Accreditation

This past Monday our MCOM 63 class were given the opportunity to sit in on an accreditation of the Mass Communications department at San Jose State University. This was the first accreditation I have taken part in and in was an interesting and worthwhile experience.
The discussion forum was led by two professors from other leading universities in the United States, and thus were assessing the department from an impartial point of view. They were very eager to listen to any and all views from the students present, whether the opinions were positive or negative.
As a newcomer to the Mass Communications department at San Jose State, I was very keen to hear the opinions from fellow students on the success of the department. Overall, I think the comments provided were largely positive. The faculty in the department seemed to be held in high regard by the students as was the material taught in the classes and the technological resources available to students. The only negatives were how the department prepares students for internships and also the availability of counseling within the department. Certainly I was surprised by the lack of time affordable to students to sit down with a counselor and I believe this is something that needs to be addressed.
All in all I was happy to be given the chance to participate in the accreditation and feel that it is a valuable tool in improving all aspects of departments across the university.