Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

On a successful completion of this course the students can:

- independently produce different texts needed in a professional artist's work, e.g. cv's bios, exhibition texts, grant applications

- analytically distinguish different text genres related to professional artist's work

- compose texts for various purposes of their own materials

- critically read and comment different types of art-related texts

- edit their own and other students' texts

Credits: 4

Schedule: 01.11.2021 - 19.11.2021

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Hanna Weselius, Heli Rekula, Jaakko Kölhi

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

heli.rekula@aalto.fi

hanna.weselius@aalto.fi


CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English, Finnish, Swedish

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The course focuses on the most common texts that are expected of professional artists and photographers. The course begins with the basics such as composing a Curriculum Vitae and a biography and moves on to texts needed when organising exhibitions or applying for grants. Also other visual arts related genres of text may be discussed on the course.

  • applies in this implementation

    The course is taught in Finnish and English. All assignments can be written in Finnish and/or English.

     

    We work on texts such as:

    - cv & bio

    - artist's statement

    - project description

    - press release

    - exhibition texts

    - grant application texts


Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Pass / fail.

    At least 80% attendance in lectures and working groups as well as successful completion all course assignments is required.

  • applies in this implementation


    The course is evaluated as pass/fail.


    The student will pass the course by 

    1) active participation (minimum 80% of) in the course meetings and 

    2) completing all group works and assignments


Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    4 ects equals a total of 108 hours of student's work. The total hours are divided into lectures, presentations, discussions, groupwork, and independent writing tasks.

DETAILS

Study Material
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    To be defined by the teachers of the course.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    4 Quality Education

    5 Gender Equality

    8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

    17 Partnerships for the Goals

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The teaching language may vary (Finnish / English) according to the group of students.

    Teaching Period:

    2020-2021 Autumn II

    2021-2022 Autumn II

    Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=DOM-E3040

    Registration for Courses: Sisu replaces Oodi on 9 August, 2021. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture: https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-in-aalto-arts

    The order of priority is as follows: 1. students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have scheduled it for the current academic year in their personal study plan (HOPS); 2. exchange students for whom the course is a part of his/her officially approved learning agreement and scheduled to be taken during the current semester; 3. students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have not completed it yet; 4. students, for whom the course is part of his/her major s or programme s alternative studies and has been scheduled in the student's PSP (HOPS) for the current academic year 5. students, for whom the course is part of his/her major s or programme s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet; 6. students for whom the course is compulsory for their minor; 7. students, for whom the course is part of his/her minor subject s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet; 8. students who have applied for the course through a student mobility scheme (internal mobility within Aalto University, flexible study right (JOO) studies etc.); 9. other students.

  • applies in this implementation

    The first year MA Photography students are prioritised. If possible, also other students of the Master´s Programme in Photography may be accepted in the course either in enrolment order or by requested application letter.


    The teaching of this course is arranged remotely using Zoom. Follow the course's MyCourses page for updated information.



Details on the schedule
  • applies in this implementation


    Schedule: 01.11.2021 - 19.11.2021

    The course days are Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays.

    Detailed course schedule is posted as a PDF attachment in the Announcements section.