DTV3200 Introduction to Theatre Directing Course description

Any exchange student interested in taking this course should be in a relevant field of study, taking their second to last or final year (or equivalent to the second or third year at OsloMet) and be able to write their bachelor's thesis in English. Admission is subject to available capacity in the course.

An internal and external examiner make the assessment of all exams.

After completing the course, the students are expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has knowledge of the relevant research methods in the subject area
• is familiar with research ethics issues in the subject area
• has relevant academic knowledge related to the field of study and the forefront of research the project is part of

Skills

The student is capable of

• applying research-based knowledge to plan and carry out academic work in cooperation with others
• reflecting on his/her own professional practice
• making use of supervision, and reflecting on his/her own and other's work
• carrying out independent work under supervision in current research projects

General competence

The student is capable of

• sourcing relevant subject material and applying it in their own work
• conveying key material from the research field the project is linked to, both in writing and verbally

None.

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• an oral presentation of the conclusions of the research project (25 minutes) to the academic environment, which the supervisor is part of (around a week before the submission of the written assignment)

The course is organised as a series of three over three days.

Teaching methods alternate between lectures, seminars, study visits, discussions, group work, presentation and independent study.

The following coursework requirements must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

1. A 10 minute oral group presentation of a small group project (approximately 3-4 students in each group)
2. A 15 minute oral presentation of the semester paper. Presentations are done individually, or in groups of two if writing the term paper together.

Presentations can be done on Zoom, in the classroom or recorded beforehand (ppt or video) and shall be submitted to Canvas afterwards for approval by course responsible (pass/fail).

All required coursework must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam. If one or more coursework requirements have not been approved, the student will be given the opportunity to submit an improved version once by the given deadline.

Assessment is a semester paper. The paper can be written individually, the length should then be about 20 pages, or it can be written in a group of 2 students, the length should then be about 25 pages. Font and font size: Arial / Calibri 12pkt. Line spacing: 1.5.

Candidates who do not receive a passing grade on the semester paper can resubmit the paper once.

The semester paper can be written in Norwegian or English.

All aids are allowed as long as the source reference rules are followed.

Letter grading A-F.

Jamie Johnston