Fall 2018 Course Syllabi

Where you are allowed to re-shoot every assignment for a better grade, it is expected that your portfolio will contain work of a professional standard. I will offer critiques on final portfolios up to a week before they are due so students may continue to re-shoot assignments to strengthen their portfolio before submitting them for a grade. Final grades: A final grade for the class is an assessment of what you have learned in the class for the entire semester. Because you are allowed to re-shoot every assignment for a better grade, there is no reason not to earn an ‘A’ in this class. The more you shoot, the more you learn, so if you re-shoot and re-shoot and re-shoot until you get it right, then you will earn an ‘A.’ Your final portfolio grade should match your final grade for the semester, as it is a reflection of what you learned for the semester. The exception would be late work. IF YOUR WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT GRADES ARE LOW BECAUSE OF LATE WORK, RE-SHOOTING WILL NOT IMPROVE THE GRADE, AND THE LOWER GRADES WILL BE AVERAGED INTO YOUR FINAL PORTFOLIO GRADE. Grading Scale: A (90 – 100%) B (80 – 89%) C (70 – 79%) D (60 – 69%) F (below 60%) Attendance: If you aren’t in class, you aren’t learning the material. ONLINE STUDENTS—The main advantage of online courses is that you can “attend” class whenever you want. This is also one of the largest disadvantages to online education because, without a set meeting time, it takes a great deal of self discipline to make sure you log in and get your work done. The online system tracks your log in time and, if you don’t log in enough hours, you cannot pass the class. Credit hours are based on a certain number of hours spent in the classroom, you are required to have a certain number of hours per credit in order to pass. Photography Program Internship/Field Study Guidelines (Practicum): • Student’s in Dakota College at Bottineau’s (DCB) photography classes will do internship or field study experiences as part of their educational training. These applied experiences will help them to be “job ready” when they enter the profession. The classes for which internship or field study instruction will be provided are as follows: PHOTO 180 PHOTO 292 PHOTO 190 PHOTO 234