Digital Storytelling

Course aim

To develop a knowledge and understanding of multi-modal texts, of their place within the rhetorics of creativity and representation, and of how they may be produced.

Course content

Devising, drafting and editing short scripts; principles of storyboarding; the rhetorical of multi-modal texts; creativity as re-presentation; performance and identity – presenting the self in multi-modal form; the use of basic software applications (e.g. StoryTeller, MovieMaker) to create multi-modal texts.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

3 x courses at levels 1 and 2 in the BA (Professional and Creative Communication) / BA (Writing and Creative Communication) / BA (Communication and Media Management).

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL (INTENSIVE)
Tutorial (Intensive tutorials)	N/A x N/A
Computer Practical (Individual projects involving in-class and online work)	N/A x N/A
Workshop (Group activities involving in-class and online work)	N/A x N/A
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, TAYLOR'S BUSINESS SCHOOL
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Workshop (Intensive workshops)	4 hours x 2 days
Workshop (Intensive workshops)	8 hours x 1 day
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION - SINGAPORE
Workshop (Intensive workshops)	4 hours x 2 days
Workshop (Intensive workshops)	8 hours x 1 day
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HELP COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Draft script/storyboard, First multi-modal production, Second multi-modal production with analysis

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.