Introduction to Scriptwriting and storytelling (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Students are able to develop a story idea into a script. Student is able to collaborate in an international student team.

Content (course unit)

Story structures, character development, dialogue, creating story worlds, sustainable development.

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, dramatizations of tasks, giving and listening peer & teacher feedback, reading literature on the subject

Learning materials

Course material given during class; a book on scriptwriting (each student chooses their book from what is available at the TAMK library)

Student workload

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

Completion alternatives

The student can pass the course without attendance by:
-- proving she/he has already executed a professional-standard screenplay or several

Further information

Preliminary requirements:
-- Good written and spoken English

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

0 = Fail; less than half of the course tasks submitted and/or rendered incorrectly; no or hardly any attendance; no feedback to peers and teacher(s)

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
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 and rendered in an average way; course attendance and feedback to peers and/or teacher satisfactory
4 = very good; all tasks rendered and submitted correctly in due time; good course attendance and activity; active feedback to peers and teacher

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