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COM 304 - Radio Programming Application


Description:
A rotational laboratory focusing on the individual methods, principals, and best practices of Radio Broadcasting. Students will learn and execute real-life Radio Broadcast programs of various formats on KCWU-FM, taking on a rotation of responsibilities.  May be repeated up to 15 credits. Course will be offered every year (Fall, Winter and Spring).

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: COM 201 and COM 202 and FILM 215 or instructor permission.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes, Activities and Assessments

Learner Outcome

Activity (optional)

Assessment

Students will be able to prepare and produce a Radio program.

Students will do research, practice booking guests and execute a one-hour radio program.

 

Rubric that measures their role as producer, their networking abilities, their decisions, their processes and time- management skills.

Students will be able to demonstrate the operation of basic Radio studio equipment.

Students will work with radio boards, automation software, phone screening equipment, VoxPro, and talkback systems.

Rubric based on proficiency on equipment during live broadcast, the ability to accurately identify equipment terminology and purpose, the ability to troubleshoot, the ability to retain composure under pressure, and the ability to set-up and manage software. 

 

Students will be able to practice and perfect their on-air delivery and voice skills in order to produce a deliverable.

Students will record and listen to themselves on air and save audio cuts for produced radio air check.

 

Rubric that assesses the end result of the three contributing roles and therefore the quality of the resulting Radio Program.

Students will be able to successfully complete the certification process for the MusicMaster Radio Programmers course.

Students will complete exercises and build a radio station within their own MusicMaster Personal Edition software.

Graded worksheets based on troubleshooting problems within the MusicMaster software.





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