Study Guide

Objective

Student
- knows how digital media has developed within the last century
- familiarizes one self of the impact of media history in today's world
- understands the signifigance of the media development continuum
- adapts techniques and ideas from the past to benefit future skills.
- can summarise and analyse academic literature and improve one’s argumentation and writing skills.

Content

This online course includes a survey of the evolution of the digital media. It provides looks at historical development of audio visual and electronic media as well as their status in today's world. Five assignments are provided on bi-weekly basis. Assignments will introduce media history examples of significance for analysis and research. Assignments will also require some skills of photography and academic writing.

Location and time

Tikkarinne and online

Materials

Provided in the course.

Teaching methods

An online course into media history. Course assignments and independent study. Contact teaching session (kick-off) and a language workshop at the start of the course.

This online course includes a survey of the evolution of the digital media. It provides views at historical development of audiovisual and electronic media as well as their status in today's world.

Four assignments are provided in the Moodle. The assignments will introduce media history examples of significance for analysis and research. Assignments will also require some skills of photography and creative writing.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

Media-alan osaaminen, luova osaaminen, oppimaan oppiminen, eettisyys, kansainvälisyys ja monikulttuurisuus