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.

Location and time

Mediapolis, Tuesdays 9-12, 31.10.-19.12.2017

Exam schedules

No exam; Course main task MUST BE submitted in order to pass the course!
MAIN TASK: A scene of 3-5 minutes length; more detailed information given in class

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 course without attendance by: Please contact the teacher(s) before the course begins to have more information

Further information

Preliminary requirements: Good written and spoken English

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

0= No attendance live or on Tabula, no tasks done correctly

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

1=approved; Half of the course tasks submitted; Misunderstandings in rendering the tasks; Attendance level in online and contact teaching low; No feedback to peers and/or teachers
2=satiscfactory; More than half of the course tasks submitted; Quality of tasks below average; Attendance level in online and contact teaching low or average; No or hardly any feedback to peers and/or teachers

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

3= good; All course tasks submitted in timely fashion; Quality of tasks adequate; course attendance and feedback to peers and teachers satisfactory
4 = very good; All course tasks submitted in timely fashion; Quality of tasks adequate; good course attendance and active feedback to peers and teachers

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

5 = excellent; all tasks rendered in an outstanding way in due time; high attendance and activity in online and contact teaching; active and well-thought feedback to peers and teachers