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Nature of course request C02026 :

Description change		Prerequisite change		Change credit hours
Undergraduate

From:
Course Prefix & Number	Descriptive Title	Credits/Hours
A250	Introduction to Ceramics	3 - 0
To:
Course Prefix & Number	Descriptive Title	Credits/Hours
A250	Introduction to Ceramics	4 - 0

Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Intro to Ceramics

Current Course Description: Introduction to wheel throwing skills, high-range firing techniques and simple glaze formulation in the continuation of concept and form study. Prerequisites: A 115, A 130

New Course Description: The study of three-dimensional form through hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques. Surface treatments and firing processes will be introduced in this course. Prerequisites: A116, A130

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. Justification for changing this course from 3 to 4 credits includes an increase in projects from 3 to 4 and the incorporation of hand-building techniques previously presented in A251. Mastery of basic coil, pinch, extrusion, slab and wheel-throwing techniques in collaboration with simple glazing and firing processes will be required. The course will combine the project, vocabulary and chemistry requirements of A250 with those of A251 to create a 4-project introductory course. In addition, students will be obliged to demonstrate and articulate core concepts in 3-D design theory. 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, Combination Studio Art/Art History minor.

Approval Queue C02026

Attached Files:

A250_Form&Syllabus_Attachment.pdf

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