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Study Course Description

Student Media II

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
KSK_270
Branch of Science
Communication Theory; Media and communications
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Information and Communication Science
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Structure Unit Manager
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts

Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv

About Study Course

Objective

During the study course student learns to develop a story from own ideas, plans gathering of the materials, processes them, works with a text, photography and sound and develops the work until the final stage of publishing it on Student media Skaļāk: https://skalak.rsu.lv.

Preliminary Knowledge

The course “Introduction to the Studies and Speciality” has been mastered.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.In the end of the workshop students know when and why audio is the best way to tell the story, and they know if they have what it takes - time, human resources, equipment.

Skills

1.All the aspects and phases of audiostory making is well known - development of ideas, script writing, sound recording, editing, postproduction, publishing.

Competences

1.Ability to deconstruct and analyze an audiostory in a proffesional way.

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Individual work

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During the course, the student develops one high-quality audio story, prepares it for publication in Student media and social media. Exact task and evaluation criteria - in the first lesson. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.

Examination

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Examination

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Workshop and small assignments during the week (30%); a publication (70%).

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Introduction. Course requirements, assignments
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Other
2

Topics

Development of an Audio story – script development, planning, gathering of materials, processing, publishing
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Other
2

Topics

Warming up the voice and speech apparatus
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Other
2

Topics

Off-screen text recording and voice-over
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Computer room
2

Topics

Music as enforcement of conveying a message
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Presentation of ideas and a script
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Computer room
2

Topics

Material gathering. Progress report
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Computer room
2

Topics

Presentation of the Audio story, texts and visual materials
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Publishing online, social media stories
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Publishing online, social media stories
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
20 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Development of an Audio story – script development, planning, gathering of materials, processing, publishing
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Other
2

Topics

Warming up the voice and speech apparatus
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Off-screen text recording and voice-over
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Presentation of ideas and a script
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Material gathering. Progress report
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Computer room
2

Topics

Presentation of the Audio story, texts and visual materials
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Publishing online, social media stories
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
16 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Literatūra praktiskajam kursam nav paredzēta

2.

Studiju reglaments I