Template:Visual Studies Course/doc

The Visual Studies Course template may be used to format an article for a Visual Studies course.

Usage

First, create a new Screenpedia "article." Click here for new-page instructions.

Then, copy the following text into a new article. Then add appropriate data on the line AFTER the line starting with a pipe symbol -- that is, a | .

{{Template:Visual Studies Course
| Overview= 
| Catalog_Course_Description= 
| Course_Objectives= 
| Target_Students=
| Companion_Website= 
| Instructor= 
| Course_Assignments= 
| Course_Outline= 
| Texts= 
| Course_Number= 
| Meeting_times=
| Prerequisites= 
| Other_Requirements= 
| When_Offered= 
| When_Offered_Next= 
| Miscellaneous= 
}}

Here's a sample that's been filled in:

{{Template:Visual Studies Course
| Overview= 
This is an overview of a very excellent course that everyone should take.
| Catalog_Course_Description= 
Development of the cinema, with emphasis on relation of technical 
advances to film content and style.
| Course_Objectives= 
The student will learn about the history of film and be able to identify 
some of the major conceptual models (e.g., formalism, genre theory, 
auteurism, and so on) that have been applied to that history.
| Target_Students=
Designed for both TCF majors and non-majors. A core humanities class.
| Companion_Website= 
http://www.tcf.ua.edu/classes/Jbutler/T112/s08/
| Instructor= 
Jeremy Butler <br />
Office: 486B Phifer <br />
Office hours: MW 2-3, & by appt. 348-6350 <br />
www.tcf.ua.edu/jbutler <br />
jbutler {at} ua {dot} edu
| Course_Assignments= 
There will be three objective (multiple choice, true/false) readings tests.
Additionally, mid-term (25 points) and final (30 points) exams will be given.
| Course_Outline= course outline goes here.
| Texts= 
The course readings: Gerald Mast, Bruce F. Kawin, A Short History of the Movies.
| Course_Number= 
TCF112-001, 3 credit hours.
| Prerequisites= 
None.
| Other_Requirements= 
College of Communication & Information Sciences majors must earn a "C" or 
better in all required and elective courses in their major. A "C" or better
is required in all external courses required by the major whether they serve 
as a prerequisite to a major course or are simply required by the major. 
This means a "C" of any kind.
| When_Offered= 
fall, spring and summer
| When_Offered_Next= 
summer 2008
| Miscellaneous= 
Click here for a syllabus that's formatted for printing. 
}}

Before and after the template, you can add addition text. For example, after the template you should add appropriate category tags so that the article will appear in various Screenpedia lists.

You can make up your own, or copy one/some of the categories listed here.

Here're the tags for TCF 112:

[[Category:Visual Studies Courses/TCF]]
[[Category:Visual Studies Courses/Film Studies]]
[[Category:Visual Studies Courses/semester/200801]]
[[Category:Visual Studies Courses/semester/200802]]
[[Category:Visual Studies Courses/semester/200803]]

Parameters

Here's what is expect for each of the parameters in the template.

Parameter	Explanation
Overview	Enticing description of the course.
Catalog_Course_Description	Directly from the UA course catalog.
Course_Objectives	Current buzzword for what the course teaches students.
Target_Students	Anticipated student audience (like, CCIS students, art history students,open only to majors, alternate reg number for non-majors, etc).
Companion_Website	Online home for the course, if one exists. (Currently unable to link directly into eLearning sites.)
Instructor	Name and contact information. If he/she has a Screenpedia page, then link to it. Separate name and contact info with a line break (<br />).
Course_Assignments	Be as detailed as seems appropriate.
Course_Outline	Major topics covered, and their order. (Don't include dates as those will change each semester.)
Texts	Books, images, films, etc.
Course_Number	Official UA number, with section number — especially important for "topics" classes.
Prerequisites	As appropriate. If none, then state so.
Other_Requirements	Requirements such as portfolios.
When_Offered	During which semesters is the course typically offered.
When_Offered_Next	If known, list the next semester during which it'll be offered.
Miscellaneous	Anything else.

See also