PS9200 Media Development and Media Production Course description

The course will introduce central theories and research traditions in media production and developments in the media field in the Norwegian and international contexts. "Media field" encompasses journalism, non-fiction writing, and other forms of media production and use, including in communication work.

The course is mandatory for all candidates in the specialization of Journalism and Media Studies, but candidates can apply for an exception if they have been admitted to another PhD course that gives an equivalent introduction to the theories and research traditions within the field of specialization and the doctoral dissertation’s subfield. It is recommended that the candidate completes the course as early as possible in their doctoral period.

No prior knowledge required.

After completing the course, the candidates are expected to have the following knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

Candidates have sufficient knowledge on

• Theories and research connected to political, economic, technological, cultural, and social developments in the media field

• The development of the different media professions and their practices

• Theories and research traditions connected to media production

Skills

Candidates can

• Place their own research project in a journalistic and/or media studies theoretical and research tradition

• Reflect over the relationship between media development and media production as a research field and practice field

General competence

Candidates are capable of

• Communicating with researchers in the field and other students conducting projects in other (sub)fields than their own

• Identifying foundational theoretical issues of relevance to media development and media production

The course consists of seminars, lectures, and independent study. The pedagogical approach involves active participation in seminars and lectures, presentation of one’s own work, and providing feedback to others’ presentations on the basis of the research literature and lecture topics.

The seminar form supports the candidates’ practical training in presenting their own research and commenting on others’.

Active participation in the seminars is necessary to adequately understand the course material and themes. Participation is therefore mandatory, and candidates are expected to attend all days of teaching and required to attend at least 80 percent of teaching days. In special circumstances, such as documented illnesses, the course leader may accept exceptions to this requirement. In these cases, lack of participation can be substituted with alternative arrangements such as active reading of the relevant syllabus literature.

Course requirements are assessed as confirmed or not confirmed. The course requirement must be completed and confirmed within the given deadline in order to have the right to submit a final essay.

The intermediate course of Norwegian is an introduction to central aspects of Norwegian language. The objective of the course is to enable the candidates to understand and use Norwegian for basic exchange of information in everyday communication. Course objectives are aligned with the requirements of an A2 level exam.

The objective of the course is to enable the candidates to understand and use Norwegian for basic exchange of information in everyday communication. By the end of the course the candidates should be able to:

Knowledge

• make use of the basic grammatical structures and sentence patterns of Norwegian in both oral and written language production
• make use of a vocabulary that is sufficient to conduct routine and everyday transactions involving familiar situations and topics

Skills

• understand short, simple Norwegian texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high frequency everyday or job-related language
• identify specific information in simpler written material, such as letters and short newspaper articles
• write a series of simple Norwegian phrases and sentences linked with simple connectors like "and", "but" and "because", about themselves and everyday aspects of their environment, e.g. people, places, a job or study experience
• write very short, basic descriptions of events, past activities and personal experiences
• speak with a pronunciation that is generally clear enough to be understood despite a noticeable foreign accent

General Competence

• interact with reasonable ease using Norwegian in structured situations and short conversations about familiar matters and topics of interest, provided the other person helps if necessary
• understand clear, standard Norwegian speech on familiar matters, provided he/she can ask for repetition or reformulation from time to time

None.

Course Code: NOIN6000.

Exam Form: Written and oral exam.

Semester: By the end of the semester.

The final assessment consists of a one-hour written exam arranged in INSPERA and a fifteen-minute oral exam alone or together with another student. Both the written and oral exams are organized on campus, under supervision. The students have to pass both the written and the oral part to obtain the final grade.

Re-examination

In case of failing the exam or in case of valid absence at the time of the exam, the student is entitled to 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.