Prepared Report on Learning Outcomes and the Curriculum
Todd S. Frobish, PhD, Area Coordinator, Speech/Theatre and Communication
Current Programs Under Review:
1. BA in Speech/Theatre with three concentrations: Theatre, Speech, and
Telecommunications
2. BA in Communication with two tracks: Speech Communication and Mass
Communication
Notes concerning our programs and the below list of outcomes:
1. The creation of the BA in Communication in many ways replaces and improves upon
the Speech and Telecommunications concentrations that are still active within the BA in
Speech/Theatre.
2. The future direction of the programs may include, then, the dissolution of the
Speech/Theatre major, and the replacement of the theatre concentration with the BA in
Theatre degree, which is currently being proposed.
3. As there is constant crossover of the two existing programs and their courses, what is
seen below is a list of outcome goals for the three possible concentrations/tracks that exist
within the two existing degree programs.
4. What follows are the outcomes for students who are interested in (1) theatre, (2)
speech, and (3) mass communication, with corresponding connections to current course
offerings.
Student Learning Outcome Goals for Theatre
O1. Demonstrate competency in performing, producing and critically analyzing a
theatrical production.
O2. Practice as theatre artists/performers, theatre technicians and theatrical support
within the community.
O3. Demonstrate competency in research methods as they apply to the critical
understanding of theatre and the design of theatrical productions
O4. Demonstrate an ability to identify literary and linguistic devices in a script and
demonstrate an understanding of how they contribute to a performance.
O5. Demonstrate an understanding of how visual and audio design elements such
as costumes, lights, scenery, and sound are integral to a script in performance.
O6. Demonstrate an understanding of how performance techniques such as acting,
directing and oral interpretation are integral to the realization of a text.
O7. Demonstrate familiarity with significant dramatic works from various periods
and cultures.
O8. Demonstrate understanding of significant periods and genres in world theatre
history
O9. Demonstrate an ability to identify historical, multi cultural and social
influences on a theatrical text.
O10. Demonstrate an ability to understand the roles and responsibilities of
members of a theatrical production team and to collaborate effectively as a
production team member.
THEA Course Definitions:
203 Introduction to Theatre
221 History of Theatre I
222 History of Theatre II
230 Script Analysis
306 Fundamentals of Acting
310 Acting for the Media
316 Introduction to Costume and
Make-up
320 Playwriting
333 Play Directing
334 Theatre Management
336 Stagecraft
337 Scene Technology
360 Performance Laboratory
402 Advanced Acting
403 Scene Design
411 Children’s Theatre for School and
Community
413 Drama Theory and Criticism I
414 Drama Theory and Criticism II
420 African American Theatre
421 Play Production
430 Theatre Internship
Mapping of Theatre Outcomes to Theatre Curriculum (Part I)
Student Learning Outcomes,
Learned by Graduation
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O1.Demonstrate competency in
performing producing and critically
analyzing a theatrical production.
O2.Practice as theatre
artists/performers, theatre
technicians and theatrical support
within the community.
O3.Demonstrate competency in
research methods as they apply to
the critical understanding of theatre
and the design of theatrical
productions
O4.Demonstrate an ability to
identify literary and linguistic
devices in a script and demonstrate
an understanding of how they
contribute to a performance
O5.Demonstrate an understanding
of how visual and audio design
elements such as costumes, lights,
scenery, and sound are integral to a
script in performance
O6.Demonstrate an understanding
of how performance techniques
such as acting, directing and oral
interpretation are integral to the
realization of a text
O7.Demonstrate familiarity with
significant dramatic works from
various periods and cultures
O8.Demonstrate understanding of
significant periods and genres in
world theatre history
09.Demonstrate an ability to
identify historical, multi cultural
and social influences on a theatrical
text
010. Demonstrate an ability to
understand the roles and
responsibilities of members of a
theatrical production team and to
collaborate effectively within the
team.
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Mapping of Theatre Outcomes to Theatre Curriculum (Part II)
Student Learning Outcomes, Learned
by Graduation
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O1. Demonstrate competency in performing
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producing and critically analyzing a theatrical
production.
O2.Practice as theatre artists/performers, theatre
technicians and theatrical support within the
community.
