189: DESIGN | MEDIA ARTS IN TIMES OF WAR Dr. Victoria Vesna vv@ucla.edu http://vv.arts.ucla.edu Office hour: Monday, 1-2pm Teaching Assistant: Adriana de Souza e Silva silvaad@ucla.edu http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~silvaad Office hours: Tuesday, 9-1pm (D|MA Labs) Class e-group address: 189_w02@yahoogroups.com Class e-group home page address: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/189_w02/ (to access the e-group home page you must create an yahoo account. There you can access all past messages and files which have been sent to the list). CLASS MEETINGS Mondays: EDA, room 1427 Wednesdays: DMA Labs CLASS DESCRIPTION This class will give a broad overview of the various issues confronting designers and media artists today. We will look at historical background of the current situation and how people in the arts and industry commented or participated actively. One day a week will be spent in lecture and discussion and the second working on weekly projects. A number of field trips related to the subject are planned. GRADING WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS: 50% FINAL ASSIGNMENT: 25% ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION: 25% Weekly assignments will add up to a portfolio that will be your final submission. At the end you will have an oppportunity to redo your earlier assignments. Each assignment is graded by the following criteria: 1. how well you follow the theme and directions. 2. if it is submitted in time. The final grade will take into consideration all the previous grades, your attendance and participation. ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION Each class missed without a formal reason (doctor's note, family emergency, etc.) will cause the student's grade to be lowered 1/2 step. If a student's grade is borderline at the end of the quarter, class participation will be taken into account, and will likely move the student's grade back up to the next higher category. Coming late to class interrupts everyone and you will miss out. We move fast and you can easily fall behind. |