Department of Tele Radial Communication Self-Study Report for Accreditation in Journalism and Mass Communications Undergraduate site visit during 2019-2020 Director Dr. Juan Luciano Nieves Accreditation Coordinators Prof. Rosamary Berríos Hernández Dr. Mildred Vélez Morales Table of Contents Part I: General Information 4 Part II: Supplementary Information 10 STANDARDS Standard 1: Mission, Governance and Administration 18 Attachment: Organigram of the Department of Tele Radial Communication 29 Attachment: Strategic Plan 30 Standard 2: Curriculum and Instruction 36 Standard 3: Diversity and Inclusiveness 53 Attachment: Departmental Diversity Plan 76 Standard 4: Full-Time and Part-Time / Adjunct Faculty 80 Standard 5: Scholarship: Research, Creative and Professional Activity 104 Standard 6: Student Services 124 Standard 7: Resources, Facilities and Equipment 135 Standard 8: Professional and Public Service 148 Standard 9: Assessment of Learning Outcomes 164 Attachment: Assessment Plan 180 P a g e 2 | 189 Self-Study Report for Accreditation in Journalism and Mass Communications Undergraduate site visit during 2019-2020 Submitted to the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) Name of Institution: University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo Name of Journalism/Mass Communications Unit: Department of Tele Radial Communication Address: P.O. Box 4010, Arecibo, Puerto Rico 00613-4010 Date of Scheduled Accrediting Visit: January 21-24, 2020 We hereby submit the following report as required by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications for the purpose of an accreditation review. Journalism/Mass Communications administrator: Name: Dr. Juan Luciano Title: Director Signature: Administrator to whom Journalism/Mass Communications administrator reports: Name: Dr. Weyna Quinones Title: Dean of Academic Affairs Signature: P a g e 3 | 189 Part I: General Information This general information section will be included in its entirety in the site team’s report, and it must present the most current information available. Before the site visit, the unit should review its responses to the questions below and update them as necessary. The unit then should provide a copy of this updated section for each team member when they arrive on campus. A digital copy in Word document format of the updated responses also must be provided to the team chair to be included in the digital team report sent to the ACEJMC office. In addition, if any significant changes not covered in this section have occurred since the original self-study report was submitted, the unit should describe and document those changes and present this new material to the team when members arrive. Name of Institution: University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo Name of Unit: Department of Tele Radial Communication Year of Visit: 2020 1. Check regional association by which the institution now is accredited. x Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools ___ New England Association of Schools and Colleges ___ North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ___ Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges ___ Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ___ Western Association of Schools and Colleges If the unit seeking accreditation is located outside the United States, provide the name(s) of the appropriate recognition or accreditation entities: 2. Indicate the institution’s type of control; check more than one if necessary. ___ Private x Public ___ Other (specify) P a g e 4 | 189 3. Provide assurance that the institution has legal authorization to provide education beyond the secondary level in your state. It is not necessary to include entire authorizing documents. Public institutions may cite legislative acts; private institutions may cite charters or other authorizing documents. The University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo is part of the University of Puerto Rico´s system, which is licensed by the Education Council of Puerto Rico and accredited by the MSCHE. 4. Has the Journalism/Mass Communications unit been evaluated previously by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications? x Yes __ No Self-Study Report for Accreditation in 2019-20 If yes, give the date of the last accrediting visit: 2013 5. When was the unit or sequences within the unit first accredited by ACEJMC? The unit was first accredited in 2013. 6. Provide the unit’s mission statement. Statement should give date of adoption and/or last revision. The mission statement of the Department of Tele Radial Communication was revised in 2019. It states the following: Develop in students the capacity to understand fundamental concepts and basic principles that govern the communication industry and its professions. One of those basic principles is a firm compromise with freedom of speech, access to information and rejection to censorship. 