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Student Media

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:9.00
Study Course Accepted:21.05.2024 16:10:02
Study Course Information
Course Code:KSK_202LQF level:Level 6
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:Communication Sciences; Communication TheoryTarget Audience:Marketing and Advertising; Information and Communication Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Marta Herca
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfatrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)2Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures4
Classes (count)6Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes12
Total Contact Hours16
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)2Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures4
Classes (count)6Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes12
Total Contact Hours16
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
The course “Introduction to the Studies and Speciality” has been mastered.
Objective:
Student media works as a laboratory where students try their hand at creating quality media materials. During the course, the student learns to develop a story from ideas, plan the collection of material, perform processing, work with text, photography and sound, and bring the work to publication. In the first semester, students conduct interviews.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Student media and how it works, journalism ethicsLectures2.00auditorium
2Basic principles of an interview, genresClasses1.00other
3Preparing for an interview - research, biography, structure, questionsClasses1.00other
4Technical processing of the interview - text encryption, editingClasses2.00auditorium
5Language, structure. Title, lead, subtitlesClasses2.00auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Student media and how it works, journalism ethicsLectures2.00auditorium
2Basic principles of an interview, genresClasses1.00auditorium
3Preparing for an interview - research, biography, structure, questionsClasses1.00auditorium
4Technical processing of the interview - text encryption, editingClasses2.00auditorium
5Language, structure. Title, lead, subtitlesClasses2.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
During the course students will create and publish a multimedia story online. Exact task and evaluation criteria - in the first lesson. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
Assessment Criteria:
Workshop and small assignments during the week (30%); a publication (70%).
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:Students understand and are able to apply the benefits of performance elements in a story.
Skills:Ability to create a story using different storytelling techniques and forms, including performance.
Competencies:Ability to deconstruct and analyze a multimedia story in a proffesional way.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Ward, Frazer. No Innocent Bystanders: Performance Art and Audience. 2012 (PRIMO)
2Apple, J., Lapalma M. Performance / Media / Art / Culture: Selected Essays. 2019 (PRIMO)
3Spencer, C., Meskimmon M., Jones, A. Beyond the Happening: Performance Art and the Politics of Communication. 2020. (PRIMO)
4Rosenberg, Tiina. Don’t Be Quiet, Start a Riot! 2016. (PRIMO)