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On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Understand the essentials of theory and practice in digital storytelling
2. Recognise and evaluate different forms and characteristics of interactive narratives
3. Identify principles of digital storytelling practice for information professionals
4. Create a plan for an interactive digital adaptation following principles learned in this module
- Introduction to Digital Storytelling - What is it?
- Storytelling technologies through the ages
- Narrative Theory
- Reading Digitally
- Narrative content: Text, Image, Video, Sound
- Narrative forms: documentary, installation, game design
- Interactivity & Narrative design
- Planning digital stories
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Specified Learning Activities | 40 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 36 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Project: Writing/Visual/Audio/Online project - students record, explore and reflect on issues around interactive narrative through their medium of choice e.g. blog, podcast etc. | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Essay: Individual paper based on choice of topics covered in the first half of term | Week 6 | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Self-assessment activities
Not yet recorded.
Name | Role |
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Dr Páraic Kerrigan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |