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COURSE OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
 | Demonstrate an understanding of the
meaning of North American popular culture, its roots, its major icons, and its
present effect on the world;
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| Demonstrate an understanding of the
wide range of effects, both positive and negative, that American ideologies
(e.g. individualism, consumerism, technology, Hollywood, television, and ‘pop’)
have had on the world;
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| Demonstrate an understanding of a wide
variety of popular culture issues, showing how each issue is related to and
interdependent upon others;
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| Develop an ‘iconographic
consciousness’ of popular culture that is based in psychology, showing how
major popular culture icons (e.g. rugged men, father figures, "dumb
blondes," the Madonna/Jezebel dichotomy, etc.) are examples of a human need
to externalize familial and psychic symbols.
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GENERIC SKILLS DEVELOPED IN THE
COURSE
Communication
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
| Demonstrate the ability to identify main
concepts and ideas in the verbal and written content of course. |
| Further the ability to communicate clearly
in verbal and written form.
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| Demonstrate sensitivity to issues of
diversity in oral and written skills.
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Analytical Reasoning
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
Interpersonal Skills
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
| Develop strong active listening skills in
their interactions with all other classroom participants. |
| Dialogue and debate about controversial
issues in constructive and respectful ways. |
| Participate fully in a collaborative
learning environment.
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GENERAL EDUCATION GOALS
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
GENERAL EDUCATION LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
| Utilize, in the course of their
work, an understanding of the socio-historical context of North American
popular culture and practice to further their art (e.g. culinary arts, graphic
arts, etc.)
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| Use their understanding of the complex
interconnections between 'trends' and current popular culture phenomena to
anticipate successfully the next wave of art or business.
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| Apply their understanding of popular
culture movements (both in North America and worldwide) and their impact on
contemporary problems, in order to make their art relevant and socially
conscious.
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| Understand their own place in the
world of art using their knowledge of how each popular culture movement is
interconnected with its contemporaries and of how widespread successful pop
culture trends are.
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| Exercise, in their work ethics, a
culturally-sensitive analysis of popular culture as a tool of socioeconomic and
cultural proliferation.
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| Apply, in their work and art, an
awareness of the semiotics of a wide variety of popular culture icons, their
meanings (both manifest and latent), and their impacts.
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Effect action and
concrete change in the community through positive use of their media literacy
skills.
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Utilize their
critical skills to expect reliability and substance in all of their learning
experiences.
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