KP-2-119

• Media culture 2018 (media analysis) - General studies
• Media culture 2018 - General studies
• Cultural management 2018 - Event production

4 (2019-03-18 to 2019-07-31)

Swedish

Compulsory

First

1

5 cr

The student will learn about the historical shift from
analogical to digital and social media and how this shift can
be seen explicitly on in a new type of media communication.
The student will know the concepts social, media and
communication. Besides these, she/he will have basic insight
into the concepts platform society, individual, institution,
representation and semiotics. The student will have developed
an analytical skill in order to approach social media and to
understand the challenges of social media and the platform
society for the civic society and an professional media
production.

After the examination of the curse, the student
will know the focal concept within the fields of
social media and communication. The student will gain
a broader and a more professional understanding of the
role and meaning of social media for both individual
and society so that she/he can adapt the concepts in
written texts and oral group conversation. In the
course the student also practices their ability to
speak and write. Rhetorics, logical fallacies,oral
performance, debating exercises and process-writing
are all included in the communication part of the
course content.

The course consists of reading articles, lectures, group work, panel
discussions and writing an essay. The student will read before each
class, she/he will use a set of questions that is delivered before
class, discuss the questions in groups and present the results in a
panel discussion. The student will write an essay 6-8 pages of a
chosen course theme. Dead line 17.5.2019, 4 PM.

None

2013 - 2016: Web Analysis and Social Media
2017: KP-2-101 (0) Social media and production

As this course is mandatory for the students at
the degree program mediekultur and kulturproducentskap,
these student will be prioritized in case of a great
number of applicants for the course.

• Lectures - 24 hours
• Practical exercises - 8 hours
• Small-group work - 50 hours
• Individual studies - 43 hours
• Internet-based studies - 10 hours

• Total workload of the course: 135 hours
• Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
• Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Participation in tuition

Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

These requirements will be explained in detail in the
first session. If you do not attend that session
then it will be your responsibility to make sure
you understand them.

• Grönvall John
• Räisä Tiina

Räisä Tiina

https://arcada.itslearning.com/ External link

No limit (57 students enrolled)

12 months after course has ended

2019-03-04 to 2019-03-31

2019-05-17 - Reports and productions