March 25, 2008
DEPARTMENT:
Theatre and Dance___
Table 1. Documentation that learning outcomes are incorporated into the curriculum for all undergraduate and graduate
programs.
In the table below, state the expected learning outcomes from the Program-Level Assessment Plans and then list the course or courses,
including prefix, number, and title, in the Relevant Courses column that address that expected outcome. If 3 or more courses address
an expected learning outcome, list only 3 courses that are most important for students to achieve the expected outcome.
Degree Program:
Item
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MFA in Theatre (Playwriting)
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Expected Learning Outcomes
Students will demonstrate the ability to write a
stage-worthy short script.
Students will demonstrate the ability to write a
stage-worthy full length script.
Students will demonstrate the ability to collaborate
effectively with directors and other production
personnel.
Students will develop the ability to find
performance venues for new scripts.
Students will demonstrate the ability to write scripts
that satisfy industry standards of excellence.
Students will develop potentially useful
relationships with peers or other colleagues who
may later produce their plays..
Students will develop the habit of writing frequently
and consistently
Students will demonstrate the ability to place their
own writing in the context of current dramatic
trends
Students will develop skills necessary to pursue a
career in theatre.
Relevant Courses
THA 5300 Script Analysis & THA 5301 Playwriting I
THA 5302 Playwriting II, THA 5321 Playwriting III, & THA 5328
Special Problems in Playwriting
THA 5322 New Play Production
THA 5301 Playwriting I, THA 5302 Playwriting II, & THA 5321
Playwriting III
THA 5301 Playwriting I, THA 5302 Playwriting II, & THA 5321
Playwriting III
THA 5302 Playwriting II, THA 5321 Playwriting III, & THA 5322
New Play Production
THA 5301 Playwriting I, THA 5302 Playwriting II, & THA 5328
Special Problems in Playwriting
THA 5300 Script Analysis, THA 5301 Playwriting I, & THA 5302
Playwriting II
THA 5301 Playwriting I, THA 5302 Playwriting II, & THA 5322
New Play Production
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DEPARTMENT:
Theatre and Dance___
Table 2. Discussion of the methods used to assess the learning outcomes as well as the instruments used to assess the
attainment of learning outcome goals by undergraduate and graduate programs.
For each degree program, provide a brief discussion of the methods, including specific instruments, used to assess student learning
outcomes. The Program-Level Assessment Plans, submitted in December 2005, list the methods of assessment for each expected
outcome. In the boxes below describe those methods of assessment. If national standardized exams are used state the name of the
exam. The information in Table 2 should be an overview description of the methods used. If specific assessment instruments (or
assessment rubrics) need to be developed to conduct an assessment, then clearly indicate what is still needed and when those
instruments will be used (which should be Fall Semester 2006). The boxes will expand as information is added to the box.
Degree Program:
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MFA in Theatre (Playwriting)
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70% will have a one-act play staged before graduation.
95% will have a full-length play staged before graduation.
95% will pass THA 5322 New Script Production.
95% will attest to script submissions in their semester-end juries.
70% will succeed in finding off-campus productions of their scripts or will win notice in off-campus script competitions within
a year after graduation.
95% will give evidence of such relationships in their semester-end juries.
95% will give evidence of significant writing production every semester as part of their semester-end juries.
95% will place their writing in current contexts in their MFA theses.
75% will, within three years of graduation, find theatre or education employment or enter a PhD program.
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DEPARTMENT:
Theatre and Dance___
Table 3. Summarize the data collected and evidence of the use of results of those data
For each degree program, describe the data that has been collected to date and indicate how the results of the data analysis have been
used. It should be noted that in some cases, the results will indicate that at this time the expected learning outcomes are being achieved
and there is not a need to change or improve a program. However, it is unlikely that all data for all programs indicate that no
improvements are needed. If no data has been collected for a degree program assessment, indicate that is the case and provide a
justification for the lack of data and a detailed discussion of how data collection will begin in the Fall Semester 2006 and be reported
in the next Annual Assessment Report.
Degree Program:
MFA in Theatre (Playwriting)
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Item
Data
Use of Data
1
No graduates from the program in 2007. No MFA
students had one-acts staged in 2007.
No graduates from the program in 2007. No MFA
students had full-length plays staged in 2007.
No MFA students took THA 5322 in 2007.
Inconclusive. No program change.
Goal met. No program change.
7
100% (2 students) submitted scripts to producing
agencies.
50% (1 student) participated in an off-campus
playwrights mentoring program. A 2006 graduate
secured a NYC production of a play.
50% (1 student) participated in a mentorying program
with a professional playwright & also worked with a
fellow graduate student on a production of his script.
50% (1 student) gave no evidence of effective
networking.
100% (2 students) gave evidence of productive writing.
8
No students completed theses in 2007.
Inconclusive. No program change.
9
No graduates from the program in 2007. 1 2006
Goal met. No program change.
2
3
4
5
6
Inconclusive. No program change.
Inconclusive. No program change.
Goal met. No program change.
Sanctions need to be created to compel students toward effective
networking.
Goal met. No program change.
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graduate found a position as university playwriting
instructor within a year of graduation.