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Department of Communication

Studies in English

Contact information:

Department office:
Unioninkatu 37 (P.O. Box 54)
00014 University of Helsinki
phone +358-(0)9-191 24850
fax +358-(0)9-191 24849

Courses in English, Autumn Term 2004

Kuva


Agency in Technically Mediated Society (5 credits, or 3+2 credits for degree students, 10 ECTS), Course Code: 77093

Dates: 14.09. – 23.11.
Days/Times: Tuesdays 12-16. except on Friday 15.10, same time, same location
Location: Yliopistonkatu 5, seminar room 742.
Lecturers: Yonca Ermutlu, Tuula Lehtonen (Language Center), Anu Virkkunen (Language Center)
Tutor: Patricia Alvarez

Course Programme

Course Description:

The course aims to introduce students to the problematic of agency and, especially, of communication in a technically mediated society. The course focuses on such themes as citizenship in-between the local and global, communities, identities, social differences, multicultural spheres and Finnish policies on the information society.

The course offers integrated English Language studies. Students will be guided in giving presentations in English, reading academic texts and gaining skills in academic writing. It will be possible for degree students to have the course registered in two components: 3 credits as course proper and 2 credits registered as English Oral Skills/Englannin suullinen taito).

Course Requirements: Attending l ectures, reading fora, first diary + 3 learning diaries, outline of presentation report, presentation, presentation report.

Assessment

Presentation report 40%
Presentation 20%
Reading fora 15%
Learning diaries *4 15%
Attendance, group participation 10%

Mode of assessment:

Assessment scale: 1, 1+, 2-, 2, 2+, 3- and 3.

Work Load

Classroom sessions
8*4h= 32h
Classroom activities and presentations
3*4h = 12h
Reading articles (10 pages per hour)
and literature
app. 600pp. 60h
Group work
20h
Preparing for presentation and outline
12h
Writing diaries
10h
Writing final report
54h
TOTAL
200h

Prior registration required!

The course is meant primarily for students of department of communication, both exchange and Finnish degree students. 20 students will be taken to the course (15 exchange students, 5 degree students), therefore registration is required. The registration starts on 02.09.2004. Please send an e-mail to yonca.ermutlu@helsinki.fi by September 9 th 2004. In your e-mail, please write your name, surname, student number, and your major subject of study in university of Helsinki, your e-mail, your phone number, and the name and department of your original university. The list of accepted students will be on the announcement board in the corridor of the department of communication on September 10 th.


Additional information:
University Lecturer (acting), Yonca Ermutlu , e-mail Yonca.Ermutlu@helsinki.fi