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Ruth West

Title
Associate Professor
Department
Design
College
College of Visual Arts and Design

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*

ART 5900.754, Special Problems, Fall 1 2018

* 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*

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 Syllabus
ASTU 5000.754, Topics in Studio Art, Fall 2016 Syllabus
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 Syllabus 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		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
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
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • 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
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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