Research on Media Education (5cr)

Objective

After the course a student: - is familiar with the current multidisciplinary research on mediaeducation which is conducted in education, media studies, socialsciences, humanities and information science - is able to analyze media education research publications

Content

The course consists of multidisciplinary research on mediaeducation. Students read and analyze Doctoral Thesis and reviewedjournal articles that are within the field of Media Education. Theyfamiliarize themselves on a topical literature on the basis oftheir own research interests. They can generate ideas aboutpossible topics for one’s own Master’s Thesis.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

5-1/fail

Materials

Supplementary Literature
Topical literature, articles and online material will beannounced and selected in the beginning of the study module.

Execution methods

20 hours of lectures and reciprocal teaching. Students presenttheir research topics to each other using reciprocal teachingmethod. Students write an essay or chapter of the theses on a topicrelated to the theme of their own study. The course may alsoinclude researcher visits.

Accomplishment methods

Reciprocal teaching and a written essay or chapter in atheses.