Faculty Profile

Ruth West

Title
Professor
Department
Design
College
College of Visual Arts and Design
Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
College of Engineering
Professor
Biological Sciences
College of Science

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
MFA, University of California, Los Angeles, 2002. 
Major: Design|Media Arts
MA, Antioch University, Los Angeles, California, 1990. 
Major: Clinical Psychology
BS, University of California, Los Angeles, 1983. 
Major: Microbiology





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
ASTU 3030.501, Computer Applications in the Visual Arts, Spring 2021 Syllabus
ASTU 3030.502, Computer Applications in the Visual Arts, Spring 2021 Syllabus
CSCE 3996.702, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Spring 2021 
ART 5900.754, Special Problems, Spring 2021 


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    ASTU 3030.501, Computer Applications in the Visual Arts, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3030.502, Computer Applications in the Visual Arts, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CSCE 3996.003, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Fall 2020 
                    

                    CSCE 4940.824, Special Computer Application Problem, Fall 2020 
                    

                    ART 5900.754, Special Problems, Fall 2020 
                    

                    ASTU 3030.501, Computer Applications in the Visual Arts, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    CSCE 4890.724, Directed Study, Spring 2020 
                    

                    ASTU 3030.502, Computer Applications in the Visual Arts, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CSCE 4940.824, Special Computer Application Problem, Fall 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    ART 5900.754, Special Problems, Fall 2018 
                    

                    ADES 4900.009, Special Problems, Spring 2018 
                    

                    CSCE 5900.824, Special Problems, Fall 2017 
                    

                    CSCE 5934.824, Directed Study, Spring 2017 
                    

                    ART 5900.754, Special Problems, Spring 2017 
                    

                    CSCE 5900.824, Special Problems, Fall 2016 
                    

                    ASTU 5000.754, Topics in Studio Art, Fall 2016 
                    

                    ASTU 4000.754, Topics in Studio Practice, Fall 2016 
                    

                    ART 5900.754, Special Problems, Spring 2016 
                    

                    ASTU 5000.504, Topics in Studio Art, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4000.504, Topics in Studio Practice, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 5000.504, Topics in Studio Art, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4000.504, Topics in Studio Practice, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    ART 4910.754, Special Problems, Spring 2015 
                    

                    CSCE 5900.817, Special Problems, Spring 2015 
                    

                    ASTU 5000.502, Topics in Studio Art, Spring 2015 
                    

                    ASTU 4000.502, Topics in Studio Practice, Spring 2015 
                    

                    ASTU 5450.501, New Media Studio, Fall 2014 
                    

                    ART 4900.754, Special Problems, Fall 2014 
                    

                    ART 4900.754, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2014 
                    

                    ART 5900.754, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2014 
                    

                    ART 4900.754, Special Problems, Spring 2014 
                    

                    SLIS 6900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2014 

          


          
*
  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  

  	

		

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					Overall
Summative Rating		
					Challenge and
Engagement Index		
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out of 5		
					
out of 7		
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 of 
students responded		
					
					
				

			
		


		
    
			
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    
			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
    • The course as a whole was
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    • The course content was
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
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    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
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  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    
			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
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    • The intellectual challenge presented was
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
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    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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