MOK2000 Ethics of Professions and Journalism Course description

Emnet Profesjonsetikk og journalistikk er obligatorisk i 3. semester på bachelorstudiet i Medier og kommunikasjon. Emnet gir en innføring i profesjonsetikk og journalistikk knyttet til innholdsproduksjon.

Undervisningsspråk er norsk.

Hver besvarelse vurderes av to sensorer. Ekstern sensor vurderer minimum 20 prosent av besvarelsene. Ekstern sensors vurderinger skal komme alle studentene til gode.

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

Kunnskap

Studenten

• har grunnleggende kunnskaper om profesjonsetikk, herunder journalistisk etikk knyttet til innholdsproduksjon.
• kjenner til aktuelle lover, regler og rettigheter av betydning for journalistikk, informasjons- og kommunikasjonsarbeid, herunder Vær-Varsom plakaten, personvern, kildenes rettigheter, offentlighetsloven, opphavsrettigheter og redaktøransvaret

Ferdigheter

Studenten

• kan foreta gode profesjonsetiske og kildekritiske vurderinger
• kan analysere mediale uttrykksformer på en kritisk og reflektert måte
• kan uttrykke seg i journalistiske sjangre

7 studiepoeng overlapp med BIO1100 Kjemi og fotometri: Grunnlag for biomedisinsk analyse.

No additional course-specific requirements.

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

Upion successful completion of this course the student understands:

• basic concepts, mechanisms, and tools behind digitalization
• how digitalization shapes public and private life
• the role of technological innovation and development in equity and justice, sustainable development, and civic engagement
• how technological infrastructures shape and support society and the welfare state.

Skills

Upon successful completion of this course the student can:

• apply critical and analytical strategies to evaluate and critically discuss the possibilities and challenges of existing and potential technologies
• reflect on social, ethical, and political consequences of technological change
• provide examples of local and global technological disparity, both in general terms, and in relation to their field of study
• analyse and interpret the processes by which information and disinformation is distinguished, disseminated and used in different contexts.
• identify and discuss central sustainability challenges with digital technologies

General Competence

Upon successful completion of this course the student can:

• discuss ethical, social, and political challenges arising at the intersection of technology and society
• understand how digitalisation and digital technologies facilitate and shape interdisciplinary collaboration
• examine contemporary, real-world cases from multiple perspectives
• evaluate the potential impact of new technologies and digitalization processes on an individual and societal level
• understand the importance of user-oriented perspectives in the use and development of technology
• communicate concepts and models related to the use of technology in a structured manner.

The course uses a blended learning approach, with a combination of attendance-based seminars and digital learning materials. Students will explore real-world cases emerging at the intersection of society, technology and their future profession.

English will be the primary language of communication

An individual home exam consisting of three exercises. Each of the exercises are between 800 and 1200 words. The maximum length of the exam submission is 3000 words.

The submission is assessed as a whole and given one single pass/fail grade, but the three individual assignments that constitute the exam must receive a pass grade in order to pass the exam.

The exam submission must be written in either English or a Scandinavian language.

The exam can be appealed.

New/postponed exam: In case of failed exam or legal absence, the student may apply for a new or postponed exam. Students are required to submit a new exam, not an improved version of their previous exam submission. In case of a second failed exam or legal absence, the third and final exam attempt will be an oral examination.

New or postponed exams are offered within a reasonable time span following the regular exam. The student is responsible for applying for a new/postponed exam within the time limits set by OsloMet. The regulations for new or postponed examinations are available in regulations relating to studies and examinations at OsloMet.

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are followed.

I dette emnet er det fokus på planlegging og gjennomføring av undervisning i matematikk.