7. What are the type and length of terms? Semesters of 15 weeks Quarters of N/A weeks Summer sessions of 4 weeks Intersessions of N/A weeks P a g e 5 | 189 8. Check the programs offered in journalism/mass communications: _x _ Bachelor’s degree N/A Master’s degree N/A Ph.D. degree 9. List the specific undergraduate degrees as well as the majors or sequences being reviewed by ACEJMC. *Indicate online degrees. Bachelor’s degree in Tele Radial Communication with six areas of emphasis: News, Strategic Communication, Photography, Multimedia, Digital Cinema, and Media Production and Direction. 10. Credit hours required by the university for an undergraduate degree: (Specify semester-hour or quarter-hour credit.) 123 credit hours (semester-hour credits). 11. Give the number of credit hours students may earn for internship experience. (Specify semester-hour or quarter-hour credit.) 6 credit hours (3 credit hours per semester). 12. List each professional Journalism or Mass Communications sequence or specialty offered and give the name of the person in charge. Name of Sequence or Specialty Person in Charge Tele Radial Communication Sequence Dr. Juan Luciano 13. Number of full-time students enrolled in the institution: 3,546 students 14. Number of undergraduate majors in the accredited unit, by sequence and total (if the unit has pre-major students, list them as a single total): Name of Sequence or Specialty Undergraduate majors in Tele Radial Communication Sequence 439 Total 439 P a g e 6 | 189 15. Number of students in each section of all skills courses (newswriting, reporting, editing, photography, advertising copy, broadcast news, public relations writing, etc.). List enrollment by section for the term during which the visit will occur and the preceding term. Include a separate list for online skills courses, which also must meet the 20-1 ratio. (The Council has ruled that campaigns courses are exempt from the 20-1 ratio.) Enrollment for Fall 2019-2020 Course Enrollment COMU 4335 SB1 Practicum / Seminar 12 COMU 4335 SB3 Practicum / Seminar 8 COMU 3016 M10 Public Relations Principles 20 COMU 4065 M25 Advertising and Public Relation Campaigns 21 COMU 3201 M10 Scriptwriting 20 COMU 3201 J10 Scriptwriting 18 COMU 3201 VC0 Scriptwriting 21 COMU 3202 WE5 Scriptwriting Practice 9 COMU 3202 M40 Scriptwriting Practice 10 COMU 3202 J40 Scriptwriting Practice 9 COMU 3202 V00 Scriptwriting Practice 22 COMU 4025 WB5 Broadcast Journalism 12 COMU 4055 L25 Principles of Journalism, Written News for Radio and Television 18 COMU 4055 L40 Principles of Journalism, Written News for Radio and Television 15 COMU 3135 LE5 Journalism Genres – New Platforms 14 COMU 3021 M25 Digital Photography I 15 COMU 3021 WC0 Digital Photography I 15 COMU 3021 W25 Digital Photography I 15 COMU 3021 LCO Digital Photography I 15 COMU 3201 L25 Digital Photography I 15 COMU 3015 M10 Intermediate Photography 16 COMU 3019 J25 Language and Analysis of Cinematography 15 COMU 4133 LE5 Laboratory of Digital Filmmaking Workshop 13 COMU 4133 LC0 Laboratory of Digital Filmmaking Workshop 13 COMU 3121 VC0 Photography for Digital Cinema 16 COMU 3123 V00 Laboratory of Photography for Digital Cinema 16 COMU 3106 VD0 Graphic Design for Communication 14 COMU 3106 V15 Graphic Design for Communication 13 COMU 3211 L50 Principles of Radio 21 COMU 3211 LB0 Principles of Radio 21 COMU 3211 WB0 Principles of Radio 21 COMU 3212 LD0 Laboratory for Principles of Radio 13 COMU 3212 MB0 Laboratory for Principles of Radio 12 COMU 3212 ME5 Laboratory for Principles of Radio 9 COMU 3212 L00 Laboratory for Principles of Radio 11 COMU 3212 L60 Laboratory for Principles of Radio 10 P a g e 7 | 189 Course Enrollment COMU 3212 LB0 Laboratory for Principles of Radio 8 COMU 4006 M25 Radio Advertising 18 COMU 3117 MB5 Multimedia Production 18 COMU 3117 LB5 Multimedia Production 18 COMU 3127 ME5 Design and Production of Multimedia II 14 COMU 3127 MA0 Design and Production of Multimedia II 15 COMU 4027 M10 Audio for the Media 17 COMU 4027 L25 Audio for the Media 15 COMU 4041 ME5 Advanced Television and Radio Production Workshop 20 COMU 4043 M05 Laboratory of Advanced Television and Radio Production Workshop 20 COMU 4155 MB5 Advanced Editing and Postproduction 15 COMU 4155 ME5 Advanced Editing and Postproduction 15 COMU 3043 MB5 Television Principles 25 COMU 3043 WB5 Television Principles 23 COMU 3046 ME5 Television Principles Laboratory 13 COMU 3046 JE5 Television Principles Laboratory 13 COMU 3046 W10 Television Principles Laboratory 23 COMU 4028 ME5 Production and Direction of Documentaries 22 16. Total expenditures planned by the unit for the 2019–2020 academic year: Give percentage increase or decrease in three years: 20% decrease in three years Amount expected to be spent this year on full-time faculty salaries: $562,380.00 Total expenditures for the 2019-2020 Academic year: $993,863.00 Amount to be spent on full-time faculty salaries: $598,716.00 17. List name and rank of all full-time faculty in the accredited unit in fall 2019. (Full-time faculty refers to those defined as such by the university.) Identify those not teaching because of leaves, sabbaticals, etc.