JOU 2401 Commentary, analysis and essays, with internship - RE-SIT EXAMINATION
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JOU 2401 Commentary, analysis and essays, with internship - RE-SIT EXAMINATION Responsible for the course Jo Bech-Karlsen Department Department of Communication - Culture and Languages Term According to study plan ECTS Credits 15 Language of instruction Norwegian Introduction The student intership is central in the students' education. In an effort to encompass the intership in the overall academic program, the students will elaborate and reflect over impressions and work assignments in the internship in the course. Objective The course is divided in two parts: The objective is for the students to learn how to reflect over the work assignment experience. In addition they will be trained analytically, and reflective genres analysis, commentary and essay. Prerequisites None Compulsory reading Books: Bech-Karlsen, Jo. 2003. Gode fagtekster : essayskriving for begynnere. Oslo : Universitetsforlaget Igland, Alf Kjetil og Audun Stølås. 2008. Kommentaren. Kristiansand : IJ-forlag Lamark, Hege og Lisbeth Morlandstø. 2002. Hederlig menneske - god journalist. Kristiansand : IJ-forlaget Recommended reading Course outline
Computer-based tools Access to personal computer with Words for Windows, paginating program Course structure Internship in a press or broadcasting publishing house. Part I is a two months internship in a publishing house (equalizing 6 credit points). Part II consists of lectures, practices in analytic journalism (equalizing 9 credit points). Internship experience will be emphasized in the last part of the course, among others as a compulsory internship report that is to be carried on into a test essay (and later in the bachelor thesis). The course will also feature lectures of argumentation and reflection, in an effort to create a critic vessel for analysis of students' own work. The students will during the course make a file containing four works (internship report, test essay, analysis and commentary). The internship report will be commented by the person reponsible for the internship; the other articles will be evaluated by the course responsible. The works wil not be graded. The stundentss may improve the articles until the final file delivery for grading. The file will then be composed of the test essay, and either the analysis or the commentary. The students will also submit a text containing a reason for the choice and a reflection on the good and poorer parts of the submitted works. The two submitted texts and the auto-reflection count 60% of the final grade. Examination The final grade is based on a term paper. The students have four weeks to solve it. Examination code(s) JOU 24011Term paper, counts 100% of the grade in JOU 2401 commentary, analysis and essays, with internship, 15 credits. Examination support materials All support materials allowed. Re-sit examination This course was lectured for the last time autumn 2010. Re-sit exam will be offered every term from autumn 2011 even spring 2013. Additional information |
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