Sound

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Demonstrate proficiency in recording, editing, and mixing digital audio for media applications.
• Analyze and critique the aesthetic and technical use of sound in media productions.
• Design and produce original sound projects that communicate meaning, mood, and narrative through audio.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Attendance	10%
Participation	10%
Various Assignments	10%
Midterm	5%
Project 1: Sound for Stills	20%
Project 2: Sound for Environments	20%
Project 3: Sound for Screen	20%
Final Exam	5%

Grading Scale:

Percentage	Letter Grade
100 – 94	A
93 – 90	A-
89 – 87	B+
86 – 84	B
83 - 80	B-
79 – 77	C+
76 – 74	C
73 - 70	C-
69 – 67	D+
66 – 64	D
63 – 60	D-
59 - 0	F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance is required and will be strictly enforced. Students are allowed two absences. A third absence results in a one-letter-grade reduction, each additional absence results in another letter-grade reduction, and a fifth absence may result in failure of the course.

Three tardies of 15 minutes or more equal one absence.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Students should have headphones, SD memory cards, portable storage, and batteries for audio recording equipment as needed.