EPN-V2

ØASØK2000 Microeconomics II Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Mikroøkonomi II
Weight
7.5 ECTS
Year of study
2017/2018
Course history
Curriculum
SPRING 2018
Schedule
  • Introduction

    See programme description.

  • Recommended preliminary courses

    Forkunnskaper tilsvarende Matematikk, Mikroøkonomi I og Makroøkonomi er sterkt anbefalt.

  • Required preliminary courses

    Upon successful completion of the course, the student should master these learning outcomes:

    Knowledge

    The student

    • knows the main analytical approaches and key themes and terms in the study of media and development on a global scale.
    • knows different perspectives on how media is connected to social change and development.

    Skills

    The student

    • can reflect critically on various types of perspectives on the relationship between media and development.
    • is able to build transferable analytical skills of media and development across the global South.

    General competence

    The student

    • knows how to link media and development to cross-cultural issues.
    • is able to apply this knowledge in new academic contexts.
  • Learning outcomes

    The course is a full-time academic programme lasting four to six consecutive weeks, offered in the spring semester. The course will consist of lectures and seminars with active student participation.

  • Teaching and learning methods

    To qualify to sit for the final exam, each 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. Papers must be handed in digitally through HiOA's Learning Management System and within the stipulated deadline. No individual supervision will be provided for this paper, but students will be able to work on their papers in course seminars.

    The paper will be assessed 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 with the set deadline, will be given a new submission deadline. In this case, the student must present the documents confirming his/her illness.

  • Course requirements

    The final assessment of this module consists of a four-hour written exam.

    New/postponed exam

    In case of failed exam or legal absence, the student can apply for a new or postponed exam. New or postponed exam is offered within a reasonable time span following the regular exam. Submission and assessment of this will be in accordance with the conditions originally applicable. The student is responsible for applying to sit for a new or postponed exam within the deadlines stipulated by HiOA and the Faculty of Education and International Studies.

  • Assessment

    No examination supoort material is permitted.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

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

  • Grading scale

    The exam will be jointly marked by an internal and an external examiner.

  • Examiners

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

  • Course contact person

    The course will outline various traditions in the study of media in society, encompassing

    'non-media-centric media studies', and the relation to development. The theme of media and

    development will be approached widely and with an emphasis on the global South.