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Nature of course request C01926 :

Description change Change credit hours Undergraduate

From:
Course Prefix & Number Descriptive Title Credits/Hours
A 324 Interactive Design: Applied 3 -
 
To:
Course Prefix & Number Descriptive Title Credits/Hours
A 324 Interactive Design: Applied 4 -




Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces)
INTERACTIVE DESIGN 2

Current Course Description:
Apply design theory and process to digital interactive communications. Design information architecture, interfaces, and narratives for interactive media. Prerequisite: A 320, A 323

New Course Description:
Apply design theory and process to digital interactive communications and art. Design information architecture, interfaces, and narratives for interactive media. Prerequisite: A 320, A 323

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 the program 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 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. To justify the change, students in A 324 are expected to engage a more comprehensive spectrum of technologies, including HTML, CSS, jQuery, and Flash. They must develop communication design strategies ensuring compatibility across browser platforms, from personal computers to mobile devices such as phones and tablets. Project work is expected to be more creative, expressive, visually cohesive, and functionally robust. This translates to significantly increased expectations for time spent working outside of class.
Students/Program affected:
This change will affect any student enrolling in studio art courses offered by the Art Department. It will particularly affect any student seeking a BA, BS, or BFA degree or minor offered by the Art Department, with the exception of art history.


Approval Queue C01926
Step Approver Decision Timestamp
1 - Department Jodie Garrison ApprovedFebruary 19 2012
2 - Division Scott Grim ApprovedFebruary 22 2012
3 - Division Curriculum Jodie Garrison ApprovedMarch 06 2012
5 - Curriculum Committee Thaddeus Shannon ApprovedApril 18 2012
6 - Faculty Senate Gavin Keulks ApprovedMay 08 2012
7 - Dean Stephen Scheck ApprovedMay 09 2012
8 - Provost Kent Neely ApprovedMay 10 2012


Attached Files:
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