Faculty Profile

Troy Perkins

Title
Lecturer
Department
Media Arts
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
MFA, New York University, 2000. 
Major: Film and Television





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
MRTS 4460.100, Intermediate Screenwriting, Summer 2024 
MRTS 2010.100, Introduction to Media Arts Writing, Summer 2024 


          
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  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*


            
                    

                    MRTS 4460.001, Intermediate Screenwriting, Spring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MRTS 4460.002, Intermediate Screenwriting, Spring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MRTS 2010.002, Introduction to Media Arts Writing, Spring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MRTS 2010.101, Introduction to Media Arts Writing, Spring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MRTS 2010.102, Introduction to Media Arts Writing, Spring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MRTS 4460.002, Intermediate Screenwriting, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MRTS 2010.002, Introduction to Media Arts Writing, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MRTS 2010.102, Introduction to Media Arts Writing, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MRTS 2010.103, Introduction to Media Arts Writing, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
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					Overall
Summative Rating		
					Challenge and
Engagement Index		
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out of 5		
					
out of 7		
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 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
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    • The course content was
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
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    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
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  • 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
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    • The intellectual challenge presented was
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
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    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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