Introduction to Visual Design (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Students know how to use basic visual design tools.
Student is able to collaborate in an international student team.

Content (course unit)

Contemporary design tools

Exam schedules

No exam

Evaluation methods and criteria

Tasks, attendance, active participation, feedback to peers and teacher(s)

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

contact teaching (in English), individual and group tasks, virtual learning environment (Tabula), activity excursions, discussions, group work, giving and listening peer & teacher feedback, PBL on occasion, learning by doing, students as teachers

Learning materials

Course material given in class

Student workload

The student is expected to complete the course tasks partly outside the contact teaching times

Completion alternatives

The student can pass the contact teaching by:
1. filling in a starting query and that way showing that he or she has the required competence on the tools
2. showing a portfolio of previous design works
There will be a group meeting and review of the portfolios for those who do not attend the contact teaching.

Further information

No preliminary requirements.
The course has one main task: Create a Learning Diary Poster, which summarizes the sub-tasks and different topics that have been dealt with during the contact teaching.

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

1 = approved; half of the course tasks submitted; some misunderstandings in rendering the tasks; attendance level low; no feedback to peers and teacher(s)
2 = satisfactory; more than half of the course tasks submitted; quality of tasks below average; attendance level low or average; hardly any feedback to peers and teacher(s)

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

3 = good; all course tasks submitted; course attendance and feedback to peers satisfactory
4 = very good; all tasks rendered and submitted correctly in due time; good course attendance and activity; active feedback to peers and teacher(s)

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

5 = excellent; all tasks rendered in an outstanding way and submitted on schedule; high attendance and activity; active and well-thought feedback to peers and teacher(s)