Paying for college:
| Description change | Change credit hours | Undergraduate |
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| Course Prefix & Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| A450 | Advanced Ceramics | 3 - 0 |
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| Course Prefix & Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| A450 | Advanced Ceramics | 4 - 0 |
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Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Advanced Ceramics |
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Current Course Description: Focus is on advanced clay formulation, glaze calculation, kiln-building, firing techniques and professional documentation. Prerequisite: A 352 |
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New Course Description: Advanced course in ceramic studies focusing on portfolio preparation, individual expression and comprehensive practice in ceramic processes. Prerequisite: A 352 |
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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 consists of 3 completed projects instead of the 2 projects that were previously required and the inclusion of professional considerations such as artist statement preparation, packaging fragile 3-D work for shipment, gallery engagement, business contracts and exhibition applications will be presented. 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. |
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Students/Program affected: Art major, Studio Art minor, Combination Studio Art/Art History minor. |
| Step | Approver | Decision | Timestamp |
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| 1 - Department | Jodie Garrison | Approved | February 23 2012 |
| 2 - Division | Scott Grim | Approved | February 27 2012 |
| 3 - Division Curriculum | Jodie Garrison | Approved | March 06 2012 |
| 5 - Curriculum Committee | Thaddeus Shannon | Approved | April 18 2012 |
| 6 - Faculty Senate | Gavin Keulks | Approved | May 08 2012 |
| 7 - Dean | Stephen Scheck | Approved | May 09 2012 |
| 8 - Provost | Kent Neely | Approved | May 11 2012 |
| A450_Form_Syllabus_Attachment.pdf | Download |
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