CGA 115 Grading Information

Class Participation - Points given for participating in class discussions and adding to the class environment. This includes class attendance - if you miss class you will lose points in this section. Remember: If you miss three or more classes, you will fail this class !

150 points

Exam and Quizes

  • One Exam worth 200 points
  • One Painter Interface Quiz Worth 50 Points

250 points

Projects:
Grading for each project is based heavily upon the artistic creation and expression of the projects. Projects will be graded based on:
(1) appropriate use of the tools
(2) thoroughness,
(3) craftsmanship
(4) artistic presentation

Course Projects are to be completed outside of class during Open Lab time or at home if you have Corel Painter. Open Lab times are posted on the CGA lab doors. In addition, there are three CGA Macintosh Computers in the Open Lab located in the Instructional Building Room 438. For hours of operations, please visit this web page: http://www.gccnj.edu/general_information/hours/index.cfm

You will submit two color prints of each project - one for grading and one for your student folder. Also, you will submit the electronic file via a CD-R or USB Flash Drive.

See Grading Rubrics for Projects:

400 points

Lab Assignments:

This includes class attendance - if you miss class you will lose points in this section because you are not in class to complete the lab work!

Lab Assignments are to be worked on during lab time. You may need to work on lab assignments outside of lab time to complete the assignments ontime.

You will submit two color prints of each lab - one for grading and one for your student folder.

300 Points

Total Points

1100 Points

Grading Rubrics

In order to increase Student understanding of how projects, classwork and presentations are evaluated, the CGA program has developed grading rubrics. A grading rubric provides a framework for the categories which will be reviewed and evaluated to determine the student's grade on a project. The following rubrics will be used in this CGA course for grading

 

 

Course Grading Scale

Grading for this class is calculated using a straight forward mathematical formula. You can determine you grade at any time by dividing the number of points earned by the total points. For example, if I have earned 950 points out of 1150 total points, the grade would be a 82 % or B-.

The Letter Grading Scale is listed below:

A

100 to 96

A-

95 to 90

B+

89 to 86.5

B

86.4 to 82

B-

82 to 80

C +

79 to 74

C-

73 to 70

D

69 to 60

F

Below a 60