SACS Reaffirmation
| Objective | Promote Creative Self-expression, Self-learning, And Self-evaluation In Our Students. | |
| To promote creative self-expression, self-learning, and self-evaluation in our students. Associated Goals: Goal For Bachelor Of Arts Degree In Photography. Students To Demonstrate Basic Skills., Refine Artistic And Technical Skills |
| Indicator | Curriculum And Stucture Of Courses, Opportunities For Students' Reflections On Their Work. Curriculum (including assignments and critiques), opportunities for students to reflect on their personal work. |
| Criteria | Successful completion of assignments including written self-evaluation. Successful completion of assignments as determined by instructor, including self-evaluation. |
| Finding | Student Centered Learning Students are continually evaluating their personal photographic work through instructor led in-class critiques. Some courses include written self evaluation, although it is uncommon. |
| Action | Periodic Review of Curriculum Regular review of photographic courses, their content and sequencing, to insure a student centered curriculum. |
| Objective | Provide An Environment That Encourages Independent Work, Personal Growth, And Profeshional Developme | |
| Provide an environment that encourages independent work, personal growth, and professional development Associated Goals: Goal For Bachelor Of Arts Degree In Photography. Students To Demonstrate Basic Skills., Refine Artistic And Technical Skills |
| Indicator | Curriculum, Facility Operation, Faculty Evaluations. The sturcture of courses, the operation of studios and labs, the assessment of instructors on IDEA evaluations, and the purposeful exposure of students to professional practices both within and outside the classroom. |
| Criteria | Evaluation of course syllabi, assignments, and faculty IDEA scores. Examination of course syllabi, course assignments, faculty IDEA scores. |
| Finding | An Environment of Growth Within the curriculum, courses are designed to provide an environment that allows for personal, independent photographic expression. Certain courses also contain the element of professional awareness and development. |
| Action | Maintain a Positive, Growth-Centered Environment Faculty to work together establishing and maintaining an environment that is positive and encouraging to the personal and professional growth of our students. |
| Objective | Provide Students With Basic Technical And Aesthetic Skills In Support Of Personal Expression. | |
| To provide students with basic technical and aesthetic skills in order to support their personal photographic expression. Associated Goals: Goal For Bachelor Of Arts Degree In Photography. Students To Demonstrate Basic Skills., Refine Artistic And Technical Skills |
| Indicator | Acceptable Levels Of Student Work In Support Of Personal Photographic Objectives. Also Testing. The technical and aesthetic sophistication of student work and their achievement of stated personal photographic objectives. Also through traditional testing methodologies that assess both technical and aesthetic knowledge. |
| Criteria | Instructor and testing evaluation of student work. Instructors grade student work acceptable. Testing reflects passing grade. |
| Finding | Foundations Provided and Built Upon All photography courses involve the learning and practice of new photographic skills, both aesthetic and technical. Certain courses include the testing of knowledge learned in the course. |
| Action | Continue to Provide Fundamental Skills Making sure that students are provided with the basic skills necessary to support their personal goals in photography. |
| Objective | Promote Creative Self-expression, Self-learning, And Self-evaluation In Our Students. | |
| To promote creative self-expression, self-learning, and self-evaluation in our students. Associated Goals: Goal For Bachelor Of Arts Degree In Photography. Students To Demonstrate Basic Skills., Refine Artistic And Technical Skills |
| Indicator | Curriculum And Stucture Of Courses, Opportunities For Students' Reflections On Their Work. Curriculum (including assignments and critiques), opportunities for students to reflect on their personal work. |
| Criteria | Successful completion of assignments including written self-evaluation. Successful completion of assignments as determined by instructor, including self-evaluation. |
| Finding | Student Centered Learning Students are continually evaluating their personal photographic work through instructor led in-class critiques. Some courses include written self evaluation, although it is uncommon. |
| Action | Periodic Review of Curriculum Regular review of photographic courses, their content and sequencing, to insure a student centered curriculum. |
| Objective | Provide An Environment That Encourages Independent Work, Personal Growth, And Profeshional Developme | |
| Provide an environment that encourages independent work, personal growth, and professional development Associated Goals: Goal For Bachelor Of Arts Degree In Photography. Students To Demonstrate Basic Skills., Refine Artistic And Technical Skills |
| Indicator | Curriculum, Facility Operation, Faculty Evaluations. The sturcture of courses, the operation of studios and labs, the assessment of instructors on IDEA evaluations, and the purposeful exposure of students to professional practices both within and outside the classroom. |
| Criteria | Evaluation of course syllabi, assignments, and faculty IDEA scores. Examination of course syllabi, course assignments, faculty IDEA scores. |
| Finding | An Environment of Growth Within the curriculum, courses are designed to provide an environment that allows for personal, independent photographic expression. Certain courses also contain the element of professional awareness and development. |
| Action | Maintain a Positive, Growth-Centered Environment Faculty to work together establishing and maintaining an environment that is positive and encouraging to the personal and professional growth of our students. |
| Objective | Provide Students With Basic Technical And Aesthetic Skills In Support Of Personal Expression. | |
| To provide students with basic technical and aesthetic skills in order to support their personal photographic expression. Associated Goals: Goal For Bachelor Of Arts Degree In Photography. Students To Demonstrate Basic Skills., Refine Artistic And Technical Skills |
| Indicator | Acceptable Levels Of Student Work In Support Of Personal Photographic Objectives. Also Testing. The technical and aesthetic sophistication of student work and their achievement of stated personal photographic objectives. Also through traditional testing methodologies that assess both technical and aesthetic knowledge. |
| Criteria | Instructor and testing evaluation of student work. Instructors grade student work acceptable. Testing reflects passing grade. |
| Finding | Foundations Provided and Built Upon All photography courses involve the learning and practice of new photographic skills, both aesthetic and technical. Certain courses include the testing of knowledge learned in the course. |
| Action | Continue to Provide Fundamental Skills Making sure that students are provided with the basic skills necessary to support their personal goals in photography. |