Meaning
"Defining the meaning of higher degrees can provide clarity for institutions, for students, and for a public that seeks to understand what unique educational experience will be had at that particular institution and what makes the investment in that experience worthwhile...Exploring the meaning of a degree thus involves addressing questions about what the institution expects its students -- undergraduates and graduates alike -- to know and be able to do upon graduation, and how graduates embody the distinct values and traditions of the institution through their dispositions and future plans."
- WSCUC 2013 Handbook of Accreditation, pg 29
Meaning can be defined through PLOs and Curriculum Maps
Program Learning Outcomes
Knowledge: Explain the role of the free press in a democratic society, apply the principles and laws of free speech, identify key events in the history of journalism, identify the core skills and concepts essential to journalism practice, and identify the trends of current media.
Skills: Conduct relevant research, identify and interview sources for news stories, evaluate source credibility, gather and synthesize findings, and create the resulting news stories in a clear and concise fashion using a variety of appropriate words, images and sound.
Values: Develop practices to respect stakeholders in the journalistic process and include diverse perspectives. Collaborate respectfully with others to make ethical choices in the production, management, funding and promotion of media messages. Report to audiences the options for hope and viable solutions to problems beyond only the controversies, corruption and problems themselves.
