SLO for Art 108
Author: Eileen Doktorski-Marzullo
Draft Date: August 19, 2011
Courses: ART 151, Ceramic Arts
Institutional Learning Outcomes
Communication: The student will communicate effectively, expressing thoughts, goals
and needs through use of appropriate modes and technologies.
Aesthetic Awareness: The student will possess aesthetic awareness.
Social Awareness: The student will demonstrate societal awareness.
Responsibility: The student will display personal and civic responsibility.
Scientific Awareness: The student will possess an awareness of the physical and
biological principles related to science.
Department Learning Outcomes
1) Students will demonstrate problem solving skills in the process of producing art.
2) Students will demonstrate a general awareness of artistic cultures and styles.
3) Students will demonstrate the use of appropriate terminology in evaluating art and
design.
4) Students will develop a collection of works that demonstrate their creative style,
technical skill, and personal approach to subject and media.
Course Learning Objectives
Course Objectives
1.
Apply ceramic terminology
2.
Demonstrate skill and knowledge in hand-building and wheel-throwing
techniques
3.
Distinguish between various ceramic art techniques and describe basic design
elements
4.
Create ceramic projects that employ principles of design
5.
Demonstrate technical skill and safe use of materials and equipment
6.
Distinguish and describe different tools and their use in ceramic art
7.
Demonstrate knowledge in the handling of clay at all its stages from wet to dry
8.
Explain and practice instructed processes for glazing and other forms of surface
decoration
9.
Revise and edit projects at various stages in response to critical analysis
CLO’s or (SLO’s) are based upon objectives 1, 2 and 4 of Course Outline of record:
CLO Scale Components
(1) Apply Ceramic Arts Terminology (essay, verbal presentation, quiz and final exam)
Excellent: Correctly defines terminology, provides specific in-depth discussion of
Ceramic Arts using proper terminology.
Satisfactory: Correct, as above, but may lack full definitions, range of vocabulary or
depth of discussion.
Poor: Ceramic Arts Terminology is not identified or defined adequately. Terms are used
or identified incorrectly or are absent from verbal presentations. Depth of discussion and
appropriate terminology are lacking.
(2) Demonstrates skill in hand-building techniques (Portfolio collection of assigned
projects)
Excellent: Successful bonding of separate elements and consistent clay thickness
throughout. Projects demonstrate deliberate construction and skill using the instructed
technique. Techniques applied to the clay at the optimum stages between wet to dry.
Satisfactory: Adequate bonding of separate elements and consistent clay thickness
throughout. Projects demonstrate adequate intention and skill. Technique application
does not show full consideration of the stages of clay between wet to dry. As a result,
projects may include minimal; cracking, sagging, lumpiness or inconsistent thickness.
Poor: Projects lack adequate intention and skill. Techniques are used incorrectly and
applied to the clay without consideration of the stages of clay between wet to dry. More
than one the following is evident: unsuccessful bonding, visible separation of elements,
cracking, obvious sagging, lumpiness, uneven shrinkage and inconstant thickness.
(4) Create ceramic projects that employ principles of design (Assigned projects)
Excellent: Multiple examples demonstrate a clear understanding of the basic principles of
design. Projects demonstrate texture and surface design using a variety of instructed
techniques; imprinting, tool-marking, incised line, slip decoration, bas-relief carving and
sgraffito. Projects exhibit visual interest from multiple views and balanced proportions
of the parts (foot, body rim) to the whole.
Satisfactory: Examples demonstrate an adequate understanding of the basic principles of
design. Projects demonstrate texture and surface design using a some of the instructed
techniques; imprinting, tool-marking, incised line, slip decoration, bas-relief carving and
sgraffito. Projects exhibit some visual interest from multiple views and adequate
consideration of the proportions of the parts to the whole.
Poor: Portfolio does not show evidence of principles of design as instructed. Projects
demonstrate minimal texture and surface design. Projects do not have sufficient visual
interest from multiple views. There is little or no evidence of planning the proportions.