Study Guide

Objective

You will learn extensively about designing and implementing auditory content based on speech.
The learning targets include forms of radio, podcasts, audio drama, and documentary audio storytelling.
You will learn to design, conceptualize, script, and implement program structures.
You will learn to use sound effects and music in programs.
You will learn speaking and vocal expression, recording and editing speech, and distributing and publishing programs.
You will familiarize yourself with copyrights and copyright agreements.

Content

The course (10 ECTS) consists of creating, producing, and publishing audio content.
The title “audio content” can cover a variety of topics, such as podcasts, audiobooks, music, audio advertisements, and sound effects.
In the Karelia Auditory Content Production course, we mainly focus on two areas: Radio Work and Podcasting.
In Radio Work, you will study radio technologies and program structures, and produce radio programs as group projects.
In Podcasting, you will learn scripting, conceptualizing, implementing, and publishing programs on publishing platforms.
The course also aims to consider students’ prior knowledge and goals in the assignments.

Teaching methods

In the course, you will learn versatile skills in content production and publishing of audio work (Radio and Podcast). The key learning method is participating in media productions in different professional roles.
Auditory content production forms a whole, where the competence goals are:
1. Knowing how to plan, implement and publish different types of auditory media content
2. Managing one's own and project scheduling and working in a group
3. Performing and using voice.
The starting point is customer orientation and cooperation with the environment. Students form production groups where it is possible to profile their own competence and develop previously learned skills, producing media material mainly for the needs of audio radio narration.
Competence is developed e.g. designing and scripting content, producing and editing digital audio.
Production processes and teamwork in the media industry are central themes. Working in a work group and working culture are learned e.g. in joint planning and meetings and feedback discussions.

Evaluation scale

H-5