11. Unit & Activity Assessment Plan

Assessment Planning - Unit
Course Name: GD101 Introduction to Digital Arts
Unit 2: Digital Photography

Unit’s learning objectives
Upon completion of this activity, students will be able to

  1. Discuss digital photography’s power and artistic style.

  2. Apply the compositional principles of the Rule of the Thirds or the Golden Ratio to photography artwork.

  3. Polish and finish digital photos using Adobe Photoshop tools.

  4. Provide constructive feedback to peers using professional language and online etiquette.

Unit Assessments Table

Assessment Planning - Activity

Name of the activity: Peer Review

Activity’s learning objectives:

  1. Discuss digital photography’s power and artistic style.

  2. Recognize the compositional principles of the Rule of the Thirds and the Golden Ratio.

  3. Evaluate proficient use of Adobe Photoshop tools that pertain to digital photography.

  4. Provide constructive feedback using professional language and online etiquette.

How feedback will be provided to learners:

X Grades are given based criteria listed on the Rubric

X Discussions follow the online etiquette guidelines

X Rubric includes desired performance goals along ranging inadequate to excellent

X A list of questions as prompts to help students to construct feedback

Rubric Design Criteria:

  • Use of proper terminology and relevant concepts

  • Real-world application in feedback.

  • The reviews are constructive and demonstrate critical thinking.

  • Use of concrete evidence to support observations and statements.

  • Provides at least two different peer reviews that are posted on time.

  • Uses professional language and follows the online etiquette rules listed under the area of “Academic Expectation and Communication Guidelines.”

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