1 Sketchbook 18” x 12” 

1 Drawing Paper Pad 18” x 24”

1 Workable Spray Fixative 

A set of pencils: 4H, 2H, B, 2B, 6B

Charcoal Sticks: Soft, Medium, Hard

Vine Charcoal 

1 Kneaded Eraser 

White Polymer Erasers

Blending Stumps 

Pencil Sharpener 

White Charcoal Pencils 
 

Provided by LSCPA

By the end of this semester, students will be able to:

Describe visual subjects through the use of accurate and sensitive observation.

Generate drawings which demonstrate descriptive, expressive, and conceptual approaches. 

Utilize varied materials and techniques with informed aesthetic and conceptual strategies. 

Demonstrate an appropriate level of professional practice, including safety, craft and presentation. 

Analyze and critique drawings verbally and/or in writing. Relate drawing to design, art history and contemporary artistic production.

Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and/or visual communication.

Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions.

Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view.

Social Responsibility: Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities.

Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.

Studio Projects: 60%

Midterm Critique: 10%

Final Critique: 15%

Participation: 5%

Sketchbook: 10%

Critiques

Critiques are an integral part of the course and will take place often throughout the semester.

 

Formal critiques will take place on the designated date that a project is due. You will be evaluated on your participation, etiquette, engagement and use of vocabulary we have learned in class. Failure to attend a scheduled critique may result in a failing grade for that project (unless prior arrangements were made before the scheduled critique). If you are absent for class(es) prior to a scheduled critique you are still responsible for having your completed assignment ready for the day of critique. If you do not have your project completed you are nonetheless expected to attend and participate in discussion.

 

Informal critiques will sometimes spontaneously occur during workdays. Therefore, students should be present in class and ready to participate in critique and discussion at all times.

 

Critiques are calculated in your Studio Projects grade. You will lose points for late arrival, early exits, elongated breaks, lack of engagement, use of phone during critique, and poor etiquette.

 

 

Food

Food is not allowed in the classroom. Water bottles and closed-top drinks are allowed.

 

Phone and Music

I expect you to be an adult with your phone usage. If phone usage becomes disruptive, I reserve the right to ban phone usage from the classroom. Student may listen to music with earbuds during drawing sessions

 

Email

You are required to put the class and section number in the subject line of the email. I will respond promptly in 24-48 hrs. I am available during business hours Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. I do not respond to emails in the evening or the weekend. Please use your lamarpa email to communicate with me as emails from Gmail, Yahoo, iCloud, etc. may end up in a clutter folder and I will not see it, and therefore, not respond. Most questions can be answered by reading the class syllabus, assignment sheet, or other directions available to you in Blackboard. Students should always be aware of the tone and structure of their correspondence. 

 

Civility in the Classroom

Student incivility, rudeness, or attacks of a personal nature will not be tolerated, whether directed at the instructor or another student. Any student engaging in disruptive or disrespectful activities on campus or in online classes will be required to cease such behavior. If the behavior continues after the first warning, the student will no longer continue as a student of the course.

 

Syllabus Change Policy

I reserve the right to adjust this syllabus, assignments, and due dates as needed.  Any changes will be announced in class and sent as an announcement through the Blackboard system. You should check your email daily for any announcements about the course.

 

 

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is essential to learning and I take it very seriously.   Academic dishonesty will not be accepted in this class.  Students are to submit their own work – not the work of others.  If you submit other’s work as your own or submit assignments using resources not allowed, not only are you jeopardizing your academic future, but you are paying for an education you are not receiving and you are wasting your own time and energy in an effort not to learn. It is expected that students are submitting their original work. 

 

All student submissions are checked for plagiarism and use of any materials not authorized for use for an assignment is prohibited. Should this be an issue with any assignment you submit, you will receive a 0 on the assignment and, possibly an F in the class. The use of article rewriting tools, or other AI technology is unacceptable, not allowed, and will result in a 0 for the assignment. If there are indications of academic dishonesty, students may be asked to take a written, or verbal assessment in my presence.  

 

If an issue arises with your work, I reserve the right to go back and reassess/regrade previously submitted work to see if academic dishonesty has occurred with previous submissions. Assigning an F for the course for plagiarism or other forms of academic dishonesty is at my discretion if the offense is flagrant or repeated.  Please note that I decide if an offense is flagrant or repeated – not the student. 

 

Lamar State College - Port Arthur Academic Dishonesty Policy:

Lamar State College-Port Arthur considers academic dishonesty, including collusion, cheating, and plagiarism as defined in the Student Handbook, to be a serious academic offense.  Students guilty of such behavior will be subject to the following penalties:

 

First offense:  Student will receive a failing grade on the exam or assignment with no possibility for a make-up.  If the offense is flagrant, the student may receive an ‘F’ in the course.  The student's name and the documented offense will be forwarded to the proper college officials. 

Second offense:  Student will receive an ‘F’ in the course with no possibility for make-up.  The student's name and the documented offense will be forwarded to the proper university officials.  All accused students will be given a written notice of the offense, the penalty assessed, and the right of appeal to the department chair/advisory committee.

Roll will be taken at the beginning of class. 5 minutes late will mark you tardy. 10 minutes will mark you absent. You must attend every assigned class day according to LSCPA policy. Attendance is expected. Life, partying too hard, and breakups all happen. You have 3 unexcused absences before you drop a letter grade. Use them wisely. Excessive absences and tardiness will have a detrimental effect on your overall performance in class. 

 

3 Lates = 1 Absence for Class 

3 Unexcused Absences = 1 Letter Drop for Class

6 Unexcused Absences = 2 Letter Drops for Class

9 Unexcused Absences = Fail the Class