ICAM 160A - Senior Projects
Prof. Adriene Jenik
Course Meeting Time: Tues 3:30-6:20pm
Office Hours: Wed 10-11am & by appt
Tel. (858)822-2059
Course Meeting Time: Tues 3:30-6:20pm
Office Hours: Wed 10-11am & by appt
Tel. (858)822-2059
Winter 2005
VAF228
VAF601
ajenik @ ucsd.edu
VAF228
VAF601
ajenik @ ucsd.edu
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Senior Projects "A" course is the first of two consecutive courses in which the student conceives, researches, produces and presents an original interdisciplinary art project. In the A portion of the course, we will focus on generating and formulating ideas, placing those ideas in conversation with the larger art/research context, researching, mining campus-based and other resources, and learning key concepts in organization, production and structure of large projects. By the middle of the course, students will have begun production on their projects which will be completed and presented publicly next term. Since it is often the case in art/tech projects that our ambitions outpace our individual skill-set, collaborative projects are allowed and encouraged.
CLASS REQUIREMENTS
Students are expected to attend all classes on time and ready to fully participate. Each student will prepare an online design document which will be revised and updated throughout the quarter. The document will reflect the themes, research, and scope of the project as well as anticipated production milestones. Students will present their work in progress to the Prof and the class several times throughout the quarter. Readings (customized to student interest), and a short paper (which will also be posted online) relating the student's project to contemporary art, tech/science research, theory, or social movements are the only assignments beyond the work-in-progress. Students will attend a field trip to an art and technology exhibition in Los Angeles.
CLASS EVALUATION
10% attendance & participation
20% online design document
20% short paper
50% progress on project
(this includes quality of project idea, ability to engage criticism, scoping of project within time & budget parameters, and state of research/production by end of quarter)
A=excellent/B=above average/C=average/D=below average/F=unacceptable work
Recommended texts:
Information Arts: Intersections of art, Science & Technology by Stephen Wilson
Utopian Entrepeneur by Brenda Laurel
c y b e r f e m i n i s m. next protocols edited by Claudia Reiche and Verena Kuni
Required Materials: specific to each project, backup media, UCSD online account
Note: course schedule subject to change according to Prof's assessment of student development
WEEKLY COURSE SCHEDULE:
WEEK ONE: 01/04
Course Overview, Portfolio presentations, Idea presentations & discussion
Assignment: Rework one idea into a one-page treatment for a 20-week production
WEEK TWO: 01/11
Due: treatment
Intro to Design Documents, flowcharts and production organization, teamwork & collaboration, Show & Tell of previous ICAM 160 projects, sign-up for ind. meetings
Assignment: Design Document 1.0
WEEK THREE: 01/18 Individual meetings with Prof (scheduled previous week) Assignment: continue working on project WEEK FOUR: 01/25
Presentation of scoped ideas
Assignment: continue working on project
WEEK FIVE: 02/01
Due: Design Document 1.0
First W-I-P presentations
Assignment: do reading for 02/08, continue working on project
WEEK SIX: 02/08
Reading & Discussion (TBA)
Assignment: short paper relating project to contemporary practice/theory/research
WEEK SEVEN: 02/15
NO CLASS> FIELD TRIP Sat 2/26 will replace class
WEEK EIGHT: 02/22
Due: short paper
In-class lab time, troubleshooting, field trip arrangements
Assignment: Design Doc 2.0, continue working on project
WEEK NINE: 03/01
Individual meetings w/Prof (scheduled previous week)
WEEK TEN: 03/08
Due: Design Document 2.0
Final W-I-P presentations
FINALS WEEK- TBA
Final Design Documents Due
Senior Projects "A" course is the first of two consecutive courses in which the student conceives, researches, produces and presents an original interdisciplinary art project. In the A portion of the course, we will focus on generating and formulating ideas, placing those ideas in conversation with the larger art/research context, researching, mining campus-based and other resources, and learning key concepts in organization, production and structure of large projects. By the middle of the course, students will have begun production on their projects which will be completed and presented publicly next term. Since it is often the case in art/tech projects that our ambitions outpace our individual skill-set, collaborative projects are allowed and encouraged.
CLASS REQUIREMENTS
Students are expected to attend all classes on time and ready to fully participate. Each student will prepare an online design document which will be revised and updated throughout the quarter. The document will reflect the themes, research, and scope of the project as well as anticipated production milestones. Students will present their work in progress to the Prof and the class several times throughout the quarter. Readings (customized to student interest), and a short paper (which will also be posted online) relating the student's project to contemporary art, tech/science research, theory, or social movements are the only assignments beyond the work-in-progress. Students will attend a field trip to an art and technology exhibition in Los Angeles.
CLASS EVALUATION
10% attendance & participation
20% online design document
20% short paper
50% progress on project
(this includes quality of project idea, ability to engage criticism, scoping of project within time & budget parameters, and state of research/production by end of quarter)
A=excellent/B=above average/C=average/D=below average/F=unacceptable work
Recommended texts:
Information Arts: Intersections of art, Science & Technology by Stephen Wilson
Utopian Entrepeneur by Brenda Laurel
c y b e r f e m i n i s m. next protocols edited by Claudia Reiche and Verena Kuni
Required Materials: specific to each project, backup media, UCSD online account
Note: course schedule subject to change according to Prof's assessment of student development
WEEKLY COURSE SCHEDULE:
WEEK ONE: 01/04
Course Overview, Portfolio presentations, Idea presentations & discussion
Assignment: Rework one idea into a one-page treatment for a 20-week production
WEEK TWO: 01/11
Due: treatment
Intro to Design Documents, flowcharts and production organization, teamwork & collaboration, Show & Tell of previous ICAM 160 projects, sign-up for ind. meetings
Assignment: Design Document 1.0
WEEK THREE: 01/18 Individual meetings with Prof (scheduled previous week) Assignment: continue working on project WEEK FOUR: 01/25
Presentation of scoped ideas
Assignment: continue working on project
WEEK FIVE: 02/01
Due: Design Document 1.0
First W-I-P presentations
Assignment: do reading for 02/08, continue working on project
WEEK SIX: 02/08
Reading & Discussion (TBA)
Assignment: short paper relating project to contemporary practice/theory/research
WEEK SEVEN: 02/15
NO CLASS> FIELD TRIP Sat 2/26 will replace class
WEEK EIGHT: 02/22
Due: short paper
In-class lab time, troubleshooting, field trip arrangements
Assignment: Design Doc 2.0, continue working on project
WEEK NINE: 03/01
Individual meetings w/Prof (scheduled previous week)
WEEK TEN: 03/08
Due: Design Document 2.0
Final W-I-P presentations
FINALS WEEK- TBA
Final Design Documents Due