• An 8½x11 bound journal/sketchbook or a binder with 8½x11sheets of paper. The actual format is not really important other than the size (8½x11) and that it is dedicated entirely to this class. Projects and assignments (unless otherwise stated by the instructor) will not be accepted unless accompanied with said journal or sketchbook.
• 1-2 CD-Rs/DVD-Rs for submission of assignments and projects at the end of the semester.
• Appropriate media(CDs, DVDs, jump drives, external drive, etc) for backing up data. Note: Students will be solely responsible for making backup copies of ALL their data. This is important! Accidents do occur and you will be held to all deadlines regardless. Save now, save often and make LOTS of backups.

• After Effects CS3 Professional for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide, Antony Bolante, Peachpit Press, ISBN-10: 0-321-52634-1.
• 1 DVD-R disc ~ if you wish to create a DVD of your work.

60% Assignments (average of grades on individual assignments)
30% Final Project
10% Participation (active class participation, especially during critiques and lectures, may positively affect your final grade.)

A       Superior work. Projects have a consistent excellence in all aspects of visual expression, technical execution, conceptual completion and presentation. Work shows creativity and insight, and goes beyond the requirements.

B       Very Good Work. Projects are above average and exhibit a high level of consistent quality. Good concept. Noticeable competence in technical skills. Solutions to assignments exhibit an attempt to understand potentials beyond prevailing standards.

C       Satisfactory/Average work. Satisfactory completion of all required work. Solutions generally lack significant evidence of growth, individual research or originality of work. Projects exhibit basic skills; need more time and attention to detail.

D       Inadequate work. Below prevailing standards in effort and/or execution. Projects in one or more way fail to meet the requirements, but reasonable enough to pass.

F       Unacceptable work. Projects exhibit minimal effort, consideration and/or poor execution. Projects fail to meet requirements. Incomplete projects will result in a failing grade.

• Participation in University-sanctioned activities and programs
• Personal illness with a doctor's note indicating that the student needed to stay home on that particular class day
• Family and/or other compelling circumstances

Instructors have the right to request documentation verifying the basis of any absences resulting from the above factors. Do not ask the instructor if it is all right to miss a class for any other reason. An excused absence does not excuse the student from making up class time missed in a timely manner. Attendance will be taken daily and arriving to Lecture/Lab component 30 minutes late and/or leaving more that 30 minutes early will be recorded and counts as one-half of an unexcused absence. Signing in for any other student will result in a failing grade.

NOTE: Attendance for all critiques is required. Attendance for finals critique is mandatory - anyone missing critiques during the scheduled finals will fail the class, no exceptions. Finals will be held the last week of class.

Statement on nondiscrimination:
Missouri State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution, and maintains a grievance procedure available to any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against. At all times, it is your right to address inquiries or concerns about possible discrimination to the Office for Equity and Diversity, Park Central Office Building, 117 Park Central Square, Suite 111, (417) 836-4252. Other types of concerns (i.e., concerns of an academic nature) should be discussed directly with your instructor and can also be brought to the attention of your instructor’s Department Head.   Please visit the OED website at www.missouristate.edu/equity/.

The faculty of the Department of Art and Design believe that all people should be treated fairly and equitably. For this reason, we are opposed to the discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, age, disability, veteran's status, political affiliation or sexual orientation.

Statement on disability accommodation:
To request academic accommodations for a disability, contact the Director of Disability Services, Plaster Student Union, Suite 405, (417) 836-4192 or (417) 836-6792 (TTY), www.missouristate.edu/disability.  Students are required to provide documentation of disability to Disability Services prior to receiving accommodations. Disability Services refers some types of accommodation requests to the Learning Diagnostic Clinic, which also provides diagnostic testing for learning and psychological disabilities. For information about testing, contact the Director of the Learning Diagnostic Clinic, (417) 836-4787, http://psychology.missouristate.edu/ldc.

Statement on academic dishonesty:
Missouri State University is a community of scholars committed to developing educated persons who accept the responsibility to practice personal and academic integrity.  You are responsible for knowing and following the university’s student honor code, Student Academic Integrity Policies and Procedures, available at www.missouristate.edu/assets/provost/AcademicIntegrityPolicyRev-1-08.pdf and also available at the Reserves Desk in Meyer Library.  Any student participating in any form of academic dishonesty will be subject to sanctions as described in this policy.   

Statement on dropping a class:
It is your responsibility to understand the University’s procedure for dropping a class. If you stop attending this class but do not follow proper procedure for dropping the class, you will receive a failing grade and will also be financially obligated to pay for the class. For information about dropping a class or withdrawing from the university, contact the Office of the Registrar at 836-5520.

See Academic Calendars (www.missouristate.edu/registrar/acad_cal.html) for deadlines.

Statement on cell phone policy:
As a member of the learning community, each student has a responsibility to other students who are members of the community.  When cell phones or pagers ring and students respond in class or leave class to respond, it disrupts the class.  Therefore, the Office of the Provost prohibits the use by students of cell phones, pagers, PDAs, or similar communication devices during scheduled classes.  All such devices must be turned off or put in a silent (vibrate) mode and ordinarily should not be taken out during class.  Given the fact that these same communication devices are an integral part of the University’s emergency notification system, an exception to this policy would occur when numerous devices activate simultaneously.  When this occurs, students may consult their devices to determine if a university emergency exists.  If that is not the case, the devices should be immediately returned to silent mode and put away.  Other exceptions to this policy may be granted at the discretion of the instructor.