Senior Review
Overview
A review of each student’s accumulated work will be held during the senior year. This is done to ensure that students have developed technical proficiency in a variety of studio arts skills and achieved an acceptable level of competency with a variety of media and materials. Students must be prepared to intelligently and professionally discuss their goals, progress, and outcomes during the scheduled ART 490 Senior Exhibit and/or ART 411 Senior Portfolio (depending on major concentration). Students enrolled in ART 490 Senior Exhibit must sign up for an exhibit time by April 15 the year prior to graduation. Students are required to dress professionally during exhibit/portfolio reviews.
The Review Process
Seniors will be evaluated by demonstrating the following (see Digital Portfolio Contents):
- Skill development and technical proficiency
- Problem solving and critical thinking
- Competency with various media
- Aesthetic growth and formalism
- Content and context with regard to subject matter
- Visual presentation of works
- Verbalization, oral presentation, and written communication
Digital Portfolio Contents:
One week prior to the student’s exhibit and/or portfolio review, the ART490 Senior Exhibit and/or ART411 Senior Portfolio student must submit the following information to their course hand-in folder on the G drive.
- 20 jpeg images of works completed after the Sophomore Review (semesters #4-#8)
- Student Exit Interview (see below)
- A 500-word typed formal written analysis of one work completed in a studio course preceding Art 200
- A corresponding image list of the 20 works submitted for review
Components of the Senior Review Assessment
Artwork will be reviewed based on the following expectations:
E=exceeds, M=meets, A=approaches, D=does not meet, N=not demonstrated
Current Work Assessment (list courses)
General Evaluation:
Demonstrates technical competency with various media
Demonstrates aesthetic growth/formalism
Synthesizes content/context/subject matter
Composes a visual presentation of works
Composes an oral and written presentation about works
Comparison Analysis of Assessment Data: (Sophomore to Senior Review)
Artwork will be reviewed based on the following expectations: I=improved, N=no change, D=diminished
Demonstrates technical competency with various media
Demonstrates aesthetic growth/formalism
Synthesizes content/context/subject matter
Composes a visual presentation of works
Composes an oral and written presentation about works
Student Exit Interview:
Students are asked to complete an exit interview and to answer the following questions (include name, date, and major):
- What do you believe was the most beneficial part of your Art and Design education at Wayne State College?
- What is your greatest concern about the nature of your education in Art and Design?
- Where do you plan to go from here, and what are your goals (job, internship, graduate study, residency program)?
- Where can we contact you in the future (a permanent address where we can keep in touch with you)?