School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

Course Syllabus

General Aims for Second Level Education

Second level education shall involve a deepening of knowledge, skills and abilities relative to first level education and, in addition to what applies to first level education, shall
- further develop the students' ability to independently integrate and use knowledge;
- develop the students' ability to deal with complex phenomena, issues and situations; and
- develop the students' potential for professional activities that demand considerable independence or for research and development work.
(Chapter 1, Section 9, Higher Education Act)

Knowledge
After accomplishing this module, the student is expected to have
- gained insight into different methods of conducting journalistic investigations
- gained knowledge of collaborative investigative journalism networks
- gained understanding of ethical considerations surrounding the gathering of sensitive information
- gained understanding of the effects of the emerging information society on both global and national media
- gained an overview of new forms of media and the journalistic genres these generate

Skills and abilities
After accomplishing the module, the student is expected to be able to
- apply advanced methods of electronic research, including interrogation of databases, use of internet search engines, and retrieving relevant literature from global online archives
- competently apply the skills of online journalism, including the ability to incorporate regional/local factors into local stories
- have an improved ability to analyse and report on international affairs

Evaluation abilities
After accomplishing the module, the student is expected to be able to
- critically evaluate information found online, using a toolbox of established criteria

This module will equip students with the methodological knowledge and practical skills to harness a wide range of electronic resources for the practice of journalism, both for investigation/research and disseminating of information. Students introduce to security and privacy issues that may develop when doing online investigative journalism.

Lectures, interactive videoconferencing with distant lecturers, study visits, seminars and research workshops. A number of prominent investigative journalists are engaged as lecturers. The classroom is equipped with computers for all students, which are intensively used during the module. For learning the skills of investigative journalism emphasis is more on lectures by practicing journalists than prescribing literature. Attendance at seminars and workshops are compulsory.
Should a student be absent from a compulsory course session, the examiner will set him/her an assignment to make up for the missed session or decide that the student should retake the module at a later course date.

Students who have been admitted to and registered on a course have the right to receive tuition and/or supervision for the duration of the time period specified for the particular course to which they were accepted (see, the university's admission regulations (in Swedish)). After that, the right to receive tuition and/or supervision expires.

For further information, see the university's local examination regulations (in Swedish).

Unless otherwise prescribed in the course syllabus, a grade is to be awarded on completion of a course. The grade is to be determined by a teacher specifically appointed by the higher education institution (an examiner) (Chapter 6, Section 18, Higher Education Ordinance).

Unless the higher education institution prescribes another grading system, one of the following grades is to be used: fail, pass, or pass with distinction (Chapter 6, Section 19, Higher Education Ordinance).

Grades used on course are Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with Distinction (VG).

For further information, see the university's local examination regulations (in Swedish).

Please see programme syllabus in force at the time of admission

For further information, see the university's admission regulations (in Swedish).

Students who have previously completed higher education or other activities are, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, entitled to have these credited towards the current programme, providing that the previous studies or activities meet certain criteria.

For further information, see the university's local credit transfer regulations (in Swedish).

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For further information, see the university's local examination regulations (in Swedish).

About the time of the examination is not held examiner decides how the examination should be conducted, and where appropriate time frame for it.


Reading List and Other Teaching Materials

Required Reading

This course module relies to a large degree on the most current journal literature regarding electronic information retrieval, which is a continuously developing field. Most books published on the subject become rapidly out of date.

Denna kurs bygger i stor utsträckning på de mest aktuella tidskrifter och litteraturer om elektronisk informationssökning, som ständigt utvecklas inom området. De flesta böcker som publicerats blir snabbt inaktuella.

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