INSTRUCTOR: Dustin Bacon                                 

MICHIGAN CAREER PATHWAYS: Arts & Communications

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CAREER CLUSTERS: Arts, A/V Technology & Communications

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: In the Radio Production program the students will develop skills in the techniques involved in the operation of the MPATC radio studio. Students will create and broadcast commercials, public service announcements, newscasts, dramatic presentations and disc jockey programs. In the TV Production program the students will examine every aspect of television production. Equipment operation, studio procedures, lighting, audio, pictorial composition, digital editing and special effects are included, along with the actual production of newscasts, interview programs, variety shows, and dramatic presentations.

PROGRAM CIP CODE: 10.0202                                                       P.S.N. 02125

SOFTWARE: TV Production - Final Cut Pro, Adobe Aftereffects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Audition/Cool Edit Pro, Audacity Audio Editor, Scala Multimedia, Enco Digital Audio Delivery, Global Streams Air Command, Global Streams Titlewave, Global Streams Panamation, Global Streams Personal FX. Radio Production - Adobe Audition/Cool Edit Pro, Audacity Audio Editor, Enco Digital Audio Delivery, Digital Jukebox

SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM: Both the TV and Radio Production programs encourage students to develop their own ideas. A major portion of the classes is devoted to practical experience with broadcast equipment. Production projects will be geared to individual student needs.

STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES: Opportunities are available for students to improve their occupational knowledge, skills and leadership through CTSO membership, competitions, community volunteer projects, student–led meetings, and/or intra-curricular activities. In a positive experiential learning environment, students develop leadership and management skills, responsibility and self-confidence, communication and decision making skills, good citizenship and respect for other cultures, as well as a basic understanding of parliamentary procedures. These activities help students set and realize their career goals, and instill a sense of the duty and responsibility associated with being a role model, mentor, volunteer and future community leader.

JOB TITLES AVAILABLE                                               JOB TITLES REQUIRING FURTHER
AT MPATC:                                                                      TRAINING/CERTIFICATION:
Audio Operator                                                               Audio Technician
Disc Jockey                                                                     Sound Mixer
Sound Recorder                                                             Field Engineer
Camera Operator                                                           Career & Technical Education Teacher
Video Operator                                                                Recording Engineer
                                                                                            Radio Disc Jockey
                                                                                            Sports Announcer
                                                                                            Transmitter Operator
                                                                                            Audiovisual Technician
                                                                                           Motion Picture Projectionist
                                                                                           Newscaster
                                                                                           Studio Manager

Link to State Curriculum Standards/Segments:

MICHIGAN CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK

Content Standards and Benchmarks by Subject Area

(120 Total Content Standards)

TV Production

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (12 Content Standards)

   Meaning and Communication:

•  All students will read and comprehend general and technical material.

•  All students will demonstrate the ability to write clear and grammatically correct sentences, paragraphs, and compositions (demonstrate fluency for multiple purposes, recognize techniques, edit texts, select appropriate language structure).

•  All students will focus on meaning and communication as they listen, speak, view, read, and write in personal, social, occupational, and civic contexts.

•  All students will use the English language effectively.

Voice :

•  All students will learn to communicate information accurately and effectively and demonstrate their expressive abilities by creating oral, written, and visual texts that enlighten and engage an audience.

Skills and Processes:

•  All students will demonstrate, analyze, and reflect upon the skills and processes used to communicate through listening, speaking, viewing, reading, and writing.

Critical Standards:

•  All students will develop and apply personal, shared, and academic criteria for the enjoyment, appreciation, and evaluation of their own and others' oral, written, and visual texts.

SOCIAL STUDIES (24 Content Standards)

Inquiry:

•  All students will acquire information from books, maps, newspapers, data sets and other sources, organize and present the information in maps, graphs, charts and timelines, interpret the meaning and significance of information, and use a variety of electronic technologies to assist in accessing and managing information.

SCIENCE (15 Content Standards)

   Use Scientific Knowledge from the Physical Sciences in Real-World Contexts:

1. All students will describe sounds and sound waves; explain shadows, color, and other light

phenomena; measure and describe vibrations and waves; and explain how waves and vibrations transfer energy.

MATHEMATICS (13 Content Standards)

CAREER AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS (10 Content Standards)

   Applied Skills:

•  All students will apply basic communication skills (e.g., reading, writing, speaking, and listening), apply scientific and social studies concepts, and perform mathematical processes in work-related situations.

Career Planning:

•  All students will acquire, organize, interpret, and evaluate information from career

awareness and exploration activities, career assessment, and work-based experiences to identify and pursue their career goals.

Developing and Presenting Information:

•  All students will demonstrate the ability to combine ideas or information in new ways, make connections between seemingly unrelated ideas, and organize and present information in formats such as symbols, pictures, schematics, charts, and graphs.

Problem Solving:

•  All students will make decisions and solve problems by specifying goals, identifying resources and constraints, generating alternatives, considering impacts, choosing appropriate alternatives, and evaluating results.

Personal Management:

•  All students will display personal qualities such as responsibility, self-management, ethical behavior, and respect for self and others.

Organizational Skills:

6. All students will identify, organize, plan, and allocate resources (such as time, money,

materials, and human resources) efficiently and effectively.

Teamwork:

7. All students will work cooperatively with people of diverse backgrounds and abilities, and

will contribute to a group process with ideas, suggestions, and efforts.

Negotiation Skills:

8. All students will communicate ideas to support a position and negotiate to resolve

divergent interests.

Understanding Systems and Using Technology:

9. All students will understand complex systems, including social and technical systems, and

work with a variety of technologies.

Using Employability Skills:

10. All students will integrate employability skills into behaviors which prepare one for

obtaining, maintaining, advancing, and changing employment.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION (8 Content Standards)

TECHNOLOGY (6 Content Standards)

Using Information Technologies:

1. All students will use technologies to input, retrieve, organize, manipulate, evaluate, and

communicate information.

Applying Appropriate Technologies:

2. All students will apply appropriate technologies to critical thinking, creative expression,

and decision-making skills.

Employing Systematic Approach:

3. All students will employ a systematic approach to technological solutions by using

resources and processes to create, maintain, and improve products, systems, and environments.

Applying Standards:

4. All students will apply ethical and legal standards in planning, using, and evaluating

technology.

Evaluating and Forecasting:

5. All students will evaluate the societal and environmental impacts of technology and

forecast alternative uses and possible consequences to make informed civic, social, and

economic decisions.

HEALTH EDUCATION (7 Content Standards)

ARTS EDUCATION (dance, music, theater, and visual arts - 5 Content Standards)

   Performing:

•  All students will apply skills and knowledge to perform in the arts.

Creating:

•  All students will apply skills and knowledge to create in the arts.

Analyzing in Context:

3. All students will analyze, describe, and evaluate works of art.

Connecting to other Arts, other Disciplines, and Life:

4. All students will recognize, analyze, and describe connections among the arts; between

the arts and other disciplines; between the arts and everyday life.

WORLD LANGUAGES (10 Content Standards)

Global Community:

1. All students will define and characterize the global community.

LIFE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION (10 Content Standards)

Demographic Change:

1. All students will examine demographic changes and their impact on society and the

family.

Impact of Technology:

2. All students will assess the effects of technology on the family.