Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The module “International Collaboration” is a theoretical and practical introduction to methods of collaboration with international art institutions and/or art and design companies, and its possibilities and challenges. The students learn how to organize and implement an international collaborative project. The teaching format is a workshop. The project is supported by relevant literature and case studies that thematize and discuss central ideas such as globalization, networked culture, and collaborative creativity.

Courses:

In connection with the module, courses may be offered within the following area:

• International Collaboration

Learning objectives

Knowledge

During this module, students should acquire:

Basic knowledge about

• theories and methods of collaborative and networked creativity
• the influence of globalization on media art
• technological conditions and solutions of collaborative work
• cooperative relationships in the project work in international correlations

Skills

Skills in

• creating conceptual and technological frameworks for collaboration
• devising concrete methods of collaboration based on existing methodologies in the field

Competences

Competencies in

• analyzing existing conditions of collaboration including analysis of user groups and participating institutions
• reflecting on present cultural-historical and media technological conditions and prospective solutions of international collaboration

Type of instruction

Method of working: group work in relation to course activities and seminars.

Exam

Exams