Course Number: MFA 496

Instructor: Mr. Martin Martinez

Office: Room # 70

Office Phone: 219/473-4384

E-mail: mmartinez@ccsj.edu

Office Hours: Thursday 9:00-5:00, Friday 9:00-5:00

Course Time: Thursday 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

If an instructor or other Calumet College of St. Joseph personnel find that a student has plagiarized or been involved in another form of academic dishonesty, the instructor or other personnel may elect to bring the matter up for judicial review. The maximum penalty for any form of academic dishonesty is dismissal from the College. The procedures for judicial review are listed under the section of CCSJ handbook that addresses student grievances.

Calumet College of St. Joseph adheres to citation guidelines as written in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fourth Edition. A copy is available from the Calumet College of St. Joseph bookstore. This text outlines how to cite references from a variety of sources, including electronic media.

After the last day for class changes has passed (see College calendar), students may withdraw from a course in which they are registered with permission from the faculty member conducting the course. A written request detailing the reason(s) for the withdrawal must be filed with the Registrar. Written request for withdrawal must be received by the Registrar by the last day of classes prior to the final examination dates specified in the catalogue. Written requests may be mailed to the Registrar or faxed to the College fax number 219-473-4259. Students are to make note of the refund schedule when withdrawing from courses. The request is forwarded to the faculty member, who makes the final determination to accept or deny the request. If the request is honored, the student will receive notification of official withdrawal; if denied, the notification will indicate why the withdrawal is disallowed. Note: Degree Completion Division (DCD) students should consult the DCD Student Handbook for information on DCD withdrawals.

An official withdrawal is recorded as a "W" grade on the student's transcript. Dropping a

course without written permission automatically incurs an "F" grade for the course (see

Refund Schedule).

Class Policy on Attendance: Attending class is very important in order to gain the full benefit of photography instruction and direction. Therefore, a student missing three classes or more will be subject to a failing grade.

Class Policy For Assignments: Assignments that are handed in late will receive a lower grade.

Students in this course will:

• Gain practical experience in composition.
• Experience in previsualization, postvisualization and nonvisualization.
• Build a pinhole camera and experiment with a "toy" camera.
• Learn various darkroom techniques.

Exams (Midterm, Final, Quizzes) 1 exam 25% of grade

Class participation/collaboration/attendance/assignments,

Class presentation and assessment instruments 75% of grade

Grading Policy: 75% will be actual work and improvement in the course (evaluated in critiques, final project) 25% quiz and test.

6 Photograms

3 Pinhole Photographs

3 Cliché Verre

4 Prints with toy camera

Final Project: Minimum of 5 prints.The final project is a further exploration of one of the class projects.

Prints may be 5x7 or 8x10 in size.

Materials Needed: Photographic Paper

Kodak Polycontrast 3 RC OR Ilford Multigrade 3 RC Deluxe.

Photographic Paper is available in quantities of 25, 100 or 250 sheets.

5x7 or 8x10 size.

Film

Kodak Black and White Film Tri-X OR T-Max 400 120 film.

Negative Sleeves, Dust control equipment, compressed air, soft

Area Camera Stores Gary Camera 6701 Broadway, Merrillville, In. 769-2451

Dave’s Camera Mart 5268 Hohman, Hammond 932-3970 *

Dave’s Camera Mart 227 Ridge Road , Munster 836-0100*