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Program Change:
P00988
Program Title: Visual Communication Design minor, Art Department
Undergraduate
Describe the proposed degree program change(s) in terms of how the changes differ from the program as currently approved and published in the latest WOU catalog (specify the latest catalog date).
The Visual Communication Design minor was approved by the WOU Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee and the Faculty Senate, but has not yet been published in the catalog. Until publication, students taking visual communication design coursework are doing so under the Studio Art minor.
The Art Department is proposing to change all studio courses taught in the department from three-credit to four-credit courses. This proposal is to revise the Visual Communication Design major to reflect this change in credit level throughout all of the Art Department programs.
Courses in Visual Communication Design have been taught for several years and are listed in the catalog. The plan has been to start offering the 300 level Time-Based Media courses beginning in Fall 2012, to insure that facilities, equipment, and faculty were all on campus and ready to begin. This plan is on track, as addressed below in comments for the Dean's review.
Justification for changing the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.):
This course change proposal is part of a larger reorganization process to shift all studio art courses from 3 credits to 4 credits. This change will enable students to complete programs efficiently in a four-year degree plan. As a result, the reduced course load will allow students to invest more time per course and increase the potential for greater progress in each subject. This change will also ease the department¿s scheduling grid, and permit increased student change will also ease the department¿s scheduling grid, and permit increased student access to studio equipment and workspace as students prepare artwork between class sessions.
This change in credits will align our program with art programs in both the 4-year universities and 2-year community colleges in Oregon. Students transferring from quarter and/or semester academic programs will typically experience more accurate credit equivalencies with WOU art courses under this proposed system.
Students and programs affected: Studio Art minors
Describe the reasons for making this change:
Currently there is not a description for these programs printed in the catalog.
Curriculum Request Archives, Program Change P00744 (Visual Communications Design minor), see attachment for minor from original approved proposal.
Proposed catalog description:
Visual Communication Design Minor:
(32 credits minimum)
A115 Beginning Design 2-D (4)
A116 Beginning Design 3-D (4)
A130 Beginning Drawing (4)
Upper division courses (12-16)
All prerequisites required
For Dean Review only:
How and when will the effectiveness of these changes be determined?
We will determine the effectiveness of these changes through our current assessment practices, which are reviewed every year during faculty retreats. Upon acceptance of this proposal, we will develop updated assessment pre-exams that reflect reorganized course content and expanded work in upper division courses.
It will take a four-year cycle to determine the effectiveness of the shift from three to four credits through pre- and post-test assessment. The faculty will also monitor changes and compare results in student proficiency scores evaluated during portfolio presentations required in A429 and A498.
We anticipate immediate improvement in ease of scheduling, both in departmental planning and student advising. Advising will be less complex; students will have an easier time understanding major and minor requirements and completing plans recommended during individual and group advising sessions.
Approval Queue
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Decision |
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1 - Department |
Jodie Garrison |
Approved | February 17 2012 |
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2 - Division |
Scott Grim |
Approved | February 19 2012 |
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3 - Division Curriculum |
Jodie Garrison |
Approved | March 06 2012 |
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4 - Library Dean |
Jodie Garrison |
Approved | March 06 2012 |
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5 - Curriculum Committee |
Thaddeus Shannon |
Approved | April 18 2012 |
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6 - Faculty Senate |
Gavin Keulks |
Approved | May 08 2012 |
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7 - Dean |
Stephen Scheck |
Approved | May 09 2012 |
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8 - Provost |
Kent Neely |
Approved | May 10 2012 |
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9 - President |
Dianna Nickelson |
Approved | May 11 2012 |
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Attached Files:
| ART_MINORS_4_credit_VCD_apr17.pdf |
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| ChangeProgram_VCDminorApril17.pdf |
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