Lighting Design

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• List the fundamental tools of lighting design

• Understand and explain the lighting design process

• Apply the fundamental tools and design process to various individual performance scenarios

• Analyze the needs of a performance piece and identify the steps necessary to satisfy those needs

• Critically evaluate personal work and the work of others

• Communicate and collaboratively integrate feedback

• Craft a lighting design for a small performance

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
See all SOT productions in Fall 2026 and writing papers	30%
Lighting Design Projects	40%
Lighting Lab	30%

A, A-: Excellent work; complete, detailed, consistently dynamic

B+, B, B-: Very good work; fairly complete but not consistently dynamic

C+, C, C-: Average to good work; meets minimum requirements but lacks details

D+, D, D-: Below average; sloppy, incomplete work

F: Failing; does not meet the goals of the assignment

Grading Scale:

A 100% to 91.5%
A- < 91.4% to 89.5%
B+ < 89.4% to 87.5%
B < 87.4% to 81.5%
B- < 81.4% to 79.5%
C+ < 79.4% to 77.5%
C < 77.4% to 71.5%
C- < 71.4% to 69.5%
D+ < 69.4% to 67.5%
D < 67.4% to 61.5%
D- < 61.4% to 59.5%
F <59.4 to 0%

Attendance/Participation:

Class participation will be graded according to the following rubric:

The extent to which:

1. The student regularly attends on time.

2. The student regularly contributes or actively listens during class discussions.

3. The student Participates in hands-on activities.

4. The student demonstrates a positive attitude and respectfully conducts themself during class sessions.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No book required.