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Course Description

• Course Name: Design Studies 102 (DSN S 102)

• Department: Core Design Program, College of Design

• Current Semester and Year: Fall 2023 Semester, August 21st - December 15th, 2023

• Credit Hours: 4.0

• Course Prerequisites: none

• Course Catalog Description and Objectives:
  • A foundation design studio exploring two- and three-dimensional design. Emphasis on fundamental skills and ideas shared across design disciplines. Creative processes, visual order, materials, and critical thinking are investigated through studio projects. Lectures and discussions cover the topics introduced in studios.

• Course Format: In-Person, Studio and Lecture

• Studio Location: Varies by Section

• • College of Design: 715 Bissell Rd., Ames, IA 50011

  • King Pavilion: 722 Sheldon Ave., Ames, IA 50011

Dan S 102 Studio Room Numbers (0734, 0738, 0742, or 0744)

• • Friday Lectures are held in-person in Curtiss Hall, rm. 0127 (auditorium)

• Course Studio Times: Varies by Section (See individual schedule)

M/W, First Session: 8:50am-11:40am

   M/W, Second Session: 12:05pm-2:55pm

T/TH, First Session: 8:00am-10:50am

   T/TH, Second Session: 11:00am-1:50pm

T/TH, Third Session: 2:10pm-5:00pm

• Friday Lecture Time and Location: All Sections

  • Friday morning: 8:50am-9:40am

  • Curtiss Hall, rm. 0127

• Registrar Calendar

  • Fall 2023 Registrar Academic Calendar

Contact Information

DSN S 102 Studio Section Instructor

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DSN S 102 Coordinator: Nathan Edwards, Associate Teaching Professor, Art and Visual Culture

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DSN S 102 TA information: 

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You can contact your instructor in the following ways:

• General announcements will be posted via Canvas announcements. Properly configure your Notification Settings in Canvas to receive notifications.
• Email questions and concerns to your studio instructor.  Expect timely responses during regular business hours during the work week.
• Email questions and concerns to the course coordinator, Prof. Edwards at nedwards@iastate.edu.  Expect timely responses during regular business hours during the work week.

INTRODUCTION AND COURSE DESCRIPTION

   The Core Design Program is the foundation for all undergraduate degree programs in the College of Design. Students are exposed to the practice of interdisciplinary work and to the fundamental languages and practices that support all the art and design disciplines. Design Studies 102 (Dsn S 102) is an intensive project-based course that requires students to learn art and design principles and demonstrate growth throughout the semester.

   This course is taught using a combination of two formats: design studio and lecture. Design studios meet twice a week for multiple hours; in studios, a smaller cohort of students (16-20) will be assigned to one instructor and will work both individually and collectively on assigned projects. Once a week, all sections will meet for a lecture; the lectures will contextualize the studio activities, expose students to broader concepts of design, and present a diversity of perspectives from various designers.  There are no hybrid or online options available.

General Course Format

   This course is taught using a combination of two formats: design studio and lecture. Design studios meet twice a week for multiple hours; in studios, a smaller cohort of students (16-20) will be assigned to one instructor and will work both individually and collectively on assigned projects.  Studio courses may be managed in different modes, depending on individual instructor (e.g., Canvas, ISU, and/or email).  Students are responsible for accessing these various forms of communication daily.  

   Once a week, all sections will meet for a lecture; the lectures will contextualize the studio activities, expose students to broader concepts of design, and present a diversity of perspectives from various designers.  There are no hybrid or online options available.

• The Studio: The course is comprised of several sections that meet in a morning or afternoon session on Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday:
  • Monday/Wednesday studios meet from:
    • First Session Studios 8:50am-11:40am
    • Second Session Studios 12:05-2:55pm
  • Tuesday/Thursday studios meet from:
    • First Session Studios 8:00am-10:50am
    • Second Session Studios 11:00am-1:50pm
    • Third Session Studios 2:10pm-5:00pm
• Friday Lecture: Faculty from the College of Design, Student Peer Mentors, and other art and design practitioners will address critical topics to help you better understand design processes and workflows. Friday Lecture will be held in person in Curtis Hall, rm. 0127, on Fridays from 8:50-9:40am.
  • Attending is required and attendance will be recorded.
  • Review information in this syllabus under "Projects, Project Learning Outcomes, Assessment/Grading" on how Friday Lecture aligns with the attendance policy. 

• Documenting Your Course Work:
  • Use your smart phone, use a scanner, and check out a camera from the Output Center in the college.  Whatever documentation process you use, document your work well!
  • Document work at the Digital Media Maker Space at the Student Innovation Center
    
    • The Digital Media Studio (Room 0140) provides audio and visual recording and editing resources to all Iowa State University students, faculty, and staff from all majors, departments, and experience levels.
  • Documenting Work Expectations: Get into the habit of documenting your work! Keep a record of your design process for all projects. You should photograph and scan your work as you produce it. You are encouraged to set up and/or use a photography set area that may include a table, a plain cloth (black, white, or grayscale), a lamp, a tripod, and a good camera or camera phone. Photograph your work from multiple angles, high and low, and with strong lighting. Make sure to ask your instructor and studio student peer mentor for tips on documenting your work! Documentation includes sketches, notes, photographs, 3D models, and anything else you produce as you go. Save all your work until it is properly documented. Things that you initially think are inconsequential may become important markers of growth in your design journey. Your instructor will discuss this more in studio throughout the semester. 

