Queensborough Community College
ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEW
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSE
Program reviewed:
A.A.S., Digital Art and Design
Date of site visit:
May 7, 2014
QCC Review Committee:
Prof. Anissa Mack, Art and Design
QCC Department Chair
Prof. Bob Rogers, Art and Design
External Reviewer:
Prof. Jillian McDonald
Art and Art History
Pace University
Action Plan Reviewed:
October 23, 2014
Approved:
Dr. Paul Marchese
Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs
June 2014
The Office of Academic Affairs supports the action items below in response to the program
review process conducted for the Digital Art and Design degree program.
A. Curricular changes
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Convene a curriculum committee to address course and program curricular issues
(convened and ongoing).
Modify the curriculum from an A.A.S. to an A.S. degree program (curricular revision is being
worked on and will be submitted to the curriculum committee in fall 2014).
Adjust all courses to the three-credit level to conform to the higher education standard
(completed).
Develop an articulation agreement with Queens College for transfer into the BFA program in
Graphic Design (meetings have been scheduled).
Explore the possibility of providing faculty with software used in the classroom and with
software training.
B. Timetable for assessment
Conduct course assessment of major courses in the program according to the five-year schedule
below:
Course
ARTS 121 2D Design
ARTS 122 3D Design
ARTS 151 Drawing 1
ARTH 100 Intro Survey
of Art
ARTH 225 History of
Graphic Design
ARTS 141 Intro. Photo
ARTS 291 Electronic
Imaging
ARTS 290 Advertising
Design and Layout
ARTS 292 Desktop
Publishing
ARTS 293 Design for
Motion Graphics
ARTS 192 Web
Animation
Previous
no.
AR 121
AR 122
AR 251
AR 310
Latest
AR 325
N/A
X
AR 461
AR 473
F ‘13
F ‘13
X
AR 541
F ‘13
AR 543
F ‘13
AR 544
N/A
AR 642
N/A
S ‘11
F ‘13
S ‘13
S ‘13
S
‘14
X
F
‘14
S
‘15
F
‘15
S
‘16
X
F
‘16
S
‘17
X
S
‘18
X
F
‘18
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
F
‘17
X
X
X
C. Student recruitment and student support activities
As part of the accreditation process occurring in the department for the Visual and Performing
Arts degree program, Art and Design concentration, develop a more faculty-centered
advisement model that coordinates and collaborates with the Academy advisers.
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