College of the Redwoods
CURRICULUM PROPOSAL
1.
Division: Arts, Languages, and Social Sciences
2.
Course ID and Number: Art 62
3.
Course Title: Weaving
4.
Discipline(s) (Select from CCC System Office Minimum Qualification for Faculty [copy following web
address and paste into web browser http://www.cccco.edu/divisions/esed/aa_ir/psmq/min_qual/min_quals%20_revApr406.pdf]
Course may fit more than one discipline; identify all that apply):
5.
Check one of the following:
New Course
If curriculum has been offered under a different discipline and/or name, identify the former course:
Change to existing course (course discipline and number are not changing)
Should another course be inactivated?
Title of course to be inactivated:
6.
No
Yes
Inactivation date:
Is course part of a CR Degree/Certificate Program? (If New is selected above, check No) No
Yes
If yes, specify program code(s). (Codes can be found in Outlook/Public Folders/All Public Folders/
Curriculum/Degree and Certificate Programs/choose appropriate catalog year):
Required course
Restricted elective
7.
Provide explanation and justification for addition/change/deletion:
the course outline needs updating
8. List any special materials, equipment, tools, etc. that students must purchase:
9. Will this course have an instructional materials fee? No
Fee: $25
Submitted by:
Lolli Jacobsen
Yes
Tel. Ext. 964 4819 Date: 10/3/07
Division Chair/Director: Justine Shaw
Review Date: 10/18/07
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE USE ONLY
Approved by Curriculum Committee: No
Board of Trustees Approval Date: 12/11/07
Curriculum Proposal (rev. 3.26.07)
Senate Approved: 09.03.04
Yes
Date: 10/26/07
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SUMMARY OF CURRICULUM CHANGES
FOR AN EXISTING COURSE
FEATURES
Catalog Description
(Please include complete
text of old and new catalog
descriptions.)
Grading Standard
OLD
NEW
The course covers plain
weaves, twills, tapestry, rug
knots, lace weaves, and
pattern weaves. The course
also includes an exploration of
tapestry loooms and four
harness looms. Traditional
and contemporary weaving
styles will be presented.
Topics also include pattern
drafting, yarn calculations,
yarns and fibers, finishes and
design principles related to
weaving.
An introduction to weaving on
floor looms, including the topics
of basic weaving skills, fibers and
yarns, loom mechanics, finishes,
and weaving design principles.
The course will also cover a
variety of weave structures,
including plain, twills, overshot,
lace, summer and winter, and
other structures.
Select
Select
2
not repeatable
Total Units
Lecture Units
Lab Units
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Recommended
Preparation
Maximum Class Size
Repeatability—
Maximum Enrollments
Other
If any of the listed features have been modified in the new proposal, indicate the “old” (current) information and
proposed changes.
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College of the Redwoods
COURSE OUTLINE
DATE: 10/3/07
COURSE ID AND NUMBER: Art 62
COURSE TITLE: Weaving
FIRST TERM NEW OR REVISED COURSE MAY BE OFFERED: Spring 2008
TOTAL UNITS: 3
TOTAL HOURS: 108
[Lecture Units: 1.5
[Lecture Hours: 27
Lab Units: 1.5]
Lab Hours: 81]
MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE: 20
GRADING STANDARD
Letter Grade Only
CR/NC Only
Is this course repeatable for additional credit units: No
Grade-CR/NC Option
Yes
If yes, how many total enrollments?
Is this course to be offered as part of the Honors Program? No
Yes
If yes, explain how honors sections of the course are different from standard sections.
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
The catalog description should clearly state the scope of the course, its level, and what kinds of student goals the
course is designed to fulfill.
An introduction to weaving on floor looms, including the topics of basic weaving skills,
fibers and yarns, loom mechanics, finishes, and weaving design principles. The course
will also cover a variety of weave structures, including plain, twills, overshot, lace,
summer and winter, and other structures.
Special notes or advisories:
PREREQUISITES
No
Yes
Course(s):
Rationale for Prerequisite:
Describe representative skills without which the student would be highly unlikely to succeed .
COREQUISITES
No
Yes
Rationale for Corequisite:
Course(s):
RECOMMENDED PREPARATION
No
Yes
Course(s):
Rationale for Recommended Preparation:
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
What should the student be able to do as a result of taking this course? State some of the objectives in terms of
specific, measurable student accomplishments.