• Announcements: Via Canvas, Announcements will be the primary way that the DsnS102 Coordinator, Nathan D. Edwards, will communicate with relevant announcements important to the course and your experience as a student.  It is required and expected that you are proactively reading messages from the coordinator. Regularly check Announcements to keep up to date with information.

Course Learning Objectives (CLOs)

   The Course Learning Objectives (CLOs) are directly linked to Module Learning Objectives (MLOs).  Be proactive in engaging with the objectives while experiencing the projects in this course.

   Upon completing this course, students will be able to do the following:

CLO 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental building blocks of the Elements and Principles of Design in both 2D and 3D Design products produced within the course projects.

• • Ability to Think Critically and Creatively
  • Ability to Integrate Research into Projects
  • Develop Ethical Awareness

CLO 2: Demonstrate an ability to analyze, evaluate, and communicate the fundamental building blocks of the Elements and Principles of Design in one’s own work and that other their peers through desk critiques, in-process project pin-ups, reflective writing, collaborative work, and verbal presentation of final projects.

• • Ability to Critically Evaluate Work

CLO 3: Obtain the ability of ideation, to evolve and transform our ideas, demonstrated by the evidence of visual products produced within each project.

• • Actively Participate in Design Process and Iteration
  • Ability to Tangibly Express Concepts and Ideas
  • Ability to Analyze and Respond to Design Context
  • Ability to Collaborate

CLO 4: Demonstrate an ability to use a range of analogue and digital media to convey visual imagery and design information.

• • Ability to Organize Work Visually
  • Ability to Use and Investigate Various Media

CLO 5: Demonstrate careful craft and curation of course work through both the physical display and storage of actual product and digital documentation.

• • Ability to Effectively Communicate Work
  • Ability to Document Work Effectively with Quality

Semester Projects: Brief and Calendar

   You will complete three projects in this course. The individual projects are described fully in the project modules and handouts under Modules. Your instructor will introduce each project in detail during the semester. Projects are assessed through a series of evaluation criteria in the handouts and rubrics.  

Project 1: 302010, Weeks 1-5, Final Review scheduled for Wed, Sept. 20th and Thurs, Sept. 21st.

This project involves exercises that investigate the evolution of pattern and mark-making. This will be accomplished through the use of photography, drawing with pen, collaging. The goals of this project give an understanding of the use of two-dimensional design engaging line types and weights, pen as drawing media, materiality of collage, compositional strategies, design elements and principles, evaluating work produced and thinking through the development and presentation of a concept.

Project 2: Processional Form, Weeks 6-10, Final Review scheduled for Wed, Oct. 25th and Thurs, Oct. 26th.

 Working in groups, you will design, construct, and carry a full-scale processional form through various spaces on campus as part of a coordinated performance. This processional form will explore themes of color, form, volume, materiality, and movement. At the completion of the project, as a class, the series of forms will move through various indoor and outdoor spaces across campus in a celebratory procession.

Project 3: Place, Weeks 11-15, Final Review scheduled for Wed, Dec. 6th and Thurs, Dec. 7th.

   The final project leads students to explore and understand a specific site, indoors or outdoors, with the goal of defining Place.  Exercises explore Place through site-analysis, the creation of visual maps, environmental interventions of material, and visual representations such as plan view and cross section imagery.

Course Materials

Checkout the full list of items and information here.

SUPPLIES LIST will provide the following information:

Part 1: Core Toolkit Information

Part 2: General List of Materials/Supplies used in DsnS102

Part 1: Core Toolkit Information

DsnS102 Primary and Secondary Toolkit

Order a Primary and/or a Secondary Toolkit for DsnS102 from the ISU Bookstore by locating the available kits on your book list.  The Toolkits are also available by visiting the ISU Bookstore and searching for your course and section number where the Toolkits are available for purchase.

College of Design Toolkit Information via the College of Design website.

Please note, this is the second semester that the Core and the ISU Bookstore are working together on the Core Toolkits.  Therefore, the Bookstore has prepared a limited amount of Toolkits available to students each semester.  Be proactive to purchase a kit and save on money!

