Student Learning Outcomes

Discipline: Arts - CEA: Television & Film Unit

Course Name	Course Number	Objectives
Introduction to Podcasting	R-TV 17	Demonstrate an understanding of the development of Internet radio and podcasting. Analyze the connection between traditional radio and Internet radio. Develop interactive strategies between Internet radio and traditional radio. Demonstrate the ability to utilize audience principals in gaining listenership. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the differences between terrestrial and Internet radio. Students will be able to correctly prepare a podcast for transmission. Demonstrate the ability to work within the changing arena of regulation and control of non-traditional radio. Correctly prepare a podcast for transmission. Demonstrate the ability to apply for music and content licensing. Demonstrate the application of streaming audio. Create and apply Internet radio and podcast programming. Evaluate tradition radio content for Internet application or podcasting.
Advanced Video Production	R-TV 19B	Record and mix sound to a professional standard. Set up lighting instruments for both interiors and exteriors to a professional standard. Edit programs using industry standard nonlinear editing software. Act as crew on a remote production shoot. All upper level RTV program students will know how to assess their own skills for potential career paths. All RTV program students will have an increased awareness of skills required for full-time work in the entertainment industry. Write narrative scripts.
Advanced Voice-Overs Techniques	R-TV 37	Create voices to match the various characteristics of animated characters. Interpret copy in order to understand its meaning and focus.
American Film History	R-TV 24	Analyze the artistic construction of key American films. Identify major developments and events in American film history. Identify major industry figures and their contributions. Identify major developments and events in American film history. Analyze the impact of key films in sociological, economic, political, cultural, artistic and technological contexts. Analyze the impact and reflection of minorities and feminism in American film.
Beginning TV Studio Production	R-TV 20	Create TV newscasts at a professional level under deadline constraints. Compose TV news stories to exact times under deadline constraints. Choose news items to be reported in TV broadcast form from various media available. All upper level RTV program students will know how to assess their own skills for potential career paths. All RTV program students will have an increased awareness of skills required for full-time work in the entertainment industry. Perform a TV newscast live in either a 5 or 10-minute format. Operate all equipment used in a TV newscast, including cameras, special effects generators, audio recording equipment, audio mixing equipment, editing software, videotape and disc recording devices, teleprompters, graphics generators, and other computers.
Beginning Video Production	R-TV 19A	Use computer editing software to structure relevant moving images and sound into paced sequences that constitute a complete Narrative-form short film. Compose shots that convey meaning through choice of composition, lens and camera placement. Use visual storytelling fundamentals Evaluate basic sound concepts as they apply to video projects through recording and editing of audio Apply aesthetic principles of lighting, including three-point lighting, lighting quality, and color temperature. Use cameras in both studio and field configurations. Students exiting RTV 19A will be able to use cameras in both studio and field configurations All upper level RTV program students will know how to assess their own skills for potential career paths. All RTV program students will have an increased awareness of skills required for full-time work in the entertainment industry.
Broadcast Law and Business Practices	R-TV 15	Interpret the First Amendment as it applies to electronic media. Analyze and evaluate entertainment industry contracts. Contrast and compare union contracts with non-union contracts. Evaluate the role of unions in the entertainment industry. Outline the process to apply for and protect copyrights and trademarks for intellectual properties. Students will be able to state the requirements for joining the various broadcast unions. Students will be able to explain various elements of a standard broadcasting industry contract.
Editing for Film and Television	R-TV 22	All upper level RTV program students will know how to assess their own skills for potential career paths. All RTV program students will have an increased awareness of skills required for full-time work in the entertainment industry. Export a Deliverable using Codec software appropriate to the target device. Edit a music video using fluid space and time techniques. Synchronize and edit footage from multiple cameras shooting at the same time. Edit a narrative-form video using continuity editing techniques and cinematic storytelling principles. Operate professional-standard nonlinear editing computer hardware and software.
History of Radio DJs	R-TV 31	Students will be able to discuss the careers of at least one famous radio DJ. Evaluate current radio DJs in order to determine their influences and effectiveness Identify and evaluate a variety of DJ styles. Students will understand the law as it applies to Payola and Plugola. Explain how the role of the DJ has changed over the years. Evaluate the influence DJs have had on radio development Identify and explain the various techniques employed by a number of famous DJs to attract and keep audiences.
Introduction to Audio Production for Film and Television	R-TV 29	Analyze the factors needed to isolate sound effects and original sound clips and merge them into video editing timelines (MO #7). Students will be able to separate sound from a 2-minute video clip, re-edit the dialog, music and sound effects of the clip, and recombine it with the video while keeping all dialog and sound effects in sync.
Introduction to Electronic Media	R-TV 01	Identify the business structure and revenue streams for each medium. Define commonly-used electronic communication technology. Analyze regulations of electronic media. Identify the principal means of economic and political support for different electronic media, and discuss their impact. Describe the technical evolution of electronic media. Identify key developments in the history of major U.S. electronic media industries, especially their evolution as social, political, and economic forces in U.S. society. All RTV program students will have an increased awareness of professionals in the entertainment industry. All RTV program students will have an increased awareness of skills required for full-time work in the entertainment industry.
Introduction to Screenwriting	R-TV 18	Analyze scripts for proper story construction, character development, and overall structure. Write and perform "pitches" to professional audiences. Define the role of agents and Writers Guild of America in the marketing of scripts. Classify various script formats for television writing, including film and videotape. Apply the principles of characterization plot, structure, dialogue, and story development Define the role and tasks of the screenwriter. Write television scripts (film style) by a process that will include a synopsis, step outline, treatment, rough draft, and final draft to current professional standards. All RTV program students will have an increased awareness of skills required for full-time work in the entertainment industry. All upper level RTV program students will know how to assess their own skills for potential career paths.
