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Kursusnavn (dansk):Digital retorik 
Kursusnavn (engelsk):Digital Rhetorics 
Semester:Efterår 2006 
Udbydes under:cand.it., digital design og kommunikation (ddk) 
Omfang i ECTS:7,50 
Kursussprog:Engelsk 
Kursushjemmeside:http://www.itu.dk/courses/DDRT/E2006/index.html 
Min. antal deltagere:0 
Forventet antal deltagere:20 
Maks. antal deltagere:60 
Formelle forudsætninger:This course will be particularly relevant to students who have some prior training in general communication studies, i.e. have followed one or both of the courses "Media and Communication" and "Communication at the Net". It is also good if you can design simple webpages, but you don´t need to be a superdesigner.

The course is run in English, which means that most of the readings are in this language, and that the teacher will use it for lectures. However, you can do your work (exercises and final report) in Danish, class discussions can also be in Danish if the whole group is Danish-speaking.
 
Læringsmål:Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

1) Demonstrate an understanding of rhetorical theories and critical approaches to digital communication.

2) Employ and apply rhetorical strategies in a variety of digital discourse contexts.

3) Construct guidelines for their learning that will become rhetorical methodologies they may adopt for future work-related, or scholarly, projects.

4) Conceive and conduct a research project through which they engage a rhetorical issue, design and document the issue using digital rhetorics, and trace a trajectory for further research.

 
Fagligt indhold:This course covers a wide range of topics concerned with rhetoric and communicating in digital environments. It is designed specifically to address forms of expression (written and visual) and interpretation (reading protocols) with emphasis on critical analysis of various discourses and discourse communities (and disciplines) in which rhetoric is central in the age of information technologies. In addition, we will examine the rhetorical culture of digital spaces (i.e., what is means to be 'digital,' to write hypertextually, to become hybrids).

Potential topics include: classical-to-digital rhetorical invention, visual rhetorics, multimodal communication, rhetoric and design/style, digital ethos, strategic communication, aesthetic reasoning, virtual reality rhetorics, and other venues for, and genres of, digital rhetorics.
 
Læringsaktiviteter:

This course is organized as an "advanced seminar", which means that the students are responsible for their own learning and the weight is not so much upon lectures but on preparation and discussion work. You cannot turn up to classes and sit back - if you haven´t done your homework, things will not make any sense. Students are expected to prepare readings (and present at least one text each to the class) for every session and to participate in the mini-projects or exercises that will be arranged. Students are also expected to work both individually and in groups, and to give constructive feedback to each other in an authentic peer-community spirit.

The final exam is a written exam only. You will get practise in the rhetorics of academic writing and produce a 5-6 pages paper (ACM conferences format) that presents original research within some of the topics touched upon during the course. The paper will be delivered at the end of the course period and you will get written feedback about it.

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I introugen (mandag den 28. august til fredag den 1. september) er øvelsestimerne aflyst. Dvs. at der kun er undervisning fra 10-12.

Exercises have been cancelled during the intro week (Monday the 28th of August to Friday the 1st of September).That means you only have classes from 10AM-12.
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Information om studiestruktur / Information about study structure
Dette kursus er en del af DDKs backbone, som du kan finde beskrevet her:
DDK studiestruktur
For at blive cand.it. i DDK skal du bestå DDK¿s backbonekurser, og desuden gennemføre en 22,5 ECTS specialisering samt to 7,5 ECTS valgfag

This course is part of a DDK backbone ¿ find it described here (in Danish):
DDK study structure
In order to graduate as a MSc in DDK, you need to pass the DDK backbone courses, and also take a 22,5 ECTS specialization and two 7,5 ECTS electives.

 

Eksamensform og -beskrivelse:X. experimental examination form (7-scale; external exam), 13-skala, Ekstern censur

I introugen (mandag den 28. august til fredag den 1. september) er øvelsestimerne aflyst. Dvs. at der kun er undervisning fra 10-12.

Exercises have been cancelled during the intro week (Monday the 28th of August to Friday the 1st of September).That means you only have classes from 10AM-12.
 

Litteratur udover forskningsartikler:Course compendium  
 
Afholdelse (tid og sted)
Kurset afholdes på følgende tid og sted:
UgedagTidspunktForelæsning/ØvelserStedLokale
Fredag 10.00-12.00 Forelæsning ITU 4A20
Fredag 13.00-15.00 Øvelser ITU 4A58

Eksamen afholdes på følgende tid og sted:
EksamensdatoTidspunktEksamenstypeStedLokale
2006-12-20 15:00 / 3 PM Eksamensopgave 1 ITU Eksamenskontoret / Exam Office