the bare bones of it....
Make use of the Campus Library, not only for your research, but also for securing Inter-library loan materials and access to data bases.
Assistant Librarian, Lauren Michel @ x 7346, the research librarian is more than happy to assist you as you develop your research. Check with her regarding the hours you may contact her.
Previous Capstone thesis papers are bound and found on the first floor of the library along the back wall.
You are unable to remove these from the library but you may reference them as you develop your papers.
Read at least four of them and report on your findings, did the organization of the research papers assist you? What information did the thesis statement reveal?
What information did the information reveal?
Was the thesis statement revealed and discussed throughout the entire paper?
Did the reader come away with a better idea of the thesis from the embedded information and research?
Was the thesis statement revealed and discussed throughout the entire paper?
Did the reader come away with a better idea of the thesis from the embedded information and research?
Read works from the Division of Art & Design as well as one outside the Division.
They are catalogued under both the surname of the student as well as the Capstone Faculty Advisor.
The Capstone thesis anatomy remains consistent throughout its body
1.25” left margin 1” right margin 1” upper and lower dimensions
11 – 12 point font only
Surname & page # on the upper right hand corner, paginated
The completed Capstone must include:
- TITLE PAGE designed with appropriate image created by you
- Your name, B.F.A. Your program
- CAZENOVIA COLLEGE . Cazenovia . NY
- FA 498.01 Senior Project: Capstone Research + Development
- Faculty Advisor Jen Pepper, Associate Professor of Studio Art & Design
- Faculty Committee Members: Names, Title + Division (in alpha order and consistency of their titles)
- Professional Contact name, title + their institution + website
- Submission date, December 2016
Next, follows:
- Table of Contents - not paginated
- Dedication - optional, paginated, Roman numeral, lower case i
- Thesis Statement - paginated, Roman numeral, lower case ii
- Introduction - paginated, Roman numeral, lower case iii
- Body of Research : area/concept subdivided and noted by Roman numerals I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, etc. Surname 1
- All images are to be embedded within body of text in color
- Include Figure 1.1, Figure 1.2, Figure 1.3…. Figure 3.3 (numerically following the break out of paper)
Images need to include the following, consistently:
Maker/artist/designer: surname, first name (birth date / death date country of birth or nationality)
- Title of work - italics
- Date of work:
- Medium of work:
- Collection of work:
- Source of image:
- Download size if obtained electronically (make use of ARTstor)
Text must include the following:
- Final remarks (2 pages +)
- Annotated Work Cited Bibliography
- Image + Works Consulted Bibliography, followed by a blank final page
- Spring Term: You will be asked to write a one to two page Appendix, also known as an Afterword, or Addendum which are the supplementary materials attached at the end of your thesis statement and is reflective of the impact of your research on your creative work vis-à-vis, discovered in the Capstone thesis presentation of your creative work.
- Images of your BFA Thesis Exhibition in situ photographs with complete details
Submit 2 unmarked copies of the final paper; one on 24# paper available at the Copy Shop, the second on regular white paper.
The final Capstone research paper will be professionally bound by the Library and will be submitted to its permanent Collections.
BFA Thesis Exhibition Catalogue
During the spring semester you will be undertaking the Exhibition Catalogue that will accompany your Thesis Exhibition in the Art Gallery.
The Exhibition Catalogue will be a self-published work created on BLURB.com, LULU.com, Snapfish, others.
You should familiarize yourself now with these sites to get to know what they offer, costs, lead time to submit your files, etc.
Select one to work with which best suits your needs.
Print one of these to accompany your BFA Candidate Exhibition
A second will be purchased by the Cazenovia College Library to incorporate into their permanent Collections.
A second will be purchased by the Cazenovia College Library to incorporate into their permanent Collections.
Your BFA Thesis Exhibition catalogue will included:
- Title page of your Thesis Exhibition name
- Your name, B.F.A. Exhibition Thesis, your program
- Division of Art & Design, CAZENOVIA COLLEGE . NEW YORK
- Your website address
- Spring 2017
- Your artist statement
- Individual images of your studio work with details
- In progress studio images, if you wish
- An excerpt of your thesis paper, or in its entirety
- In situ exhibition shots may be added to your catalogue on second printing
