Media Designer, Blended Learning, Fall, 2015: LUVAS15

- is familiar with the history, research traditions and methods in the field of
culture, media and communication and understands their connection to the
present day and the society
- is able to critically apply one’s theoretical competence to professional
activities
- is familiar with the research traditions and methods in the field of
communication and is able to apply previous research in the development of
the field and one’s own work
- masters background research and documentation and is able to apply the
acquired knowledge to the creation of new content
- masters the expression forms and ways of narrating connected to one’s
professional orientation

- is familiar with the national and international operational environments,
actors and publication channels in the field of media
- is familiar with the processes of content production
- can evaluate media content critically and ethically
- understands the principles of contractual usage and copyright in one’s field
and is able to respect other’s copyright

- is able to perceive, use and compose visual elements, i.e. images, shapes and
colours, and to understand the relations between them as a basis for design
- understands the importance of visual expression in visual communication
- can and is able to use visual methods of presentation as part of the visual
design process

- understands the principles of user-oriented design, knows the methods of
creative problem-solving and is able to use them in one’s work
- is able to plan contents for different needs and equipment and is able to adapt
discoveries and phenomena to new media contents and concepts
- is able to find information by reflection and adaptation
- masters the design methods and tools of one’s own field
- understands the ethical and aesthetical values and responsibilities of
communication
- is able to anticipate future changes and develop the working environment
with a view to adapting to change

- masters the working methods of one’s professional orientation and is able to
comply with occupational safety
- understands the possibilities and restrictions of technology in a production
process
- is able to evaluate and redirect one’s actions in changing circumstances
- masters the management of customer contacts

- is familiar with the most prevailing business models in creative industries
- understands entrepreneurship as a possibility to be employed and employ
others
- is able to evaluate one’s personal abilities and competences to act as an
entrepreneur
- is familiar with and is able to utilise the support networks related to the start
of business operations
- can market and sell one’s competence
- can evaluate a business idea from different perspectives and describe it in
form of a business plan

- is able to assess and develop one’s competences and learning methods
- is able to retrieve/search, process and analyse information critically
- can assume responsibility for team learning and knowledge sharing

- is able to assume responsibility for one’s own actions and their consequences
- is able to work according to the code of professional ethics of one’s field
- is able to take different parties into account
- is able to apply the principles of equality
- is able to apply the principles of sustainable development

- is able to function as a member of a work community and contribute to its
work well-being
- is able to function in various communication and interaction situations at
work
- is able to use information and communication technology in the tasks of one’s
field
- is able to establish personal occupational contacts and to work in networks
- is able to make decisions in new and unforeseen situations
- is able to manage one’s work and to work independently in tasks requiring
expertise
- has developed entrepreneurial skills/abilities

- is able to solve problems and develop working methods innovatively
- is able to work in projects
- is able to carry out research and development projects and to apply existing
knowledge and methods of one’s field
- is able to find customer-oriented, sustainable and profitable solutions

- has the language competence necessary for the work in the field and its
development
- is able to cooperate with people from different cultural backgrounds
- is able to take into account the opportunities and effects of
internationalisation in one’s work