1. Choose appropriate materials needed to make a specific project.
2. Master basic weaving skills (treadling, shuttle throwing, bobbin winding, etc.).
3. Calculate, measure, and make a warp, and wind it on a loom.
4. Choose and thread a weave structure.
5. Successfully thread a loom (heddles, heddle hook, harnesses, and weave structure).
6. Control the interlacing (weave structures) while weaving and correct mistakes.
7. Apply simple mechanics to keep looms and equipment working smoothly and
efficiently.
8. Select and execute an appropriate finish suitable to function and materials.
9. Apply design, color, pattern and other principles of art as they relate to weaving .
10. Use weaving as a means of artistic self-expression.
11. Weave one or more successful objects.
12. Evaluate and criticize one's own work.
COURSE CONTENT
Themes: What themes, if any, are threaded throughout the learning experiences in this course?
1. Materials - fibers and yarns.
2. Color and design principles related to weaving.
3. Interlacing -- weave structures (may include plain and twill weaves, point twills,
overshot, lace, summer and winter, or other structures).
4. Planning, calculating, measuring warps.
5. Warping, threading, tying on.
6. Basic weaving skills.
7. Craftspersonship.
8. Finishes and completion.
9. Initiative, originality, personal challenge.
10. Historical, cultural, and artistic expressions in weaving.
Concepts: What concepts do students need to understand to demonstrate course outcomes?
1. The relationship between fibers and yarns and their construction as it affects a
weaving.
2. Techniques for combining materials and stuctures to create weavings.
3. The tools and equipment necessary for successful and efficient weaving.
4. The emotive characteristics, cultural, historic, and artistic contexts of fiber arts in both
western and non-western cultures and how these relate to their own work.
5. Critical thinking (the relationship of all the parts) and problem solving to make it all
work, over-come obstacles.
Issues: What primary issues or problems, if any, must students understand to achieve course outcomes (including
such issues as gender, diversity, multi-culturalism, and class)?
1. The aesthetic and functional similarities and differences between western and nonwestern fiber art forms.
2. The fine arts verses crafts debate in contemporary weaving, and weaving's functional
aspects in light of this debate.
3. How issues of gender and class are expressed and manipulated in fiber art forms.
4. The long and influential historical role of textiles in commerce and culture.
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5. The dialectic between historical/traditional and contemporary/experimental issues in
current art practices.
Skills: What skills must students master to demonstrate course outcomes?
1. Follow directions, listen carefully, and take notes during lectures, critiques, and
demonstrations.
2. Make reasoned choices about appropriate materials, form, and function.
3. Apply principles of art involving color, design, and pattern.
4. Use basic math for calculating materials and patterns.
5. Develop craftspersonship, through practice, to solve problems and fix errors.
6. Complete a weaving that meets its goals of function, finishing, personal achievement.
REPRESENTATIVE LEARNING ACTIVITIES
What will students be doing (e.g., listening to lectures, participating in discussions and/or group activities, attending
a field trip)? Relate the activities directly to the Course Learning Outcomes.
1. View examples of successful and un-successful weavings.
2. Read assigned essays, articles, and diagrams.
3. Listen to lectures about specific topics.
4. Watch demonstrations of specific techniques.
5. Practice (hands on) the topics and techniques that have been introduced.
6. Prepare and present finished projects.
7. Participate in one-on-one and group discussions and critiques.
8. Attend and participate in local art/craft activities--studio tours, gallery opening,
lectures, slide/power point presentations, and fundraising events for the arts, etc..
ASSESSMENT TASKS
How will students show evidence of achieving the Course Learning Outcomes? Indicate which assessments (if any)
are required for all sections.
Representative assessment tasks:
Group and one-on-one critiques.
Required assessments for all sections – to include but not limited to:
Regularly scheduled evaluations of completed assignments to assess the technical skill
development and conceptual comprehension of skill, themes, concepts, and issues
presented in class.
EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TEXTS OR OTHER READINGS
Author, Title, and Date Fields are required
Author Deborah
Chandler
Author Marguerite
Author Anne
Davison
Dixon
Author Naomi
Title
Title
Learning to Weave
Date
1995
Handweaver's Pattern Book
Date
2007
The Handweaver's Pattern Directory
Date
2007
McEneely
Title
Title
Compendium of Finishes Techniques
Date
2003
Other Appropriate Readings:
ourse packet of essays, articles, diagrams, and vocabulary that cover the technical,
thematic, conceptual issues, and skills presented in this course
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PROPOSED TRANSFERABILITY:
CSU
UC
If CSU transferability is proposed (courses numbered
1-99), indicate whether general elective credit or specific
course equivalent credit is proposed.
