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Methods of Evaluation



Methods of evaluation
Grades are determined by the following:

Project 1
Weekly Response Papers (500 words each) introduced in Week 1, ongoing throughout the course of the semester.
By the end of the semester, you should have completed minum of ten written reponse papers.  20% 

Project 2
Personal Collections, photographs, data collection, labeling 5%

Project 3
Project Bell Jar / fictional artifact; include 250-word text essay, label, media release 
10%

Project 4 
A collection of site visit synopsis and overviews, including two Off the Beaten Track 
10%

Project 5
One student-led multimedia presentation and discussion 
Find a selected reading and distribute to class one week prior to presentation 
Find 3 image examples that qualify the information discovered in selected reading
Construct 4 critical questions that the essay purports
Develop and deliver a ten-minute multimedia presentation to class
10%

Project 6
Exhibition Prospectus creation & selection   
5%

Project 7
Installation and Deinstall Practicum in Gallery work   
10%

Project 8
Students will have the opportunity to create fictional artifacts and realize them in three-dimensions as their own curatorial practice 
20% 

Student output
Overall student preparation, participation, class investment and completion of 2 minor assignments 
10% 

Student projects will be evaluated according to the following criteria: your solution to assignments, conceptual cohesion, evidence of individual growth (technically and conceptually), making use of the information and vocabulary presented throughout the course practice, during class and presentations, thoughtfulness and depthfulness of discovery and delivery via writing, making, presenting.

Standards for evaluation + grading overview 
Grades are based on a number of factors that include class participation, attendance, attitude, effort, project execution, project evolution and improvement.  

It is important that the student be prepared to initiate discussion regarding current readings and come to class with thorough notes. 

Intellectual understanding and exploration of the readings and individual drive are significant factors in grading a student’s level of participation.  

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