Architecture 10001
Arts and Humanities Core
I. Kent Core learning objectives
II. Ohio Transfer Module learning
objectives
III. What corresponding learning
outcomes are included in this course?
Acquire critical thinking and problem solving
skills
Evaluate arguments in a logical fashion;
competence in analysis and logical argument
8] Critically evaluate and interpret buildings
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with insight into the interrelated nature of the
functional elements, processes and
approaches expressed in their form.
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Apply principles of effective written and oral
communication
Communicate effectively
8] Critically evaluate and interpret buildings
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with insight into the interrelated nature of the
functional elements, processes and
approaches expressed in their form.
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1] Understand the factors and thought
processes involved in determining the spaces
and their arrangement in a building to
accommodate the activities expected in its
use.
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Broaden their imagination and develop their
creativity
IV. What method(s) will be used to
assess student learning?
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Cultivate their natural curiosity and begin a
lifelong pursuit of knowledge
Develop competencies and values vital to
responsible uses of information and
technology
5] Understand the processes needed to build: exam and paper
legal code requirements, fundamentals of
building economics and the methods
architects practice to coordinate these
processes.
Engage in independent thinking, develop their Engage in our democratic society; be active
7] Apply the factors, functional elements,
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own voice and vision, and become informed, and informed citizens; develop a disposition to principles, processes and approaches covered
responsible citizens
participate in and contribute to our
in this course to analyze decisions made in the
democracy
design of a building.
Improve their understanding of issues and
behaviors concerning inclusion, community
and tolerance
Increase their awareness of ethical
implications of their own and others’ actions
Integrate their major studies into the broader
context of a liberal education
Strengthen quantitative reasoning skills
V. What evidence of this assessment will
be presented annually for the five-year
Kent Core review of this course?
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Acquire an understanding of our global and
diverse culture and society
2] Understand the environmental, human and exam
material factors considered in determining
how the building filters and modifies the
environment for people’s comfort.
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4] Understand the properties of form, the
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elements of geometry, the principles of visual
perception used to organize them and how
they convey meaning about the building.
3] Understand the structural principles of
building materials and their assembled
systems to withstand the forces of nature and
human use to safely support the building.
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Understand basic concepts of the academic
discipline
Employ the methods of inquiry characteristic 6] Understand the historical development of exam 3
of natural sciences, social sciences and the arts modern approaches to architecture and styles
and humanities
over the three centuries since the industrial
revolution in terms of the changing cultural
contexts: technological, political, economic,
ecological and social.
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