SUGGESTED STUDENT OUTCOMES FOR CORE COURSES ART METALS I (JEWELRY/METALWORKING) Prepared by The Academic Affairs Sub-Committee, Texas Association of Schools of Art January, 1999 A. ART METALS I (JEWELRY/METALWORKING) (TCCN - 2341) TASA course description - Prerequisite: The freshman transfer curriculum. Art Metals I (Jewelry/Metalworking) is a studio course which explores design, construction and form utilizing basic techniques. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Information CIB #50.0713.51 30 Art Metals 6:3:96 Exploration of ideas using basic techniques in jewelry and metal construction. ARTS 2341 (1st semester) ARTS 2342 (2nd semester) B. FOCUS, PURPOSE AND GOALS OF COURSE: 1. COURSE PURPOSE: The purpose of Art Metals I (Jewelry/Metalworking) is to introduce students to the language of small-scale three-dimensional form and space through hands-on creative studio experience. 2. COURSE GOALS: Art Metals I (Jewelry/Metalworking) is designed to extend each student's basis of visual knowledge, critical thinking skills, and working disciplines so that by the end of the semester he or she will: a. possess a higher level of perceptual awareness b. have translated perceptual awareness into plastic three-dimensional form c. have demonstrated confidence in and strategies toward individual creativity d. have demonstrated sensitivity for the psycho-physiological "language" of s mall-scale metal and mixed-media constructions (jewelry). e. have demonstrated knowledge of contemporary and historic artistic models f. have demonstrated knowledge of art as cultural information g. have performed exercises in visualization and critical thinking h. have performed refined, higher level technical practices i. have demonstrated knowledge of and performed safe and effective studio p ractices. C. PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES - Expected student outcomes by domain: 1. COGNITIVE: (Development of critical thinking skills, conceptual constructs, specialized vocabulary and art history.) a. Each student will be able to understand the basics of studio technology and safety. b. Each student will be able to design effective metalworking/mixed-media strategies c. Each student will be able to design, shape and scale optimum formats to a ccommodate individualized expressive concerns. d. Each student will develop an understanding of appropriate presentation of t he various kinds and formats of small-scale metalworking (jewelry). e. Each student is required to complete a range of projects that explore a variety of formal issues peculiar to the discipline. f. Each student will be able to employ appropriate technical processes for the completion of their designs. g. Each student will be able to research historical and contemporary aspects of metalworking (jewelry). h. Each student will be able to write a summary review of her or his own metalworking (jewelry) forms. SUGGESTED STUDENT OUTCOMES FOR CORE COURSES-ART METALS I (JEWELRY/METALWORKING), page 2 i. Each student will be able to offer an oral critique of completed designs. j. Each student will be able to participate in group critiques. k. The student will demonstrate interest in jewelry/metalworking by seeking design information from a variety of sources such as books, periodicals, exhibitions, museums, etc. l. The student will demonstrate a capacity for synthesis by making jewelry/metalworks, which incorporate and unify disparate elements, processes, motifs and concepts. m. each student will be able to use vocabulary specific to the art metals/jewelry making process. 2. PSYCHOMOTOR: (Development of manipulative, work-oriented skills; demonstration of specific process skills) a. Each student will be able to effectively fabricate, forge, cast and create objects in metal and mixed-media through hands-on experiences with various materials. b. The student will demonstrate flexibility and adaptability by using a variety of technical and conceptual strategies in resolving jewelry/metalworking problems. c. The student will demonstrate fluency by producing several different solutions to the same problem. d. Each student will be able to prefabricate constructions, solder, forge metal, create molds and castings, and apply enamel. e. Each student will use his/her hands and tactile responsiveness as a perceptive sense in creating sculptural form. f. Each student will be able design and fabricate works for ideal contextual viewing. g. The student will be able to understand shop technology and safety h. Each student will be able to control form so that a finished presentation is accomplished, including architectural weight/support sufficiency. i. Each student will be able to orally critique small-scale metalworks (jewelry). j. The student will be able to create three-dimensional form, which explo res design concepts. k. The student will demonstrate respect for jewelry/metalworking by presenting neat, clean, well-crafted projects. 3. AFFECTIVE: (Development of behavioral skills which help the student acquire a positive attitude toward self, other students, faculty, facilities and equipment, work area, housekeeping and the ability to carry out directions, meet deadlines, meet attendance requirements, etc.) a. The student will demonstrate interest in jewelry/metalworking by regular and punctual class attendance. b. The student will demonstrate the ability to follow assignment instructions as well as intrinsic motivation by persistence in staying on task and frequently exceeding the production requirements set by the instructor. c. The student will demonstrate courage and tenacity by persistence in resolving jewelry/metalworking problems and completing assignments in a timely manner - by repeated attempts to resolve or improve upon solutions to those problems, especially in the face of risk taking and failure. d. The student will demonstrate resistance to premature closure and openness to discovery by allowing technical and conceptual processes to evolve and by permitting and even seeking a variety of jewelry/metalworking sources and processes to generate design ideas and products. e. The student will demonstrate the ability to focus on personal and group objectives. f. The student will demonstrate awareness by producing works in which nuance is evident (nuance in form, nuance in content). g. The student will demonstrate independence of judgement (and resistance to peer sanctions) by producing jewelry/metalworks which are personally unique or unusual in character. SUGGESTED STUDENT OUTCOMES FOR CORE COURSES-ART METALS I (JEWELRY/METALWORKING), page 3 h. The student will demonstrate confidence by his or her willingness to attempt difficult or complex jewelry/metalworking problems. i. The student will demonstrate persistence in working on problems in which neither the problem or the solution is clearly evident or defined. j. The student will observe safe studio and shop practices. k. The student will demonstrate an ability to analyze by verbally identifying and articulating the salient elements in particular jewelry/metalworks. l. The student will demonstrate the ability to tolerate diverse views. m. The student will demonstrate the ability to offer and receive constructive criticism. n. Each student will demonstrate the ability to comply with due dates. o. Each student will demonstrate the ability to dialogue effectively. p. The student will demonstrate the ability to participate in class discussion and demonstrate critical thinking skills. q. The student will demonstrate interest in jewelry/metalworking by asking relevant questions and by participating, without prompting, in group and individual critiques. r. The student will demonstrate the ability to contribute to the studio working environment. s. The student will demonstrate the ability to prepare adequately for examinations. |