Course Syllabus
THAR28: Introduction to Costume Design: Section 5470: Scott Trivett C Course Syllabus
Course Description
Introduction to practical application of methods, materials, and techniques used in costume construction with additional emphasis on related crafts and design as applied to the creative storytelling process of a public performance.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
Class Meetings
This class meets via Zoom on Mondays from 7-8 PM beginning January 25, 2021, and ending May 21, 2021.
A bit about the Zoom classroom!
Please select an area in you home that will be set up with your computer or cellphone and room to take notes or sketch as needed. Students are asked to keep their video turned ON and microphone OFF through the lecture portion of class time. You may turn your microphone on when the instructor calls for questions. You can also use the chat option for course related comments and questions throughout the class time.
FROM THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES:
The above section has a mandatory 3 hour obligation. One of those hours is a mandatory Zoom class meeting, held once a week. Students are expected to be online with a functioning mic, and/or camera for the duration of the live session. The other two hours, while still mandatory, are not scheduled. This is not a sewing class. No sewing skills or sewing equipment are needed. More details will be provided in the syllabus distributed by the instructor.
The above section consists of 2 hours online asynchronous lecture and 1 hour scheduled online lab M 7-8PM. There will be opportunities for students to have more face-to-face time during asynchronous Zoom lecture recordings-schedule tbd.
Instructor Contact
Coleen Scott Trivett
Email: ctrivett@santarosa.edu
Phone: 707-527-4268 (x4268)
Office: Burbank 147
Office Hours: Tuesdays 3-4PM via Zoom
I respond to emails within 24hours. I never respond on weekends, so please expect a response to those messages on Monday.
Course Web Site
Students will use the Canvas course web site for assignment instructions, submitting assignments, viewing classmate's work, sharing resources, and viewing grades.
Course Objectives
You can view the course objectives in the official Course Outline on the SRJC website.
Course Assignments
This is an overview of the general assignments for this course. Specific assignments and instructions can be found in the individual Modules for this course as the semester progresses.
Supplies
Some art supplies are required for this course. Click this Text for a supply list link, or go to the first module and look for Costume Design Supplies List.
Textbook
There is one required textbook for this course:
The Magic Garment, 3rd Edition by Rebecca Cunningham, ISBN:147863815X
PLEASE WAIT TO PURCHASE THIS TEXT UNTIL THE EDITION IS UPDATED IN THE BOOKSTORE.
Additional reading material and instructions will be provided for each assignment within course modules.
Required Software
You will need the following software for this course.
Important Dates
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Holiday, No Classes) January 18, 2021
- Professional Development Day (No Classes): January 19, 2021
- Day Class Begins: Wednesday, January 20, 2021
- Mandatory Professional Development Activity Institutional Day (No Classes) February 11, 2021
- Last Day to Add without instructor's approval: Tuesday January 26, 2021
- Last Day to Drop and be eligible for enrollment/course fee refund: Sunday, January 31, 2021
- Last Day to Add with instructor's approval: Sunday, February 7, 2021
- Last Day to Drop without a 'W' symbol: Sunday, February 7, 2021
- Lincoln's Day Holiday (No Classes) February 12, 2021
- Washington's Day Holiday (No Classes) February 15, 2021
- Professional Development 1/2 Flex Day (No Classes) March 26, 2021
- Spring Break (No Classes) March 22-28, 2021
- Last Day to Drop with a 'W' symbol: Sunday, April 25, 2021
- Day Class Ends: Wednesday, May 21, 2021
- Final Exam: To Be Arranged
- Commencement, May 29, 2021
- Memorial Day (Holiday) May 31, 2021
Instructor Announcements and Q&A Forum
The instructor will post announcements on the “Announcements” page in Canvas throughout the semester. Canvas notifies students according to their preferred Notification Preferences as soon as the instructor creates an Announcement. A “Q&A Forum” is also on Canvas to ask for assistance of your classmates or of instructor.
Attendance
Each class meeting with be held at the scheduled time through Zoom. Students will be admitted into the virtual classroom by the instructor. An additional 2 hours of recorded lecture each week are also required for this class. We will discuss virtual, non-mandatory face-to-face options for some of this lecture portion.
• You are allowed a total of 2 absences for the semester. These include both excused and unexcused absences, Illness, Dr.'s appointments, work conflicts, transportation issues, family emergencies, etc. I recommend that you use them only for such events.
• Any anticipated absences for the semester (class/team events, work conferences, personal responsibilities, etc) must be discussed with me within the first two weeks of class and will count as part of your two absences.
• For the purpose of late work, an 'Excused Absence' is defined as: illness or hospitalization accompanied by a note from your doctor for an office visit or hospitalization.
• Please send me an email when you are ill. We are part of a team now. We need to know how you are in order to help you.
Late Policy
All assignments are due on the due date. A late submission will receive a point penalty. Submissions more than one week late are not accepted without prior arrangement.]
Exams
Final Exam
This is a project based course. The Final Exam will be comprised of a completed Final Project presented by each participating student on the scheduled Final Exam day.
Final Exam Day To Be Arranged.
