Curriculum Management and Renewal Plan 2
IntroductionWelcome to the curriculum management and renewal plan for the Art Institute of Seattle(AIS). The Seattle campus is one of over 40 locations across North America. Each individuallocation is made up of separate departments that focus on one discipline and curriculum ismanaged separately with a common thread of general education courses that are common to alldepartments. General Education courses are designed to integrate required curriculum such asMathematics, English and History with needed skills in each department. The focus of this paperis to develop a curriculum management and renewal plan for the Interactive Media Departmentthat can further integrate department curriculum with industry standards and potential employerskill set needs.Each specific department evaluates curriculum based on a general national assessment of industry standards and each individual school evaluates local industry needs through a“Professional Appraisal Committee” or PAC meetings. These meetings are comprised of administrators, faculty members and industry leaders in each facet of a department’s discipline.Through these meetings, student surveys, and faculty meetings, needs are recorded and broughtto a “Curriculum Task Force” to evaluate. According to The Art Institute Faculty Handbook (2008), each time a new program is being considered for The Art Institutes or an existingprogram is going to be evaluated and revised, a Curriculum Task Force may be convened. ACurriculum Task Force is generally composed of one Dean of Academic Affairs (usually theChairperson), faculty members in the specific program, and Academic Affairs Staff.
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