SUGGESTED STUDENT OUTCOMES FOR CORE COURSES SCULPTURE I Prepared by The Academic Affairs Sub-Committee, Texas Association of Schools of Art January, 1999 A. SCULPTURE I (TCCN 2326) TASA course description - Prerequisites: The freshman transfer curriculum. Sculpture I is a studio course exploring sculptural approaches in a variety of media. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Information CIB #50.0709.51 30 Sculpture 6:3:96 Exploration of ideas using sculpture media and techniques. ARTS 2326 (1st semester) ARTS 2327 (2nd semester) B. FOCUS, PURPOSE AND GOALS OF COURSE: 1. COURSE PURPOSE: The purpose of Sculpture I is to introduce students to the language of three-dimensional form and space through hands-on creative studio experience. 2. COURSE GOALS: Sculpture 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 psycho-physiological "language" of sculpture 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 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 relative shop technology and safety. b. Each student will be able to design effective sculptural technical strategies c. Each student will be able to design, shape and scale optimum formats to accommodate individualized expressive concerns. d. Each student will develop an understanding of sculptural presentation including: free standing in-the-round forms, pedestal works, bas-relief, installations, outdoor works, and site-determined works. e. Each student is required to complete a range of projects that explore weight/support, gestural space, monolithic form, size and scale, topographic studies and a variety of other formal sculptural issues. f. Each student will be able to employ appropriate technical processes for the expression of sculptural form. g. Each student will explore determinative relationships between media, technical processes and sculptural products. SUGGESTED STUDENT OUTCOMES FOR CORE COURSES - SCULPTURE I, page 2 h. Each student will be able to research historical and contemporary aspects of sculpture. i. Each student will be able to write a summary review of their own sculptural form. j. Each student will be able to offer an oral critique of sculptural products. k. Each student will be able to participate in group critiques. l. Each student will demonstrate interest in sculpture by seeking design information from a variety of sources such as books, periodicals, exhibitions, museums, etc. m. Each student will demonstrate a capacity for synthesis by making sculptures which incorporate and unify disparate elements, processes, motifs and concepts. n. Each student will be able to use vocabulary specific to the sculptural processes 2. PSYCHOMOTOR: (Development of manipulative, work-oriented skills; demonstration of specific process skills) a. The student will develop technical and craftsmanship skills through hands-on work with materials. b. Each student will be able to effectively assemble wood, metal, plastic, and/or other media. c. Each student be able to use subtractive processes, including carving. d. The student will demonstrate flexibility and adaptability by using a variety of technical and conceptual strategies in resolving sculptural problems. e. The student will demonstrate fluency by producing several different solutions to the same problem. f. Each student will use his/her hands and tactile responsiveness as a perceptive sense in creating sculptural form. g. The student will be able to understand shop technology and safety h. The student will be able to control form so that a finished presentation is accomplished, including architectural weight/support sufficiency. i. The student will be able to present or install three-dimensional designs for ideal contextual viewing. j. Each student will be able to orally critique works of sculpture. k. The student will be able to create three-dimensional form, which explores design concepts. l. The student will demonstrate respect for sculptural work 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, 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 sculpture by regular and punctual class attendance. b. The student will demonstrate the ability to follow task 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 sculptural problems and completing assignments in a timely manner - by repeated attempts to resolve or improve upon solutions to sculptural problems, especially in the face of risk taking and failure. e. 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. SUGGESTED STUDENT OUTCOMES FOR CORE COURSES - SCULPTURE I, page 3 f. The student will demonstrate awareness by producing sculptures 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 sculptural works which are personally unique or unusual in character. h. The student will demonstrate confidence by his or her willingness to attempt difficult or complex sculptural problems. i. The student will demonstrate persistence in working on sculpture problems in which neither the problem or the solution is clearly evident or defined. j. Each student will demonstrate the ability to focus on group and personal objectives. k. The student will observe safe studio and shop practices. l. The student will demonstrate an ability to analyze by verbally identifying and articulating the salient elements in particular sculptures. m. Each student will demonstrate the ability to dialogue effectively. n. Each student will demonstrate that the disciplined focus of class objectives can be used as creative stimulus. 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 sculpture 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.