ASSIGNMENTS
see below for their value in relation to the class final grade
submit all text as word documents, do not plagiarize and source all information.
products
All products are due as follows:
see below for their value in relation to the class final grade
- Incomplete and late assignments will not be accepted
- All sources must be listed using the Chicago Style Manual, see link: Chicago style
- Submit every image as a separate file
- High-resolution (150-300 dpi – JPEG or TIFF)
- Provide captions & source information for all images in Chicago Style. This information should be included in the main text file. Images submitted must be cleared for publication/public use
- Use the following format for labeling images: subject_source. For example: Resume1_IsabelFernandez.jpeg
submit all text as word documents, do not plagiarize and source all information.
products
All products are due as follows:
- As a hard to be collected during class
- As an upload to the correct/indicated Dropbox folder
- As a class cd and to the DLA ESF FTP site for the class (at the end of the semester)
Assignment 1
Career Planning + Job Search Strategy & Plan (5 points)
DUE: Monday, January 25 by noon
Career Planning + Job Search Strategy & Plan (5 points)
DUE: Monday, January 25 by noon
- Print the file below, fill out, staple and deliver to Tom's mailbox
pp_assignment_1_career_planning.docx | |
File Size: | 32 kb |
File Type: | docx |
ASSIGNMENT 2 for Graduate Students ONLY (40 points)
Part 1. Intersecting Theory
DUE AS PER SCHEDULE
Graduate students will be assigned various readings and these shall be prepared for presentation, digital book compilation and class discussion.
Requirements:
+ read thoroughly
+ evaluate + dissect
+ create a thorough summary of the assigned chapter(s)
+ find new high quality imagery (source all) to clarify points and enhance the conversation
Deliverables:
+ turn in the summary text (essay/combination of bullet points and paragraphs) as a word document and all supporting images (as separate files) to the assigned Dropbox folder(s).
+ create an InDesign presentation using the page template below, package the file and upload it to the assigned Dropbox folder
+ convert the InDesign file to a pdf
+ be prepared to present to the class (20 minutes per student)
Book 1: The Architect's Portfolio
This is the most complete book available with regard to portfolio design. It describes a complete process for creating portfolios with detailed directions and examples for each step. One of the most useful elements of the book is the comments section accompanying each case study that includes an explanation of the work and advice from its original author. In presenting the information this way the book provides readers with sample goals and products and shows how the two are connected, setting up a framework for the development of the reader's own portfolio.
One section the book is lacking that other titles have included is editing a portfolio to keep it up to date.
Presentation & student led class discussion DUE February 8 from 7:05 - 8:00 pm
1. Preface to page 42 (Christopher)
2. Pages 43-87 (Natalie)
3. Pages 89 - 185 (Jiayi)
Book 2: Portfolio Design
The introduction of Portfolio Design is considerably longer than others on this list because it goes into greater detail explaining the purpose of a portfolio and its parts. This gives it the advantage of guiding the development of a portfolio over the other books that describe only the final product. Portfolio Design also discusses the layout of portfolios from the scale of individual pages to overall organization and material selection.However, some of the example images in Portfolio Design are too small to be easily read, reducing their usefulness to the book.
Presentation & student led class discussion DUE February 15 from 6:40 - 7:30 pm
1. Pages 11-68 (Kyle)
2. Pages 69-128 (Angela)
3. Pages 129-194 (Nicholas)
Book 3: Building Design Portfolios
The strengths of Building Design Portfolios include sections on materials for self-promotional mailings, the value of flexible content that can be presented through a variety of different media, a discussion of several different presentation media and a large and diverse selection of examples.
The book could be improved by integrating the examples section into the rest of the book to illustrate points that are being made. Building Design Portfolios would also be more helpful if it discussed page layout and organizational information and expanded the sections on the elements of a portfolio.