O3.Demonstrate competency in research
methods as they apply to the critical
understanding of theatre and the design of
theatrical productions
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421
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O4.Demonstrate an ability to identify
literary and linguistic devices in a script
and demonstrate an understanding of how
they contribute to a performance
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O5.Demonstrate an understanding of how visual
and audio design elements such as costumes,
lights, scenery, and sound are integral to a script
in performance
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O6. Demonstrate an understanding of how
performance techniques such as acting,
directing and oral interpretation are integral
to the realization of a text
O7. Demonstrate familiarity with
significant dramatic works from various
periods and cultures
O8. Demonstrate understanding of
significant periods and genres in world
theatre history
O9. Demonstrate an ability to identify
historical, multi cultural and social
influences on a theatrical text
010. Demonstrate an ability to understand the
roles and responsibilities of members of a
theatrical production team and to collaborate
effectively within the team.
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Student Learning Outcome Goals for Speech/Speech Communication
O1. Demonstrate intermediate comprehension of basic theories, principles, and
concepts in communication.
O2. Demonstrate advanced comprehension of basic theories, principles, and
concepts in communication.
O3. Demonstrate knowledge of the breadth of the communication field
O4. Demonstrate individual public speaking ability, including an increased level
of confidence.
O5. Demonstrate group communication ability, including the demonstration of
leadership effectiveness.
O6. Demonstrate the skills to critically analyze interpersonal, group,
organizational, intercultural, and public communication events.
O7. Demonstrate the ability to complete and present orally a communication
research project
O8. Demonstrate an awareness of the problems and consequences of media in
society
O9. Demonstrate the ability to plan, design, and utilize presentation
technologies for professional purposes
O10. Apply the knowledge and skills gained during coursework in outside
internship opportunities
O11. Demonstrate the ability to write effectively in academic settings
O12. Demonstrate an understanding of the significance of public speaking in a
Democratic society
O13. Demonstrate improvement in oral linguistic abilities
O14. Demonstrate the ability the plan arguments through extensive research
O15. Demonstrate the ability to use arguments to effectively build case
responses to problems and questions of significance
SPEE Course Definitions
SPEE200 Introduction to Speech
SPEE201 Speech/Theatre Activities
SPEE210 Interpersonal Comm
SPEE211 Phonetics
SPEE212 Voice and Diction
SPEE225 Presentation Technologies
SPEE240 Introduction to Comm Disorders
SPEE310 Public Speaking
SPEE311 Oral Interpretation
SPEE315 Computer-Mediated Comm
SPEE321 Group Discussion
SPEE332 Problems in Media Comm
SPEE340 Language Development
SPEE350 Speechwriting
SPEE390 Comm Theory
SPEE401 Argumentation and Debate
SPEE413 Anatomy and Physiology of the
Speech and Hearing Mechanism
SPEE420 Senior Seminar
SPEE430 Intercultural Comm
SPEE435 Comm, Technology and Society
SPEE490 Comm Research
Mapping of Communication Outcomes to SPEE courses (Part I)
The program enables students to
achieve, by the time of
graduation:
O1. Demonstrate intermediate
comprehension of basic theories,
principles, and concepts in comm
O2. Demonstrate advanced
comprehension of basic theories,
principles, and concepts in comm
O3. Demonstrate knowledge of
the breadth of the comm field
O4. Demonstrate individual
public speaking ability, including
an increased level of confidence
O5. Demonstrate group comm
ability, including the
demonstration of leadership
effectiveness
O6. Demonstrate the skills to
critically analyze interpersonal,
group, organizational,
intercultural, and public comm
events
O7. Demonstrate the ability to
complete and present orally a
comm research project
O8. Demonstrate an awareness of
the problems and consequences
of media in society
O9. Demonstrate the ability to
plan, design, and utilize
presentation technologies for
professional purposes
O10. Apply the knowledge and
skills gained during coursework
in outside internship
opportunities
O11. Demonstrate the ability to
write effectively in academic
settings
O12. Demonstrate an
understanding of the significance
of public speaking in a
Democratic society
O13. Demonstrate improvement
in oral linguistic abilities
O14. Demonstrate the ability the
plan arguments through extensive
research
O15. Demonstrate the ability to
use arguments to effectively build
case responses to problems and
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questions of significance
Mapping of Communication Outcomes to SPEE courses (Part II)
The program enables students to achieve, by the
time of graduation:
O1. Demonstrate intermediate comprehension of
basic theories, principles, and concepts in comm
O2. Demonstrate advanced comprehension of basic
theories, principles, and concepts in comm
O3. Demonstrate knowledge of the breadth of the
comm field
O4. Demonstrate individual public speaking ability,
including an increased level of confidence
O5. Demonstrate group comm ability, including the
demonstration of leadership effectiveness
O6. Demonstrate the skills to critically analyze
interpersonal, group, organizational, intercultural,
and public comm events
O7. Demonstrate the ability to complete and present
orally a comm research project
O8. Demonstrate an awareness of the problems and
consequences of media in society
O9. Demonstrate the ability to plan, design, and
utilize presentation technologies for professional
purposes
O10. Apply the knowledge and skills gained during
coursework in outside internship opportunities
O11. Demonstrate the ability to write effectively in
academic settings
O12. Demonstrate an understanding of the
significance of public speaking in a Democratic
society
O13. Demonstrate improvement in oral linguistic
abilities
O14. Demonstrate the ability the plan arguments
through extensive research
O15. Demonstrate the ability to use arguments to
effectively build case responses to problems and
questions of significance
SPE
340
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435
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490
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Student Learning Outcome Goals for Telecommunications/Mass Communication
O1. Demonstrate intermediate comprehension of basic theories, principles, and
concepts in communication.
