DESGD 490

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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

Min

3

Fixed/Max

3

Fixed

6

Fixed

0

Other Prerequisites

BFA acceptance.

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Writing Analysis

Learning Outcome

Students will demonstrate effective written analysis of their research, showing an ability to evaluate, compare, and interpret ideas. 

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Writing Standards

Learning Outcome

Students will demonstrate appropriate rhetorical, logical, and typographic academic standards in communicating their ideas in writing. 

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Visual Iterations

Learning Outcome

Students will design iterations of new visual concepts demonstrating analysis of their research. 

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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.

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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.