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DOK-2030: Projekt in Documentary science Work Load
30 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical subject. | Level of course/Year of study
Normally third year at bachelor''s level. | Language of instruction
Norwegian/Scandinavian languages. | Objectives
The course aims to provide comprehensive knowledge of
- the historical development of the various forms of documentation related to specific social and cultural contexts
- how different types of documents function and how their functions vary in and between different user groups and areas of use
- how different documents are designed and organised by diverse media and within distinct fields/domains/ institutions
- how digital media direct the organisation and management of documents
-how the technological, social and cultural development produces the conditions for forms of documentation
The students conduct a case study or specialise in a particular field of research or institution in their bachelor project. They can also choose to study in depth the experimentation on the research front of the science.
| Contents
This course offers specialisation in the three main traditions of documentation science (social, humanist and technological) and some of its major research areas as well as analyses of and practical skills in:
¿ different forms of documentation in traditional and digital media
¿ using documents in different contexts
¿ designing and organising documents
¿ various types of documentation in society and culture
The course includes a three day field trip to the National Library in Mo i Rana.
| Compulsory prerequisites
DOK-1010 Theory of Documents and Media, DOK-1011 Communication, media and documentation in view of different perpsepctives of social science, DOK-1012 Digital Media and Data Bases, DOK-1016 Project paper in forms of documentation and media | Form of teaching
Tuition will be given as lectures, seminars and project work over a period of 21 weeks. This period includes four weeks of individual studies and supervision. The final project is to be submitted before the given deadline at the end of the term. | Coursework requirements
Muntlig og skriftlig presentasjon av prosjektskisse.
| Exam and assessment
The students are required to submit a project proposal of 1-2 pages (at least 2300 characters, space gaps not included) and to give an oral presentation in class in the course of the term.
These preliminaries are graded pass/fail.
The final grade will be based upon the term project and an oral exam. The students have to submit a term project that equals 25 pages (2300 characters a page, space gaps not included). If students choose to work in groups of two or three, the project needs to equal the work of 40-50 pages. Group projects need to include a plan of how task and work were distributed among the students. The deadline will be set after the period of supervision has been completed.
Students may submit projects based on other media than writing, for example pictures, sound or video. Students reach an agreement with their supervisor about the ratio of text and other media.
Provided that the proposed project is approved, the students are required to give an oral presentation (approx. 15 minutes) in class, followed by a discussion (approx. 15 minutes). The presentation will be directed by a set topic of relevance that will be handed out 30 minutes before the presentation.
The final grade will be based upon both the project and the presentation.
| Recommended reading/syllabus
Available on request. |
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