Subject description for 2024/25
Ethics and Professionalism
SPO1007
Subject description for 2024/25
Ethics and Professionalism
SPO1007
The course provides an insight into professional development and making games for social impact and education. It prepares students for the first steps towards a career in the gaming industry, addressing a range of topics from job search and networking to low budget funding and marketing. Student also get basic insight and competence in game design for social impact and education.
The course provides an insight into professional development and making games for social impact and education. It prepares students for the first steps towards a career in the gaming industry, addressing a range of topics from composing a good CV and how to build relationships with industry contacts and representatives, clients and partners - to social networking and low budget funding and marketing. It addresses work ethics, representation, diversity and inclusion both within the game industry workforce and its’ products, as well as other ethical and social factors and corporate social responsibility. The fundamentals of game design for social impact, education and gamification are also presented. The course highlights university level study techniques and provides a foundation for basic academic writing.
Reserved for students on the bachleor program Games and entertainment technology
The candidate ...
Knowledge
- has knowledge of how ethical and moral issues can affect the development and publishing of digitale games
- has knowledge about diversity and representation in digital games and the gaming industry
- has insight into the gaming industry worldwide, networking and career planning
- is familiar with the principals of gamification and educational game design
- masters basic academic paper structure and referencing
Skills
- will know the fundamentals of social & professional networking and career planning
- will be able to design educational games & games for social impact
- will master basic academic writing
- will be familiar with cost effective ways to promote games & entertainment technology products
General competence
- has insight into social, ethical and moral aspects of production and use of digital cultural expressions
- has acquired an insight into established research on ethical aspects and work culture within games & entertainment technology
- is prepared to work independently with the development of games & entertainment technology products
- is prepared to meet the requirements and expectations of employers within the games & entertainment technology industry
No tuition fees. Costs for semester registration and course literature apply.
Mandatory
Classes will take place on-campus, online, or a combination of both. Classes may be organized as weekly class and/or as intensive block workshops. Teaching approaches and class work will include lectures, group work, workshops and various types of tests and assignments - including a field excursion and real life practices such as signing up for and parttaking in conferences and being strategically active on social media
The study program is evaluated annually by the students, through course surveys. Evaluation is part of the university's quality assurance system.
Teaching activity
Mandatory attendance - attendance (80%) approved / not approved
Work Requirements - 9 assignments, approved / not approved
Exam
Portfolio - based on 4 of the work requirements assignments
Teaching activity must be approved in order to be graded in the course
Subject language
English
Credits
10
Study location
Levanger
Responsible faculty
Faculty of Social Sciences
Course coordinator
