San Antonio College

Department

of

Journalism-Photography

Degree program learning

outcomes and measures

for photography

San Antonio College

Degree Program Learning Outcomes & Measures

Date: Jan. 5, 2006

Division: College of Arts & Science Dean: William Richardson

Department/Discipline: Journalism -Photography

Chair/Director: Chester F. Hunt

--- Loftin Student Center Room 204

1300 San Pedro Ave., San Antonio, TX 78212-4299

Telephone: (210) 733-2870 -- Fax: (210) 733-2868 -- Email: cfhunt@accd.edu
I. Degree: Associate in Arts in Photography

II. Expected Program Learning Outcomes:

Students who successfully complete the photography major and/or transfer to a four-year college or university or take journalism or photography courses in support of other college programs will be able to:

• Perform in media work as a designer or photojournalist

• Demonstrate marketable skills in designing and photographing

• Effectively communicate and interact with peers and supervisors in a professional work setting either in media work or a photography business

• Demonstrate a knowledge of current trends and future possibilities in the field

• Demonstrate a knowledge of cultural diversity in a global society

• Participate in meaningful dialogues and conversations as educated people

• Demonstrate leadership skills in media and/or photography career areas and the community

III. Measures of Program Learning Outcomes:

A. To ensure that our program/unit reaches these goals, our faculty members pursue the following outcomes:

Arrange content in patterns to develop a well-rounded photography experience

Show understanding of the major periods of photography’s history

Offer speaker programs and visits by professionals to encourage professionalism

Provide information for career decisions

Show understanding of photo ethics and law and copyright principles

Offer information for making informed business and marketing decisions

Laboratory Experiences

B. To achieve these program/unit outcomes, faculty members employ the following strategies:

Student Records (GPA)

Student Retention (completing sequential courses)

Comprehensive Final Examination

Course Evaluations

Written Critiques

Laboratory Experiences

Portfolios

IV. List of courses in support of degree programs:

COMM 1318, Photography 1

COMM 1319, Photography 2

COMM 1316, News Photography 1

COMM 1317, News Photography 2

COMM 2324, Practicum in Electronic Media (Digital)

PHOT 1372, Portrait Photography

PHOT 2372, Commercial Photography

PHOT 2373, Photographic Perceptual Design

V. Department Faculty and Staff

Chair: Chester F. “Chet” Hunt

Full-Time

Irene Abrego, Instructor

Chester F. Hunt, Assistant Professor

Yuk-Kwong Edmund Lo, Instructor

James McBride, Professor

Marianne Odom, Instructor

Frederick J. Whitecotton, Assistant Professor

Part-Time

Ben Gremillion, Lecturer

Cynthia Sims, Lecturer

Gerald W. Townsend, Assistant Professor

W. Scott Vallance, Lecturer

APPROVED:
(SIGNATURE OF DEAN)

DATE:

Five-Year Review Assessments and academic-related recommendations were addressed in this document by filling a full-time position, and faculty have addressed the problem of decreasing enrollment by sponsoring two high school conferences each year. We have begun the process to reallocate or remodel space in the department to allow for larger classes and office space for advisers, and we have tried to improve communication with counselors to encourage majors with problems with basic skills to enroll in developmental courses.