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 C-2 Humanities / Fine Arts: Art and Culture of the World

ARTS 2004, History of Contemporary American Music, Area C-2

 

Course Learning Outcome

University Core Curriculum Learning Outcome(s)

Performance Criterion

Results, by section

(Please  total the results of all sections)

Discuss the evolution of American popular music from the blues to contemporary music, in writing and/or in oral presentations.

  1. Demonstrate an ability to make informed aesthetic judgments about the arts, such as visual, performing, and literary.

70% of students will score a 70 or better on the final exam.

SPSU added Arts 2004 as a C2 course option in fall, 2007. Since being added to Area C2, the course has only been offered once (fall, 2007). The course will undergo a general education assessment in fall, 2008.

 

Demonstrate an understanding of the role of American classical music in the evolution of contemporary American music.

  1. Demonstrate an ability to make informed aesthetic judgments about the arts, such as visual, performing, and literary.

 

70% of students will score a C or higher on in-class presentations on a contemporary American classical composer.

SPSU added Arts 2004 as a C2 course option in fall, 2007. Since being added to Area C2, the course has only been offered once (fall, 2007). The course will undergo a general education assessment in fall, 2008.

 

Analyze the historical and cultural context of contemporary American music and its place in popular culture.

  1. Demonstrate an ability to analyze and interpret oral and written arguments and materials
  2. Demonstrate an ability to make informed aesthetic judgments about the arts, such as visual, performing, and literary.

 

70% of students will score a C or higher on in-class “music and children’s literature” presentation.

 

SPSU added Arts 2004 as a C2 course option in fall, 2007. Since being added to Area C2, the course has only been offered once (fall, 2007). The course will undergo a general education assessment in fall, 2008.

 

 

 

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