Grading Policy
Grading Policy
Click the “Grades” link in Canvas to keep track of your grades. I post grades and comments in the Canvas grade book one week after each due date.
Grades will be assigned as follows:
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A |
90% |
450 points or more |
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B |
80% |
449 to 400 points |
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C |
70% |
399 to 350 points |
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D |
60% |
349 to 300 points |
There is no Pass/No Pass grading option for this course.
Total points values for assignments may be adjusted over the course of the semester at the instructor's discretion, but will always be adjusted in favor of the student. The total percentage of points required to pass the course will remain in proportion to the chart above.
Standards of Conduct
The Sonoma County Junior College District supports a safe, productive learning environment to foster intellectual curiosity, integrity and accomplishment as defined in the District Mission and Goals.
The District holds that students shall conduct themselves in a manner which reflects their awareness of common standards of decency and the rights of others. Interference with the District’s mission, objectives, or community life shall be cause for disciplinary action.
We will conduct ourselves in a manner, which reflects our awareness of common standards of decency and the rights of others. All students are expected to know the Student Conduct Policy and adhere to it in this class. Students who violate the code may be suspended from 2 classes and may be referred to the Conduct Dean for discipline.
Students who register in SRJC classes are required to abide by the SRJC Student Conduct Standards. Violation of the Standards is basis for referral to the Vice President of Student Services or dismissal from class or from the College. See the Student Code of Conduct page.
Collaborating on or copying of tests or homework in whole or in part will be considered an act of academic dishonesty and result in a grade of 0 for that test or assignment. I encourage students to share information and ideas, but not their work. See these links on Plagiarism:
SRJC Writing Center Lessons on avoiding plagiarism
SRJC's policy on Academic Integrity
Other Important Policies and Practices
Respect
The best way to learn is through active participation; therefore, we respect others when talking by being on-time, listening actively, and by being polite even when we disagree with another’s viewpoint.
Netiquette, or Why Is It Harder to Be Polite Online?
Netiquette refers to using common courtesy in online communication. All members of the class are expected to follow netiquette in all course communications. Use these guidelines:
- Use capital letters sparingly. THEY LOOK LIKE SHOUTING.
- Forward emails only with a writer's permission.
- Be considerate of others' feelings and use language carefully.
- Cite all quotations, references, and sources (otherwise, it is plagiarism).
- Use humor carefully. It is hard to "read" tone; sometimes humor can be misread as criticism or personal attack. Feel free to use emoticons like :) for a smiley face to let others know you are being humorous.
- Use complete sentences and standard English grammar to compose posts. Write in proper paragraphs. Review work before submitting it.
- Text speak, such as "ur" for "your" or "ru" for "are you" etc., is only acceptable when texting.
TITLE 9:
This initiative is in compliance with Title IX and the Campus SVE Act, and addresses critical issues including sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. Given the importance of this training, the District is required by federal and state law to offer all incoming and continuing students at all campuses education and awareness programs on sexual misconduct prevention.
Title 9: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) prohibits sex (gender-based) discrimination and harassment in educational programs and activities at institutions that receive federal financial funding, including for employment, academic, educational, extracurricular and athletic activities.
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Protects all people regardless of their gender or gender identity from sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence, which are forms of discrimination, and
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Requires institutions to take necessary steps to prevent sexual misconduct on their campuses, and to respond promptly and effectively when sexual misconduct is reported.
STUDENT EQUITY:
Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) aspires to be an inclusive, diverse, and sustainable learning community. Its mission is to passionately cultivate learning through the development of its diverse community.
What is Student Equity?
Title V California Education Code state the goal of Student Equity is “…to close achievement gaps in access and success in underrepresented student groups, as identified in local student equity plans.”
In the state of California and at SRJC, we have a diverse student population from a variety of backgrounds. The data shows that students from disadvantaged backgrounds are not achieving their academic goals at the same rate as the average population. At SRJC, the Office of Student Equity is committed to supporting campus wide efforts focused on reducing these achievement gaps.
Health Services
Health issues (physical and mental) can interfere with your academic success. Student Health Services is here to support you. Details are at shs.santarosa.edu.
Special Needs
Students with disabilities who believe they need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact Disability Resources (527-4278), as soon as possible to better ensure such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.
If you need disability related accommodations for this class, please provide the Authorization for Academic Accommodations (AAA letter) from the Disability Resources Department (DRD) to the instructor as soon as possible. If you have not received authorization from DRD, please contact them directly. DRD is located in Bertolini Hall, 3rdFloor on the Santa Rosa campus, and Jacobs Hall Room101l on the Petaluma Campus.
Emergency Procedures
- Register your Cell Phone with REGROUP and Nixle. [Links to an external site]
- This course requires the safe use of machinery and hazardous materials. CAREFULLY review safety procedures in "Working in Our Virtual Costume Studio" listed in Modules.
Dropping the Class
If you decide to discontinue this course, it is your responsibility to officially drop it. A student may be dropped from any class when that student's absences exceed ten percent (10%) of the total hours of class time. It is strongly advised that if you need to miss more than one class/homework deadline in a row that you contact the instructor to avoid being dropped from the class.