by close of business on the following Monday.

III. College information and class policies (Note:  see part B of this document for college-wide policies.  Any class policies do not contradict the college policies but are in addition to the college policies.)

Important dates:

Classes Begin Aug 22

Last Day to Add Aug 21

Labor Day (college closed) Sept 5

Last Day to Drop with a Refund Sept 8

College Learning Day (no classes) Sept 20

Last Day to Withdraw Without Academic Penalty Oct 31

Thanksgiving Holiday Nov 23-27

Classes End Dec 11

Final Examinations Dec 12-17

Course specific attendance policies:

Class attendance requirements are found in the course outline, which the instructor provides to students in each course. Germanna students are expected to be present and on time at all regularly scheduled classes and laboratory meetings. When a faculty member determines that a student has not met the class attendance requirements in the course outline, which will usually conform to the statement at the end of this Standard, the faculty member may submit a Drop/Add Form, showing the last date of attendance by the student, to the Admissions and Records Office. A grade of "W" will be recorded for all withdrawals, whether initiated by the student or by the faculty member through the published "Last day to withdraw without academic penalty." Students withdrawn after the withdrawal deadline will receive a grade of "F" except under mitigating circumstances, which must be documented by the student and approved by the Dean of Instruction. Please see "Withdrawing from a course" under "Registration Information" in the Academic Information section of the Germanna course catalog for additional policy information. 

Absences listed below are calculated for fifteen-week courses.  For eight-week classes, the absences listed below are cut in half; absences in four-week classes are one-fourth of those listed below.  For short session courses other than 8 week, please see your instructor for the permitted absences.

Weekly attendance is required for online courses.  Attendance is measured by weekly logging in and working within the Bb shell of the course. 

The official GCC withdrawal policy follows: Withdrawal from a course without academic penalty may be made within the first 60% of the course. The student will receive a grade of "W" for withdrawal. After that time, the student will receive a grade of "F". Exceptions to this policy may be considered under mitigating circumstances which must be documented and submitted to the appropriate Dean of Instruction for review and consideration. Please see "Important Dates" in Part B of this syllabus for fifteen-week courses.  

For Academic Calendars for courses other than fifteen-weeks, click on the Class Schedule link at www.germanna.edu .  Click on link for Academic Calendar.  Use appropriate class calendar. 

If class meeting times during the week are:                  Absences permitted are:
                                 1                                                                                    2
                                 2                                                                                    4
                                 3                                                                                    6
                                 4                                                                                    8

Academic dishonesty:

The faculty of Germanna Community College recognizes that academic honesty is an integral factor in developing and sharing knowledge. We support the concept of academic honesty, practice academic honesty in our classes, and require academic honesty from our students. GCC students are expected to maintain complete honesty and integrity in the completion and presentation of all academic assignments and examinations. Any student found guilty of cheating, plagiarism, or other dishonorable acts in academic work is subject to disciplinary action.

Academic dishonesty is cheating and stealing. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to:

Using material verbatim from a source without giving credit.

Rewriting material from a source without giving credit.

Using information from an Internet source without giving credit.

Submitting the work of another person as your own work.

Using/copying another student's computer disk.

Copying from another person's paper/test/homework.

Allowing someone else to copy/use your work (e.g., paper, homework, quiz, and test).

Violating VCCS Computer Ethics Guidelines in the pursuit of academic studies.

Course plan for college closing:

Follow Course Outline on the class blog—work must still be turned in on time.
http://germanna-fa16-art203.blogspot.com

Electronics (i.e. cell phones)/Food classroom policy:

All cell phones must be kept on silent. All incoming calls must be taken outside of class. Texting must be done outside of class. Keep your workstations clean and clear of food and beverage that could harm the computers.

Grading policy and grading scale:

 Student work that is turned in on time and complete will be graded and returned within one week.

GRADING SCALE

(In accordance with GCC policy)

A 90-100

B 80-89

C 70-79

D 60-69

F <60

Other course/instructor policies and information

All work must be turned in to the class blog. Failure to post correctly or failure to label the assignment will result in failure for the assignment. 

http://germanna-fa16-art203.blogspot.com

IV. Tentative course activities and assignments

Course Outline and assignments can be found on the class blog at: 

http://germanna-fa16-art203.blogspot.com

Syllabus Subject to Change