PS9500 Safety of journalists Emneplan

Professor Asbjørn Røiseland and Head of Department Ingvild Reymert, Oslo Business School

The target group for the course are candidates from the PhD programme in Social Science, business administration, innovation and governance.

The course consists of lectures, discussions, presentation of candidates’ own research, and commenting on others' work.

Teaching is organised as a combination of lectures, discussions and presentations by the candidates in which selected classic texts (books and/or articles), literature reviews and meta- analyses are discussed, and topical research presented. The seminar form supports the candidates’ practical training in presenting their own research and commenting on others’. An Online International Learning approach will be used to create equitable team-taught learning environments emphasizing collaborative candidate learning.

Active participation in the seminars is necessary to adequately understand the course material and themes. Participation is mandatory and expected in all lectures and seminars. Only a minor absence can be accepted in certain circumstances after application. In these cases, lack of participation can be substituted 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.

Confirmed participation in the course and accepted final essay gives 5 ECTS credits. A final essay of between 7-10 pages (Arial /Calibri font size 12, spacing 1,5) shall be submitted within 2 months of course conclusion. The quality should give a clear indication that the essay can be developed into a publishable article The students are encouraged to work in cross-country teams and publish joint essays, for instance based on small research conducted jointly. If two students work together the length of the final essay will be approx. 14-18 pages.

Assessment is pass/ fail. If an essay is considered not passed, the candidate may submit a revised essay once within a specified time.

All examination support material is allowed as long as source reference and quotation technique requirements are applied.

Assessment is pass/ fail. If an essay is graded fail, the candidate has one opportunity to resubmit a revised essay within a given time period.

The final essay is assessed by the course lecturer.