UM3INS05 Industry Studies
UM3INS05 Industry Studies
- Course description
- NQF LevelBachelor's degree (Level 6 1. Cycle)
- Area of StudyInteractive Media
- Program of StudyIM Shared
- ECTS05
- CampusKristiansand, OnlinePLUS - Bergen, OnlinePLUS - Oslo, Online
- Course LeaderJohn Klima
Language of Instruction and assessment: English
May be offered on Campus and Online.
May be offered as a separate course.
Included in the following bachelor's degrees:
- Interactive Media: Animation
- Interactive Media: Games
The course aims to provide students with a detailed understanding of the funding trends, independent finance strategy, freelance awareness, that affect media content creation and self-initiated production.
Course Learning Outcomes
The student has knowledge of
| K1 | has knowledge of funding that affects content creation. |
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| K2 | has knowledge of the risk and growth of commercial media productions. |
| K3 | can update their knowledge of presentation strategies that bring awareness to their own content production. |
| K4 | is familiar with open collaborative models for creators and support networks. |
The student gain skills in
| S1 | can interpret, evaluate and explain funding opportunities for the media content professional or producer. |
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| S2 | can reflect upon navigating legal documentation of professional content production and applications to production investments. |
| S3 | masters appropriate audio-visual techniques and strategies when presenting own funding presentation. |
| S4 | masters tools and techniques of industry standard formats and implementation of an online presence and portfolio structure. |
The student can demonstrate
| G1 | can exchange points of view with their peers of commercial and ethical situations in the current media environment. |
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| G2 | can contribute to discussions surrounding the creative professional, their tools of production and how to organise self-promotion. |
| G3 | has insight into the productions that feed various content creation industries concerning content strategy and planning. |
| G4 | is familiar with industry standard production and communication formats. |
| G5 | can articulate critical appraisal to others’ requirements of production investment. |
- Career plans with knowledge of the chosen field
- Professional marketing and presence
- Comprehensive study of the current media industry
- Teaching will be based on a hybrid-flexible approach. Instructor-led face-to-face learning is combined with online learning in a flexible course structure that gives students the option of attending sessions in the classroom, participating online, or doing both.
- All activities require active student participation in their own learning.
- Learning delivery methods and available resources will be selected to ensure constructive alignment with course content, learning outcomes and assessment criteria.
- Students will be taught using a mixture of guidance, self-study, and lecture material. Topics will be introduced in a series of weekly lectures. The guidance sessions will be directed practical exercises and reading in which students can explore topics with support from a teacher. This material will also require students to self-manage their time to ensure tasks are completed and the theory is fully understood. This will allow the students to fully engage with lectures and with their peers.
- Learning resources are available in the LMS and include, but is not limited to:
- literature and online reading material (essential and recommended)
- streams, recordings and other digital resources, where applicable
- video conferencing and communication platforms, if applicable
- tools, software and libraries, where applicable
- Students must have access to an internet connection, and suitable hardware.
- Accessing live streams and virtual laboratories requires a minimum broadband connection of 2Mbps (4Mbps recommended).
- Students working on their own laptop/computer are required to acquire appropriate communications software, e.g., webcam, microphone, headphones.
UM3PBL05 Problem Based Learning and Research Methodologies, UM2EDT05 Editing, or equivalent course(s).
The reading list for this course and any additional electronic resources will be provided in the LMS.
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
Teacher-led activity | 12 |
Teacher-supported work | 24 |
Self-study | 89 |
This course has one (1) exam contributing towards the overall and final grade of the course.
The exam must be assessed as passed to receive the final Course Grade.
| Form of assessment | Grading scale | Grouping | Duration of assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
Portfolio of Work | A-F |