CGA 250 - Course Information
CGA 250 Portfolio Seminar
Mary A. Malinconico, Instructor
Updated for Spring 2011

 

Course Title: Portfolio Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 4
Instructor: Mary A. Malinconico
Length of semester: 15 weeks

Contact Information:
Office: College Center 159
College Phone Number with Voice Mail: 856-415-2291
College Email: mmalinconico@gccnj.edu
Home Email: mary@malinconico.com
AOL Instant Message: marymalinc

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Catalog Description:
This course serves as a capstone course to refine the student’s understanding of the tasks of the computer graphic artist. The creation of work from the rough ideas and storyboard to the final product will be studied. Stress is placed on sound design techniques. Students will work on projects designed to strengthen portfolio development.

Goals:
To provide students with an opportunity to work on projects to more fully understand the creative development process and create examples for the student portfolio.

General and Specific Objectives of the course:
1. Select, critique and refine a body of personal art work that represents a range of artistic abilities and media..
2. Mount and present art work in a professional manner
3. Select a portfolio format (digital, slide, original work) appropriate for a specific audience.
4. Make a portfolio presentation to a small group outlining project objectives, methods and materials.

Gloucester County College CORE COMPETENCIES

Core Competencies - This list reflects the core competencies that are essential for all GCC graduates, but does not include all competencies that our graduates should possess. Critical Thinking is embedded in all courses

Written Communication
Students will communicate effectively in writing.

• Oral Communication
Students will communicate effectively in speech.

• Quantitative Knowledge and Skills
Students will use appropriate mathematical and statistical concepts and operations to interpret data and to solve problems.

• Scientific Knowledge and Reasoning
Students will use the scientific method of inquiry, through the acquisition of scientific knowledge.

• Technological Competency/Information Literacy
Students will use computer systems or other appropriate forms of technology to achieve educational and personal goals.

• Society and Human Behavior
Students will use social science theories and concepts to analyze human behavior and social and political institutions and to act as responsible citizens.

• Humanistic Perspective
Students will analyze works in the fields of art, history, music, or theater; literature; philosophy and/or religious studies; and/or will gain competence in the use of a foreign language.

• Historical Perspective
Students will understand historical events and movements in World, Western, non-Western or American societies and assess their subsequent significance.

• Global and Cultural Awareness
Students will understand the importance of a global perspective and culturally diverse peoples.

• Ethical Reasoning and Action
Students will understand ethical issues and situations.

• Teamwork
Students will work collaboratively with others to solve problems efficiently and effectively.

• Personal Skills
Students will understand the individual’s responsibility for learning and for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Updated June 2011

 

 

GCC CORE COMPETENCIES for CGA 250

This course focuses on the following GCC Core Competencies.

These include:

  • Critical Thinking

  • Technological Competency/Information Literacy

  • Humanistic Perspective

  • Personal Skills

 

Student Learning Outcomes:

 

CGA 250 students will

GCC Core Competency

Evaluation/Assessment

Students will be present open-ended design problems to solve with critical thinking and research.

 

  • Critical Thinking

 

  • Project Rubric

  • Self Evaluation of student work

Students will understand and demonstrate the use of the points and pica measurement system that is used in the Graphic Arts Industry

 

  • Humanistic Persepective

 

  • Project Rubric

 

Students will use a computer the primary creative tool in this class.

 

  • Technological Competency
    Information Literacy

 

  • CGA Check list of Skills Rubric

Students will be asked to gather printed examples of design to share with the class and to develop an awareness of current design trends.

 

  • Personal Skills

 

  • Project Rubrics

 

 

Instructional materials:

Students are expected to have the following materials:
• USB Flash Drive - See Amazon.com or Staples.com
• CD-ROM R-W or DVD-ROM R-W
• Notebook
• Required text book

 

Methods of Instruction

A. Studio projects
B. Lectures
C. Discussions and critiques
D. Demonstrations
E. Assigned readings
F. Written assignments
G. Self Directed Labs

Methods of Evaluation

A. Studio projects
B. Critique
C. Class participation
D. Completion of reading and writing assignments
E. Quizzes
F. Portfolio review

Contacting Me:
If you need to contact me, please email me or leave me a message on my voicemail. Please state the nature of your problem and please give me a telephone number and a time when I can reach you. During the first class, I will tell you my final schedule for the semester. It is best to send email as well as call and leave a message.

Class Attendance Policy:

  • Due to the hands on nature of this class, students are expected to attend all classes. If you miss three or more classes, you will fail the class.

  • If you are ill, please try to come to class but keep in mind that others do not want your sickness. If you need to miss a class due to illness or other reasons, please email the professor as soon as possible. If you miss a class, YOU are responsible for making up any work.

  • Lecture start at five minutes after the class start time. Please arrive on time and get settled and ready for class.

  • Please see the attached Gloucester County college attendance policy listed below.

  • In advance of an absence it would be wise to secure the telephone number, email or IM address to keep on top of assignments tests etc..

Electronic Devices:
No phones or pagers are to be activated during class in a manner that would be disruptive. If necessary for an emergency, use the vibrator option to be alerted and leave the room before responding. No phones may be visible during exams or quizzes.

Important Rule:
If you need additional assistance, please ask! I will make every effort to provide you any assistance that you need. But I cannot help if I do not know you need assistance.

Instant Message and Web Surfing Policy:
Students need to be 100% focused on the lecture, labture and lab assignments. Student should NOT use Instant Message or surf the web during class. If the professor see you surfing or IMing, you will be warned once and then marked absent for the class. If you miss more than three classes, you will fail the class. Do NOT IM or Surf during class!

Academic Honesty Policy:
It is expected that all students uphold the highest academic honesty standards. Cheating or handing project work completed by others will not be tolerated. If the professor suspects that a student is cheating, the student will be confronted and will be asked to recreate the work in the presence of the professor.

Method for making up missed work:
A penalty of one grade will be assessed for late work. For example, if you earned a B+ on an assignment, you would receive a B. Please speak to the instructor regarding making up work that has been announced. Prior notice of absences is necessary and will facilitate the instructor and the students cooperating to make up missed work. Please see the Course Weekly Guide to schedule your assignments.

Specific conditions for audit:
The student auditing a class is expected to attend the class and required to complete all class work, homework, and readings. Students auditing the class will not have to take exams or quizzes.

Lab Time:
Additional computer/studio lab time is required for this course. Lab hours will be available in Room 712 in Scott Hall Building. Please check the window chart on the lab door for specific hours.

Gloucester County College Attendance Policy
Students attain maximum academic benefits through regular class attendance nothing else has yet been discovered to replace in value the daily, to an educational growth that results from regular participation in class. This is especially true where ideas, concepts, points of view, social development, poise, confidence, knowledge and success derived from the interaction of students and faculty.

Therefore, students are expected to attend all class sessions for which they are scheduled. Each instructor, consistent with his or her stated policy providing course outlines, will determine the effects of absences on the student’s grades.

Gloucester County Tutoring Program
The college operates a tutoring program for students seeking assistance in any course. A tutoring lab is located on the second floor in a learning resource building, LRC 603, above the college bookstore. Students are encouraged take advantage of the service.

Gloucester County College Testing Center
The College offers a testing center for faculty in student use. Your structure will indicate if this option is available for your class. A testing center in the component of the learning resource center which is located above the college bookstore.

Gloucester County College Closing Notification

The official college closure notification is:

  • 814 – KYW 1060 AM school closing number for the day classes

  • 2814 – KYW 1060 AM school closing number for evening classes.

  • Or check the college web site at www.gccnj.edu

  • Or call 468-5000 for a closing message of school closing notification.