Design Foundations I & II, Senior Seminar, Computer Graphic Design

Art 160/Art 260/Art 460/Art 220/ Greg Clayton

Attendance & Deadline Policies

Allowed Absences, Tardies & Penalties

You are allowed two unexecused absences without penalty.

Note that assignments, tests, quizzes, critiques or other work due on a day you are absent, may receive a zero-grade, or a late-assignment penalty. (see below)

For each unexcused absence above two (2), a penalty of 2% of the points possible will be charged against your final semester grade.

Three unexcused tardies or early departures equal one unexcused absence. 
Tardy (or departing early) by more than 10 minutes = 2 tardies. 
More than 30 minutes late or departing early by more than 30 minutes = 1 unexcused absence.

Responsibility for class content and assignments

When you are absent, tardy or leave early...

— You are responsible to gather information about what was missed. Begin by checking the descriptions of daily class content. (  
 Design Foundations I Schedule   |    Design Foundations II Schedule   |     Computer Graphic Design   .
— Check with someone who was in class — get notes from them and ask about any new assignments, special announcements or assignment changes discussed in class.
— Contact the professor. Email is usually best, but you can stop by the office or call (279-4433)l.
— If there are quizzes or critiques during the time you are absent, you will not get credit for them. They cannot be made up.

Excused Absences

Class attendance is imperative. 
It is understood that on occasion, events which cannot be controlled make it impossible to be present.  Class cuts may be excused for sickness (approved by Student Health Services, as determined by the school nurse or physician), school functions (determined by the Dean's office only), and death in the family verified by a note from the Dean's office.  Written verification may is required for an absence to be excused.

All health related excuses are to be entered through Student Health Services into Pipeline. If you have a doctor’s note, take it to Student Health Services. If you live off-campus and have an excuse for a health-related absence, submit it to Student Health Services to get the excuse entered in Pipeline.

For  absences or tardies to be excused: 
Turn in a written note with your name,  course/section, the date of absence, and a brief description of the reason.
Email your excuse (gclayton@harding.edu) even when you have given your excuse to Student Health Services — this will prompt me to check the list of excuses sent by Student Health Services. 

For any excuse — health-related or other — communicate the excuse by email.  Please note, however, that the absence is not “excused” simply because you turn in a written excuse — I will decide if the excuse is valid for this class.  If I have concerns or questions, I will contact you — either in class, or, more typically by email.

Please do not expect verbal excuses to be enough—that is, stopping by after class and telling me that you were sick won’t do.  I need an emailed message for my records. 
Why? 
Because unless its in writing, I’m too likely to forget your excuse. 

Whenever possible, call ahead (ext. 4433) or email well ahead, when you anticipate an excused absence.

On the day you return to class, present your written excuse to the professor.  Excuses for absences will not be accepted after one week has passed. 

Deadlines

Design professionals are ethically and contracturally accountable for meeting project deadlines. In most cases, other professionals depend on you completing your work on schedule, so that they can proceed with their stage of a shared project. In professional practice, costly penalties can be incurred when deadlines are missed. As a designer, you are expected to develop the time-management skills necessary to plan, implement, complete and present your work on time.
That is, you must design your use of time.

Late on Due Date
The grade of work presented for critique on the due date and time*, but turned in later on the due-date will be reduced by 20%.
For example, you might present your work in class for final critique unfinished, but turn then it in later on the same day completed ( You must turn it in by 4:45 p.m. if left with the Art Dept receptionist.). In such case, your project grade is reduced 20%. You must turn in the project's completed self-crit in with the project — otherwise, the project is still not "turned in".
    *The beginning of class is the "time" that a project is due, unless explicitly announced otherwise.

After Due Date
Any work turned in after 4:45 of the due date, or not presented during class for final critique will be have its grade reduced by 20% for each day it is late.
For example, if you turn your project in by 4:45 on the day after it is due, with its written self-crit, your maximum grade will be 80% for the project.
If you turn your project in by 4:45 two days after it is due, your maximum grade for the project will be 60%. Keep in mind, that 60% is much better for your course average than a zero.

Advice on Deadlines
Therefore, it is best to complete your work by the deadline and have it ready to present in class.
If that's not possible, have the project mostly completed for final critique on the date it is due — then turn it in later that day.
If that's not possible, get your best work in as soon as you can.
If that's not possible, get something in as soon as you can to avoid a zero on the assignment.
And always, get a copy of the project's self-crit on the due date. Fill it out and turn it in with your project — whenever you turn your project in.

Missed Critiques
Works in process that are not prepared or presented for any in-class critiques, are given a zero-grade for the critique. Most projects are critiqued several times before their final due date.

Late Work and Excused Absences

If possible the work due for the day(s) you missed should also be turned in on the day you return to class.  If this is not possible because of the nature of your excused absence, then you will have the same number of class days that you were absent to make up the work without a penalty.  (that is, if you were sick for 2 class days, your work is due by the 3rd class day back. )
In any case, all work is due by 4.45 on Friday of dead week.

Missed exams or major project deadlines cannot be made up without a valid excuse.

Missed quizzes and critiques cannot be made up regardless of excused absences— thus are “zero’s”.