Syllabus for MCS/Digital Media and Organisations
MKV/Digitala medier och organisationer
Syllabus
- 7.5 credits
- Course code: 2IV140
- Education cycle: Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Media and Communication Studies A1N
- Grading system: Fail (U), Pass (G), Pass with distinction (VG).
- Established: 2014-10-16
- Established by: The Department Board
- Applies from: week 36, 2015
- Entry requirements: A Bachelor's degree equivalent to a Swedish degree of at least 180 credits (i.e. three years of full-time studies), including at least 90 credits in the social sciences or a comparable field. Proof of skills in English to a level corresponding to English B in the Swedish secondary school.
- Responsible department: Department of Informatics and Media
Decisions and guidelines
The course is offered in English.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student shall be able to:
Knowledge and understanding
- independently identify and evaluate how changes in media and society influence contemporary organisations and their practices,
- independently and critically examine how organisations, through their communication strategies, relate to and handle the risks and uncertainties that arise from these changes,
- account for the current research in the area of organisational communication in relation to digital media.
- critically and creatively discuss how mediatisation and digitalisation influence organisations,
- discuss and critically reflect on how contemporary socio-cultural processes influence the structures and abilities of organisations to communicate their activities with their internal, as well as external, stakeholders,
- use the acquired knowledge about digital media and organisations to understand and plan communication in relation to processes of change,
- collect empirical material and use theories discussed in the course to analyse them.
- demonstrate insight into the possibilities and limitations of science when applied to the course content, its role in society and people's responsibility for how it is used,
- demonstrate an awareness of the ethical aspects of research within these subject areas.
Content
The main learning outcome of the course is a deep understanding and critical review of the impact that digital media and socio-cultural changes have on contemporary organisations. The course focuses on examining the diversity of communicative activities through which organisations seek to handle and relate to their environments. A specific focus is placed on processes of change such as mediatisation and digitalisation and their consequences for contemporary organisations. Methodological awareness and skills on how to study and evaluate these processes are also part of the learning outcomes
Instruction
Lectures and seminars.
Assessment
The course is examined by active participation in seminars and a written exam.
Reading list
Reading list
Applies from: week 28, 2017
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Altheide, David L.
Media edge : media logic and social reality
New York: Peter Lang, 2014
Mandatory
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Coombs, W. Timothy
Ongoing crisis communication : planning, managing, and responding
Fourth edition.: Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE, 2014
Mandatory
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Couldry, Nick;
Hepp, Andreas
The mediated construction of reality : society, culture, mediatization
Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 2016
Mandatory
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Mumby, Dennis K.
Organizational communication : a critical approach
Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE, 2012
Mandatory
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Schillermans, Thomas
Mediatization of public services : how organizations adapt to news media
Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2012
Mandatory
Journal articles or book chapters (approx. 200 pages)
Recommended books
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Ampuja, Marko
Theorizing globalization : a critique of the mediatization of social theory
Chicago, Illinois: Haymarket Books, 2013
Or later edition.
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Cooren, François
Organizational discourse : communication and constitution
Cambridge: Polity Press, 2015
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Eriksen, Thomas Hylland.
Globalization : the key concepts
Second edition.:
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Hepp, Andreas.
Cultures of mediatization
Cambridge: Polity, 2012
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Hepp, Andreas;
Krotz, Friedrich
Mediatized worlds : culture and society in a media age
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
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Hjarvard, Stig.
The mediatization of culture and society
London: Routledge, 2013
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Lundby, Knut
Mediatization : concept, changes, consequences
New York: Lang, cop. 2009
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Lundby, Knut
Mediatization of communication
Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, 2014
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Putnam, Linda L.;
Mumby, Dennis K.
The Sage handbook of organizational communication : advances in theory, research, and methods
3. ed.: Los Angeles, Calif.: SAGE, cop. 2014
Reading list revisions
- Latest reading list (applies from week 28, 2017)
- Previous reading list (applies from week 36, 2016)
- Previous reading list (applies from week 44, 2015)