What is included in the Primary Toolkit:

Designed for use in both DsnS102 and DsnS131, the kit includes:

• Large Portfolio, Prat brand
• Drawing Pad 18"x24", Strathmore brand
• Two Large Binder Clips, Charles Leonard brand
• Drawing Pencils 4H, 2H, HB, 2B, 4B, Staedtler brand
• Pink Pearl Eraser, Papermate brand
• Kneaded Eraser, Staedtler brand
• Pencil Sharpener, Staedtler brand
• Razor Knife, Excel brand
• Razor Knife Replacement Blades, 15 pack, Excel brand

What is included in the Secondary Toolkit:

Designed for DsnS102, the kit includes:

• Micron Pen Set, Black, Sakura Brand
• Sharpie Marker, Double End F/XF, Black, Sanford Brand
• Drafting Tape, Pacific Arc Brand
• Metal Ruler, 18", Cork Back, Pacific Arc Brand
• Large Scissors, Sotch 3M Brand
• UHU Glue Stick, Large, Blue, UHU Brand
• Clear Push Pins, 100ct, Charles Leonard Brand
• Self Healing Cutting Mat, 12"x18", Pacific Arc Brand

Part 2: General List of Materials/Supplies used in DsnS102

It is recommended to wait to purchase course materials until after the first day of studio unless otherwise instructed by your studio section instructor.  Due to potential supply chain issues, it is recommended to be prepared ahead of time.  In the first week and throughout the semester, your studio instructor will review this list with you and provide further guidance on what you will need.

The most common items that will be needed for the first few weeks in the 302010: Project 1 include:

• Drawing Pad 18"x24", Strathmore brand or similar
• Black pens, Sakura's black Micron Pen Set is common
• Pencils and eraser
• Drafting Tape
• Metal Ruler, 18", cork backing

Most of the materials needed for this course can be purchased at the ISU Bookstore: https://www.isubookstore.comLinks to an external site.. Many online retailers may have better prices on some items.  Compare prices before you buy and be proactive about purchasing supplies in advance of when they are needed.

Next to the common supplies listed in the Toolkits and below in the general materials list, each instructor will require a different hierarchy of materials.  Please consult your instructor for a final purchase list per project. There are projects that require additional and creative materials so please be prepared to purchase and acquire materials throughout the semester.  You may also find it beneficial to scavenge for and reuse materials.  Collaboratively buying materials with your peers is also an option. 

There are options for students with financial need to use the Design Closet.  Please follow the link for more information: https://www.design.iastate.edu/current-students/multicultural-services/design-closet/

If purchasing art supplies from the ISU Bookstore, please be aware of their return policy on some items.  For example, it is recommended to carefully examine a piece of art paper or craft board before buying to make sure it is not damaged or stained.  Once you buy it you can’t return it.

Please read the following list carefully.  Some items that are listed are not required or only needed if requested by your studio instructor.  Your instructor will advise you on what you do and don’t need to complete your studio work for each project.

Storage: 

• Material Containers (Toolbox, tins, jars, etc.)
• Portfolio (18”x24” minimum)
• Travel Bag (backpack, reusable grocery bag, etc.)

Computer, Software, and Tech: 

Defer to Dsn S 132

• • • If you are having issues with Adobe's Creative Cloud, please contact the College of Design IT group by using the following email, codsupport@iastate.edu.
    • The College of Design's Open Lab on the fourth floor, rm. 446, is available to you where the provided computers have direct access to the Adobe Suite. 
  • The DsnS102 curriculum is not structured to specifically teach the Adobe Suite program.  The inclusion of the programs, like Photoshop, in projects is per instructor.  Students are always encouraged to explore various avenues of creative and design expressions.  Instructors will define the incorporation of and limits of the use of Adobe Suite in the classroom and projects. 

• Camera (Checkout from the Output Center, College of Design)
  
  • Use your smart phone, use a scanner, and check out a camera from the Output Center in the college.  Whatever documentation process you use, document your work well!
  • SD Cards (for cameras)
    • Not required, but helpful if you use a camera often.  The Output Center provides SD cards with each camera at checkout.
  • Document work at the Digital Media Maker Space at the Student Innovation Center
    
    • The Digital Media Studio (Room 0140) provides audio and visual recording and editing resources to all Iowa State University students, faculty, and staff from all majors, departments, and experience levels.

Paper/Boards: 

• Sketchbook: 8.5”x11” or larger (your instructor may request a specific size sketchbook)
• Large Drawing Pad: 18”x24” (white or off-white colored paper)
• Tracing Paper, Pad: 18”x24” or Roll (varies in width and length)
• Other paper and board alternatives:
• Your studio instructor will advise your studio on alternative paper options and use of boards.  The ISU Bookstore provides a variety of paper and board supplies to aid you in your projects.

