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Nature of course request C01974 :

Description change

Change credit hours

Undergraduate

From:
Course Prefix & Number	Descriptive Title	Credits/Hours
A220	Introduction to Typography	3 -
To:
Course Prefix & Number	Descriptive Title	Credits/Hours
A220	Introduction to Typography	4 -

Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) INTRO TO TYPOGRAPHY

Current Course Description: Studio introduction to typographical forms as design elements. Familiarity with type vocabulary and measurements. Introductory technical processes. Prerequisites: A115, A130

New Course Description: Project-oriented studio course introducing typographical forms and the role of type in visual design and communication. Learn typographic terminology and techniques for effective use of type. Create design projects in which aesthetic considerations and page structures support content. Introduction to additive color theory, process color, page construction software, and printing processes. Prerequisites: A115, A130

Justification for changing the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): A220 is the first in a sequence of introductory level courses (A220, A222, A260) for students taking visual communication design, including interactive design and digital motion. Students in these focus areas benefit from the heightened awareness of type this class provides, including typeface design, typographic terminology and measurement, basic alignment and reading structures in the English language. The change to four credits will expand content included in the course. Additional content in the four-credit version of the course will include understanding basic page structure systems, recognizing and employing visual hierarchy, composing with type in page structures using current computer software, and information about additive color theory. These additions provide students experience with type-intensive aesthetic decision-making, introduces technical skills, and increases expectations that students will spend the appropriate amount of time outside of class to complete assignments. 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. 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.

Students/Program affected: Art major, Studio Art minor, Visual Communication Design major, Visual Communication Design minor, BFA.

Approval Queue C01974

Attached Files:

A220_Change_Course_finalform_attachment.pdf

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