JOU 2403 Bachelor Thesis in Business Journalism - RE-SIT EXAMINATION

APPLIES TO ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013

JOU 2403 Bachelor Thesis in Business Journalism - RE-SIT EXAMINATION

Responsible for the course
Tor Bang

Department
Department of Communication - Culture and Languages

Term
According to study plan

ECTS Credits
15

Language of instruction
Norwegian

Introduction
The bachelor thesis is the final student work, with reflections over their internship

Objective
The objective is to lean how to analyse and reflect over personal experiece from the internship period. The experience may be situations, conflicts, dilemmas, things that happen and that carries with them professional challenges (ethical, source-critical, practical work, relationships with co-workers etc). The philosophy may be expressed this way: "Experience with no reflection is like meaningless situations" (Terje Tvedt 1999).
There is a connection, a red line from the internship periode with internship report, the course lectures and the writing in the course Commentary, Analysis and Essay AND the Bachelor thesis. The intention is to develop own insight and reflection in the work with the internship report, test essay and bachelor thesis. (See also course objective for JOU 2401 Commentary, Analysis and Essay).

Prerequisites
Jou 2401 Commentary, analysis and essays, with internship or equivalent.

Compulsory reading

Other:
Studentene skal selv utarbeide et relevant pensum på ca. 1000 sider. Pensum skal godkjennes av veileder sammen med en skisse over hvordan oppgaven tenkes løst. Skissen og forslaget til pensum forelegges veileder til godkjenning til nærmere fastsatt tid i høstsemesteret. Pensum kan i samråd med veileder endres i løpet av arbeidsperioden.


Recommended reading

Course outline

    Computer-based tools
    Personal computer with word processing program

    Course structure
    JOU 2403 Bachelor thesis in Business Journalism are strucured over two terms:

    - JOU 2404 Bachelor thesis in Business Journalism 1 - autumn
    - JOU 2405 Bachelor thesis in Business Journalism 2 - spring

    Choice of forms:

    1. Essay. Students who choose this form work individually with an essay of 20 - 30 pages. The essay genres implies methodology and genre.

    2. Research work. This is also to be developed individually, as the students start with individual experiences, as most have been the sole intern in the publishing houses. A pre requisite is that the publishing house is open to the students' research; observations, interviews and other qualitiative methods. The text should not exceed 30 pages.

    There will be a bachelor thesis seminar during the first few weeks of the spring term.


    Examination
    JOU 2403 bachelor thesis to be submitted by a given deadline.

    Examination code(s)
    JOU 24031 - Bachelor Thesis in Business Journalism: 100% of the grade in course JOU 2403, 15 credits.

    Examination support materials
    All

    Re-sit examination
    Due to changes in our Bachelor Programmes from autumn 2009, there also will be changes in every single course.
    This course was lectured for the last time autumn 2010. Re-sit exam will be offered every term even spring 2013.

    Additional information

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