Presentation & student led class discussion DUE March 21 from 6:40 - 7:30 pm
1. Pages 10-79 (Mengran)
Book 4: Designing a Digital Portfolio
Designing a Digital Portfolio stresses the importance of curating, editing, or, if necessary, creating new work to ensure continuity in the content of a portfolio. It also introduces collaboration as a way to expand your portfolio into media that you may not be familiar with and discusses the pros and cons of various media. This book balances text, images, and captions well but the layout of text and images on individual pages is haphazard and varied. The book would benefit from following a stricter organizing principal, especially concerning the quotes from the authors of the examples.
fold into the circulating theory presentation DUE April 11
Part 1. Planning (Devin)
Part 2. Collecting and Preparing (Neil)
Part 3. Production (Ying)
Part 4. Marketing (William)
PART 2. Circulating Theory
All graduate students must collaborate to complete a curated compilation and presentation of all CLASS THEORY & WORK to date, DUE April 11. The four (4) students listed below must lead the process, manage other grads and undergrads and the final production of a DIGITAL class BOOK to include all the SOI's and SUI's + all material gathered by BLA students. PRESENTATION of final product to entire class DUE May 2 (FINAL)
1. Tom F
2. Xinzhao
3. Shiyang
4. Tom B. (review all digital publication requirements for Amazon and other various sites, prepare the class book according to their standards).
To receive final grade you must Package the final product of the book compilation in InDesign and upload to the dropbox folder assigned.
ASSIGNMENT 2 for undergraduates (50 points) and 10 points for graduate students
Skype Office Interview (SOI) + Skype University Inquiry (SUI)
DUE AS PER SCHEDULE
Part 1 Requirements for SOI:
+ decide who in your team will become the main office contact (this student will share their Skype ID with the firm contact and obtain theirs, send them a Skype invite ASAP and let your contact know that you will be the one initiating the Skype call).
+ email Tom and I so that we can get your group contact in touch with the firm
+ use the web to find information on the firm and create a blurb about them. Include: size, office locations, define the market types they engage, upload as a word document to the Dropbox folder provided and utilized the template provided.
+ create a list of 10 well thought out interview questions for the firm including:
. staff distribution (quantity of partners, principals, associates, etc.) with this we seek to understand if it is a top heavy firm or if it is well balanced
. ask them to profile their office culture, is the firm culture in their opinion different per office geographical location?
. this first SOI group shall schedule a meeting w. Prof. Fernandez ASAP to review the list of questions and determine if these shall become standardized for all office interviews
+ upload the list of questions one week prior to the call (format: word document to Dropbox and inform your contact)
+ request from the firm to upload to Dropbox prior to the call:
. one cut sheet example
. a copy of a standard contract
. ask for one process drawing representative of their must cutting edge work, one that depicts where the firm is going with regard to representation
. remind your contact to please provide a portfolio example or various, a resume and cover letter examples from their most recent hires and also the essay or bullet points requested by me on the JobPackage tips.
Part 2 DUE on the day of the call
THE NEXT DAY: Send the call participants a thank you email or mail them a thank you letter from your group and I.
Part 3 Due the Monday after the Skype call
+ APRIL 11 Class Presentation/Review of SOI calls
Part 1 Requirements for SUI:
+ contact ASAP an engaged professor with a solid website, review their CV and list of courses to make sure they are the right fit (teaches graphics, pro-practice, or has completed interesting projects/articles). This person may or may not be the director of graduate studies for the MLA program - although that may be the best place to start.
+ explain to them that you are an ESF BLA 5th year student taking a Pro-Practice course which is looking into MLA programs across the country and gathering their opinion with regard to the cover letter, resume and portfolio for graduate school and that you have selected their school to interview.
+ ask if they would be willing to complete a 20 minute Skype call with our class and let them know that you will be emailing them a list of 10 questions max. in advance to the call.
+ gather details about the MLA or PhD program, areas of focus, students per class, opportunities for travel, projects typically engaged with, etc.
+ ask if the department faculty in charge of reviewing the graduate application packages can provide a list of tips with regard to how to improve the cover letter, resume and portfolio, what do they expect and what do they think is missing and needs to improve
Part 2 DUE on the day of the call
THE NEXT DAY: Send the call participants a thank you email or mail them a thank you letter from your group and I.
