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Nature of course request C01927 :

Description change

Change credit hours

Undergraduate

From:
Course Prefix & Number	Descriptive Title	Credits/Hours
A 325	Interactive Design: Contemporary Issues	3 -
To:
Course Prefix & Number	Descriptive Title	Credits/Hours
A 325	Interactive Design: Contemporary Issues	4 -

Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) INTERACTIVE DESIGN 3

Current Course Description: Students will build awareness of current designers and contemporary issues in the design of visual communication. Continue design project work in web & interactive digital media. Prepare portfolio presentations with awareness of how portfolios communicate their current understanding of aesthetics and competency as designers. May be repeated twice for credit. Prerequisite: A 321, A 324

New Course Description: Upper division course focuses on contemporary issues and techniques in the design of interactive visual communications and digital art. May be repeated for credit upon instructor¿s approval. Prerequisite: A 321, A 324

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 325 are asked to engage a more comprehensive spectrum of technologies. Project work is expected to be more creative, expressive, visually cohesive, and functionally robust. Technology platforms extend beyond web browser interfaces to include the creation of standalone apps for personal computers and mobile devices. 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 C01927

Attached Files:

A325_CC_Change.pdf

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