Fall 2018 Course Syllabi

Student Handbook. Please note that I have a ZERO tolerance policy for cheating, plagiarism, and copyright violations. Disabilities and Special Needs: If you have a disability for which you are, or may be, requesting an accommodation, you are encouraged to contact your instructor and Kayla O'Toole in the Learning Center (701-228-5479) as early as possible during the beginning of the semester. Grading Philosophy: Please understand that I do not care about your grades, I care about your education. My job is to teach you, your job is to learn what I teach you, and hopefully more. If we both do our jobs, grades shouldn’t be necessary. The best way to succeed in my class is to NOT focus on—“What’s my grade?” or “What do I need to get an A?”—but instead focus on—“How much can I learn?” If you embrace this, you won’t be doing assignments for grades, you’ll be doing them in order to learn, and the grade will become secondary and take care of itself. Assignments: ALL homework must be created for this class. You MUST create new work every week. Work created for other classes, or created in the past will NOT be accepted. Every assignment will be graded on the following categories. Each of the following four categories are worth 50 points each for a total of 200 points on each assignment. Aesthetics— Do you visually like or dislike the image? This is purely subjective. Everyone has their own idea on what they find visually appealing. So, there is no right or wrong answer here, it is purely opinion. Critique what you like and/or don’t like or would change about the image. Keep in mind the professional standard we are striving for. Principles of art and design —In PHOT 180 we learn principles of design and composition. Use the proper vocabulary and discuss what is working and what could be improved in terms of design and composition. Most of this is based on visual rules, however, some of it will definitely be subjective based on the viewers opinions. Intent— What was the photographer’s intent and did they successfully create an image that expresses that intent? For classes, the intent will be the criteria for the assignment. For example, if the assignment is freezing motion, then did the photographer