Master
2023/2024
Project Seminar
Category 'Best Course for Career Development'
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Compulsory course (Critical Media Studies)
Area of studies:
Media Communications
Delivered by:
Institute of Media
When:
2 year, 2 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Panos Kompatsiaris
Master’s programme:
Критические медиаисследования
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
16
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The Project Seminar trains students to apply theoretical insights around cultural studies, ethnography and media theory for creating their own projects, which can take the form either of a collective academic event or a visual project. The course imagines the intersections between theory and practice, guiding students to engage with the theoretical considerations they have been hitherto taught in the program so as to apply the latter into the creation of projects. The students can either organize an academic event around a specific topic which they will decide (in collaboration with the instructor); it can be titled as ‘seminar’ or ‘symposium’ ¬– (max 4 persons) or to produce a creative project, such as a photo project or an essay film, around a specific topic which they will decide (in collaboration with the instructor) – max 2 persons. In both cases the output should be framed by theory and be positioned among scholarly debates. In case of organizing an event, students should decide about the overall event strategy, formulate invitations to speaker (s) and follow-up emails and work collaboratively in groups. In all cases, the topics should reflect elements from the CMS courses and teaching material and be original. The students have to work with and stick to specific deadlines and the overall students’ performance is evaluated at a collective (in case of a conference) and individual level.
Learning Objectives
- To guide students in going through the specific steps of organizing academic events or delivering a creative project.
- To guide students in working with deadlines and event management.
- To guide students in using theory in outputs not based on the academic text.
- To guide students in working collaboratively within groups dynamics.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- To acquire practical skills in organizing academic events or in delivering creative projects with a theoretical outlook.
- To work with deadlines and event management.
- To come up with creative themes and work towards their implementation.
- To get a grasp of a project’s technicalities, such as timing, keeping timetables and moderating.
- To collaborate with peers and work with group dynamics.
- To exercise critical thought vis-à-vis an applied project
Course Contents
- 1. Overview of the Project Seminar
- 2. Practical steps
- 3. The events are taking place
- 4. The events are taking place
Assessment Elements
- Control element 1Keeping the deadlines * 0,3
- Control element 2The organization of an academic event or the production of a creative project* 0,4
- Control element 3Report * 0,3
Interim Assessment
- 2023/2024 2nd module0.3 * Control element 1 + 0.4 * Control element 2 + 0.3 * Control element 3
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Rowley, J. (2012). Six steps to successful academic conference presentation. Marketing Review, 12(4), 437–450. https://doi.org/10.1362/146934712X13546196910891
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Erren, T. C., & Bourne, P. E. (2007). Ten Simple Rules for a Good Poster Presentation. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.F5A2A648