• Recycled cardboard and collage material (Salvaged)
• Color-Aid Paper, packet of 220 Colors, 4.5”x 6”
• Don’t Purchase unless requested by your studio instructor.
• Magazines and Found Papers (e.g. old posters, flyers, illustrations, books)
• Can be used for collage, mixed media, and color studies

Mark Making: Many optional materials listed

• Graphite Drawing Pencils – F, HB, and B range
• Micron pens, black (6 pen pack with 005, 01, 02, 03, 05, 06)

• Black Markers – a variety of thicknesses –
• Sharpie fine and extra-fine point
• Ballpoint Pens (common and inexpensive pens)

• Paintbrushes
  • Various sizes depending on the work you are doing
  • Inexpensive Value Packs work great

• Prismacolor and Copic color pens in various hues
  • Be advised by your instructor prior to purchasing
• Water-based paint (acrylic, watercolor, gouache)
• Koh-I-Noor® or Staedtler® Lead holder
  • Be advised by your instructor prior to purchasing
• Koh-I-Noor® or Staedtler® leads in a range of hardness, from 6B, 4B, 2B, H, HB, 2H, 4H, 6H
  • Be advised by your instructor prior to purchasing

Cutting: 

• Large Scissors
• X-Acto knife and X-Acto blades (#11)
• #11 packs of 100 blades are available and recommend
• Self-healing cutting surface, at least 12”x18” or larger

Erasers:            

• White eraser
• Kneaded Eraser

Adhesives:

• Stick Glue (UHU brand suggested)
• White glue (Sobo brand suggested)
  • Be advised by your instructor prior to purchasing
• Super Glue (Bob Smith or Loctite brands suggested)
  • Be advised by your instructor prior to purchasing
• Liquitex Matte Medium Gel or Mod Podge Matte Gel (good for mixed media)
  • Be advised by your instructor prior to purchasing
  • Choose Matte, NOT Gloss.
  • Mod Podge is great for beginners and is an inexpensive product.
  • Liquitex brand is pricier, but better quality.
• Drafting tape or Masking Tape, or Washi Tape
  • Washi Tape is a popular alternative in recent years.

Measuring/Precision: 

• Straight Edge (metal rule, 24”, cork back recommended)
• Other items, as per studio - Don’t purchase unless instructed by your studio instructor.
• Architect’s Scale
• Engineer’s Scale
• 8” minimum 45-degree triangle and/or adjustable triangle
• Rolling Parallel Ruler Making
• T-Square

Presentation and Documentation: 

• Clear Plastic Pushpins
  • Used in presentation of work on pushpin boards
• Clips (binder clips)
  • Various sizes for various
    • Small clips work well for presentation of project work
    • Large clips work well for clamping down sketchbooks, etc.

The Design Studio Culture

Overview:

   The studio is the central place of design education, and its operating premise is based on ongoing, self-generated work, supported by a dialogue between students and instructors, and student peers. Using your designated studio time well will ensure you are producing work consistently and are available for pertinent discussions and interactions.

   The role of your instructor, among other things, is to help you learn to think for yourself. Your instructor will not tell you exactly how to create, or what constitutes the correct response. Ambiguity is inherent in all creative processes, and a diversity of approaches is expected and valued. It is assumed that you are mature, have self-discipline, and accept responsibility for your education and therefore will intentionally explore your creative process.

   Design is a critical endeavor. The more of your work you submit for criticism, the better the critique you receive and the better your design will become. Never take the critique of your work personally. Good criticism is a skill acquired with practice. The critique session, either at your desk, virtually, or in a final review, is one of the most important aspects of your design education. Differing opinions and constructive criticism will be consistently offered. You’re expected to exert yourself as a critic and you may find that the more active you are in this role, the better your own work will become.

   What you are learning will be evident in the nature of your questions and answers, your ability to take and generate criticism, and the quality of your design work. You must work independently and produce new work prior to and each time your studio meets. No work means no feedback. During collaboration components throughout the course, you are expected to work honestly, respectfully, and to the best of your ability.

   Iteration and reiteration are perhaps the most crucial aspects of studio practice. Have you made three designs? Make even more to explore your creative process. Was the critique challenging? Was the critique “amazing?”. Create more iterations with this feedback in mind.

Behavior in Studio and Friday Lecture:

Professionalism accounts for the skills, good judgment, and behavior crucial to professional success. These traits include consistent academic preparation, actively engaging in discussions, meeting deadlines, collaborating courteously with classmates, giving, and receiving respectful academic criticism, incorporating design feedback, managing time effectively, respecting the course space and building, and communicating in a polite and considered manner.

Responsibility for Understanding:

All efforts will be made by the instructor to present assignments and lessons in a clear and transparent manner. However, the problems given are speculative and abstract in na­ture and will require interpretation by students. If for any reason, at any time, the goals of the class seem unmanageable, it is the student’s responsibility to schedule a meeting with the instructor to discuss the difficulty and to actively seek a solution.

Workspace Outside of Class Time:

   Your place of residence and campus location outside of the college may be just right for you, but you are encouraged to find productive work spaces in the College of Design and King Pavilion to support you during your time in the Core.

