Kursens beskrivning

LEARNING OUTCOMES

On a successful completion of the course, students

- are familiar with various photo books and the solutions used in them.

- have  basic understanding of the design and production of a photo publication and are able to apply this information in their own photo publications.

- know the materials used in photographic publications, such as different paper grades and binding styles, and understand how they affect the end result.

- understand the meaning and potential of layout in visual narrative and photo book design .

- are able to design their own photobook, its layout and material choices.

Credits: 9

Schedule: 13.09.2021 - 08.12.2021

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Maija Savolainen, Juha Nenonen

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

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:

  Designing one s own photo publication. Presenting photo publications and analysing them. Discussing content, technical and artistic possibilities and solutions in photo publications. The relationship between image and text, graphic form and funding a photo publication.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Lectures, assignments, personal tutoring, demonstrations. The accepted performance of the course requires completing the assigned tasks and 80% attendance at course meetings. If a student implements his or her own photo publication, the personal tutoring is possible at the stage of the implementation of the publication.

   

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Credits can be comprised of the course and designing and/or completing one's own photobook. The course  is worth 6 ects, in addition you can get credits for additional independent work.

  Contact teaching approx. 30-40 %: lectures, personal tutoring, critique.
  Independent working 60-70 %: preparation for the lectures, completing assignments, preparation for critiques

  In case the student is completing a photobook, the credits are evaluated according to the student s workload, so that 1 ects equals to approx. 27 hour s independent work .

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  To be agreed separately with the teacher.

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

17 Partnerships for the Goals

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Period:

  2020-2021 Autumn I-II

  2021-2022 Autumn I-II

  Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=DOM-E3048

  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

  Registration to the course in Sisu. Students are accepted based on their motivation letters.

Beskrivning