Part 3 Due the Friday after the Skype call
Assignment 3
Resume and Cover Letter (15 points)
3.1 RESEARCH | DUE: February, 8 by 2:00 pm
3.2 Your own product RESUME+COVER LETTER | DUE: February, 16 by 2:00 pm
Based on what you learned through the reading discussion, Robin's lecture/workshop, and the research completed as part 1 of this project prepare your own resume and your own cover letter addressed to the firm of your dreams (a real one).
1. Submit two (2) hard copies of each
2. Save them both as high quality jpeg's and upload them to DROPBOX
3. Submissions that do not follow these instructions will receive a zero (0)
4. The project will be returned with redlines on March 28 and final revisions are due April 4 by 2:00 pm
Part 1. Intersecting Theory
DUE AS PER SCHEDULE
Graduate students will be assigned various readings and these shall be prepared for presentation, digital book compilation and class discussion.
Requirements:
+ read thoroughly
+ evaluate + dissect
+ create a thorough summary of the assigned chapter(s)
+ find new high quality imagery (source all) to clarify points and enhance the conversation
Deliverables:
+ turn in the summary text (essay/combination of bullet points and paragraphs) as a word document and all supporting images (as separate files) to the assigned Dropbox folder(s).
+ create an InDesign presentation using the page template below, package the file and upload it to the assigned Dropbox folder
+ convert the InDesign file to a pdf
+ be prepared to present to the class (20 minutes per student)
Book 1: The Architect's Portfolio
This is the most complete book available with regard to portfolio design. It describes a complete process for creating portfolios with detailed directions and examples for each step. One of the most useful elements of the book is the comments section accompanying each case study that includes an explanation of the work and advice from its original author. In presenting the information this way the book provides readers with sample goals and products and shows how the two are connected, setting up a framework for the development of the reader's own portfolio.
One section the book is lacking that other titles have included is editing a portfolio to keep it up to date.
Presentation & student led class discussion DUE February 8 from 7:05 - 8:00 pm
1. Preface to page 42 (Christopher)
2. Pages 43-87 (Natalie)
3. Pages 89 - 185 (Jiayi)
Book 2: Portfolio Design
The introduction of Portfolio Design is considerably longer than others on this list because it goes into greater detail explaining the purpose of a portfolio and its parts. This gives it the advantage of guiding the development of a portfolio over the other books that describe only the final product. Portfolio Design also discusses the layout of portfolios from the scale of individual pages to overall organization and material selection.However, some of the example images in Portfolio Design are too small to be easily read, reducing their usefulness to the book.
Presentation & student led class discussion DUE February 15 from 6:40 - 7:30 pm
1. Pages 11-68 (Kyle)
2. Pages 69-128 (Angela)
3. Pages 129-194 (Nicholas)
Book 3: Building Design Portfolios
The strengths of Building Design Portfolios include sections on materials for self-promotional mailings, the value of flexible content that can be presented through a variety of different media, a discussion of several different presentation media and a large and diverse selection of examples.
The book could be improved by integrating the examples section into the rest of the book to illustrate points that are being made. Building Design Portfolios would also be more helpful if it discussed page layout and organizational information and expanded the sections on the elements of a portfolio.
Presentation & student led class discussion DUE March 21 from 6:40 - 7:30 pm
1. Pages 10-79 (Mengran)
Book 4: Designing a Digital Portfolio
Designing a Digital Portfolio stresses the importance of curating, editing, or, if necessary, creating new work to ensure continuity in the content of a portfolio. It also introduces collaboration as a way to expand your portfolio into media that you may not be familiar with and discusses the pros and cons of various media. This book balances text, images, and captions well but the layout of text and images on individual pages is haphazard and varied. The book would benefit from following a stricter organizing principal, especially concerning the quotes from the authors of the examples.
