Nicole Roberts MFA Thesis Visual Component Artwork - Savannah ...

What makes a
graphic design
course a success?
Freedom
When students are able to
independently define and follow
through with their own unique
project parameters
Educator
Student
Context
When lectures and assignments
connect with historical and/or
contemporary real-world issues
A class is a success when
students demonstrate
conceptual development,
increased understanding
and capacity for effective
design methodologies.
Discourse
When the group engages in
consistent thought-provoking
discussion and critiques in class
Dawn Barrett, Professor
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island
Challenge
When the assignments have
demanding yet attainable
goals and objectives
The students’ abilities
to make intelligent design
decisions, to work independently,
to attain visual sensitivity and
produce work that is visually
cohesive and that reflects
typographic competence.
Learning Curve
When I am able to learn
something fundamentally new
from my professor and perhaps
vice versa
Barry Roseman, Professor
SCAD-Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
GPA
When grade point averages
are favorable and improve
throughout the term
Experimentation, enthusiasm,
integration of theory and
thinking beyond the expected
design solution
Sherry Blankenship, Professor
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio
Multimedia
When I am able to expand
my knowledge of new
media and technology to
solve a design problem
Projects
When there is a portfolioworthy
project at the end
of the term
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