SFB50316 Media Studies (Vår 2018)

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Studiepoeng:
10
Ansvarlig fakultet:
Fakultet for informasjonsteknologi, ingeniørfag og økonomi
Studiested:
Halden
Emneansvarlig:
Elin Strand Larsen
Undervisningsspråk:
Engelsk
Varighet:
½ år

Innholdsfortegnelse

Emnet er tilknyttet følgende studieprogram

Mandatory course in Bachelor's Programme in International Communication.
Optional course for international students.

Undervisningssemester

Bachelor's Programme in International Communication: 2nd semester (spring).

Innhold

  • The role of the media
  • Media dramaturgy
  • Genre knowledge
  • The globalized media picture
  • Media ethics

Studentens læringsutbytte ved bestått emne

Knowledge
The candidates have gained an enhanced understanding of the social role of the media and of the hallmarks of modern media dramaturgy. They understand the way the media desks think and function and how modern media coverage is created, nationally and internationally. 

Skills
The candidates are skilled in analyzing media coverage and the role of the media in general, and in judging the media coverage of individual cases.

General competence
The candidates understand the social role of the media and the way the media think and function. They have an ethical perspective on the role of the media.

Undervisnings- og læringsformer

Lectures, discussions, student presentations, media analysis assignment as supervised group work, tutorials.

Arbeidskrav - vilkår for å avlegge eksamen

  • A media analysis is performed as group work.

The coursework must be approved before signing up for the final exam.

Eksamen

Written assignment, individual
The assignment is a media analysis (approx. 10 pages), defined by the course instructor. The course instructor gives detailed information about the assignment. The grading scale A-F is used.

In the case of a Fail, the candidate may improve the assignment and resubmit it at a new exam.

If candidates wish to improve their grade a new assignment must be submitted at the next regular exam.

Evaluering av emnet

The course is evaluated by the students each semester and the result is reported to the faculty's committee for study quality.

Litteratur

Litteraturlisten er sist oppdatert 1. desember 2017.

Gunn Sara Enli (2015 ) Mediated Authenticity: How the Media Constructs Reality, Peter Lang Publishing Inc

  • Articles posted on the learning platform
  • Lectures posted on the learning platform

Lecturer spring 2018: Elin Strand Larsen elin.strand.larsen@hiof.no

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