Final grades are completed! Woo-hoo!

Scores for the Weekly blog maps, the Final Project Proposals, and the Final Project are available on Blackboard. There is also a column for the Field trip (everyone received the full 50 points to keep the grading scale listed in the syllabus). 

Letter grades have been uploaded to Patriot Web. Please be patient -- it can take some time for the scores to appear. Don't ask me why. I blame the ghost of George Mason... 

Once again I want to congratulate you on churning out some fantastically creative and compelling final project maps! I so enjoyed watching your progress and seeing the end result. You should feel proud of what you created!

I will send out information soon about cartography map competitions. They are not much work (you've done the hardest part already).

Good luck with any remaining finals/papers! Have a wonderful semester break!

-Professor Hallden

p.s. Stop by and say hi anytime (I'm great with faces but lousy with names so there is a good chance I will smile, say hi, and then draw a blank trying to recall your name. Please don't take it personally.). I do love hearing what you're up to. :)

Today's the day!

Projects due at 10:30. Upload .AI and static version to Dropbox (if you're having issues with that, email is a backup). Make sure you have the best quality static version on your blog (that's the one you'll show and will be graded).

Presentations: no set order. Informal. Remind us of what you set out to make. What you ended up making. Any challenges? Any changes you'd make if given more time? Grand plans for the map? (or will you never.touch.it.again?)

That's it! Easy.

I will grade the projects and remaining elements today/tomorrow. Scores will go on Blackboard. Letter grade on Patriot Web. I will email when scores are up.

Final Project Info!!

Final Project Presentations are Thurs Dec 11th from 10:30am -1:15pm. It is my hope that we can get through everyone in that one time block. In fact, I'm betting everything on it. Presentations of completed maps move much quicker than critiques. 

Presentations will be informal: show the class your finished map, discuss the theme and audience of the map, the production steps, any hurdles encountered, and the end product. You'll be asked a few questions and then you're done. No critiquing. The Final Project/Presentation is worth 150 points. You will lose points if you do not attend or arrive significantly late / leave early. Please be courteous to your classmates and give them your attention. 

What do you need to turn in? The .ai of the final version of your map and the highest quality static version you can generate (png or jpg). I will view (and grade) the static version but want a copy of the .ai as backup. You do not need to print anything. And although we will all be viewing your map on the classroom's computer projector, I will use a nice, quality computer monitor to grade your map. 

How do you turn in your files? Upload them to the shared class Dropbox folder. Both the .ai and the static file you posted on your blog (please put your name in your file names). If you have any questions, please ask!

When do you turn in your files? **By 10:30am Thursday Dec 11th.** THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE SYLLABUS. Because we are only using one of our 3 allotted final exam blocks I want the projects turned in when we begin. Make sure you upload the .ai and static as indicated above by 10:30am and you'll be all set. 

Show & Tell Reminder

If you have not shared a map with the class, you have one more opportunity. Make sure you have something for our last regular lab this week (Thursday/Friday). 20 easy points.