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Course syllabus - Rhetoric and Narration Techniques
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
ITE205
Valid from
Autumn semester 2015
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G1F (First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).
Main area(s)
Information Design
School
School of Innovation, Design and Engineering
Ratified
2013-02-14
Revised
2015-02-02
Status
This syllabus is not current and will not be given any more
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
Klassisk retorik för vår tid
1. uppl. : Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2008 - 373 s.
ISBN: 9789144047881 (inb.) LIBRIS-ID: 10953093
The Cambridge introduction to narrative
2. ed. : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008 - xvii, 272 s.
ISBN: 0521715156 (hft.) LIBRIS-ID: 10908324
Reference litterature
Film art : an introduction
9. uppl. : Boston [Mass.] : McGraw Hill, cop. 2010 - xx, 505 s.
ISBN: 978-0-07-122057-6 LIBRIS-ID: 11823373
Documentary : a history of the non-fiction film
2., rev. ed. : New York : Oxford Univ. Press, 1993 - 400 s.
ISBN: 0-19-507898-5 (pbk.) ; £9.99 : Formerly CIP LIBRIS-ID: 4611562
Interactive storytelling : techniques for 21st century fiction
Natick, Mass. : A.K. Peters, c2004 - xiii, 511 s.
ISBN: 1-56881-221-3 LIBRIS-ID: 9293087
Other materials
Kompendier, artiklar och Internetadresser listas i kursens PM.
Akademin för innovation, design och teknik,
Objectives
The purpose of the course is to, from an information design perspective, give basic knowledge and skills within rhetorical and narrative techniques. During the course a practical, theoretical and analytical framework will be established from which the students can derive rhetorical and narrative methods applicable to others as well as their own work.
Learning outcomes
After completied the course the student shall be able to:
- perform verbal presentations using narrative and rhetorical techniques,
- identify, analyze and reflect upon how narrative and rhetorical techniques are implemented within different types of information design areas,
- apply and integrate narrative and rhetorical techniques into their own work and
- apply and integrate narrative and rhetorical techniques in an information design context.
Course content
The course aims to provide basic knowledge and skills in rhetoric and narrative techniques. The course is based on theoretical reasoning and analysis as well as practical application ultimately is to provide insights into how different methods can be applied in information design.
Specific requirements
15 hp Basic Information Design.
Examination
Exercise (INL1), 1 credit, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Exercise (INL2), 2 credits, marks Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG)
Exercise (INL4), 1 credit, marks Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG)
Project (PRO1), 2 credits, marks Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG)
Seminar (SEM2), 1,5 credits, marks Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG)
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Grade
Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail