JB2900 Fordypningsoppgave Emneplan

Studentene skal lage en analytisk oppgave der de fordyper seg i et journalistisk emne, som kan bidra til å styrke kunnskapsgrunnlaget for journaliststudenter. Utviklingen av fordypningsoppgaven innledes med metodeinnføring og utarbeiding av prosjektbeskrivelse. Oppgavens tema velges fra journalistikkens fagområde.

Bachelorstudiet i journalistikk har generelle progresjonsbestemmelser:

Normalt må hvert studieår være bestått for at studentene skal kunne fortsette studiet i neste studieår. For å få tildelt praksisplass må første studieår være bestått. Bestått praksis er en forutsetning for videre studier.

Kunnskap

Studenten har kunnskap om

• grunnleggende forskningsmetoder, spesielt knyttet til journalistikk- og medieforskning
• temaområder i journalistikk- og medieforskningen
• et journalistfaglig tema som studenten ønsker å gå i dybden på

Ferdigheter

Studenten kan

• utvikle en problemstilling
• gjennomføre en undersøkelse innen et valgt tema
• begrunne hvorfor et emne er interessant
• diskutere egne funn opp mot annen forskning

Generell kompetanse

Studenten har

• en reflekterende og kritisk holdning til vitenskapelig kunnskap
• evne til å gå i dybden
• strukturere og skrive en akademisk tekst

After completion of the course, the student will have acquired the following learning outcomes, defined as knowledge, skills and general competence

Knowledge

The student

• has awareness and knowledge of what factors constitute a person's identity
• has knowledge of the concept of "Culture", and an awareness of the culture of the individual student in particular
• has knowledge about childhood and identity construction

Skills

The student

• has skills in observation and analysis of a new educational and cultural setting
• has skills in communicating across cultural and linguistic borders
• has ability to facilitate inclusive practices in groups characterized by diversity
• has ability to observe and compare different educational settings

General competence

The student

• is able to reflect upon experiences of languages and cultures of other international students
• has an awareness of the implications of living in a globalized world
• is able to develop an awareness of challenges and possibilities within multicultural perspectives in education
• is able to reflect upon experiences of the multiple cultural settings in kindergartens / schools in Oslo

Cultural and Identity- Nordic Childhoods is a full-time study-program, where the topics will be treated through lectures, seminars, student-presentations and discussions. In addition to the period of regular hours of teaching, there will be a period of fieldwork, report-writing, and presentations. There will also be a variety of excursions to museums, cultural and other institutions relevant to the course.

The students are expected to share aspects of culture and language from their own countries as a basis for their own presentation and the discussions in the class.

The course will give opportunities to interact with Norwegian students, who will be able to assist in practical matters and give some guidance for exploring the Oslo region.

Fieldwork in schools and kindergartens is an integrated part of the course. The students spend 4 weeks of fieldwork, where they observe and analyse different educational and cultural aspects of the classes or children's groups they attend.

Vedlegg: Presisering av studieforløpet for interne studenter

(Applicable to Norwegian students only)

Emnet er åpent for interne studenter fra barnehagelærerutdanningen (heltidsstudenter samt deltidsstudenter som har tatt fordypning på heltid og kan starte på dette emnet i januar) i sjette semester. Studentene følger den godkjente fagplanen for Culture and Identity - Nordic Childhoods på 30 studiepoeng. (Engelsk betegnelse: Study Plan for Culture and Identity - Nordic Childhoods 30 ECTS).

Følgende presiseringer gjelder for de interne studenter:

• Interne studenter må gjennomføre fem uker veiledet og vurdert praksis
• «Semester paper» teller som studentens bacheloroppgave. Oppgaven skrives på engelsk med tematikk tilknyttet emnet.
• Interne studenter beholder bachelor veiledningsressurs i emnet, og får tildelt veileder blant lærerteamet på emnet så langt det er mulig.

For øvrig følger de interne studentene det samme studieprogrammet og arbeidskrav som de eksterne studentene, inklusiv den avsluttende muntlige eksamen som sammen med den skriftlige oppgaven utgjør karakteren for MCI-kurset.

• Active participation in classes and discussions (minimum 80% attendance)
• Individual presentation of one's own culture with reference to educational challenges
• One paper on a subject treated in the course, of approx. 2000 words +/- 10 %

Course requirements shall be met within fixed deadlines. Course requirements are evaluated Passed/Not Passed.

The right to take the examination depends on the successful fulfilment of course requirements. Obligatory course assignments which are not completed by the agreed closing date will not be accepted, and the students lose their right to take the examination. Students are responsible themselves for keeping informed about relevant deadlines. In cases of illness or other inconveniences, students must make an appointment with their tutors for an extension, within the time limit of the course requirement. Requirements which have been handed in at the right time but which have not been accepted, will be given a new deadline.

In cases where course requirements are on time but are not accepted, students are entitled to maximum two new attempts. Students who have lost their right to take the examination because of unaccepted course requirements, must get in touch with their tutors to make another appointment about completing the requirement the following term/study year.

The final assessment consists of the following units:

• Oral examination based on course syllabus and experiences from fieldwork (50% of the final grade)
• Semester paper of 6500 Words +/- 10%, on a subject treated in the course and based on an expanded period of fieldwork.(50% of the final grade)

The grades in the two units are equally weighted and used in the calculation of the aggregate grade for this course. The final certificate of 30 ECTS will be awarded upon the completion of the above-mentioned requirements and examinations.

Suitability assessment

(Applicable to Norwegian students only)

The teacher training institution is obliged to assess whether the students are suitable for the profession. Students who show poor aptitude in mastering the teaching profession, must as early as possible during the study, be informed about their position in relation to the requirements of teacher suitability, and, if applicable, obtain advice and guidance on how to improve, or be advised to terminate their study. Assessments on suitability may be made throughout the study period. The assessment of suitability must be based on a comprehensive evaluation which includes academic as well as pedagogic and personal qualities necessary to be able to function as a teacher.

See also regulations concerning assessment of suitability for teacher training.

All

Grading will be according to the ECTS-grading scale, with A-E as pass grades and F as fail grade. Criteria for the different grades will be presented to the students at the beginning of the course.

Re-examination

In case of failing the exam or in case of valid absence at the time of the exam, the student is entitledto make a renewed attempt the next semester. The re-examination will be arranged in the same manner as the regular exam. The students are themselves responsible for registering for the re-examination within given deadlines.