Fall 2004

General Administrative Info

Applicable to all Classes

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Glad you found your way here:

All ACG classes meet in the Art Computer Graphics Lab (rm. 1024, or 1024-A) for hands-on lab sessions, and in the ACG Demo Room (rm. 1025-A) for lectures. Both rooms are on the 2nd floor of the 1000 Art Building.

Important dates for this semester are in class schedule make sure to get one and save it for the semester.

• last day to add classes
• last day to drop classes with refund
• last day to drop classes without 'W'
• last day to drop classes
• final examinations

Supplies, needed by the second class meeting:

• Your photographic student ID
  • Every time you walk into the lab for either lecture or lab, you must clock in by scanning the bar code on the back of your ID at the lab tech's counter. When you are done for the day, scan the bar code again on your way out.
  • These hours are automatically recorded by the Academic Computing Technology office.
• Fee payment with balance of $0.00
  • With your Student ID in hand, bring the $0.00 balance receipt to the ACG lab were you will be entered into the time keeping program, and receive a one time use password. Don't use password until told how to change it to personal PW.This password is to be used in all computer lab on campus.
  • You only need to pay the lab fee once per semester to gain access to all computer labs on campus, regardless of the number of classes you are enrolled in, and one password will work in all labs.
• Storage media for your work
  • Available options: 3.5" Double-Sided High-Density diskettes do not work on Macs; 100 MB or 250 MB Zip disks, CDs, or 256 Mb Thumb drives are great.
  • Make sure to always have duplicate copies of all your files. Backing up your work is an essential part of 'safe computing'. Defective disks are not a good excuse for not turning in your assignments.

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Handouts and class materials:

• Work files and some handouts for the class will be available on the lab's file server available only while on campus
  • Go>Servers>double-click 'ACG'; click 'Guest', then OK; with 'ACG_FILE' highlighted, click OK.
    • When the File Server icon is on the desktop, look for the folder with the instructor's name, and inside find the folder for your class.
• Additional information will be available on the lab's web server ACG and the ACG2 server (where your currently are reading this information)
  • Find and double-click the web browser icon (in the Internet folder on the hard drive of each station in the lab).
    • The lab home page will appear automatically--click on the link with the instructor's name to find the info for your class. URL is HTTP://ACG2.fullcoll.edu
• Additional material is available to you by logging on to the ACG_file server as a registered user with a password I will give you upon request. This proprietary material may be used in classroom work and assignments only.

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Grading and Attendance policies:

• ACG classes are 3-units classes. The grade is based on class participation and satisfactory completion of the work assigned.
• If your work is a correct repetition of the instructor's demonstration, you will receive the middle grade of 'C'. If the work shows creativity, imagination, and interpretation beyond the instructor's demonstrations, you may be assigned an 'A' or 'B' grade.
• You are encouraged to submit for extra credit any additional work you create using the programs covered in the class.
  • The grade resulting from extra-credit work is averaged with the grade resulting from the assignments--but only if it raises your final grade for the semester.
• Attendance is mandatory.
• Academic Honesty
  You are expected to abide by the College's Academic Honesty requirements, as published in the College catalog. Click here to see a copy of the Academic Honesty policy

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General comment:

Many of our students have made web pages as part of an assignment or extra credit projects. This may be something you might like to do also.

A student's grades will be based with an emphasis on design of material rather than techniques of how to develop a project or use a application. Bonus credit can be earned for excelling in both areas.

Please drop me an Email if you have suggestions that may help you or future students in our program. All our instructors are here to make you succeed, not to hold you back. Please help us in this effort by telling us what you need that we are not supplying.

Instructor: Todd V. Glen
Phone No: Graphics Lab (714) 992-73??
Glen's Office: 1024-0 (714) 992-7315
Art Department Office: (714) 992-7317

Email addresses:

Index of classes I am teaching this semester…

ACG 100 Intro to Macintosh: (designed for the Print media) graphics designers, desktop publishers are the target audience

ACG 102 Intro to MacGraphics: (designed for the Electronic media)

ACG 104 Intro to CAD: (designed for a dimensional designer), landscape architects, interior designer, scene designers are the target audience for this class. Will be offered in the Spring 98/99 semester.

ACG 150 3D Computer Animation: (designed for 3D animation enthuses )

ACG 162 Intro. Multimedia: (designed for the 2d animation & web designer )

ACG 170 digital Photography ( designed to learn to use cameras, photoshop, & print with accurate color. )

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