PHOT 81D: Intermediate Photography; Digital
Stage 5
Steven Raskin
Basic Information
| Number of Outcomes | 7 |
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| Number of Outcomes Assessed | 7 |
| Assessment Frequency | Every semester |
| Analysis Frequency | Every semester |
| Detail Link | Link |
Course Information
| Number of Course Sections | 1 |
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| Number of Instructors | 1 |
Improvement Details
| Details | Adobe Lightroom topics were compressed towards the front end of the semester, with more emphasis placed on using Photoshop and integrating a Lightroom-to-Photoshop workflow. Printing was also integrated into the curriculum this semester, allowing students to complete all of their coursework production in-house. |
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Assessment Methods
| Methods | Outcomes E and G were assessed through direct observation of Final Projects. Outcome F was assessed through evaluation of assignments related to workflow techniques. |
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Assessment Data Discussion and Analysis
| Term | Spring 2014 |
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| How and With Whom | Bob McAteer Bob Nishihira Jeff Weston |
| Number Assessed | 16 |
| Data Summary | Evaluation of Final Projects indicate that 69% of students scored 4 or 5 (out of 5 total). 6% scored 3, and 25% scored less than 3. In this case, all 4 of the 16 assessed students did not produce a final project, primarily as a result of cessation of attendance after the final withdrawal date was passed. Additionally, via digital submission of assignment image files, it was determined that 12 of 16 assessed students scored 3 or higher in their ability to utilize workflow techniques. |
| Planned Improvements | More emphasis should be placed on metadata use as a way to enhance students' image library organizational potential. This was determined by examining metadata content for all assignments submitted. Organization skills are an essential aspect of this course, so scores should be improved. |
| Program Review Link | No answer |
Future Plans
| Term | Fall 2014 |
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| Activities | Revision of outcomes and assessment methods (measurements), Assessment (measurement) of outcomes, Analysis and discussion of assessment data and next steps, Implementation of planned changes and reassessment |
| Details | During the first 1/4 of the term, additional in-class and out-of-class assignments will be devised that will stress and assess organizational and primary editing skills. |
| Highlights | This PHOT 81D section was a "dream" class. The students were engaged, inquisitive, mutually supportive, applied course material towards improving their images, seamlessly blended technical with aesthetic concerns, and had fun while becoming accomplished photographers. 4 of the 13 students who applied for the $500 Yefim Cherkis Scholarship in our department were current students in this PHOT 81D section (no other course had more than 1 student representative), and it was one of those 4 students who won the competition via the Final Project produced this term for this class. |