Student Learning Outcomes

Media Studies and Production Student Learning Outcomes 

1. Be able to demonstrate an understanding of media history and theory, and the ability to translate this knowledge successfully into practice through the gathering, evaluating, and synthesizing of information from various sources.
    
2. Be able to demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in writing and through various forms of media technologies.
    
3. Be able to demonstrate creative, innovative, aesthetic, and critical skills in producing visual, audio, and/or written works of excellence.

Games and Emerging Media Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the undergraduate degree program at Marist College in Games and Emerging Media, students will be able to:

1. Identify, evaluate, and analyze social, ethical, and cultural issues related to games and emerging media.

2. Communicate and express themselves effectively via written, design, technical, and/or game works.

3. Create gaming, technical, and/or design works of excellence in which students will demonstrate:

3.1 Creativity
3.2 Project management skills
3.3 Design tools and skillsets
3.4 Artistic tools and skillsets
3.5 Writing skillsets
3.6 Technical skillsets

4. Demonstrate their ability to collaborate and work with others to create and execute projects and games/media works.

5. Demonstrate their ability to communicate effectively via public presentation, including planning and delivering presentations.

Student Learning Outcomes and Assessments 2019-2020

Upon completion of the undergraduate degree program at Marist College in Games and Emerging Media, students will be able to:

SLO1: Demonstrate their ability to identify, evaluate, and analyze social, ethical, historical, and cultural issues related to games and emerging media.

SLO2: Demonstrate their ability to communicate and express themselves effectively via written and design or game works.

SLO3: Demonstrate their ability to communicate effectively via public presentation.

SLO4: Illustrate their ability to effectively develop and deliver quality and technically proficient games and/or design works.

SLO5: Design and construct a technical and/or design project utilizing and applying their knowledge with the design process, prototyping, and iterative design approach.

SLO6: Demonstrate their ability to organize and manage projects and project milestones.

SLO7: Demonstrate their ability to evaluate, critique, and interpret differing levels of innovation and creativity, including their own.

SLO8: Demonstrate their ability to communicate and work with others to create and execute design and games works.

SLOs 2-8 were assessed for 2019-2020, results below.

Student Learning Outcome #2

Game Capping

	Documentation: Description of All Game Design Elements	Inclusion of All Components of the Game Design Document	Writing: Organization And Clarity	Writing: Mechanics and Style	Game documentation and process documentation. Game is adequately documented and the “scrap” work and progress are documented and shared.
Mean	3.60	3.60	3.2	3.80	3.60

Game Studio

	Documentation: Description of All Game Design Elements	Inclusion of All Components of the Game Design Document	Writing: Organization And Clarity	Writing: Mechanics and Style	Game documentation and process documentation. Game is adequately documented and the “scrap” work and progress are documented and shared.
Mean	3.03	3.03	4	3.76	2.76

 

Student Learning Outcome #3

Capping

	Identification of the Topic of the Presentation	Analysis of the evidence in the presentation	Presentation: Delivery and Organization	Presentation: Slide Composition and Writing	Enthusiasm and Passion	Effort and Engagement
Mean	4.00	3.43	2.93	3.07	3.57	3.29

Business of Games

	Identification of the Topic of the Presentation	Analysis of the evidence in the presentation	Presentation: Delivery and Organization	Presentation: Slide Composition and Writing	Enthusiasm and Passion	Effort and Engagement
Mean	3.09	2.74	2.83	2.74	2.22	2.91

 

Student Learning Outcome #4

Capping

	Technical Documentation: All rules, mechanics, goals, and other elements of gameplay are technically well-documented	Technical Proficiency: Student/team uses the appropriate tools and software and uses them appropriately	Technical testing	Game is playable	Clear, innovative, and creative use of the theme	Game is well-balanced and balanced between luck and skill
Mean	3.5	3.25	2.79	3.5	3.75	3.75

Game Studio

	Technical Documentation: All rules, mechanics, goals, and other elements of gameplay are technically well-documented	Technical Proficiency: Student/team uses the appropriate tools and software and uses them appropriately	Technical testing	Game is playable	Clear, innovative, and creative use of the theme	Game is well-balanced and balanced between luck and skill
Mean	3	3.26	2.79	2.88	3.47	2.26

 

Student Learning Outcome #5

Capping

	Response to Audience/Playtesting Iterative approach gameplay is technically well-documented
Mean	3.20

Game Studio

	Response to Audience/Playtesting Iterative approach gameplay is technically well-documented
Mean	3.47

 

Student Learning Outcome #6

Capping

d	Overall management of the design documentation process	Overall management of the development process
Mean	3.20	2.75

 
Game Studio

	Overall management of the design documentation process	Overall management of the development process
Mean	3	3

 

Student Learning Outcome #7

Capping

	Followed guidelines	Variety of styles	Clear and readable presentation	Organized writing	Evaluate their own works	Evaluate others’ works
Mean	3.64	3.07	3.21	3.00	3.50	3.21

 

Student Learning Outcome #8

Capping

	Overall teamwork/ effort – design document	Overall teamwork/ effort - technical
Mean	3.6	3.25

Game Studio

	Overall teamwork/ effort – design document	Overall teamwork/ effort - technical
Mean	3.47	3