Assessment Plan—Fine Arts
2014/15
I. Mission Statement
The mission of the Fine Arts program is to provide students with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts within a liberal arts tradition.
The program introduces students to a foundation of drawing, design, and art history, and moves them into an exploration of art through
many 2-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional media, New Media and Inter-media art making concepts and practices. Students in the major learn
to express and analyze visual and conceptual aspects of art. The degree will prepare students for a wide variety of career possibilities, such
as working in the areas of commercial arts, graphic arts, Media Arts, arts administration, art education and the pursuit of their own fine arts
career. In addition, the program will prepare students who wish to pursue a graduate degree in the fine arts.
The mission of the Fine Arts program connects directly with the mission of Indiana University Kokomo in that it provides a
recognized undergraduate baccalaureate degree program in Fine Arts. In keeping with the overall IU Kokomo mission, the Fine Arts
program “enhances creative work” and strengthens the “cultural vitality of the region” (IU Kokomo Mission Statement).
II. Program Goals and Student Learning Outcomes
A. Program goals connected to mission
The stated goals identify key elements (both knowledge and skills) of the Fine Arts program’s mission.
B. Goals
I. Goal #1: Knowledge of historical and contemporary artworks
Outcomes:
Students should be able to
A. Identify major artists and artistic works in the visual arts
Components:
1. Be able to cite referenced work or reflected work in historic continuum.
2. Be able to describe major art movements within the history of art.
3. Be able to identify major artists and works from major periods of art history.
B. Understand the relationship of contemporary works to art history
Components:
1. Be able to describe the historical referenced work in the contemporary artwork.
C. Position artistic works within cultural and intellectual history
Components:
1. Be able to verbalize the connections between the making of the art and the time of its making.
2. Be able to write about how and why a certain cultural or historical period affected an art movement.
D. Compare and contrast artistic works within cultural and intellectual contexts
Components:
1. Be able to describe contemporary art connections to the history of art.
II. Goal #2: Technical/Formal Skills
Outcomes:
Students should be able to
A. Utilize arts elements to produce aesthetically resolved artworks
Components:
1. Understand basic 2D and 3D design principles and application
2. Understand the use of materials and methods in theory and application
3. Understand observational drawing
B. Demonstrate appropriate use of tools, technology, and processes in the creation of the visual arts
C. Understand that arts elements, such as color, line, rhythm, space, form, and time may be combined selectively to
elicit a specific aesthetic response
D. Demonstrate an understanding of correct safety methods/procedures and proper use of art equipment and
supplies
III. Goal #3: Creative Expression
Outcomes:
Students should be able to
A. Construct their individual artistic direction
Components:
1. Write and artist statement.
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2. Verbalize the artistic theory behind the making of their artwork.
B. Understand creative voice as it relates to historical and contemporary art
Components:
1. Verbalize the historic and contemporary references in their artwork.
2. Be prepared to defend their artwork to intellectual scrutiny.
C. Analyze and evaluate their work and others through class discussions and critiques
Components:
1. Make thoughtful comments with references in critiques.
2. Add constructive and critical commentary to the critique discussions.
IV. Goal #4: Communication in Art
Outcomes:
Students should be able to
A. Demonstrate use of visual vocabulary for analyzing art
Components:
1. Verbalize or write regarding the elements and principles behind their artwork and others
2. Verbalize or write regarding the theory behind their artwork and others.
B. Discuss historical and contemporary conceptual issues in art and design
Components:
1. Show and understanding of the historical continuum of art as it manifests in the current.
2. Show an understanding of the concept, social, intellectual, emotional, historical references in their work
and others.
C. Write about art history, contemporary art, and art theory
V. Goal #5: Professional Practices
Outcomes:
Students should be able to
A. Demonstrate a high degree of professionalism in presenting and exhibiting their work
Components:
1. use proper framing and mounting techniques
2. organize a portfolio of art
3. understand gallery practices about display and presentation
B. Write about their art-making process
1. construct an art resume
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2. write an artist statement
C. Faculty involvement in setting the goals and outcomes
The fine arts faculty worked to create and flesh out the learning goals, outcomes, and components in the summer of
2009 based on the assessment narrative created during the degree approval process in 2007-08. The fine arts faculty updated
our courses and goals/outcomes at the end of 2011.
III. Curriculum Map
Please see Curriculum Map on attached pages.
