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Kursusnavn (dansk):User-centered Communication Design 
Kursusnavn (engelsk):User-centered Communication Design 
Semester:Efterår 2016 
Udbydes under:cand.it., digital design og kommunikation (ddk) 
Omfang i ECTS:12,50 
Kursussprog:Dansk 
Kursushjemmeside:https://learnit.itu.dk 
Min. antal deltagere:12 
Forventet antal deltagere:
Maks. antal deltagere:57 
Formelle forudsætninger:This course is the second part of the Communication Design specialisation. In order to qualify for this course, students must first take the first part, which is called "Communication Design: Applied Methods and Techniques" and runs in the spring semester. 
Læringsmål:After the course students should be able to:
• Apply knowledge about genre, rhetoric, communication and business models to the development of innovative communication concepts
• Develop communication concepts from basic ideas to user-testable prototypes
• Conduct and report on a practice-based research by design project 
Fagligt indhold:Together with the first course of this specialization, this course teaches students how to combine competence in media and communication with design methods to create innovative new media products for a variety of digital platforms. The course is organised in a problem¬-based learning approach and will be highly student-active, focusing on the students’ own work with practical cases and projects.

The course will be structured around a practical, semester-long project done in collaboration with one or more external partners. The projects should aim to develop innovative communication concepts to a prototype state where they can be meaningfully tested and evaluated with real users. The main focus is on how to develop communication concepts which give value both to users/audiences and the external partners. 
Læringsaktiviteter:14 ugers undervisning bestående af forelæsninger, øvelser og vejledning

Note: Some lectures and class activities may take place in English. 

Obligatoriske aktivititer:Content
Compulsory class attendance on first day of class + at two compulsory presentations.
In addition, each student must prepare and lead class activites once during the semester, based on a schedule agreed with the teachers.

Workload
The presentations are part of the project work. They are likely to demand a large part of the student’s time in the last week before the presentation is to be held.
Leading class activity will require careful reading and preparation in advance, and will demand extra effort in the relevant time period.

Activities
It is compulsory for all students to take part in preparing the group presentations, and be present when they are held. It is not required that all students speak during the presentations.

Feedback
Supervising in class and in groups

What if the student fails to pass a mandatory activity:
If a group testifies that someone did not participate in preparing the group presentation, it is treated as a group conflict. The teachers may attempt to facilitate a solution to the conflict, but if that fails, the student(s) in question may at the teacher’s discretion be removed from the group and asked to do a separate project alone or together with other students.
If a student fails to prepare and lead classroom activities according to the agreed upon schedule, s/he needs to provide a sick note from a doctor. Otherwise, if it is not possible to find room for a second attempt in the schedule, the student will receive the grade NA. In the case of a re-sit exam, students who have not previously completed this compulsory activity will be asked to write a report in addition to the exam project.

Students who are unable to attend a compulsory course day will be given an essay assignment that must be passed instead.

Be aware: The student will receive the grade NA (not approved) at the ordinary exam, if the mandatory activities are not approved and the student will use an exam attempt. 
Eksamensform og -beskrivelse:D2G Aflevering med mundtlig eksamen der supplerer projekt. Delt ansvar for projekt., (7-scale, external exam)

The exam consists of a group project and an oral exam for the group. The group project includes a written report.

The oral exam includes a prepared presentation by the group (20 min per student)  

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