Grading

Course Requirements

Your quarter grade is based on a combination of:

40% \\\  Daily Passion Project

50% \\\  Design ChangeMakers

10% \\\ Participation

100% \\\ *Total

Course Requirement Evaluations

Project Grades are primarily based on the following elements, but rubrics are defined on project briefs:

Process Grades

  1. research
  2. audience
  3. brainstorm
  4. mood board
  5. concept
  6. sketches
  7. identity development
  8. design expansion ideation
  9. refinements
  10. presentation

Project grades 

  1. concept & communication: strength & innovation demonstrated by research and overall process
  2. formal articulation: quality & application of layout, typography, color, writing, illustration or photography, and consistency
  3. craftsmanship of final product(s)

Participation grades

  1. attendance
  2. punctuality
  3. staying for duration of class
  4. engaging in critiques/discussions
  5. completing activities/exercises/writing responses
  6. classroom behavior/attitude/effort
  7. meeting checkpoints/deadlines throughout quarter

Grade Scale

  • A = Excellent. Achieves and goes well beyond the requirements. Work demonstrates an outstanding, innovative approach to the problem. Project exhibits impeccable craftsmanship.
  • B = Above Average. Satisfies the minimum requirements of the project and demonstrates thorough understanding of concepts and principles.
  • C = Average. Satisfies the minimum requirements of the project.
  • D = Below Average. Does not satisfy the minimum requirements of the project. Problems with quality and/or knowledge of concepts.
  • F = Failure. Falls well below expected standards in solving the minimum requirements of the project.

Grade Percentage Scale

% of total semester points

  • 100% – 94% = A
  • 93% – 90% = A-
  • 89% – 87% = B+
  • 86% – 84% = B
  • 83% – 80% = B-
  • 79% – 77% = C+
  • 76% – 74% = C
  • 73% – 70% = C-
  • 69% – 67% = D+
  • 66% – 64% = D
  • 63% – 60% = D-
  • 60% – 00% = F

Grade Inquiries

I do not reconsider grades. There are no exceptions. Each grade is final. The class is not retroactive. You finish a project, receive an evaluation, learn from your critique, grow and develop, and move on to the next project. However, I am available and more than willing during office hours to provide further project feedback if there are any questions. I will not debate or argue over a grade because that is unprofessional and gets us nowhere.

Deadlines

Please view deadlines as a critical professional responsibility.

Late work is accepted only until the next scheduled course session and will be dropped one full letter grade, after that it is a zero.

There are no exceptions, unless approved accommodations by the DAC are agreed upon with the faculty member in advance.

Students must have their projects fully prepared and ready to be critiqued or turned in on the due date. Work not turned in at the designated time is considered late. You also must be present for critique or final presentation even if your work is not complete.