fold into the circulating theory presentation DUE April 11
Part 1. Planning (Devin)
Part 2. Collecting and Preparing (Neil)
Part 3. Production (Ying)
Part 4. Marketing (William)
PART 2. Circulating Theory
All graduate students must collaborate to complete a curated compilation and presentation of all CLASS THEORY & WORK to date, DUE April 11. The four (4) students listed below must lead the process, manage other grads and undergrads and the final production of a DIGITAL class BOOK to include all the SOI's and SUI's + all material gathered by BLA students. PRESENTATION of final product to entire class DUE May 2 (FINAL)
1. Tom F
2. Xinzhao
3. Shiyang
4. Tom B. (review all digital publication requirements for Amazon and other various sites, prepare the class book according to their standards).
To receive final grade you must Package the final product of the book compilation in InDesign and upload to the dropbox folder assigned.
ASSIGNMENT 2 for undergraduates (50 points) and 10 points for graduate students
Skype Office Interview (SOI) + Skype University Inquiry (SUI)
DUE AS PER SCHEDULE
Part 1 Requirements for SOI:
+ decide who in your team will become the main office contact (this student will share their Skype ID with the firm contact and obtain theirs, send them a Skype invite ASAP and let your contact know that you will be the one initiating the Skype call).
+ email Tom and I so that we can get your group contact in touch with the firm
+ use the web to find information on the firm and create a blurb about them. Include: size, office locations, define the market types they engage, upload as a word document to the Dropbox folder provided and utilized the template provided.
+ create a list of 10 well thought out interview questions for the firm including:
. staff distribution (quantity of partners, principals, associates, etc.) with this we seek to understand if it is a top heavy firm or if it is well balanced
. ask them to profile their office culture, is the firm culture in their opinion different per office geographical location?
. this first SOI group shall schedule a meeting w. Prof. Fernandez ASAP to review the list of questions and determine if these shall become standardized for all office interviews
+ upload the list of questions one week prior to the call (format: word document to Dropbox and inform your contact)
+ request from the firm to upload to Dropbox prior to the call:
. one cut sheet example
. a copy of a standard contract
. ask for one process drawing representative of their must cutting edge work, one that depicts where the firm is going with regard to representation
. remind your contact to please provide a portfolio example or various, a resume and cover letter examples from their most recent hires and also the essay or bullet points requested by me on the JobPackage tips.
Part 2 DUE on the day of the call
- Show up 15 minutes early and set up your laptop for the Skype call
- Get the speakers from Deb for this call
- Coordinator initiates the call this day
- Introduce the office briefly to your class utilizing the data gathered
- During the call carefully record in writing the conversation and the answers provided
THE NEXT DAY: Send the call participants a thank you email or mail them a thank you letter from your group and I.
Part 3 Due the Monday after the Skype call
- Transcribe all the answers provided, upload this as a word document to the dropbox folder assigned and share these with the firm to confirm there are no errors or omissions. Revise if necessary and upload final copy to the dropbox folder provided
- Create an InDesign file (use template) to include all the data the office provided (contracts, cut sheets, graphic example, portfolio, resume and cover letter samples, essay on portfolio related tips and advice) and the data you gathered about the firm. Upload this as a packaged file to the dropbox folder, print as a pdf and as a hard copy for revisions (hard copy due to Tom's mailbox on the Monday following the call).
- You will have until April 11 to revise and update the work as the office provides you with more data.
- The full collection of work is to be packaged, printed and presented to the entire class on April 11
- Print a hard copy of all the work collected and included in the InDesign Template, deliver to Tom's mailbox by noon on April 11.
- Make sure all of the files: images, word documents and signed release forms are uploaded to the Dropbox folder for the firm
+ APRIL 11 Class Presentation/Review of SOI calls
Part 1 Requirements for SUI:
+ contact ASAP an engaged professor with a solid website, review their CV and list of courses to make sure they are the right fit (teaches graphics, pro-practice, or has completed interesting projects/articles). This person may or may not be the director of graduate studies for the MLA program - although that may be the best place to start.
