SUGGESTED STUDENT OUTCOMES FOR CORE COURSES FIBERS I Prepared by The Academic Affairs Sub-Committee, Texas Association of Schools of Art January, 1999 A. FIBERS I (TCCN - none) TASA course description - Prerequisite: The freshman transfer curriculum. Fibers I is a studio course exploring basic techniques in fiber construction. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Information CIB #50.0712.51 30 Fiber Arts 6:3:96 Structure and design of woven and non-woven fiber forms. B. FOCUS, PURPOSE AND GOALS OF COURSE: 1. COURSE PURPOSE: The purpose of Fibers I is to introduce students to the manufacture and manipulation of fibers as an art form through hands-on creative studio experiences. Consideration is given to conventional and experimental concepts and to the language of both two- and three-dimensional forms. 2. COURSE GOALS: Fibers I 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 language of two- and three-dimensional fiber art forms e. have demonstrated knowledge of contemporary and historic fiber processes and artistic models f. have demonstrated knowledge of fiber arts as a reflection of 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 practices. 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 principles of appropriate studio technology and safety. b. Each student will be able to design effective technical strategies of fiber construction. c. Each student will be able to design, shape and scale their works to accommodate individualized expressive concerns. d. Each student will develop an understanding of the presentation of fiber works including: simple two-dimensional forms, free standing in-the-round forms, pedestal works, bas-relief, installations, and site determined works. SUGGESTED STUDENT OUTCOMES FOR CORE COURSES - FIBERS I, page 2 e. Each student is required to complete a range of projects that explore the issues of fiber production, dyeing of fibers, concepts of loom construction and production, weight/support, monolithic form, size and scale, and other formal fiber issues. f. Each student will explore determinative relationships between concept, media, and the technical processes. g. Each student will be able to research historical and contemporary aspects of fiber design and production. h. Each student will be able to write a summary review of her or his own fiber forms. i. Each student will be able to offer an oral critique of fiber products. i. Each student will be able to participate in group critiques. h. The student will demonstrate interest in fiber design and construction by seeking information from a variety of sources such as books, periodicals, exhibitions, museums, etc. i. The student will demonstrate a capacity for synthesis by making fiber works which incorporate and unify disparate elements, processes, motifs and concepts. j. Each student will be able to use vocabulary specific to the process. 2. PSYCHOMOTOR: (Development of manipulative, work-oriented skills; demonstration of specific process skills) a. Each student will be able to effectively assemble fiber, and/or mixed-media forms incorporating fibers as their basis. b. Each student will be able to create fiber forms using various processes, including tying and weaving. c. Each student will be able to control form so that a finished presentation is accomplished, including architectural weight/support sufficiency, if applicable. d. Each student will be able to employ appropriate technical processes, both traditional and experimental, for the expression of fiber form. e. Each student will use his/her hands and tactile responsiveness as a perceptive sense in creating fiber form. f. Each student will be able to install fiber works for ideal contextual viewing. g. The student will demonstrate respect for fiber works by presenting neat, clean, well-crafted projects. h. Each student will be able to orally critique fiber works. 3. AFFECTIVE: (Development of behavioral skills which help the student acquire a positive attitude toward self, other students, faculty, facilities and equipment, housekeeping in the work area, and the ability to carry out directions, meet deadlines, meet attendance requirements, etc.) a. The student will demonstrate interest in fibers 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. Each student will demonstrate the ability to self-initiate tasks. d. The student will demonstrate courage and tenacity by persistence in resolving fiber problems and completing assignments in a timely manner - by repeated attempts to resolve or improve upon solutions to fiber problems, especially in the face of risk taking and failure. e. Each student will demonstrate the ability to complete tasks. f. Each student will demonstrate the ability to focus on group and personal objectives. SUGGESTED STUDENT OUTCOMES FOR CORE COURSES - FIBERS I, page 3 g. 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 sources and processes to generate design ideas and products for fiber works. h. The student will demonstrate awareness by producing fiber works in which nuance is evident (nuance in form, nuance in content). i. The student will demonstrate independence of judgement (and resistance to peer sanctions) by producing fiber works which are personally unique or unusual in character. j. The student will demonstrate confidence by his or her willingness to attempt difficult or complex fiber problems. k. The student will demonstrate persistence in working on fiber problems in which neither the problem or the solution is clearly evident or defined. l. Each student will demonstrate the ability to comply with due dates. m. The student will observe safe studio and shop practices. n. The student will demonstrate an ability to analyze by verbally identifying and articulating the salient elements in particular fiber works. o. The student will demonstrate the ability to tolerate diverse views. p. The student will demonstrate the ability to offer and receive constructive criticism. q. The student will demonstrate the ability to participate in class discussion and demonstrate critical thinking skills. r. The student will demonstrate interest in fiber works by asking relevant questions and by participating, without prompting, in group and individual critiques. s. The student will demonstrate the ability to contribute to the studio working environment. t. The student will demonstrate the ability to prepare adequately for examinations.