EPN-V2

DIGF6000 Digital dissemination in libraries Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Digital formidling i bibliotek
Study programme
Further Education in Library and Information Science (online)
Digital dissemination in libraries
Digital dissemination in libraries
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Curriculum
FALL 2025
Schedule
Course history

Introduction

The course will be running full time for six weeks. Some seminar activities can be included in the course programme, where students are expected to participate actively.

Required preliminary courses

To qualify to sit for the final exam, the student is required to write an academic paper of 2000 words (+/- 10%) on a given topic. This will enable the student to engage with the course literature and critically reflect on a particular topic. The assignment must be submitted digitally through OsloMet's Learning Management System and within the stipulated deadline. No individual supervision will be provided for this paper.

The paper will be assessed by peer review as either 'approved' or 'not approved'. Students who do not get the required pass may rewrite and resubmit their paper once within a given deadline. Students who due to illness or other documented reasons for legal absence fail to submit this coursework requirement within the set deadline, can be given a new deadline. In this case, the student shall present the documents confirming his/her illness/reason.

Learning outcomes

Studenten skal etter å ha fullført emnet ha følgende totale læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskaper

Studenten

•har kunnskap om ulike digitale mediers kommunikasjonspotensiale

•har innsikt i opphavsrett og betingelser for digital publisering

•har kunnskap om hvordan bibliotek formidler sine samlinger på nett og gjennom digitale medier

Ferdigheter

Studenten

•kan vurdere hva slags formidling som egner seg i hvilke kanaler, og for hvem

•kan reflektere kritisk over relevans og effekt av formidling i digitale kanaler

•kan planlegge og bidra til å gjennomføre digitale arrangementer

Generell kompetanse

•kan delta i offentlige debatter med egne refleksjoner om digital formidling

•kan anvende teoretisk stoff i praktisk yrkesutøvelse

Teaching and learning methods

Arbeidsformene veksler mellom videoforelesninger, nettdiskusjoner, webinarer og selvstudium.

Course requirements

The following grading scale is used: A to E for pass and F for no pass.

Assessment

The exam will be jointly marked by an internal and an external examiner. The external examiner will read a selection of the exam papers and collaborate with the internal examiner in a way that benefits all the students.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

The course is open to students who have completed at least a one-year introductory course in Development Studies at OsloMet or equivalent courses at other institutions of higher education in Norway or abroad.

Grading scale

Gradert skala A - F.

Examiners

Det benyttes intern og ekstern sensor til sensurering av besvarelsene.

Et uttrekk på minst 25 % av besvarelsene sensureres av to sensorer. Karakterene på disse samsensurerte besvarelsene skal danne grunnlag for å fastsette nivå på resten av besvarelsene.