The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Free electives - Book exams
- Media culture 2014 - Elective analysis and literature-based courses
- Media culture 2015 - Elective analysis and literature-based courses
- Media culture 2016 - Elective analysis and literature-based courses
- Media culture 2017 - Elective analysis and literature-based courses
- Media culture 2017 (media analysis) - Elective analysis and literature-based courses
- Media culture 2018 (media analysis) - Elective analysis and literature-based courses
- Media culture 2018 - Elective analysis and literature-based courses
- Film and tv 2009 (online media) - Elective analysis and literature-based courses
- Film and tv 2010 (online media) - Elective analysis and literature-based courses
- Film and tv 2011 (online media) - Extension studies: online media
- Film and tv 2011 (directing) - Elective analysis and literature-based courses
- Film and tv 2012 (scriptwriting and directing) - Elective analysis and literature-based courses
- Film and tv 2013 (scriptwriting and directing) - Elective analysis and literature-based courses
- Film and media 2019 - Elective analysis and literature-based courses
The course takes place in period
- 1 (2018-08-01 to 2018-10-21)
- 2 (2018-10-22 to 2018-12-31)
- 3 (2019-01-01 to 2019-03-17)
- 4 (2019-03-18 to 2019-07-31)
Level/category
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Optional
Cycle/level of course
First
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
This course is a self-study course that
requires you to be able to read and analyse a
set of texts, to write a script explaining the
key points made in the texts, and turn that
script into a pecha kucha style movie. The
language of the course is English. The reading
and the resulting movie will be in English.
The aim of this exam is to enable students to
take what they are learning and use it to make
a social contribution. Students taking the book
exam will there read and analyse a set of texts
and make a six minute audio-visual presentation
that provides a summary of these in a series of
easy-to-understand points. This summary will be
created in pecha kucha style and will be handed
in as a movie consisting of at least twenty
slides with a recorded commentary.
The movies will be reviewed by staff members
from Film & Media. Those movies that pass the
course to a high enough standard will be
uploaded to a YouTube channel for public
display. (Any students who do not wish to have
their movies displayed publicly will be able to
request this when they take the course.)
Learning outcomes
The movies made during this course will be
reviewed by staff members from Film & Media.
Those movies that pass the course to a high
enough standard will be uploaded to a YouTube
channel for public display. (Any students who
do not wish to have their movies displayed
publicly will be able to request this when they
take the course.)
Course contents
1. For this course you will read one book and
two or more other texts in an area of interest
that appeals to you. You will read one set book
for this area and agree the other texts with
your supervisor.
2.
You will also agree a question or topic to
guide your reading. You will break this topic
down into two or three questions.
3.
When you have read the texts, and thought about
the ways in which they address the questions
you posed, you will answer the questions by
using what you have read to construct an
argument that addresses your reading topic.
4.
You will turn these notes into a script
suitable for a pecha kucha. (If necessary you
should look at pechakucha.org to see example
pecha kuchas.)
5.
You will then present the script to your
supervisor for assessment.
6.
Once the script is approved you create the
actual movie and present that for final
assessment.
7.
You will present your pecha kucha as a
Powerpoint slide show with a pre-recorded
commentary. You will present it to a live
audience for discussion to complete your
course. If you pass with sufficient grades your
pecha kucha will be added to Arcada's Open
Knowledge online library.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
No requirements
Previous course names
None
Additional information
Please note that you have to sign up for the
exam
separately.
Please also note that the list of books are
adjusted to the multimedia field. If the
student
is planning on reading the books during a
longer
period, s/he is responsible to check that the
list
is the same.
Recommended or required reading
The current list of books
Topic Area: Concept design and innovation
Seth Godin (2000) Unleashing the Idea Virus.
New York: Do You Zoom
Topic Area: Games and Gaming
Raph Koster (2004) Theory of Fun for Game
Design. O'Reilly Media, Sebastopol, CA
Topic Area: Media Analysis
Marshall McLuhan (1964) Understanding Media.
Routledge, London
Topic Area: Usability
Steve Krug (2014) Don't Make Me Think,
Revisited. New Riders, San Francisco
Topic Area: Web Design
Khoi Vinh (2011) Ordering Disorder, grid
principles for web design. Berkeley, CA: New
Riders
Study activities
Individual studies - 133 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 133 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 133 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Virtual self studies
Assessment methods
- Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
- Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
Assessment requirements
This course is a self-study course that
requires you to be able to read and analyse a
set of texts, to write a script explaining the
key points made in the texts, and turn that
script into a pecha kucha style movie. The
language of the course is English. The reading
and the resulting movie will be in English.
Teacher
Ahonen Mirko
Examiner
Kelly Owen
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
The timetable of the course
Kursen går hela tiden och boktentamen skrivs
under
de allmänna tenttillfällena.
The course runs all year and the exam is
written
during the general exam dates.
Course enrolment period
2018-08-13 to 2018-09-09
Assessment methods
- Date of examination will be announced later - Exams
- Date will be announced later - Reports and productions