JB1620 Nyhetsjournalisten i arbeid - intern praksis Emneplan

Upon completion of the course, the student is expected to achieve the following learning outcomes defined in knowledge, skills, and general competence:

Knowledge

Studenten has knowledge of

• Key green conflicts related to various environmental problems (climate change, biodiversity loss, land-use, etc) in different contexts.
• Green conflicts related to green transitions, for example in the extraction of minerals to power the shift to reneweable energy.
• Different normative positions in environmental communication and journalism

Skills

The student can

• Identify and develop ways of handling green conflicts in journalism
• Identify different societal interests behind green conflicts
• Identify and develop creative ways of engaging audiences in journalism related to green conflicts

General competence

The student

• Understands how society and nature intersect and produce a panoply of green conflicts
• can reflect, reason and justify ways in which journalists could cover green conflicts
• Is aware of risks and benefits of focusing on conflict in environmental communication.

To qualify for the exam, the student needs to comply with the following work requirements:

· Work requirement 1: Curricula presentation. Part of the curricula must be presented as part of a group presentation of no less than 10 minutes to class.

· Work requirement 2: Presentation of term paper in draft form (minimum 2 pages) to the class, either individual or in pairs.

The purpose of these work requirements is to share and synthesize the curricula to the rest of the class and to get feedback on drafts of the term paper.

All required coursework must be completed and approved by the given deadline for the student to take the exam. If the coursework requirements have not been approved, the student will be given one opportunity to submit an improved version by a given deadline.

The exam is an individual analytic, theory-based term paper investigating journalism of green conflicts, 8-12 pages.

The exam can be written in Norwegian or English.

Font type and size: Arial / Calibri / Verdana 12 pt. Line spacing: 1.5

All aids are permitted, as long as the student complies with the rules for source referencing

Grade scale A-F

Eksamen i emnet er en individuell mappeinnlevering bestående av minst to nyhetssaker fra redaksjonsarbeidet inkludert et refleksjonsnotat på 4-6 sider. Omfanget av arbeidene i mappa spesifiseres i undervisningen.

Mappa gis en samlet karakter (bestått/ikke bestått).  

Skrifttype og skriftstørrelse: Arial / Calibri / Verdana 12 pkt. Linjeavstand: 1,5 

Ved strykkarakter må alle delene av mappen leveres på nytt. En student kan ved ikke bestått levere omarbeidet versjon av mappen til sensur én gang.

All exam papers are assessed by one internal and one external examiner.

Bestått / ikke bestått

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.