JOUR 37 - Introduction to Photojournalism - Stage 5 - Jessica Lifland
Assessment
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| Assessment Description | Critique sessions with students on photographic assignments, such as portraits, live action sports coverage, and the human interest photo essay. Some of the questions posed in course quizzes included 1. Please describe how one tells a story using visual images? and What skills and techniques are necessary to execute a photojournalistic assignment? Assessed the strengths and weaknesses of their exit assignment -- a portfolio of their photographic work. |
| Learning Outcomes | ALL |
| Number of Sections | 1 |
| Number of Instructors | 1 |
| Number of Students | 20 |
Data Analysis
| Data Shared With | Faculty and staff within our department |
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| Data Sharing Methods | Face-to-face meetings |
| Data Summary | A great majority of the students were able to answer correctly the question related to photography as a tool for story telling. Also, 80% of the students understood that creating visually compelling photographs are a key ingredient for news publications and magazines. |
| Analysis Summary | A great majority of the students met the learning outcomes when they demonstrated through their photographs effective use of photographic techniques taught in the course pertaining to lighting, depth of field, and varying camera angles. Their overall success in the course was also reflected in their portfolios --very polished and professionally produced. |
| Next Steps Planned | No answer |
| Learning Outcomes | No answer |
Tentative Future Plans
| Term | Fall 2013 |
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| More Details | Review of survey questions posed. Assess the effectiveness of our measuring tools. Possibly develop some dialogue with the Department of Photography particularly as it relates to Student Learning Outcomes and future collaborations. |
SLO Details Storage Location
HARD COPY - In a department filing system (department office)