ARCH 10011 - Survey of Architecture I
Architecture
Arts and Humanities Core
I. Kent Core learning objectives
II. Ohio Transfer Module learning
objectives
Acquire critical thinking and problem solving
skills
Evaluate arguments in a logical fashion;
Become familiar with the ways in which
competence in analysis and logical argument historians’ interpretations of topics change
over time, due to their own cultural and
political outlook. Gain experience of the
process of architectural research and the
critical evaluation of research materials.
Exercise I - Analysis of how arguments use
Scores on specific tasks will be included within
evidence (Engineers vs. Aliens). Exercise 3 rubrics for these assignments and will be
Brief paper comparing historical accounts of a tracked.
monument.
Apply principles of effective written and oral
communication
Communicate effectively
Students will learn to organize arguments
about historical monuments, situating
examples within a rich, narrative context
supported by evidence.
Exercise 3 - Brief paper analyzing historical
narratives. Essay questions on three exams.
Broaden their imagination and develop their
creativity
Students will learn to appreciate
compositional principles and formal ordering
systems in architecture.
Exercise 2 on Roman house plans invites
Samples of student work for Exercise 2.
students to apply compositional and planning
ideas.
Cultivate their natural curiosity and begin a
lifelong pursuit of knowledge
Develop competencies and values vital to
responsible uses of information and
technology
Engage in independent thinking, develop their Engage in our democratic society; be active
own voice and vision, and become informed, and informed citizens; develop a disposition
responsible citizens
to participate in and contribute to our
democracy
Improve their understanding of issues and
Acquire an understanding of our global and
behaviors concerning inclusion, community
diverse culture and society
and tolerance
None are specifically geared to this objective.
Gain experience of the process of
architectural research and the critical
evaluation of research materials.
Become familiar with the ways in which
historians’ interpretations of topics change
over time, due to their own cultural and
political outlook.
Understand how forms and ideas developed in
one cultural context may be re-interpeted in
response to religious and political
transformations.
Exercise 3 - Requires careful evaluation of and Scores for quality of citations and research
citation of sources, use of library databases. included in rubric for exercise 3.
Increase their awareness of ethical
implications of their own and others’ actions
None are specifically geared to this objective.
Integrate their major studies into the broader
context of a liberal education
Strengthen quantitative reasoning skills
Understand basic concepts of the academic
discipline
III. What corresponding learning
outcomes are included in this course?
IV. What method(s) will be used to
assess student learning?
V. What evidence of this assessment
will be presented annually for the fiveyear Kent Core review of this course?
Scores for effective communication will be
included in rubrics for these assessments and
tracked.
Each exercise requires students to make an
independent argument and to participate
appreciatively in dialogue with other voices.
Particularly relevant for Exercise 3, which
includes a score for attention to voicing and
clarity/naturity of authorial voice.
Essay questions on the second and third
exams deal specifically with this issue in
relation to Christian basilicas and early
mosques.
Scores for relevant essay questions will be
tracked.
None
None
The built environment is inherently
None
interdisciplinary, and disciplinary connections
are highlighted in the lectures.
None
Become aware of the quantitative and
geometric principles that underly design
traditions.
Employ the methods of inquiry characteristic Situate monuments within a rich description
of natural sciences, social sciences and the
of the institutional, religious and social
arts and humanities
concerns of their creators. Learn to read
simple architectural graphics and understand
basic architectural vocabulary. Understand
compositional and ordering systems.
Specific exam questions deal with
proportional systems and geometries
Scores on relevant multiple choice and short
answer questions will be tracked.
Six slide quizzes on visual recognition of
Scores on slide quizzes and exams will be
monuments and terms. Exercise 2 requires
tracked.
understanding of plans and their conventions.
Three exams predominantly include questions
related to these objectives.