ART 108 - Venting

[Mcroberson]

Hum 103 is no longer an option for 2d and I'm positive ART 108 Intro to Graphic Design is going to be a huge hit to the people trying to keep a fast pace through the program. I started the fall Sumer session last week and quickly got through BUS 415, Bus 321, and BUS 260 but ART 108 is bringing everything to a screeching halt. 
I thought this would be a cakewalk considering I have over 25 years of experience in the graphic arts field. This class is ridiculous and really has me questioning the program. It's not like any other CBE class that I've taken and I'm shocked by the amount of work for a 100's level intro class. 

There a 4 milestones each with a project and a paper outlining design principles and theories and how you applied them to your project.  Then, each milestone must be modified and used for the final which is creating your own brand and corresponding website in which you'll include your milestones as a portfolio. 

One milestone is a 25 slide presentation made from scratch (no templates) with a paper that you will have to do TWICE!

It' crazy when the whole final for my previous UL class was a 20 slide presentation and that's less than half of the work for one milestone for an intro class. 

Since when was graphic design Physical art history, Social media marketing, and website development? 
No mention of graphic design in print media or the programs that graphic designers actual use (Illustrator, inDesign, photoshop, sketch) in the course. Not sure how you can call it Graphic Design.

I dropped this course. I will revisit it at the end of all my other requirements I too was frustrated by the amount of work being asked for milestones in this Level 100 class primarily because milestones do not count towards our grades. I didn't want this to slow me down, so I will tackle my remaining UL requirements and then finish off my two remaining GE courses. Good luck!!

I’m too far in to drop it now but it looks like I’m going to have all weekend to work on it if I can’t get my other class unlocked by noon tomorrow.