Graphic Communications Program at TMCC

What, When and How

What

Core Ability

A broad capability that you will develop throughout a course or program rather than in one specific lesson. Core abilities include skills that everyone needs to succeed, such as problem solving, communication, employability and lifelong learning.

Competency

A major skill, knowledge, or attitude that you will learn as a result of a given learning experience. A competency is specific to a discipline (such as history, math or language) or to an occupational area (such as nursing, accounting or engineering).

Learning Objective

A supporting skill, knowledge or attitude that you will learn as a step toward mastery of a specific competency. Each competency has two or more learning objectives.

When

Performance Standards

Observable and measurable specifications by which your performance will be evaluated, and a description of the situation under which your performance will be assessed.

Performance Assessment Activity

A statement that tells you what you must do to show mastery of one or more competencies, including instructions for completing assignments, performance assessment tasks or tests.

How

Learning Activity

A statement that describes what you can do to help yourself master specific learning objectives and competencies. You may think of them as assignments.

In an effort to measure student's growth, each student will complete a pre-class and post-class test and complete a portfolio of his or her work that will include a resume and selected drawings by the student. The student must achieve a score of 70 percent or higher on the post-class test.