   Lower King Pavilion: After 3:00pm on Mon/Wed and after 5:00pm on Tue/Thurs, DsnS102 students are welcome and encouraged to come into the lower King Pavilion and use the designated DsnS102 studio spaces to work on projects.  Please be respectful of classes that are in session and wait to use the lower KP until after DsnS102 studios have been dismissed.  From time to time there will be project reviews from programs and courses outside of DsnS102 held in the Beckman Forum (the center space) and, on occasion, in the studio spaces.  Unless listed, Fridays and over the weekends there are no scheduled studios in the lower KP.  Therefore, students are welcome and encouraged to use the designated DsnS102 studio spaces in the lower King Pavilion as additional workspace.  Lower KP Interior Design studio spaces are off limits for use.

   College of Design: The college provides plenty of additional work space in the atrium and other areas of the college.  Ask your instructor and peer mentors for suggestions.  Explore and find your favorite working space.

Documenting Your Course Work:

   Use your smart phone, use a scanner, and check out a camera from the Output Center in the college.  Whatever documentation process you use, document your work well!

   Document work at the Digital Media Maker Space at the Student Innovation Center

   The Digital Media Studio (Room 0140) provides audio and visual recording and editing resources to all Iowa State University students, faculty, and staff from all majors, departments, and experience levels.

   Documenting Work Expectations: Get into the habit of documenting your work! Keep a record of your design process for all projects. You should photograph and scan your work as you produce it. You are encouraged to set up and/or use a photography set area that may include a table, a plain cloth (black, white, or grayscale), a lamp, a tripod, and a good camera or camera phone. Photograph your work from multiple angles, high and low, and with strong lighting. Make sure to ask your instructor and studio student peer mentor for tips on documenting your work! Documentation includes sketches, notes, photographs, 3D models, and anything else you produce as you go. Save all your work until it is properly documented. Things that you initially think are inconsequential may become important markers of growth in your design journey. Your instructor will discuss this more in studio throughout the semester. 

Grade Distribution (second version)

You can accumulate points by participating in the following way:

 Grading is both formative (i.e., ongoing, every day progress) and summative (i.e., based on work produced for specific deadlines).

   Grades are earned, not given. Work is assessed through a sequence of critiques, frequent discussions, interim and final reviews, which occur in the studio and occasionally virtually, as per studio. The completion of each project, including your required presence at every review, is necessary to pass the course, but completion in and of itself will not get you a good grade.

   Your grade is also based on your engagement in discussion, production of substantial and quality work, design work during your studio time, and thoughtful conversations with peers and faculty.  Coming to class not prepared, especially not completed phases of exercises each class meeting as directed by your studio instructor will negatively impact your project grade.

   The evaluation criteria for each project and for the course are available to you on Canvas with the rest of the course materials.

Grading Policy By Studio Section

   All studios use the same project handouts and all studio activities are aimed at fulfilling the shared course learning objectives. However, by design, each instructor will have unique ways of leading the course activities and assessing the work—one studio’s work won’t necessarily look like the others. Follow the guidance and instructions of your studio instructor as you complete the course work and communicate frequently to best understand the progression of your work.

  The instructor governs the evaluation of student performance for each studio. Instructors have the freedom to establish evaluation criteria and specific rubrics for each assignment—these rubrics are tethered to the overall course learning objectives that are shared across all sections. Carefully review the assessment information provided by your studio instructor for each project handout to better understand the qualitative and quantitative aspects of grading—ask questions if you would like more clarity. Please note that this grading system may not utilize a conventional point system for each assignment and may instead rely upon other methods to provide feedback—feedback methods are nearly always a combination of verbal, written, and graphic formats intended to convey more nuanced information about design progress.

   Students are expected to have progress (or assigned) work completed at the beginning of each studio session; this day-to-day progress of work factors into the overall project grading. To receive a desk crit (feedback) from your instructor students must be prepared with completed work. Students who do not have work completed will not receive a desk crit and will be graded appropriately. Final work will not be accepted if progress work hasn’t been regularly shared with instructor.

   Grades and evaluations are given based on the work produced by the individual within a group setting and not relative to other students within the studio as a whole. There are no ‘curves’ or quotas. Individuals working as teams may receive different grades depending upon individual work performed and peer evaluation feedback. Discrepancies between students within a group should be noted in peer evaluations and discussions with the instructor so that this can be considered when grading individual members of a team. Grades are strictly confidential.

   The grading schedule will vary by each instructor (two weeks is typical). The format by which grades are shared and discussed will also vary by instructor; the instructor may provide interim grades at any time during the semester. Letter grades will be given by the studio instructor at midterm for students performing at ‘C-‘ or lower, and at the end of the semester.

   Passing each project with a minimum grade of a D is a requirement of passing the course. Unexcused absences will adversely affect your grade (see attendance policies below). Unexcused absences for any of the three final reviews is grounds for failing the project (and thus the course).

   Studio instructors may opt to provide students with a Self-Assessment form for the projects—these forms are useful ways to think through one’s individual contributions across the multiple categories of assessment. Some instructors may have additional handouts available to help you work through a process of development and self-assessment.

Studio Policies: Attendance

Attendance Policies:

   This course follows all the overall attendance policies listed by Iowa State University in the course catalog.

