Apr 20, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 [Archived Catalog]

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ART 3960 - Student Design Agency: OU Design Collaborative in the Community


This course emphasizes incorporating design theory and practice in the applied context of a professional design studio setting. Student designers are responsible for the creation and production of communications solutions for on-campus and off-campus community partners, with an emphasis on partnering with nonprofit organizations and within the Ohio Valley Center for Collaborative Arts.

Requisites: Permission required
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 4.0 studio
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to deploy the formal and conceptual vocabulary of design in conversation with peers and community partners.
  • Students will be able to collaborate creatively with peers in the context of a practicing design group.
  • Students will be able to collaborate effectively with with diverse constituencies, adapting to the sometimes unpredictable nature of client-based projects.
  • Students will be able to apply individual skills in creative thinking and visual expression to develop and implement visual solutions to communications problems.
  • Students will be able to use interpersonal communication and project management skills to define design problems and administer the process of solving them.
  • Students will be able to deliver presentations to community collaborators with confidence, clarity, and thoroughness.



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