Course syllabus autumn 2024
Course syllabus autumn 2024
Title
Online Presentation Skills for University Studies
Swedish title
Online-presentationsteknik för universitetsstudier
Course code
AK107E
Credits
5 credits
Grading scale
UG / Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Language of instruction
English
Decision-making body
Faculty of Education and Society
Syllabus approval date
2020-12-16
Syllabus valid from
2021-11-08
Entry requirements
General requirements for university studies.
Level
Basic level
No main field.
Progression level
G1N
Course objectives
The course aims for the student to develop skills in making academic presentations online and to develop their ability to use different digital media in presentations.
Course contents
The course deals with rhetoric and speech technique in the academic genre with special focus on the use of various digital media.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student can:
• conduct recipient-adapted oral presentations within the academic genre using digital media
Learning activities
The course contains various forms of work:
literature studies, lectures, workshops, group discussions, exercises with supervision and peer feedback, as well as oral presentations with digital media.
The course has a process-orientated approach and the student actively participates in his learning through the above-mentioned teaching methods.
Assessment
The course is examined through an Oral Online-Presentation.
Since active participation in certain practical learning activities is a prerequisite for achieving the learning objective, certain teaching elements are mandatory. At the start of the course, the course leader indicates the elements that require compulsory attendance.
The re-examinations take place via a recording of the oral presentation.
Grading criteria for the course are announced by the course leader at the start of the course.
For all assessments, the basis must be such that individual performance can be distinguished.
Course literature
Phillips, David (2011). How to Avoid Death by PowerPoint. Stockholm: Presentation Skills Ltd. (100 s)
Van Emden, Joan & Becker, Lucinda (2016). Presentation Skills for Students. London: Macmillian Education. (170 s)
Additional material is added, partly material that is distributed in connection with the teaching (max. 100 pages and video from online sources), partly material / literature that is chosen individually by the students in consultation with the teacher (max. 15 pages).
Course evaluation
Students who participate in or have completed a course must be given the opportunity to present their experiences of and views on the course through a course evaluation organized by the university. The university compiles the course evaluations and informs about the results and any decisions about measures caused by the course evaluations. The results must be kept available to the students. (HF 1:14).