   Students are expected to attend ALL class meetings as scheduled (both studios and lectures). Attendance is mandatory for the scheduled duration of the course and is tracked—multiple unexcused absences affects your grade. Instructors set attendance policies and excuses are handled between the student and the instructor—a shared attendance policy across 102 sections is articulated below.

   By policy, absences are classified as either excused or unexcused. Excused absences may include illness, field trips, extra-curricular events, military service, etc. The following link lists the overall policies related to these types of absences: https://catalog.iastate.edu/academic_conduct/ Written notification of excused absences that qualify under these conditions must be issued to your individual studio instructor in a timely manner. All other absences are consider unexcused.

   In the case of illness, you must email your instructor prior to the start of your studio time, notifying them that you will not be in attendance. Doctor’s notes are not required by university policy. In the case of prolonged illness or absences that result from a crisis scenario, students should contact the instructor AND the Dean of Students office in order to coordinate an emergency notification process and to access other resources for assistance. https://studentassistance.dso.iastate.edu/emergencynotificationforstudents).

   Without notice, all absences will be considered unexcused. Arriving late or leaving early, unless authorized by the instructor, will be considered an unexcused absence. Students are required to have all the tools, equipment and material needed to work effectively during class—leaving class for prolonged periods of time to get resources without instructor approval will be considered unexcused.

   For all absences, the student is responsible for getting access to all course information covered independently—not from your instructor. Understand that many course activities (e.g., lectures, desk critiques, etc.) can’t be recreated outside of class time for students that have missed class. When absences occur at designated deadlines, the student is responsible for coordinating arrangements to hand-in any work that was due before the deadline has expired in CLOSE coordination with each instructor. Failure to contract instructor in a timely manner and/or to submit work on time will result in deductions (based on individual instructor’s policy).

Class Absence Excuse Memo Fall 2023

Friday Lecture Attendance:

   Friday Lectures are a required component of DsnS102 and participation is included in the attendance policy.  A missed Friday Lecture counts as an absence in DsnS102.  In Person Attendance is managed by the DsnS102 Coordinator and reported to each studio instructor following each lecture.

   All scheduled Friday Lectures are held in person at Curtiss Hall, rm. 0127 on Friday mornings from 8:50-9:40am.  Auditorium seating is available on the first and second floors.

   Attendance will be taken at each Friday Lecture.

General Communication and Friday Lecture Absence Reporting:

If there are general questions about Friday Lecture, please notify the DsnS102 Coordinator, Nathan Edwards at nedwards@iastate.edu.

If you are absent at a scheduled in-person Friday Discourse (e.g. because you are sick), please report this to your studio instructor by email the Friday morning of the related lecture.

Grading consequences for Unexcused Absences:

   Students may have a maximum of three unexcused absences from all sessions (studio and lecture) without any consequences to their grade (the equivalent of 10% of studio time). Additional absences will result in deductions from overall final course grade. Each subsequent absence will result in a deduction of a full letter grade (e.g., changing a B to B-). Five unexcused absences will result in failure of the course—regardless of what the overall course grade is at the time.

Studio Policies: In the Studio Classroom and Friday Lectures

DsnS102 Visibility and Documentation of Studio Culture:

   Student work created in the DsnS102 studios may be promoted on the College of Design and university affiliated sites, news and announcement items via social media, websites, and printed material, and similar.  Work used toward visibility efforts will use appropriate image labeling to credit students.  The Wearables Design Show promotes student work in this way, but visibility efforts will include 302010 and Place, along with activities within the studio classroom.

   Photographs of studio activities will be expected throughout the semester to promote visibility efforts.

• Through photography and some writing:
  • Within the Studio, Friday Discourse, and other related Events:
    • Photographing the studio classroom and activities:
      • Taking photos of:
        • students working
        • student process work
        • student engagement in activities and groups
        • of instructors engaging with students
        • presenters and instructors lecturing
        • of materials and techniques demonstrations
        • pinup reviews and final critiques
      • Providing written descriptions of items on list above:
        • If necessary, reporting, and interviewing students and instructors (voluntary) 
        • A brief explanation of what is happening in the documented activity
        • Provide correct labeling of the instructor, students involved, the studio, and the activity
      • Capturing the raw experience as well as staged scenes.
    • The goal is to establish an archive of visual content that can be used to promote DsnS102 through the College, Recruitment, and news platforms for Alumni, the College, and the Community, etc.

College of Design Studio Responsibility Statement:  

   Studios in all buildings of the College of Design at Iowa State University including the Rome campus and all satellite facilities are shared spaces for creative inquiry and production that support the development of both individual and collaborative work. All students must work together to maintain an ordered, respectful, and productive studio environment free of spatial, visual and sonic impediments, environmental and personal hazards.

Storage & Tools & Materials use: 

   Materials and projects may only be stored in the College of Design lockers to be checked out individually per student at the College of Design Dean’s office at the beginning of the semester. Any work left unattended anywhere in the College of Design and the lower King Pavilion at any time will be discarded. Work may not impinge on the workspaces of others, restrict free movement, or block a designated egress passage at any time (attended or unattended).  Storing materials and projects on top of locker spaces is prohibited.  Waste should be regularly removed and disposed of properly. Some materials, tools and conduct are restricted or prohibited.