+ explain to them that you are an ESF BLA 5th year student taking a Pro-Practice course which is looking into MLA programs across the country and gathering their opinion with regard to the cover letter, resume and portfolio for graduate school and that you have selected their school to interview.
+ ask if they would be willing to complete a 20 minute Skype call with our class and let them know that you will be emailing them a list of 10 questions max. in advance to the call.
+ gather details about the MLA or PhD program, areas of focus, students per class, opportunities for travel, projects typically engaged with, etc.
+ ask if the department faculty in charge of reviewing the graduate application packages can provide a list of tips with regard to how to improve the cover letter, resume and portfolio, what do they expect and what do they think is missing and needs to improve
Part 2 DUE on the day of the call
- Show up 15 minutes early and set up your laptop for the Skype call
- Get the speakers from Deb for this call
- Initiate the call on time
- Introduce the Professor, the Program and the University briefly to the class utilizing the data gathered
- During the call carefully record in writing the conversation and the answers provided
THE NEXT DAY: Send the call participants a thank you email or mail them a thank you letter from your group and I.
Part 3 Due the Friday after the Skype call
- Transcribe all the answers provided, upload this as a word document to the dropbox folder assigned and share these with the firm Professor to ensure there are no errors or omissions. Revise if necessary and upload final copy to the dropbox folder provided. Ask via email if image files can be utilized for academic purposes and publication.
- Create an InDesign file (use class template for SOI's) to include all the data gathered (a drawing that represents were the program is headed, an example of a strong student portfolio, resume and cover letter, essay on portfolio related tips and advice). Upload this as a packaged file to the dropbox folder, print as a pdf and as a hard copy for revisions (hard copy due to Tom's mailbox on the Friday following the call).
- You will have until May 2 to revise and update the work as the Program/Professor provides you with more data.
- The full collection of work is to be packaged, printed and presented to the entire class on May 2
- Print a hard copy of all the work collected and included in the InDesign Template, deliver to Tom's mailbox by noon on May 2.
Assignment 3
Resume and Cover Letter (15 points)
3.1 RESEARCH | DUE: February, 8 by 2:00 pm
- Gather two (2) (high quality pdf's) excellent/well designed/clear resumes (not from the Internet). Please contact recent ESF DLA Alumni (email list can be provided) or friends to get these. Also, get their written authorization in case we decide to publish their work. The following release form must be signed and included with each resume/pdf file. SEE PDF FILE BELOW
- Provide two (2) (high quality pdf's) examples of well written cover letters, attach a release form to each. Cover letters tend to be very personal yet they are the one piece that can make or break a chance at an interview. Ask your friends in the workforce, faculty, LA practitioners, parents, etc. to help you understand what makes a great cover letter. Quote them.
- Write a 1,500 word essay specifying what about the resumes' and cover letters' format: layout, fonts, colors, content and content organization makes them (resumes + cover letters) excellent examples. Work with the SUNY ESF writing center if necessary. Submit as a word document (.doc or .docx), include a minimum of five (5) primary sources/bibliography (the bibliography is not part of the word count).
- Upload the: 2 resumes, 2 cover letters, 1,500 word essay, and respective release forms to the Dropbox link that was emailed to you on: January 26, 2016
- Print all of the listed above and bring to class for pin up discussion
3.2 Your own product RESUME+COVER LETTER | DUE: February, 16 by 2:00 pm
Based on what you learned through the reading discussion, Robin's lecture/workshop, and the research completed as part 1 of this project prepare your own resume and your own cover letter addressed to the firm of your dreams (a real one).
1. Submit two (2) hard copies of each
2. Save them both as high quality jpeg's and upload them to DROPBOX
3. Submissions that do not follow these instructions will receive a zero (0)
4. The project will be returned with redlines on March 28 and final revisions are due April 4 by 2:00 pm
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If you don't have the newest version of InDesign CC use the .idml version below, if you do have CC use the .indd version also below.
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