TCPK16 - Content Creation and Portfolio

Course Code:	TCPK16
Confirmed:	Sep 01, 2025
Valid From:	Aug 31, 2026

Education Cycle:	First-cycle level
Disciplinary domain:	Technology
Subject group:	Informatics/Computer and Systems Sciences
Specialised in:	G1F First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Main field of study:	Informatics

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)

On completion of the course the student shall:

Knowledge and understanding

display knowledge of the conditions and requirements regarding visual design and communication for digital interactive media and social media
display comprehension of how traditional graphic design principles and concepts can be used within the context of digital interactive media

Skills and abilities

demonstrate the ability to produce visual content for social media and other digital platforms building on the specific conditions and opportunities of the selected platforms
demonstrate the ability to create visual brand identities incorporating the specific conditions and opportunities of digital interactive media
demonstrate the ability to incorporate motion and sound to enhance the visual communication within digital interactive media
demonstrate the ability to collect and visually display course-related, as well as previous, work in a personal digital portfolio

Judgement and approach

demonstrate an understanding of how visual concepts within digital media can incorporate current research in Human-Computer Interaction
demonstrate an understanding of the role of storytelling, narratives, and genre knowledge for the creation of content for digital interactive media

Content

The purpose of this course is to expand the theoretical and practical within graphic design and visual communication to prepare the students for the digital media landscape. The focus is on techniques for creating and designing content for social media and other digital media platforms. The course also provides training in motion graphics and basic video production. The students will also create their own digital portfolio, collecting and displaying course-related as well as previoulsy produced work as an online porfolio.

The course includes the following elements:

Content creation for social media and other digital platforms
Aesthetics and its impact on the user experience
Interactive content
Branding and visual identity for digital media
Storytelling for digital media
Animation and audio in visual communication
Introduction to sound design
Creation of a personal portfolio
Knowledge in software for motion graphics, video and photo editing

Type of instruction

Lectures, lab sessions, exercises and project work.

Language of instruction is English.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements and taken courses in Fundamentals of Graphic Design, 7,5 credits and Visual Communication, 7,5 credits (or the equivalent).

Examination and grades

The course is graded 5, 4, 3 or U.

Registration of examination:

Name of the Test	Value	Grading
Project ¹	5 credits	5/4/3/U
Assignment	2.5 credits	G/U

¹Determines the final grade of the course, which is issued only when all course units have been passed.

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