Evaluation

Methods of Grading:

Project grades will evaluate: craftsmanship/execution, design/individuality, concept/expression, technical difficulty, research and planning (library and web research, maquettes), and completeness of presentation. Your individual development in the technical areas: research skills and firing skills will be evaluated. Your consistency, persistence and participation in critiques will be recorded.

Cumulative grades will be an evaluation of the following criteria; project grades, conceptual development, research, glaze testing, firing competency and participation, pre-planning (maquettes and sketches). The timely completion of all aspects of assigned projects will be very much a part of your grade. If you do not make the deadlines for any part of the assignment you will accrue late grades and create a limit for receiving an excellent grade. You are being treated as young professionals. Professional artists you will not have the luxury of missing an established deadline for a gallery or museum exhibition or any professional commitment.

You are responsible for completing 3 projects resulting in three sculptures along with required supplementary glaze testing. It is your responsibility to manage the controlled drying of each project to meet set class deadlines for bisque and glaze kilns.

Late Work:

All projects must be completed on time to receive full credit. Specific due dates are stated on the class calendar posted in the classroom and on the class blog. Failure to complete any project on time will result in a drop of one full letter grade

The ceramic process requires that green ware be completely fabricated and detailed, then dried foran average of 7 – 10 days, depending upon scale and complexity. Please finish building all wet work on time for green ware due dates and manage the careful drying of your work so that you can meet all deadlines. Clay requires your regular attention to achieve good results. It cannot be rushed or neglected.

You must have work finished and installed before the start of class on critique days or your work will not be critiqued and your project grade will be lowered. It is the student’s responsibility to turn in all work on time. Full participation by showing completed work during all critiques is required along with active participation through shared ideas and commentary.



A semester grade of incomplete will not be given for late work unless there is an excused absence involved. To be approved for an incomplete:

1. Students must have completed the major portion of the class with a passing grade of C or better.
2. The student is unable to complete course requirements because of documented circumstances beyond his or her
control.
3. The student and instructor have discussed the situation prior to the final critique (except under emergency
conditions).
4. The student will fill out the College of Fine Arts incomplete grade contract, which will be signed by the instructor
and the chair and will detail the work to be completed and the date by which this must be done .

Grades

75%
3 studio projects (including research, preparatory sketches and maquettes (25 % ea)
5%
Glaze testing requirement (5%)
10%
Participation in group critiques and an evaluation of your ability to critically analyze and state ideas about visual art.
10%
Participation in kiln firings and an evaluation of your skills in this technical area.

Attendance will be considered into your grade with more than three absences resulting in a grade drop.
Please keep in mind that an outstanding student attends class regularly, is on time, keeps the course work schedule, participates, fully in kiln firing activities as well as producing great art work.

A = excellent, distinguished use of concepts, materials, and execution
B = good use of concepts, materials, execution
C = average
D = marginal
F = unacceptable, failure. No credit.

A+
100%-97
B+
89%-87
C+
79%-77
D+
69%-67
F
0
A
96-94
B
86-84
C
76-74
D
66-64


A-
93-90
B-
83-80
C-
73-70
D-
63-60



UF online information about undergraduate grading: http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog/policies/regulationgrades.html

Minus Grades were instituted on campus during Summer A 2009. For more information:
http://www.isis.ufl.edu/minusgrades.html.


Grade Values for Conversion May 11, 2009 and After
Letter Grade
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
E, I, NG, S-U, WF
Grade Points
4.0
3.67
3.33
3.00
2.67
2.33
2.00
1.67
1.33
1.00
.67
0.00