• • Spray Paint/Spray Adhesive/Fixtaif use: In the spirit of creating a healthier and more sustainable work environment within the College of Design, we ask that you refrain from using all spray paint, spray adhesives, and fixatif sprays for Dsn S 102 projects. There are numerous alternatives. Please consult with your instructor about any material use concerns.
  • Sharps Container: Please discard all X-acto blades and sharp items into one of the two white plastic buckets that can be found on the lower KP counter tops.  It is prohibited to throw sharps into the studio garbage bins as it may cause preventable injury to those who change out the bins.

Unattended Projects:

   A note on an unattended project that reads, "Don't not touch!" is unacceptable and breaks policy with respect to and use of space.  Identified DsnS102 students leaving projects in unapproved locations inside and outside of the College of Design and the King Pavilion without prior permission from the College of Design Dean’s Office will be fined for its removal. To get permission to display work in any space in the College of Design, speak with your instructor to workout appropriate procedures with the DsnS102 Coordinator and the Dean’s Office.  Please take proper responsibility for your work.  Students are held responsible for breaking this policy.  Following the storage and unattended projects policy is taken seriously by DsnS102 and the Dean’s Office and will have negative consequences if ignored and/or abused.

Equipment and Furniture: 

   When in the physical studio environment, equipment and furniture should not be removed from the lower King Pavilion, following university protocol. Removal of an item from the lower King Pavilion may be considered an act of theft.  DsnS102 students are prohibited from using tables and chairs at any time (day or night) found in the reserved second-year Interior Design studio spaces on the opposite site of the lower KP.  DsnS102 are prohibited from occupying the second-year Interior Design studio areas as work space at any time.  You may use the lower KP entrance/exit door and walkway along the interior design studio spaces, but please keep out of the second-year Interior Design studio area and be respectful of this space and your fellow second-year students.

DsnS102 lower KP studios: DsnS102 students may rearrange their studio spaces outside of class time to make their studio space work for them.  Outside of class time, you're welcome to move tables and chairs from the DsnS102 studio classrooms into the center space called the Beckman Forum to use as additional work space if the area is not reserved by other College of Design studios or events.  Use of chairs or tables in the Interior Design designated studio spaces are off limits to DsnS102.

White and Brown Kraft Paper Rolls: Please use the provided Kraft paper found on the cupboard spaces in the lower KP to use as a protective material on table tops, floors, and walls/panels when working with messy materials or to cover messy table tops to protect your own personal material.  This is also great material if you need larger areas to sketch out your thoughts.

Studio Clean up: 

During Class: When participating in studio discussions, reviews, pin-ups or other activities, students must follow procedures established by the College of Design with regard to use and cleanup of spaces.  At the completion of each studio, the space must be left clean and sanitized and any equipment used must be returned to its proper location in good working order.   

Outside of Class: Students are expected to continue to respect the spaces they work in.  You are expected to treat the studio space the same as you would during studio.  Your instructor will elaborate on the respect of your work environment and the expectations we have of our students.

End of Semester: At the end of every semester, students are required to participate in a studio cleanup session scheduled by their instructor of record.  Typically, this is done at the end of the concluding final review.  At that time, all materials must be removed. Failure to attend and fully participate may affect student grades and incur other penalties.

Resources

• Information Technology Services from the College of Design
  • Computer stations are available in the open computer lab on the 4th floor of the College of Design, rm. 446.
  • The Output Center is located on the fourth floor of the College of Design, rm. 426.
• Additional Laptop and Equipment Checkout Options: https://www.lib.iastate.edu/spaces-computers/computers/laptop-checkout.
• The lower King Pavilion studios are available for your use when there are no arranged classes in session in the lower King Pavilion.  The course is comprised of several sections that meet in a morning or afternoon session on Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday:
  • Monday/Wednesday studios meet from:
    • First Session Studios 8:50am-11:40am
    • Second Session Studios 12:05-2:55pm
  • Tuesday/Thursday studios meet from:
    • First Session Studios 8:00am-10:50am
    • Second Session Studios 11:00am-1:50pm
    • Third Session Studio 2:10-5:00pm
  • Additional Workspace Outside of Studio Time:
    • Your place of residence and campus location outside of the college may be just right for you, but you are encouraged to find productive work spaces in the College of Design and King Pavilion to support you during your time in the Core.
    • Lower King Pavilion: After 3:00pm on Mon/Wed and after 5:00pm on Tue/Thurs, DsnS102 students are welcome and encouraged to come into the lower King Pavilion and use the designated DsnS102 studio spaces to work on projects.  Please be respectful of classes that are in session.  It is encouraged to wait to use the lower KP until after DsnS102 studios have been dismissed.  From time to time there will be project reviews from programs and courses outside of DsnS102 held in the Beckman Forum (the center space).  Fridays and over the weekends there are no scheduled studios in the lower KP.  Therefore, students are welcome and encouraged to use the designated DsnS102 studio spaces in the lower King Pavilion as additional workspace.
    • College of Design: The college provides plenty of additional work space in the atrium and other areas of the college.  Ask your instructor and peer mentors for suggestions.  Explore and find your favorite working space

