MJ5200 Klimajournalistikk, teori og praksis Emneplan

Perceptions and experiences of Global Climate change differ across the world: The climate signals of extreme weather events, the responsibility of past and present emissions, the capacity to adapt and the sense of urgency in transforming societies: it all depend on who and where you are. These differences help explain why the media often cannot find neither the time nor the place for global climate change. The differences also add up to an acute journalistic problem: how to 'think globally' while zooming in on a particular climate change story? This course will help answer that question, by trying out 'Arctic Lenses' on Global Climate Change. Beyond the iconic Polar Bear, the Arctic is a place where many of the global dimensions of climate change can be starkly seen and felt. To paraphrase Frank Sinatra's song about New York: If the media and if journalism can 'make it' in the Arctic, they can make it 'anywhere'.

The aim of this course is to provide an overview of the transition of migrants from arrival to work and capacity building through education. The course critically takes up the issue of the definition, evaluation and measurement of labor integration of immigrants, including an intersectional perspective. Other themes are the operation and function of public integration programmes, the study of discrimination, competence about diversity and the framework for employee protection. Social dumping and discretionary inequalities in work and capacity building will be covered.

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

Have an understanding of the meaning of work life and education for integration of migrants in Norway. Have an understanding of inclusion and exclusion mechanisms in Norway-s labour markets and education systems.

Knowledge

The student has knowledge of

• how work life functions in connection with various migrant groups
• discrimination and how various types of discrimination can be overcome
• the Introduction Programme and other measures for increasing integration of migrants into work life
• work possibilities for migrants from the EEA-area
• vulnerability tied to unemployment for migrant groups
• the risk of marginalization for those on the periphery of work life
• the intersectional effects of gender, class and ethnicity
• alternative approaches for evaluating integration measures

Skills

The student is able to

• understand recent shifts in the labor market impacting migrants;;
• account for challenges tied to the risk of marginalization for those on the periphery of work life
• see challenges tied to the differing educational pathways available to migrants

General competence

The student will be able to

• reflect over the meaning of work and education for integration into Norwegian society
• understand the role of work life as a social arena in connection with various migrant groups
• critical reflect over relevant mechanisms in society that might lead to inclusion or exclusion of immigrants in the labour market and educational system

The course is based on lectures, class exercises, homework assignments and literature. Students are expected to actively participate in the course meetings, with an emphasis on dialogue.

For the main assessment, the students may choose one of two term papers.

Either

• A reportage which both has a global and a particular dimension of climate change, followed by a reflection paper that discusses and analyzes the textual material theoretically helped by the syllabus, 15 - 20 pages, 1,5 line space, Times New Roman size 12.

Or

• An analytic, theory-based paper investigating a limited media output where global climate change is covered in a particular way, 13-16 pages, 1,5 line space, Times New Roman size 12.

The term papers may be written in Norwegian or English.

Students who have failed a regular examination may submit a revised version of the exam one time. Students with legitimate absence are entitled to submit the term paper to the new examination.

The exam in the course is a home exam over a period of 3 days/72 hours

The exam paper must have a scope of 8 pages. Font and font size: Arial/Calibri 12 points. Line spacing: 1.5..

;Citation of sources and references will be required.

The term papers will be assessed by an evaluation committee consisting of both an internal and an external examiner.

Grade;scale A to F.