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| SYLLABUS |
| Online Research & Communication,
7,5 ECTS Credits |
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COURSE CATEGORY Singel Subject Course
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY Culture and Mediaproduction - KMU
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COURSE CODE |
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HKMUA6 |
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| AIM OF THE COURSE |
| Recent years have seen an explosion in the amount of information being published online. There are now literally thousands of millions of documents available on the WWW. Electronic networking and a range of technologies enabling communication have also burgeoned. In today's 'information age' students, researchers, journalists and others need to be online literate. The student should acquire modern information retrieval skills, and learn how to track down experts, participate in relevant online discussions and be aware of the pitfalls involving information found on the Internet. |
| CONTENTS |
| The course is a laboratory course developing the relation between theoretical and production perspectives with the emphasis on research and information production on the internet. At a practical level, students will learn skills in; a) Information retrieval, including optimal use of search language, interrogating national and international databases, using WWW search engines and intelligent agents, searching the 'Dark Web', and evaluating online information; b) Online communication, including use of expert networks, finding relevant discussion forums, retrieving archived discussions, participating in newsgroup and mailing list debates, and exploring various real-time environments such as IRC, ICQ, webchat, and videoconferencing. |
| TEACHING |
Practical sessions will be conducted in a computer laboratory. Lectures and seminars will be partly classroom-based and partly conducted in a virtual environment.
Readings and seminars will focus on topics such as networked society, knowledge networks, global information flows, disinformation and propaganda, and the relationship between media and democracy. Classes will be conducted in English. The course paper may be written in either Swedish or English.
Lecturers participating in this course will include international researchers and tutors who will conduct online seminars. |
| EXAMINATION |
The readings and seminars will form the basis of one course paper. Students will be required to research and write up a topic of their choice.
Students who have failed an examination are normally allowed to retake it on two additional occasions, one of which should be arranged shortly after the first examination.
Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course two times are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination. |
| ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS |
Only general admission requirements: Completion of an upper secondary education and skills in English, both written and oral, corresponding to the level of English required in Swedish upper secondary education (eg. a TEOFL-score of at least 500 points for paper based test, 197 points for computer based test or 61 points for internet based test; IELTS with at least 5,0 overall and no part under 4,5, or equivalent)
Documented knowledge of English equivalent to “Engelska B” is required, or an international proficiency test, e.g. TOEFL, minimum score 550/213.At least one year of undergraduate studies. |
| GRADING |
| The course is graded according to the ECTS grading scale A-F |
| CERTIFICATE |
| Course certificate is issued by the Faculty Board on request. The Department provides a special form which should be submitted to the Student Affairs Division. |
| COURSE LITERATURE |
| The course literature is decided upon by the department
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| OTHER INFORMATION |
Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus.
The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed. |
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Online Research & Communication
Online Research & Communication |
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Department responsible
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the course or
equivalent:
ITUF - Department of Thematic Studies |
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| Registrar No: 102/05-41 |
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Course Code: HKMUA6 |
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Exam codes: see Local Computer System |
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| Subject/Subject Area : Culture and Mediaproduction - KMU |
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Education level |
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Field of Education |
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| A |
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ÖÄA |
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SA |
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The syllabus was approved by the Board of Faculty of Arts and Science 2002-03-20
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