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NonfictionLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: 4A00CU23

Objective

The student knows how the various stages of the overall process of producing a non-fiction book criteria for publishing, and in particular for publishing the non-fiction book make a synopsis of the non-fiction book and design its content framework different types of non-fiction and their special features.

Content

Different types of non-fiction from idea to book - the process of producing a non-fiction book special features of non-fiction publishing the steps and features of writing a non-fiction book non-fiction vs. scientific literature

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student has sufficiently participated in contact studies and completed the assignments included in the course and passed a possible exam the student is able to describe orally and in writing the most important types of non-fiction and the stages of the work process

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student participation has been active in contact studies and part-time studies the student is able to present the non-fiction production process and its different types orally and in writing the student is able to evaluate non-fiction qualitatively

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student has actively participated in the course and its various forms of work the student has a good overall understanding of the non-fiction production process and is able to evaluate its strengths and weaknesses analytically the student is able to reasonablyevaluate the quality of different types of non-fiction

Enrollment

17.04.2023 - 11.10.2023

Timing

23.10.2023 - 17.12.2023

Credits

5 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

2 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Library and Information Services
Teachers
  • Ari Haasio
Student groups
  • KITI22

Objective

The student knows how the various stages of the overall process of producing a non-fiction book criteria for publishing, and in particular for publishing the non-fiction book make a synopsis of the non-fiction book and design its content framework different types of non-fiction and their special features.

Content

Different types of non-fiction from idea to book - the process of producing a non-fiction book special features of non-fiction publishing the steps and features of writing a non-fiction book non-fiction vs. scientific literature

Materials

Course material given by the teacher

Teaching methods

Lectures, online working,

Completion alternatives

Essays

Student workload

Lectures 24 h, independent work 111 h

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student has sufficiently participated in contact studies and completed the assignments included in the course and passed a possible exam the student is able to describe orally and in writing the most important types of non-fiction and the stages of the work process

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student participation has been active in contact studies and part-time studies the student is able to present the non-fiction production process and its different types orally and in writing the student is able to evaluate non-fiction qualitatively

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student has actively participated in the course and its various forms of work the student has a good overall understanding of the non-fiction production process and is able to evaluate its strengths and weaknesses analytically the student is able to reasonablyevaluate the quality of different types of non-fiction

Assessment methods and criteria

No exam. Evaluation based on the points obtained from the assignments.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Not all assignments have been returned as approved and/or the student has received less than 50% of the maximum possible score for the assignments.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student masters the different genres of non-fiction and is able to analyze scientific literature and non-fiction literature and their characteristics well. She/he is also able to evaluate the quality of non-fiction and to justify her/his choices well.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student is able to analyze scientific text and different types of non-fiction in an excellent way and is also able to produce text typical of non-fiction fluently. The student also has an excellent command of evaluating the quality of non-fiction and knows how to justify his choices.

Enrollment

16.04.2022 - 12.10.2022

Timing

24.10.2022 - 31.12.2022

Credits

5 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

3 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Library and Information Services
Teachers
  • Ari Haasio
Student groups
  • KITI21

Objective

The student knows how the various stages of the overall process of producing a non-fiction book criteria for publishing, and in particular for publishing the non-fiction book make a synopsis of the non-fiction book and design its content framework different types of non-fiction and their special features.

Content

Different types of non-fiction from idea to book - the process of producing a non-fiction book special features of non-fiction publishing the steps and features of writing a non-fiction book non-fiction vs. scientific literature

Materials

To be informed later

Teaching methods

Lectures, literature, essay, e-learning

Completion alternatives

Essays

Student workload

135 h

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student has sufficiently participated in contact studies and completed the assignments included in the course and passed a possible exam the student is able to describe orally and in writing the most important types of non-fiction and the stages of the work process

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student participation has been active in contact studies and part-time studies the student is able to present the non-fiction production process and its different types orally and in writing the student is able to evaluate non-fiction qualitatively

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student has actively participated in the course and its various forms of work the student has a good overall understanding of the non-fiction production process and is able to evaluate its strengths and weaknesses analytically the student is able to reasonablyevaluate the quality of different types of non-fiction

Assessment methods and criteria

Essays, excercises. No exam

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Not all exercises were returned, total points less than 50% of the maximum

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student masters the basics of the non-fiction genre and knows its sub-genres

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The knows well the main issues of non-fiction and non-fiction and is able to independently analyze the quality of non-fiction in the context of library work.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student has different knowledge of the different types of non-fiction and their characteristics. The student is also able to analyze the different types of non-fiction and their differences.