If specific course equivalent credit is proposed, give
course numbers/ titles of at least two comparable lower
division courses from a UC, CSU, or equivalent
institution.
None
General elective credit
Specific course equivalent
1.
,
(Campus)
2.
,
(Campus)
CURRENTLY APPROVED GENERAL EDUCATION
CR
CSU
IGETC
CR GE Category:
CSU GE Category:
IGETC Category:
PROPOSED CR GENERAL EDUCATION
Rationale for CR General Education approval (including category designation):
Natural Science
Social Science
Humanities
Language and Rationality
Writing
Oral Communications
Analytical Thinking
PROPOSED CSU GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH (CSU GE)
A. Communications and Critical Thinking
A1 – Oral Communication
A2 – Written Communication
A3 – Critical Thinking
C. Arts, Literature, Philosophy, and Foreign
Language
C1 – Arts (Art, Dance, Music, Theater)
C2 – Humanities (Literature,
Philosophy, Foreign Language)
E. Lifelong Understanding and SelfDevelopment
E1 – Lifelong Understanding
E2 – Self-Development
B. Science and Math
B1 – Physical Science
B2 – Life Science
B3 – Laboratory Activity
B4 – Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
D. Social, Political, and Economic Institutions
D0 – Sociology and Criminology
D1 – Anthropology and Archeology
D2 – Economics
D3 – Ethnic Studies
D5 – Geography
D6 – History
D7 – Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral
Science
D8 – Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions
D9 – Psychology
Rationale for inclusion in this General Education category: Same as above
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Proposed Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
1A – English Composition
1B – Critical Thinking-English Composition
1C – Oral Communication (CSU requirement only)
2A – Math
3A – Arts
3B – Humanities
4A – Anthropology and Archaeology
4B – Economics
4E – Geography
4F – History
4G – Interdisciplinary, Social & Behavioral Sciences
4H – Political Science, Government & Legal Institutions
4I – Psychology
4J – Sociology & Criminology
5A – Physical Science
5B – Biological Science
6A – Languages Other Than English
Rationale for inclusion in this General Education category:
Curriculum Proposal (rev. 3.26.07)
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Same as above
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FOR VPAA USE ONLY
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER ART-62
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
1. Department: ARTS Arts
2. Subject: ART
16. CoRequisite Course: None
Course No: 62
17. Recommended Prep: None
3. Credit Type: D Credit Degree Applicable
18. Maximum Class Size: 20
4. Min/Maximum Units: 3.0 to
19. Repeat/Retake: NR No repeats
variable units
5. Course Level: E Not Occupational
20. Count Retakes for Credit:
yes
no
6. Academic Level: UG Undergraduate
21. Only Pass/No Pass:
yes
no
7. Grade Scheme: UG Undergraduate
22. Allow Pass/No Pass:
yes
no
8. Short Title: Weaving
23. VATEA Funded Course:
yes
no
9. Long Title: Weaving
24. Accounting Method: W Weekly Census
10. National ID
11. Local ID
(CIP):
(TOPS):
50.9999
109900
12. Course Types:
 Level One Basic Skills: NBS Not Basic Skills
25. Disability Status: N Not a Special Class
26. Billing Method: T-Term
27. Billing Period: R-Reporting Term
28. Billing Credits: 3.0

Level Two Work Experience:


NWE Not Coop Work Experience
29. Purpose: A Liberal Arts Sciences
Level Three:
30. Articulation No.
Placeholder for GE OR
(CAN):
DOES NOT APPLY
31. Articulation Seq.
Level Four: If GE : Choose One:
32. Transfer Status: B Transfers to CSU only
(CAN):
13. Instructional Method: LL Lecture/Lab
33. Equates to another course?
14. Lec TLUs:
Contact Hours:
Lab TLUs:
Contact Hours:
Lecture/Lab TLUs: 6.75 Contact Hours: 108
34. The addition of this course will inactive
number). Inactive at end of
term.
(course number).
15. Prerequisite: None
Particular Comments for Printed Catalog.
.
Curriculum Approval Date: 10/26/07
Curriculum Proposal (rev. 3.26.07)
Senate Approved: 09.03.04
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(course