Study Guide

Teaching methods

In the editorial meeting, the student presents his/her story idea and implements it independently. The teacher tutors as needed and approves the story for publication, after which the student publishes the news story independently on the Tutka social media account of their choice.

In the final report, the student reflects on his/her own learning and evaluates his/her performance according to the instructions presented in itslearning. All published articles should be linked to the final report for evaluation.

The student decides how many stories he/she will do during the semester and submit the final report at the desired time.

International connections

The principles of sustainable development are followed through the Guidelines for Journalists, because stories should, as a rule, reduce inequality, increase gender equality and support peace, justice and good governance, i.e. the basic principles of democracy.

During the course, in addition to the above, the student practices the goals of working life and ethics in particular. Proactive development is also possible, as the aim is to experiment with new forms and methods of journalism.

Student workload

Each published article is worth one credit together with the final report.

Content scheduling

The purpose of the course is to raise Tutka's Instagram and TikTok accounts so that journalistic video content is continuously produced for them. It is news-driven and can be either so-called explanatory videos about subjects of interest to young adults or news stories on video. For each article published on Tutka's social media, the student receives 1 credit based on the final report.

Delivery meetings are always held on Tuesdays from 2 pm to 4 pm and they are held as hybrid and in class Lem_B156 and at the same time on Zoom: https://turkuamk.zoom.us/j/69548616715

Delivery meetings will be held 17 times between 14.1.-13.5.2025. (There is no activity at week 8.)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The student's final report and the social media news publications linked to it are subject to evaluation.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

The student has not implemented any articles that can be published or the final report is missing.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student's news videos are publishable, but rather superficial and/or mediocre in their technical implementation. The appearance of the student in the video is reasonable. The student's final report is a superficial list of the work done and does not show self-reflectivity.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The video stories published by the student are interesting to the intended target group. They are technically and expressively professional. The student's appearance in the video is professional and pleasant for the viewer to follow. The student experiments and searches for a suitable genre for themself. In the final report, the student reflects on their own learning process and analyses their own news stories well.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student's videos are particularly interesting and reach a large target audience. They have expressive power and/or demonstrate sovereign control over video. The student´s performance demonstrates strong control of the situation and the inclusion of the viewer. The student develops the style of social media videos and demonstrates creativity in them. The final report shows in-depth reflection on one's own learning development, and in it the student also analyses his/her own shortcomings honestly and insightfully.