Introduction to Writing for Electronic Media	R-TV 28	Create a complete, short fictional narrative Use mechanics of clear and concise writing. Apply technical and aesthetic issues related to writing for the film and electronic media. Use fundamental principles of narrative fiction screenwriting. Write in a variety of script formats, including the radio script, two-column video script, film script and sitcom script formats. Students will demonstrate proficiency in writing in a variety of script formats, including the radio script, two-column video script, film script and sitcom script formats.
Media Aesthetics	R-TV 14	Analyze principles of cinematic storytelling through editing, in narrative and nonlinear forms. Conceive and demonstrate principles of visual composition for moving pictures with original compositions of their own. Assess the development of how aesthetics are used in modern productions as opposed to earlier productions. Analyze and define the differences in how aesthetic principles can be applied between the mediums of theatrical narratives, television narratives, short narratives, music videos, advertising, and related forms. All RTV program students will have an increased awareness of skills required for full-time work in the entertainment industry. Students exiting RTV 14 will be able to analyze and define the differences in how aesthetic principles can be applied in theatrical narratives, television narratives, short narratives, music videos, advertising, and related forms. Analyze and predict the physiological and psychological effects of visual composition, sound design, music and editing upon audience members.
Radio and Entertainment Industry Seminar	R-TV 97A	Create an effective package to secure an internship that showcases the student's major strengths and skills. Evaluate progress at the internship site with instructor and adjust performance to maximize the experience. Students will be able to identify their role as a broadcaster in their chosen field. Inventory and examine personal and technical skills for use in the workplace. Research possible internship sites. Plan strategies to target and obtain an internship to maximize chances of employment in an area proposed by the student. Students will be able to identify current skills for use in the workplace.
Radio/Entertainment Industry Work Experience	R-TV 97B	Students will be able to identify their role as a broadcaster in their chosen field. Students will complete at least 60 hours per unit of credit of satisfactory work at their internship site. Effectively participate at the internship site to supervisor's standards. Improve skills as prescribed by internship supervisor's evaluations. Demonstrate consistent professional skills at the internship site per supervisor's standards. Demonstrate improvement of skills previously identified as inadequate by site supervisor and/or course instructor. Evaluate performance at internship site and detail methods of improvement.
Reality Show Production	R-TV 23	After learning the characteristics of non-fiction programs, students will be able to define how reality shows are different from documentaries. Design and verbally present a 2-minute pitch for a reality show with visual aids. Define how reality shows are different from documentaries. Demonstrate the specialized production techniques needed in reality show production. Set up a Kino Flo and LED lighting kit without assistance to professional standards. Demonstrate proper B-Roll acquisition.
Remote Multicamera Production	R-TV 21	Diagram and design remote video recording setups for various situations, including sporting events, theatrical events, community events, and film style shoots. Use video engineering devices in synchronizing video and audio signals in a remote multicamera setup. Create computer graphics for identification, titling, and credit sequences. Operate all equipment in remote production truck including special effects generators, computer graphics units, slow-motion controllers, video recorders, audio mixer boards, and video cameras. Set up remote production equipment, including video cameras, power supply, sound recording, and video recording equipment without prompting or other assistance. Direct crew in a multicamera shoot. All upper level RTV program students will know how to assess their own skills for potential career paths. All RTV program students will have an increased awareness of skills required for full-time work in the entertainment industry.
Social Media and Online Ethics	R-TV 39	Evaluate social media content and determine whether it is credible or not. Demonstrate proper and responsible content curation
Special Projects in Broadcasting and Entertainment Industry	R-TV 99	Students will appreciate the necessity of self motivation and self discipline for the practice of art.
Video Engineering	R-TV 41	Meet the criteria to apply for an internship or apprenticeship, specific to the field of Video Engineering in either a broadcast or film production company; where knowledge and technical skill are demonstrated by the students final test scores . Identify the parameters necessary for the compression of baseband audio and video assets, for either live streaming or to set an appliance for the recording of content to match given set of deliverables parameters. Identify the characteristics of a file based asset and set the parameters of either a software application or a hardware appliance for the media's import into a system. Students will be able to diagnose and resolve issues with video appliances according to prescribed trouble shooting method. Students will be draw a high-level functional block diagram of a video system necessary to produce a live program for broadcast and/or streaming.
Work Experience in Film and TV	R-TV 100	All upper level RTV program students will know how to assess their own skills for potential career paths. All RTV program students will have an increased awareness of professionals in the entertainment industry. All RTV program students will have an increased awareness of skills required for full-time work in the entertainment industry. Examine and analyze the role of a professional in film and television. Apply skills learned in previous courses to a worksite situation. Develop new expertise in an area of the film and/or TV industry. Develop and apply an industry-standard work ethic and team skills. Improve work performance by adapting and changing as needed according to evaluation by worksite supervisor.
World Cinema	R-TV 25	Summarize the artistic methods used in international films. Evaluate the impact of international cinema movements on American film, in both cultural and economic terms. Contrast the differences in viewpoint between international and American film. Contrast the differences in viewpoint between international and American film. Identify key figures in cinema and their contributions. Identify major film movements, key films which comprise that movement, and the major authors of those movements.

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