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  • Course programme and slides

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    Welcome!
    Course will take place on Fridays. All compulsory meetings are online. Link to Zoom:
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    Course Programme
    Friday 27.10.2023
    9:15-11:30  Introduction to the course, working methods, assignments and support. Teaming for the course assignment (TL, HP). Session slides.
    13:15-17 Teamwork

    Friday 3.11.2023
    9:15-12 Nordic Design Culture (HP). Discussion on Nordic culture, design's role in it and design culture. Session slides with notes and references.
    13:15-17 Teamwork

    Friday 10.11.2023
    9:15-12 Media studies (TL). Session slides. In the first session on Media Studies we will explore the history, some media theorists and their thoughts from the time when media started to play a more important role in the development of societies around the world. We will discuss the geopolitics and media from the times of printed news media to the first electronic media, radio and television. Themes covered:
    1. Media Studies
    2. Media theorists - some classics
    3. Geopolitics and media
    4. Introduction to homework screening: The Social Dilemma | Netflix (you should get access to Netflix to watch the movie :-( )
    13:15-17 Teamwork

    Friday 17.11.2023
    9:15-12 New media and social media (TL). Session slides. In the second session, we will then look at the origins of the Internet and the WWW and predict where all this will take us. We also discuss the impact of entertainment and social media in our daily lives and how the Internet has changed it. We will also explore the media industries and different forms of new media, including virtual and augmented reality and games. The themes covered are:
    1. Media industries
    2. Origins of the Internet and the WWW
    3. New Media - What is that?
    13:15-17 Teamwork

    Friday 24.11.2023
    9:15-11 Visiting talk (Leena Svinhufvud)
    Followed by the Garden Futures: Designing with Nature exhibition (Link). Choose one:
    11-12:30 Guided virtual tour in the Design Museum and Museum of Architecture over course Zoom.
    14-15:30 Guided tour in the Design Museum and Museum of Architecture, Korkeavuorenkatu 23. (Link)

    Friday 1.12.2023
    9:15-17 Reserved for completing coursework. No class.

    Friday 8.12.2023
    9:15-max 17 Your media and design. Video essay screenings and discussion. Hybrid event: On campus + Zoom participation. Campus location: A Grid, Room Mordor. Otakaari 5.