A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Kansas State University
105 Kedzie Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-6890
Fax: 785-532-5484

JMC Announcements

• JMC Centennial Celebration coming Sept. 2-4, 2010. [ more ]
• JMC alumna Gail Pennybacker appears on "Good Morning America" to discuss breast cancer awareness coverage: [ story with video ]
• The Common Good Internship/Career Fair will be 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, 2010.
• K-State PRSSA participates in "Cotton from Blue to Green" campaign. [ watch the video ]
• JMC wins 2009 University Outstanding Department Award for Enhancing Diversity. [ more ]
• JMC professor H.S. Jin wins Presidential Award for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence. [ more ]
• K-State implements contingencies and responses during H1N1 flu outbreak. [ more ]
• JMC alum Pete Souza takes us into the Oval Office on ABC's Good Morning America. [ GMA slideshow / Whitehouse.gov slideshow]
• Miller School alum named Obama White House photographer. [ more ]
• School moves forward with Community Readiness Communications Initiative. [ more ]

Student Learning Outcomes for M.S. Program in Journalism & Mass Communications

Student Learning Outcomes for M.S. Program in Journalism & Mass Communications 

The assessment plan endorsed by the School’s graduate faculty established four primary student learning outcomes that were believed to be important for students seeking advanced degrees in mass communications areas. The student learning outcomes (SLOs) are: 

1. understand and apply First Amendment principles and the law appropriate to professional practice;
2. demonstrate an understanding of the history and role of professionals and institutions in shaping communications;
3. conduct research and evaluate information by methods appropriate to the communications professions in which they work; and
4. write correctly and clearly in forms and styles appropriate for the communications professions, audiences and purposes they serve.

 

Alignment Matrix for M.S. Program in Journalism & Mass Communications – For each stated learning outcomes, where does the student have the opportunity to learn (e.g., specific courses, multiple courses, or other program requirements) and where is student achievement of the outcome is assessed (e.g., assignments in courses, evaluation of final thesis, report, dissertation)?  

 

• “X” for courses or experiences in which students have the opportunity to learn the outcome (coursework, other program requirement).
• “A” for courses or experiences in which student performance is used for program level assessment of outcome (assignments in courses, evaluation of final thesis, report, dissertation)

 

Progress Made Since 2004 on Assessment of Student Learning in the School of Journalism & Mass Communications M.S. Program 

In fall 2007, members of the School graduate program executive committee conducted a self-study of the School’s masters program. The primary strengths of the program were identified as a focus on theory and research, a 100 percent success rate of masters students who apply to well-recognized Ph.D. programs getting admission offers with funding (e.g., Cornell University, Indiana University, Penn State University, University of Iowa, University of Florida, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Texas at Austin), and masters students regularly getting papers accepted at national and international conferences in which they are primarily competing with faculty and doctoral students.