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Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan

School of Art and Design

Georgia State University

July 2004

Mission

The Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design of GSU is committed to providing a well-rounded and challenging educational experience in the visual arts. Under the direction of accomplished artists/scholars, students are able to pursue their goals in: Drawing, Painting and Printmaking, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Photography, Textiles, and Three-Dimensional Studies including Sculpture, Ceramics and Jewelry/Metalsmithing.

All of our programs share the common objectives of engaging, stimulating and equipping our students to become articulate and critically aware art makers, designers and scholars. Through work in a variety of media, the curriculum in the School of Art and Design is structured to provide a rich and professional experience in the visual arts with access to the resources of a large, urban university. This combination enables students to graduate from our B.F.A. program with the variety of skills necessary to pursue graduate study or a career as a creative artist in today's diverse and changing art world. The School of Art and Design incorporates the learning outcome goals of the wider University in the areas of critical thinking, making ethical and informed choices, appreciating diverse cultures and ideas, becoming creative problem-solvers and demonstrating responsible citizenship.

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education

Bachelor of Arts in Art History

Masters of Fine Arts in Studio

Masters of Arts in Education

Masters of Arts in Art History (to be added)

BFA Lower Division Core:

The Studio Arts Foundation Program in the School of Art and Design consists of four required classes for all students seeking to major in one of the nine studio concentrations or Art Education. These classes are Drawing I, Drawing II, 2D Design and 3D Design. The premise of the Foundation Program is to serve as an introduction to and a preparation for the student's major area of study. This program, which is the core of all studio concentrations, offers the opportunity to investigate a broad range of ideas, approaches and issues in art, challenging the student to think and work in new ways.

This intensive first year experience lays the foundation for the School's diverse studio disciplines and reflects the School's commitment to the professional preparation of its students for careers in visual art.

Learning Outcomes for Foundation Core Course:

Goal 1. Communication: Students use oral and writing skills to articulate ideas in reference to one’s own artwork and the artwork of others.

1. Students communicate orally one-on-one and in group settings.

2. Students demonstrate the ability to incorporate written and oral feedback into revised work.

3. Students use appropriate writing and speaking styles and formats.

Goal 2. Analytical Skills – Students are required to research, analyze and interpret artwork effectively from a variety of sources.

1. Students research and weigh information about artworks.

2. Students debate information with theory and perception.

3. Students draw inferences from research and qualitative data.

Goal 3. Critical Thinking Skills – Students develop ability to articulate contemporary art issues both orally and in writing, with reference to one’s own artwork and the artwork of others.

1. Students articulate and analyze questions about artworks.

2. Students use design methods to understand theories about formal concepts of art.

3. Students use developed skills to create original ideas

Goal 4. Collaborative and Group Skills

1. Students work collaboratively on selected assigned projects

2. Students work collaboratively during group critiques.

Goals 5. Quantitative Skills – Students learn methods of quantitative analysis relative to visual art

1. Students learn perceptual analysis

2. Students learn proportional analysis

3. Students learn color analysis

4. Students learn discipline related quantitative skills relative to materials and concepts

Assessment Methods for Foundation Core Courses:

Instructors use course embedded assessments based on performance on:

Daily work

Required writing assignments

Required art projects and assignments

Required research assignments

Group and individual critiques of artworks

Examinations

An additional method of assessment is Portfolio Review for students wishing to continue as B.F.A. students.

Learning Outcomes Matrix

Foundation Core Courses

Art 1010

Art1020

Art 1030

Art 1040

AH 1700

AH 1750

AH 1850

Goal 1. Communication Skills: Students use oral and writing skills to articulate ideas in reference to one’s own artwork and the artwork of others.

Goal 2. Analytical Skills – Students are required to research, analyze and interpret artwork effectively from a variety of sources.

Goal 3. Critical Thinking Skills – Students develop ability to articulate contemporary issues both orally and in writing, with reference to one’s own work and the work of others.

