Plant Biology 102

Bio-Artist Extra Credit (Visual Arts)

Requirements:

1. Adhere to the Policy of Academic Integrity of Plant Biology 102.
2. Contact Beth Morgan by e-mail on the web by clicking her name and indicate your interest in the project.
3. Prepare a sketch, storyboard, or flowchart of your proposed project and consult with Beth before starting your project. Projects submitted without this step will not be accepted for credit.
4. This project may involve participation on the Extra Credit Discussion Group.
5. Create a piece of ORIGINAL art work that can be used in Plant Biology 102 during this and future semesters.
6. The artwork may be computer generated and be displayed via Extra Credit Discussion Group. Artwork on paper may be displayed in the classroom. In either case, you should solicit comments and criticism of your work on the Bioartist Extra Credit Discussion Group discussion.
7. Criteria - The artwork should:
   • be an original creation, not a "Poster" created by pasting magazine photographs together.
   • be an original synthesis of ideas and not a simple re-rendering of an illustration or diagram from a text or other source. (You may use an existing illustration as a starting point, but your product must look very different and convey a different message.)
   • include an explanation of the biological concept or idea.
   • illustrate a clear example or a synthesis of examples of a general biological concept or idea.
   • be a solution to the problem "How do I communicate my understanding of a biological concept or idea.
   • be interesting, or intriguing, or beautiful, or pleasing, or colorful, or disturbing, or provocative, or any combination of these attributes.
8. Type of work:
   • illustration or diorama of a real-world example of a biological concept or idea.
   • illustration or diorama of an imaginary example of a biological concept or idea The example could be terrestrial or extra-terrestrial, but based is what we know of the natural world.
   • an original diagram, chart, or table that summarizes and synthesizes several examples of a biological concept or idea
   • an illustrated concept map that communicates the relationships of several biological concepts or ideas.
   • a video clip or QuickTime movie illustrating and explaining a biological concept or idea.
   • others? The possibilities are endless, limited only by your creativity and skills.
9. Media:
   • Computer artwork to be displayed on Extra Credit Discussion Group, the WWW, or multimedia presentations.
   • A cartoon guide to a biological concept or idea along the lines of "A Cartoon Guide to Genetics".
   • An illustration or series of illustrations to be used in the classroom.
   • Other?

10. Dialog Entries:

    • For each 1% extra credit include 3 substantial dialog entries in your Portfolio.
    • You may include dialogs concerning all types of projects, not just Media Watcher projects.
    • You must write at least 2 substantial dialogs yourself.
    • The third dialog may be written by another person concerning your project or you may write the third yourself if no one writes to you. (Hint - others will help you if you write good dialog entries for them.)

Credit: Extra credit is added at the end of the semester as percentage points on top of the course grade you have earned.

Credit is variable depending on your level of participation. It will be based on the number of your project entries through the final due date of your portfolio, the number and quality of responses from other students, and your active interaction in other student's extra credit projects.

Each complete bioartist entry and related Extra Credit Discussion Group interactions with others is worth 1 or more extra percentage points depending on the scope and difficulty of the project. Maximum extra credit is 10%.

See the Portfolios page for instructions for the preparation of your EXTRA CREDIT PORTFOLIO.