O2. Demonstrate advanced comprehension of basic theories, principles, and
concepts in communication.
O3. Demonstrate knowledge of the breadth of the communication field
O4. Demonstrate the ability to complete a communication research project
O5. Demonstrate an awareness of the problems and consequences of media in
society
O6. Demonstrate the ability to plan, design, and utilize presentation
technologies for professional purposes
O7. Apply the knowledge and skills gained during coursework in outside
internship employment opportunities
O8. Demonstrate knowledge of the media industry through presentations and
written reports
O9. Demonstrate knowledge of media law and regulations
O10. Demonstrate learned technical and media skills by developing and
presenting technical products
O11. Demonstrate the ability to write effectively in academic settings
O12. Demonstrate the ability to write effectively for the media
COMM Course Definitions
COMM205 Introduction to Comm
COMM210 Introduction to Mass Comm
COMM235 Introduction to PR and
Advertising
COMM320 Audio Production I
COMM330 Writing for Mass Media
COMM350 Telecomm Management
COMM360 Video Production I
COMM370 Comm Practicum
COMM375 Organizational Comm
COMM380 Non-Broadcast Telecomm
Systems
COMM385 International Comm
COMM390 Cable Communications
COMM410 Mass Media Internship I
COMM420 Mass Media Internship II
COMM430 News and Public Affairs
COMM440 Audio Production II
COMM450 Telecomm Law
COMM460 Video Production II
COMM490 Mass Comm Theory and
Research
Mapping of Communication Outcomes to COMM courses (Part I)
The program enables
students to achieve, by the
time of graduation:
COM
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O1. Demonstrate intermediate
comprehension of basic theories,
principles, and concepts in
communication
O2. Demonstrate advanced
comprehension of basic theories,
principles, and concepts in
communication
O3. Demonstrate knowledge of the
breadth of the communication
field
O4. Demonstrate the ability to
complete a communication
research project
O5. Demonstrate an awareness of
the problems and consequences of
media in society
O6. Demonstrate the ability to
plan, design, and utilize
presentation technologies for
professional purposes
O7. Apply the knowledge and
skills gained during coursework in
outside internship employment
opportunities
O8. Demonstrate knowledge of the
media industry through
presentations and written reports
O9. Demonstrate knowledge of
media law and regulations
O10. Demonstrate learned
technical and media skills by
developing and presenting
technical products
O11. Demonstrate the ability to
write effectively in academic
settings
O12. Demonstrate the ability to
write effectively for the media
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Mapping of Communication Outcomes to COMM courses (Part II)
The program enables students to achieve, by the
time of graduation:
O1. Demonstrate intermediate comprehension of
basic theories, principles, and concepts in
communication
O2. Demonstrate advanced comprehension of
basic theories, principles, and concepts in
communication
O3. Demonstrate knowledge of the breadth of the
communication field
O4. Demonstrate the ability to complete a
communication research project
O5. Demonstrate an awareness of the problems
and consequences of media in society
O6. Demonstrate the ability to plan, design, and
utilize presentation technologies for professional
purposes
O7. Apply the knowledge and skills gained
during coursework in outside internship
employment opportunities
O8. Demonstrate knowledge of the media
industry through presentations and written
reports
O9. Demonstrate knowledge of media law and
regulations
O10. Demonstrate learned technical and media
skills by developing and presenting technical
products
O11. Demonstrate the ability to write effectively
in academic settings
O12. Demonstrate the ability to write effectively
for the media
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390
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490
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