ITM21212 Web Journalism (Autumn 2014)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Computer Science
- Course Leader:
- Ragnhild Fjellro
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian
- Duration:
- ½ year
The course is connected to the following study programs
The course is compulsory and is included in the Bachelor Programme in Digital Media Production.
Lecture Semester
Semester 3 (autumn)
Total workload:
4 hours of lectures and exercises.
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Knowledge
The students have:
- gained practical knowledge of journalistic text production and dissemination
- gained an overview of journalistic genres, forms, language, dramaturgy and other key journalistic devices
- gained knowledge of press ethics
- gained theoretical knowledge of journalistic and meaning production from a modern society perspective
Skills
The students have gained practical skills in online journalism. These include:
- practical knowledge of news evaluation, text production and journalistic dissemination
- angle, structure, editing and completion of stories
- knowledge of journalistic methods, techniques and production processes
General competence
On completion of the course, the students can write short journalistic texts for online publication which are based on professional press ethics and which communicate according to key journalistic principles for text production and dissemination. The texts must be linked to social media.
Content
The students gain basic knowledge and practical experience in producing journalistic texts for online publication.
The course will focus on:
- Journalism: practical exercises
- Discussions of theoretical perspectives of journalistic texts and press ethics
- Good examples
Forms of teaching and learning
Seminars, lectures and individual assignments. Working methods will be practical and independent.
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
- A minimum of 80% attendance at lectures and workshops is required. This includes practical work on specific texts beyond the compulsory portfolio submissions.
- Compulsory portfolio submissions: The students must submit two journalistic texts that meet the requirements for journalistic articles. The course instructor will set the submission deadline at the start of the semester. Students whose submissions are not approved will be given a new deadline for resubmitting their assignments. The students are personally responsible for ensuring that assignments are submitted correctly and on time.
The coursework requirements must be approved before students may sit the exam.
Examination
Written individual home exam. Duration: 1 week
Letter grading scale A?F.
Course evaluation
This course is evaluated as follows:
- Mid-semester evaluation (optional)
- Final evaluation (compulsory)
The course instructor prepares a course report on the basis of student feedback and on his/her own experiences of the course. Course reports are discussed with the Committee for Study Quality at the Faculty of Computer Sciences.
Literature
Books:
Steensen, Steen m.fl. (2013), Journalistikk, Oslo: Gyldendal akademisk.
Compendium:
"Vær Varsom-plakaten".
Andresen, Espen (2013), ch. 2: «Digital historiefortelling» in Datastøttet journalistikk, Oslo: Cappelen Damm Akadmeisk/IJ-forlaget (pages 21-49).
Øy, Nils E. (2013), ch. 2 «Juss og etikk - hva er forskjellen?» and ch. 3 "Det medierettslige ansvarssystemet» in Medierett for journalister, Oslo: Cappelen Damm Akademisk (pages 33-48.
Variours reports and other journalistic texts.
Various web resources.