IV. Planned Assessment Activities for 2014/15
Outcomes to be assessed:
II. Goal #2: Technical/Formal Skills
Outcomes:
Students should be able to
A. Utilize arts elements to produce aesthetically resolved artworks
Components:
1. Understand basic 2D and 3D design principles and application
3. Understand observational drawing
A. How assessed:
Goal #2 Outcome A Component 1 and 3 will be assessed through the collection of drawing portfolios in the spring,
summer, and fall semesters. One line drawing of objects, one value drawing, one perspective drawing, and one portrait
drawing will be collected from each fine arts major from F100 Fundamental Studio: Drawing and/or S200 Drawing I. We
will also add a collection of materials from F102 Fundamental Studio: Introduction to 2-D Design. We will evaluate the art
students’ technical skills in value and color through the collection and assessment of the value and color scheme projects.
B. Performance criteria:
We will look for an understanding of sighting and measuring techniques, value structure, linear perspective, and facial
proportions by rating the drawings as ‘meets standards’, ‘below standards’ or ‘exceeds standards’.
C. Our benchmark for this goal is that 90% of art majors meet the criteria above.
V. Ongoing Assessment
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A. Status: Assessment in Fine Arts is just beginning and is still ongoing. We have made progress in identifying courses on our
Curriculum Map which address each of the goals in our assessment plan. We have also set the foundation for our assessment goals
and outcomes this year. Our biggest challenge is to determine how these outcomes will be assessed. It is difficult to determine what
hard data can be collected and assessed in an art program.
B. Timeline: We hope to move to assessing the Goal #3 Creative Expression in the next few years. These components reflect the
basis of all art creation and will best be assessed through our upper level courses. We would like to wait to assess the art historical
outcomes until the art history adjuncts have had time to get established. As students move through the program and reach the
upper levels Goal #5 will be important to look at.
C. Resources requested: We do not need any resources at this time.
Fine Art Major Assessment Rubric (Goal #2.A.1, 2.A.3)
Circle the evaluation that best describes the overall critique.
Goal 2.A.3
Understand
Observational
Drawing
(Object
Drawing)
Goal 2.A.3
Understand
Observational
Drawing
(Perspective
Drawing)
Goal 2.A.3
Understand
Observational
Drawing
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Drawing)
Goal 2.A.3
Understand
Observational
Drawing
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Drawing)
Exceeds
Standards
Meets
Standards
Below
Standards
Exceeds
Standards
Meets
Standards
Below
Standards
Exceeds
Standards
Meets
Standards
Below
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Exceeds
Standards
Meets
Standards
Below
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Goal 2.A.1
2-D Design
Principles
Goal 2.A.1
2-D Design
Principles
Goal 2.A.1
2-D Design
Principles
Goal 2.A.1
2-D Design
Principles
Exceeds
Standards
Meets
Standards
Below
Standards
Exceeds
Standards
Meets
Standards
Below
Standards
Exceeds
Standards
Meets
Standards
Below
Standards
Exceeds
Standards
Meets
Standards
Below
Standards
Curriculum Map—Fine Arts Courses (Foundation, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Metalsmithing, Ceramics, and Sculpture)
F100
F101
F102
S200
S301
S230
S331
S431
S240
S341
S445
S270
S371
S471
S472
U401
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Curriculum Map—Fine Arts Courses (Art History, Philosophy of Art, Digital Media, Senior Capstone)
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The column on the left represents the goals and outcomes listed in part II of the report. Titles of all courses are listed on the
last page.
Course Titles—Fine Arts
F100 Fundamental Studio Drawing
F101 Fundamental Studio 3D
F102 Fundamental Studio 2D
S200 Drawing I
S301 Drawing II
S230 Painting I
S331 Painting II
S431 Painting III
S240 Introduction to Printmaking Media
S341 Printmaking II Intaglio
S445 Relief Printmaking Media
S270 Sculpture I
S371 Sculpture II
S471 Sculpture III
S472 Sculpture IV
U401 Special Topics in Studio Art: Figure Drawing
A101 Ancient and Medieval Art
A102 Renaissance though Modern Art
A200 Topics in Art History: Foreign Study in Italian Art
A340 Topics in Modern Art: 18th and 19th Century European Art
A342 20th Century Art
U305 Art and Music of the 20th Century
A170 Women in the History of Art
P383 Philosophy of Art
T320 Video Art
U200 Digital Art
U370 2-D Animation
S400 Independent Study: Senior Capstone
S260 Ceramics I
S280 Metalsmithing I
S381 Metalsmithing II
S481 Metalsmithing III
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