Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Act as a part of a group organizing game industry events
• Network independently in game industry events
• Take an independent role in an online (social media) production
• Plan, conduct, and evaluate a personal learning path relevant to a game industry ecosystem role

Credits: 9

Schedule: 13.09.2021 - 23.05.2022

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Annakaisa Kultima

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

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The course is about organizing different aspects of the Games Now! lecture series and related events, including graphic design, video editing, social media management, community building, networking, marketing, catering, streaming as well as life-long learning within game industry ecosystem.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The course is assessed based on group work, production quality, personal learning goals as well as selected production metrics. In addition, students design their personal learning paths as well as influence on deciding what are the overall metrics of success of the Games Now! production.

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Student workload depends on the amount of credits the students aim for, but all students participate to weekly meetings and the Games Now! lectures about once a month. In addition students are expected to work on their own and together in the different aspects of organizing Games Now! on their own time.

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Period:

  2020-2021

  (2021, 2022) - No teaching

  Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=DOM-E513901

  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

  In Weboodi, at the latest one week before the course starts.

   

  The order of priority for admitting students to courses at Aalto ARTS 1.1.2018 onwards (approved by The Committee of Arts, Design and Architecture on 10.10.2017)

  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.

   

  Courses that are intended to be multidisciplinary (e.g. UWAS courses) may apply an order of priority based on the learning outcomes of the course, while bearing in mind the university obligation of enabling students to complete their degrees within the normative duration of study set for the degree. The order of priority does not apply to courses organised by the Centre for General Studies or doctoral courses.

  This decision on the order of priority does not influence the right of the teacher to define prerequisites for the course.

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