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Department of Communication
Studies in EnglishContact 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 |
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Courses in English, Autumn Term 2006-2007
New Media, Communication and Peace in the Global Knowledge Society, 5 credits, course code 770056 Lecturer: Tapio Varis Dates: 30.10.-11.12.2006 Days/Times: Mondays 16-19 Location: U40, lecture hall 12 ! This course can be registered for degree students under the study unit 9f or S14. Preregistration in Weboodi is required PROGRAMME: 1. General introduction: The Role of communication, media, knowledge, and university in the 21st century. Nature of knowledge-based work. WSIS Golden Book: Global University System http://www.itu.int/wsis/goldenbook/search/display.asp?Quest 32562&lang=enUNESCO UNEVOC: Vocational Content in Mass Higher Education? 2. New literacies & media education: skills and competences. E-Learning and digital literacy. European Centre for Media Literacy (ECML) http://ecml.pc.unicatt.it/english/ http://www.elearningeuropa.info/ 3. Intercultural communication and peace. On-line multicultural communication: practical applications and demonstrations. Towards Knowledge Societies, 2005 http://www.unesco.org/publications 4. Capacity-building & global challenges - open educational sources. European challenges: demography, aging, globalism, technology. Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), Unesco: Towards a global civil society? Further information: http://www.itu.int/wsis/ http://www.unesco.org/iiep/ http://www.c-enter.hu/center/0239017.html Elise Boulding: Building a Global Civic Culture: Education for an Interdependent World, Columbia University 1988 5. Life-Long Learning & global media: New learning environments.
Course essay is to be written during the course, reflecting on the lectures presented. Assessment scale 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. The chosen best essays can be published in the collection of the students’ works.
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