ITM30719 Communication Design (Autumn 2026)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible faculty:
- Faculty of Computer Sciences, Engineering and Economics
- Campus:
- Halden
- Course Leaders:
-
- Joakim Karlsen
- Elin Strand Larsen
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian or English
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is affiliated to the following study programme
This course is compulsory in
- Bachelor in Digital Media and Design
- Bachelor in International Communication
Teaching semester
Content
Designing and developing editorial content in online media:
- An introduction to journalism.
- What means of expression are available online for conveying news stories and how can they be used systematically to reach an audience?
- Methods and techniques for designing online news, taking into consideration who reads news and how.
- Methods and techniques for developing online news, using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, code libraries and frameworks.
The student's learning outcomes on passing the course
Knowledge
The student
- is familiar with methods and techniques for designing and developing editorial content in online media
Skills
The student knows how to
- design and develop editorial content in online media
- take the role as designer, developer or journalist in an editorial team responsible for publishing content in online media
General competence
The student has
- the ability to work independently and in groups with designing and developing editorial content in online media
- been given the opportunity to actively develop skills in communication, thinking and problem solving in collaboration with others
Teaching and learning methods
Project work, supervision and lectures.
The course organizes a problem based, cross disciplinary and theme-based learning process. The rationale for doing this is to give the students the opportunity to actively develop communication skills, their thinking, and their ability to solve problems in collaboration with others.
The course is driven by ongoing editorial work. There will be organized lectures where methods and techniques for developing editorial content for web and mobile platforms, journalism and other relevant topics will be addressed.
A significant individual effort will be required to achieve basic skills in programming, design, or journalistic writing if prior experience in these areas is lacking.
If students from international partners attend courses, the lectures will be conducted in English.
Workload
Approx. 250 hours.
4 hours lectures per week including editorial meetings, workshops and supervision.
Exam
Group portfolio exam
Portfolio exam comprising of 3-5 news stories and 1 longer feature story. A grade will be awarded on the basis of an overall assessment. The same grade will be awarded to the whole group.
Grades scale from A to F is used.
Examiners
Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams
Course evaluation
This course is evaluated by a
- End-term evaluation
The responsible for the course compiles a report based on the feedback from the students and his/her own experience with the course. The report is discussed by the study quality committee of the Department of Computer Science and Communication.