Goal 4. Collaborative and Group Skills

Goals 5. Quantitative Skills – Students learn methods of quantitative analysis relative to visual art

Learning Outcomes for B.F.A. in studio:

Goal 1. Technical Skills: Acquire a solid foundation of formal, perceptual and technical skills in

art making with an emphasis and a high level of competence in one medium, but

with exposure to and some competence in other media.

Goal 2. Interdisciplinary Knowledge: Investigate cross-disciplinary and experimental approaches

to art making.

Goal 3. Technology Skills: Acquire computer and digital imaging skills.

Goal 4. Health and Safety Knowledge: Acquire a sound understanding of health and safety

issues in the studio.

Goal 5. Collaboration: Acquire skills in working on collaborative projects.

Goal 6. Contemporary Issues: Develop an understanding of contemporary art issues and theory.

Develop an ability to articulate contemporary issues both orally and in writing, with

reference to one’s own work and the work of others.

Goal 7. Historical Knowledge: Develop a broad understanding of the economic, social,

cultural, political, geographic

and religious factors that influence both contemporary art and art of the past.

Goal 8. Multi – cultural Awareness: Develop and appreciation and understanding of the art

of cultures other than our own.

Goal 9. Professional Preparation: Develop skills and insights that enable future self-direction

in artistic, pedagogical and scholarly pursuits.

Assessment Procedures for B.F.A. in Studio

All applicants for a major in studio arts must be accepted through a portfolio review and application process for the major. This typically occurs after the student has completed all required foundation-level courses and up to two 3000-level courses in his/her intended major. Faculty members in each discipline review projects and grades supplied by the applicants from their foundation and other studio courses and accept only those who are prepared to advance to the next level of study and expertise. Every semester the school offers a workshop for prospective applicants to the studio majors to inform them properly and prepare them for this evaluation.

In addition to the standard grading for performance at the conclusion of each semester, studio courses require group critiques throughout the semester during which students present and defend their work to their professor and their peers. These critiques are sometimes cross disciplinary (for instance involving ceramics and sculpture students together).

All studio disciplines require a capstone experience (a Portfolio class or Portfolio Committee with a duration of two semesters after having met all previous studio requirements. This class or committee is made up of at least three faculty members in the studio program. This committee or class assesses student’s work for learning outcomes and quality, consistency, and professionalism before graduation. For the class, there is a lead teacher under whom the course is listed, and other faculty members who attend this class and participate in critiques.

The B.F.A. student must also participate in a Senior Exit Exhibition in the School of Art and Design Gallery at the end of the semester leading to graduation. This exhibition requires professional preparedness on the part of the student and serves to instill professionalism as part of the studio experience.

The School also makes efforts to track the educational and professional development of its graduates, either as they move on to graduate programs at other institutions or professional activities, such as exhibitions and teaching positions.

Learning Outcomes Matrix

B.F.A. in Studio

CER, DP, GrD, ID, JEWL, PHOT, PRT, SCUL,

TEXT

3000, 3020,

3100, 3150, 3200, 3250, 3300, 3350,

3400, 3450, 3500, 3550

CER, DP, GrD, ID, JEWL, PHOT, PRT, SCUL,

TEXT

4000, 4100, 4200, 4250, 4300, 4310, 4350, 4400, 4410, 4420, 4430, 4500, 4550, 4600

4980 * all numbers do not relate to all prefixes

GrD 4910

ID 4600, 4700

PHOT 4910

TEXT 4910

GrD 4300

ID 4930

PHOT 4930

TEXT 4930

CER, DP, GrD, ID, JEWL, PHOT, PRT, SCUL,

TEXT

4940, 4950

AH 4610, 4700, 4900,

AH Electives

Goal 1. Technical Skills

Goal 2. Interdisciplinary Knowledge

Goal 3. Technology Skills

Goal 4. Health and Safety Knowledge:

Goal 5. Collaboration

Goal 6. Contemporary Issues

Goal 7. Historical Knowledge

Goal 8. Multi – cultural Awareness

Goal 9. Professional Preparation