Specialisation in Digital Culture with BA Thesis

Aim and Content

In this course the students will focus on a central question in research in the field of Digital culture.

DIKULT250 is an independent work by the student.

The theme of the course will vary, and may for instance be:

- A theoretical tradition

- A programming or system developing project.

A course in academic writing will be offered.

Learning Outcomes

After taking the course the students should have:

- in-depth knowledge of a central theme within Digital culture

- knowledge and experience of academic argumentation, discussion and presentation

Students who complete the course should able to:

- demonstrate depth of knowledge within a focused area of Digital culture

- deliver a critical analysis of ICT within a social and cultural context

- write analytical texts within the framework of academic writing

Course offered (semester)

Autumn.

Language of Instruction

English/Norwegian

Course Unit Level

Bachelor.

Department

Institutt for lingvistiske, litterære og estetiske studium

E-post: studierettleiar@lle.uib.no.

Access to the Course Unit

The course is open to all students with the right to study at the University of Bergen.

Pre-requirements

60 ECTS in Digital culture or equivalent ( former Humanistic informatics).

Teaching Methods

7 seminars and discussion groups, 2 individual meetings with instructor.

If less than five students are registered to a course, the department might reduce the teaching, please see the department¿s guidelines regarding this on ¿My page¿. Regarding a course where this is a possibility the students get information about this at the beginning of the semester, and before the deadline regarding semester registration 1.February/1.September.

Compulsory Requirements

Topic to be handed in to instructor for approval at the latest 3 weeks after the semester starts.

A minimum of 2 drafts for supervision during the semester.

In order to take the exam was required that the student has participated in at least 75 percent of the teaching and in the classroom activities. Course participation is approved by the course leader.

Assessment methods

Final grade is based on evaluation of an oral exam related to the topic. The written exam will have to be passed before the candidate can take the oral exam. The oral exam may adjust the grade by one character on the grade scale.

If the project is a practical project a written report is required. If approved by the instructor, the project may also be a hypertext.

Grading Scale

A-F.

Reading List

The required reading is selected individually by the student in consultation with the instructor.

Place of Teaching

Bergen.

Course Unit Evaluation

Evaluation will be conducted in accordance with the University of Bergen's quality assurance system.