DA 199 Independent Studio

School of Arts and Technology

DA 199 Independent Studio I allows students to produce a body of work and further build their portfolio in their field of choice. Students will be expected to design their own personal project which will reflect and demonstrate their thought processes and critical thinking on the chosen subject matter. Meetings will be organized throughout the term between individual students and instructor to discuss work in progress.

Prerequisites: DA 110, DA 111, DA 112, and DA 113 all with a minimum grade of 50%

Accessibility Services Notice

Students who would like an academic accommodation and who have a documented disability should contact Accessibility Services, if they have not already done so.

Transfer Agreements

Course to Course transfer – NoBlock Transfer – Nobctransferguide.ca
Course Details
Total number of weeks15
Total Credits
Total Hours180
Typical hours per week breakdown
Lecture12

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. Plan, develop and construct a body of work that will support their portfolio in their chosen field

Grading Table

Competency-based Grades

This grading system is based on satisfactory acquisition of defined skills or successful completion of the course learning outcomes. It is used where standard numerical grades are not generally applied, for example in evaluating practicum performance or work placements, in pass/fail courses or for non-credit courses.

Grade Description
AAV ABOVE AVERAGE -The student has mastered all or most course objectives/requirements in a minimum time frame and has exemplified good work and study habits.
COM COMPLETE – denotes that the student has mastered a satisfactory number of course objectives/requirements in a non-credit course
CRG CREDIT GRANTED - denotes that the student performance was satisfactory in a credit course.
NCG NO CREDIT GRANTED - denotes that the student performance was unsatisfactory.
PCG PARTIAL CREDIT GRANTED – denotes that the student has successfully completed a portion of the course objectives in a credit course.

See the Academic Calendar for General Information including how to withdraw from course(s) and other regulations.

Disclaimer

Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.