Faculty Profile

Steven Ackermann

Steven Ackermann

Title
Visiting Lecturer
Department
Mayborn School of Journalism
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Visiting Lecturer
Media Arts
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

Education

BA, Loyola University, 1981.
Major: Communications

Current Scheduled Teaching*

JOUR 4323.001, Advanced Writing and Reporting for Broadcast and Web, Spring 2024 Syllabus
JOUR 4810.701, News or Sports Practicum, Spring 2024
MRTS 3500.001, Video Photography, Editing and Reporting for Digital Media, Spring 2024 Syllabus
JOUR 3343.001, Visual News Storytelling, Spring 2024 Syllabus

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

JOUR 4323.001, Advanced Writing and Reporting for Broadcast and Web, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4810.701, News or Sports Practicum, Fall 2023
MRTS 3500.001, Video Photography, Editing and Reporting for Digital Media, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 3343.001, Visual News Storytelling, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4323.001, Advanced Writing and Reporting for Broadcast and Web, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4810.701, News or Sports Practicum, Spring 2023
MRTS 3500.001, Video Photography, Editing and Reporting for Digital Media, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 3343.001, Visual News Storytelling, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4323.001, Advanced Writing and Reporting for Broadcast and Web, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4810.701, News or Sports Practicum, Fall 2022
MRTS 3500.001, Video Photography, Editing and Reporting for Digital Media, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4323.001, Advanced Writing and Reporting for Broadcast and Web, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4323.002, Advanced Writing and Reporting for Broadcast and Web, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3500.001, Video Photography, Editing and Reporting for Digital Media, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4323.001, Advanced Writing and Reporting for Broadcast and Web, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4323.002, Advanced Writing and Reporting for Broadcast and Web, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4810.701, News or Sports Practicum, Fall 2021
MRTS 3500.001, Video Photography, Editing and Reporting for Digital Media, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

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Overall
Summative Rating
Challenge and
Engagement Index
Response Rate

out of 5

out of 7
%
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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