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| Title |
Mandatory course: Mixed Methods in Media and Communication Research
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| Semester |
E2022
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| Master programme in |
Media and Communication
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| Type of activity |
Course |
| Teaching language |
English
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| Study regulation |
Read about the Master Programme and find the Study Regulations at ruc.dk |
| REGISTRATION AND STUDY ADMINISTRATIVE | |
| Registration |
Registration is through stads selvbetjeningwithin the announced registration period, as you can see on the Studyadministration homepage. When registering for study activities, please be aware of the potential conflicts between study activities or exam dates. The planning of activities at Roskilde University is based on the recommended study programs which do not overlap. However, if you choose optional courses and/or study plans that goes beyond the recommended study programs, an overlap of lectures or exam dates may occur depending on which courses you choose. |
| Number of participants |
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| ECTS |
10
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| Responsible for the activity |
David Mathieu (mathieu@ruc.dk)
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| Head of study |
Chris Peters (cpeters@ruc.dk)
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| Teachers |
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| Study administration |
IKH Studieadministration (ikh-studieadministration@ruc.dk)
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| Exam code(s) |
U60311
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| ACADEMIC CONTENT | |
| Overall objective |
The course Mixed Methods in Media and Communication Research introduces students to methodological designs that combine qualitative and quantitative approaches to investigate different aspects of mediated communication practices, using diverse platforms, devices, infrastructures, software, and systems. The aim is to teach students how to design and implement different research strategies appropriate to micro-, meso-, and macro-level analyses of media use. Students will be taught methodological tools for gathering digital traces of communication (e.g., data scraping), as well as qualitative (e.g., digital ethnography), and quantitative approaches (e.g., surveys) for researching media practices and their reception amongst different target groups, publics, and stakeholders. Students will be introduced to common analytical approaches that match the different methods for gathering and generating empirical data (e.g., grounded theory, descriptive statistics) as well as learning to triangulate different methodological instruments. Ethical guidelines and principles behind conducting digital media research will be emphasized. Students will wholly or partially demonstrate their methodological learning during the course by developing products based on real-life mediated communication practices, preferences, and experiences. This could include exercises such as: participant observation of an online community, surveys of a particular sample of the population, scraping social media, walkthrough methods of a digital app or platform, interviews of a particular target group, creative, arts-based methods into personal experiences, or the creation of ethical research guidelines. This purpose of the course is to enable students to learn systematic and rigorous scholarly methods, preparing students for the project work in the first semester and subject profiles in the second semester. |
| Detailed description of content |
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| Course material and Reading list |
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| Overall plan and expected work effort |
The course is held over the first 12-13 weeks of the semester and is arranged so that one or more of the methods introduced in the course can be used by students in their project work of the same semester. The total study effort for the student (ECTS points converted into hours) = 270 hours. The hours are divided as follows:
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| Format |
In principle, teaching activities take place on campus. The teaching can be arranged so that one or more activities take place elsewhere than at Roskilde University. This can also be online. |
| Evaluation and feedback |
Evaluation will be based on the evaluation practice of the study board. |
| Programme |
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| ASSESSMENT | |
| Overall learning outcomes |
At the end of the course, the student is able to:
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| Form of examination |
Individual portfolio exam
The character limit of the portfolio is 24,000-48,000 characters, including spaces. Examples of written products are exercise responses, talking points for presentations, written feedback, reflections, written assignments. The preparation of the products may be subject to time limits. The character limits include the cover, table of contents, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but exclude any appendices. The portfolio is written completely or partially during the course. The entire portfolio must be handed in at the same time (uploaded to eksamen.ruc.dk). Handing in the portfolio or parts of the portfolio to the supervisor for feedback, cannot replace the upload to eksamen.ruc.dk. Assessment: 7-point grading scale. |
| Form of Re-examination |
Individual portfolio exam
The character limit of the portfolio is 24,000-48,000 characters, including spaces. Examples of written products are exercise responses, talking points for presentations, written feedback, reflections, written assignments. The preparation of the products may be subject to time limits. The character limits include the cover, table of contents, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but exclude any appendices. The portfolio is written after the course has ended. The entire portfolio must be handed in at the same time (uploaded to eksamen.ruc.dk). Handing in the portfolio or parts of the portfolio to the supervisor for feedback, cannot replace the upload to eksamen.ruc.dk. Assessment: 7-point grading scale. |
| Type of examination in special cases |
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| Examination and assessment criteria |
The exam is an individual portfolio, which is comprised of exercises that the student makes in connection with the course over its duration. The portfolio must meet all formal requirements. In the assessment, emphasis is placed on the extent to which the student demonstrates the ability to:
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| Last changed | 01/06/2022 |
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