KDK2110 Art, Space and Dissemination Course description

The fourth semester of the Bachelor’s program opens for international student exchange.

This program option provides insight into contemporary art in relation to context and mediation.

The course focuses on the development of students’ practical artistic approach, mediation and theoretical skills. The practical artistic approach is combined with art and mediation theory and mediation in practice. The course is organised in the form of two projects and concludes with an exam.

Projects in course:

Project 1: Art, space and installation (individual work). The project involves a practical artistic approach and emphasizes the relationship between concept, context and material. The student will develop critical awareness of their own artistic expression. The project includes a basic introduction to materials and environmental issues.

Project 2: Dissemination of art in practice (group work). In this project the students work with dissemination in practice and emphasizes the relationship between art, context and viewer.

The course ends with an individual exam.

The exam will be a ‘capstone’ written report in groups (max 5 students), between 5000 and 6000 words.

Students will be provided with a detailed description of the task. Both the quality of the final text and each student's contribution to the group effort will be assessed.

The exam can be appealed.

New/postponed exam: In case of failed exam or legal absence, the student may apply for a new or postponed exam. New or postponed exams are offered within a reasonable time span following the regular exam. The student is responsible for applying for a new/postponed exam within the time limits set by OsloMet. The Regulations for new or postponed examinations are available in Regulations relating to studies and examinations at OsloMet.

All members of the group receive the same final grade. Under exceptional circumstances, individual grades can be assigned at the discretion of the Course Coordinator and Head of Studies.

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After completing this course, the student has the following learning outcomes, defined as knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• have initial knowledge of research and development work within the subject area
• has knowledge of relevant processes and methods related to installation as an artistic expression
• has knowledge of mediation work in art institutions
• have knowledge of ethical challenges affecting the field

Skills

The student

• can mediate and curate artistic work
• can present art- and mediation issues both orally and in writing
• can apply relevant professional tools, techniques and forms of expression when dealing with artistic and theoretical issues

General competence

The student

• has knowledge of ethical challenges affecting the professional area
• can work testing and experimenting

The course is organised as practical work and theoretical studies. Working with projects is emphasised. This includes both basic training and working with topics chosen by the students themselves. Students are required to attend workshops and to participate in tuition. The teaching methods used in the course are lectures, seminars, supervision and debates. Students are expected to find relevant reading material. Student presentations will form the basis for discussion and assessment of students’ work.

Project 1: Art, space and installation (individual work):

• A work of installation art
• A exhibition text (maximum 200 words)
• An oral presentation
• Exhibition

Project 2: Mediation of art in practice (group work):

• A group report (the number of words depends on the project and will be specified in the project assignment).
• An oral and visual group presentation.

The coursework requirements are assessed as approved/not approved.

Mandatory attendance

Mandatory attendance of 80% is required. In order to sit the exam, the student's absence must not exceed 20%.

This course is an introduction to the area of global engineering communication. It provides students with an overview of the main histories, theories, practices and methods of engineering communication in global contexts. The main emphasis is given to developing a research-based understanding in students of the importance of communication and communication skills for global engineering work, the typical frameworks and organizational structures used by global companies and organizations to plan, organize, and execute professional communication. Students engage in guided writing and research projects relevant to the topics of the course.

This course is designed and run in collaboration with Louisiana Technology University.

No formal requirements over and above the admission requirements.

By the end of the course, the students have:

Knowledge

On successful completion of this course the student has:

• an understanding of the role communication plays in international engineering work

• familiarity with the current theories, practices, and methods of global engineering communication, from current research in the field of engineering communication
• Be able to engage in guided research on the topic of global engineering communication
• knowledge of the main communication technologies used for global engineering communication and skills in the use of those technologies

Skills

By the end of the course, the students are able to:

• apply the acquired knowledge to the design, implementation, and assessing the success of global engineering communication projects and tasks
• use the knowledge of research literature in professional communication to name, explain, and discuss main theories, methods, and practices in global engineering communication
• critically evaluate and apply communication technologies used for global communication, to international engineering communication contexts.

General competence

On successful completion of this course the student can:

• demonstrate knowledge of the main frameworks, theories, methods, and practices in global engineering communication
• dritically evaluate competing views on those topics, as evidenced in research literature, and generate frameworks and approaches to own communication projects based on such evaluation.

This course is run in collaboration with Louisiana Technology University. During the 2024-2025 academic year, the course will be offered online (digitally). The majority of the instruction will take place asynchronously (in Canvas), with periodic 1-hour long synchronous meetings, in Zoom or Teams.

In line with best teaching practices from the field of professional communication, the following teaching methods will be used (listed here in order of priority and frequency of use):

• Active learning and flipped classroom methods

• Peer review and peer-learning
• Short lectures and presentations by instructor(s), followed by discussions and informal assessments

The role of the teacher is to be a facilitator and an expert-coordinator of course work, who guides the students through the content of the course

1. Three written assignments, written individually and in teams.

1. Weekly reading response and peer-review assignments. A minimum of 75% (9 out of 12) out of the reading response and peer-review assignments must be approved.

Detailed description of all assignments will be provided to the students in Canvas.