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| Title |
Mandatory course: Methods in Media and Communication Research
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| Semester |
E2025
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| Master programme in |
Media and Communication
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| Type of activity |
Course |
| Mandatory or elective |
Mandatory |
| 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 |
You register for activities through stads selvbetjening during the announced registration period, which you can see on the Study administration homepage. When registering for courses, please be aware of the potential conflicts and overlaps between course and exam time and dates. The planning of course activities at Roskilde University is based on the recommended study programmes, which should not overlap. However, if you choose optional courses and/or study plans that goes beyond the recommended study programmes, 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 |
David Mathieu (mathieu@ruc.dk)
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| Teachers |
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| Study administration |
IKH Registration & Exams (ikh-exams@ruc.dk)
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| Exam code(s) |
U60699
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| ACADEMIC CONTENT | |
| Overall objective |
The course Methods in Media and Communication Research introduces students to methodological 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 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. 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. The 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 |
Texts to read for each class will be made available on Moodle at least 2 weeks before the course starts. |
| Overall plan and expected work effort |
Course sessions are divided in two parts, first a lecture and then a workshop in which students work on elements of their portfolio assignment. The course 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: |
| 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 is 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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| Prerequisites |
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| Form of examination |
Individual portfolio exam
The character limit of the portfolio is maximum48,000 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: Pass/Fail |
| Form of Re-examination |
Individual portfolio exam
The character limit of the portfolio is maximum48,000 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: Pass/Fail |
| Type of examination in special cases |
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| Examination and assessment criteria (implemented) |
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:
The use of AI is allowed for this exam. Specific indications regarding the use of AI for this exam will be given during the course. Students are referred to the following guidelines regarding exam cheating and its consequences: https://intra.ruc.dk/en/students/study-administration/everything-about-exam/avoid-cheating-at-exams/ |
| Exam code(s) | |
| Last changed | 06/05/2025 |