• The College of Design Model Shop, is located in the ground floor of the College of Design. You are welcome and encouraged to sign up for an orientation and safety short course. You may want to use the shop for projects which create three-dimensional constructions.  You are not required to use the Model Shop for DsnS102.  A fee is associated with the use of the model shop.
  • More info about the Model Shop here: https://www.design.iastate.edu/current-students/facilities-shops/college-model-shop/

Inclusive, Professionalism, and Mutual Respect Statements

ISU’S PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY:

   Students are responsible for living the tenets established in ISU’s Principles of Community: Respect, Purpose, Cooperation, Richness of Diversity, Freedom from discrimination, and the Honest and respectful expression of ideas. Visit ISU’s Principles of Community webpage (http://bit.ly/isuprinciples)

GENDER IDENTITY AND/OR GENDER EXPRESSION:

   Class rosters are provided to the instructor with the student's legal name. Your instructor will gladly honor your request to address you by an alternate name or gender pronoun. Please advise your instructor of this preference early in the semester so that they may make appropriate changes to their records.

ISU INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE POLICY:

   All university publications and communication, whether oral or written, shall use inclusive language and illustrations. Inclusive language refers to language that makes every attempt to include comprehensively all groups in the community. Whenever possible, selection of academic materials will also reflect efforts to uphold this university policy.” Visit the Policy Library’s Inclusive Language website (policy.iastate.edu/policy/language).

HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION:

   Iowa State University strives to maintain our campus as a place of work and study for faculty, staff, and students that is free of all forms of prohibited discrimination and harassment based upon race, ethnicity, sex (including sexual assault), pregnancy, color, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or status as a U.S. veteran. Any student who has concerns about such behavior should contact his/her instructor, Student Assistance at 515-294-1020 or email dso-sas@iastate.edu, or the Office of Equal Opportunity and Compliance at 515-294-7612.

ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT: 

  Iowa State University is committed to assuring that all educational activities are free from discrimination and harassment based on disability status.  Students requesting accommodations for a documented disability are required to work directly with staff in Student Accessibility Services (SAS) to establish eligibility and learn about related processes before accommodations will be identified.  After eligibility is established, SAS staff will create and issue a Notification Letter for each course listing approved reasonable accommodations.  This document will be made available to the student and instructor either electronically or in hard-copy every semester.  Students and instructors are encouraged to review contents of the Notification Letters as early in the semester as possible to identify a specific, timely plan to deliver/receive the indicated accommodations.  Reasonable accommodations are not retroactive in nature and are not intended to ! be an unfair advantage.  Additional information or assistance is available online at www.sas.dso.iastate.edu, by contacting SAS staff by email at accessibility@iastate.edu, or by calling 515-294-7220.  Student Accessibility Services is a unit in the Dean of Students Office located at 1076 Student Services Building.

RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION:

   Religious Accommodations: Iowa State University welcomes diversity of religious beliefs and practices, recognizing the contributions differing experiences and viewpoints can bring to the community. There may be times when an academic requirement conflicts with religious observances and practices. If that happens, students may request reasonable accommodation for religious practices. In all cases, you must put your request in writing. The instructor will review the situation in an effort to provide a reasonable accommodation when possible to do so without fundamentally altering a course. For students, you should first discuss the conflict and your requested accommodation with your professor at the earliest possible time. You or your instructor may also seek assistance from the Dean of Students Office, website (http://dso.iastate.edu) or via phone 515-294-1020 or the Office of Equal Opportunity, website (https://www.eoc.iastate.edu) or via phone 515-294-7612.

DESIGN CRITIQUE + REVIEW + PIN-UP ETIEQUETTE:

   Design critique, pin-ups and reviews are an integral aspect of the design studio environment. Often visiting professors or professionals are taking time from their practices to give feedback to students and their time should be respected. Students are expected to dress and behave professionally and should have their work on the wall and/or ready to present digitally by the beginning of studio, 1 PM unless otherwise indicated. All work, drawings, and models are to be removed at the end of each review or presentation, students are to remain until all trash is removed, chairs stacked, and pin-up boards returned to their original positions.  Those with courses immediately prior or after studio should make arrangements with their classmates. During reviews students are expected to remain in the review space, respectfully watching or participating in the review, cell phones are not permitted, and ringers should be silenced. Please note this includes texting and using the internet while peers are speaking. Students who violate these policies will be asked to leave class. This will count as an unexcused absence.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

If you are experiencing, or have experienced, a problem with any of the above issues, email academicissues@iastate.edu