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DOK-2021: Document design Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical subject. | Level of course/Year of study
Normally third year. | Language of instruction
Scandinavian languages (Norwegian, Danish and Swedish) and English | Examination semester
Autumn
| Objectives
The objectives are for the students to learn to analyse the need and requirements for documents and to evaluate different options for document design, to master different methods and aids (analogous and digital) for designing a document, as well as to learn to choose between different options and to define a specific document prototype and argue for this definition. | Contents
With a view to document development, this course provides an introduction to the design of documents connected to the specific situation of the document production.
Required previous qualifications/ courses:
If DOK-2021 is taken as an intermediate course in the discipline document development, a completed one-year programme in documentation studies (DOK-1010-1015/16) is required.
Recommended previous qualifications/ courses:
If DOK-2021 is taken as an optional course, completion of either one of the intermediate courses DOK-2010, DOK-2011 or DOK-2012 or of a course from a completely different discipline taken in order to work with different document types from different disciplines (art, politics, natural science, business, etc.) is recommended. A good command of English is required since both literature and lectures may be in English.
| Form of teaching
Teaching consists mainly of project laboratory work with supplementary workshops and lectures, and is coordinated with DOK-2020.
There will be 2 weekly hours of teaching in weeks 34-42 and 45-47, as well as a tutorial seminar. In weeks 43-44, the students will be working on their projects.
| Coursework requirements
Oral presentation of a document design draft
| Exam and assessment
Coursework Requirements:
No later than in week 42, during class, the student should give an oral presentation of approximately15 minutes of an outline for design with an emphasis on the choice of object and methods for the analysis. Assessment of this presentation is pass/fail.
Assessment method:
The examination consists of a project paper. The paper should include an outline for a document type in an appropriate form with the use of relevant media. In addition, the student is to produce a small report of 5 pages of approx. 600 words per page. The project is to be presented and kept at the documentation studies web site, and should also be submitted as a hard copy. The complete project is to be submitted no later than 25. November.
Grading: Performance in the course will be assessed with the grades A-F.
Exam language(s): Scandinavian languages (Norwegian, Danish and Swedish)
| Contact person/lecturer
Professor Niels Windfeld Lund, tlf. 776 46284, email: Niels.Windfeld.Lund@hum.uit.no | Recommended reading/syllabus
Available on request | Course overlap
DOK-2021 -H03 10 sp
DOKMFT -1 0 sp |
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