DESGD 490
BFA Capstone Project: Research
Design
College of Fine Arts and Communications
Course Description
Students will develop personal research and design methods to aid in the completion of a capstone project of their choosing.
When Taught
Fall
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
6
Fixed
0
Other Prerequisites
BFA acceptance.
Title
Writing Analysis
Learning Outcome
Students will demonstrate effective written analysis of their research, showing an ability to evaluate, compare, and interpret ideas.
Title
Writing Standards
Learning Outcome
Students will demonstrate appropriate rhetorical, logical, and typographic academic standards in communicating their ideas in writing.
Title
Visual Iterations
Learning Outcome
Students will design iterations of new visual concepts demonstrating analysis of their research.
Title
Presentation
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to defend their research and design thinking in presentation form using compelling storytelling, clear visual organization, and persuasive language.
Title
Research Methods
Learning Outcome
Students will demonstrate careful research, manifesting skill in identifing key scholarship and ideas related to a chosen topic.
Title
Design Thinking
Learning Outcome
Students will demonstrate and document effective application methods of design thinking to their research and final project through various modes of forming, reforming, constructing, and deconstructing concepts.
Title
Design Implementation
Learning Outcome
Students will visualize possible major visual projects that demonstrate synthesis and mastery of their research and establish a rhetorically compelling relationship between the content and format of their design.
