HIVK03001U Information and cultural studies theories and traditions

Volume 2013/2014
Education
Kandidatuddannelsen i Informationsvidenskab og kulturformidling
Content

Introduction, exploration, and examination of the theoretical traditions that constitute the foundation of information studies and cultural communication. This foundation is explored and examined through concepts such as language, knowledge, communication, information, interpretation, culture, learning, media, and modernity with an eye to the philosophical traditions and research practices the concepts are part of.  The traditions and concepts are further examined with examples from information and cultural studies.  The course provides students with an understanding of the breadth and plurality of information and cultural studies and analytical skills to contextualize research in information and culture in the broader scholarly traditions.

Learning Outcome

Competence objective for the module
The module will provide the student with:

Knowledge about and understanding of:

  • Information and cultural studies as an interdisciplinary research field.
  • Central concept and theory formation within information and cultural studies.

Skills in:

  • To defining and describing selected concepts, traditions or theories within information and cultural studies.
  • Assessing selected concepts, traditions or theories and their mutual relations.

Competences in:

  • To discuss and analysing concepts, traditions and theories in scientific-historical and scientific-theoretical contexts.
  • To analyze and reflecting on the significance and influence of concepts, traditions and theories within information and cultural studies.

Academic objectives:
The examinee is able to:

  • Argue comprehensively and critically for positions within information and cultural studies theories and traditions.
  • Assess and independently analyse the concepts, traditions and theories of information and cultural studies.
  • Generate ideas in the interplay between concepts, theories and traditions within information and cultural studies.

About 1000 pages for this module

 Sample literature:

  • Bazerman, C. (2012). The orders of documents, the orders of activity, and the orders of information. Archival Science, 12(4), 377-‐388
  • Fiske, John. 2011. Introduction to Communication Studies, 3rd ed. New York, NY: Routledge. (Udvalgte kapitler)
  • Hjørland, Birger (2013). Information science and its core concepts: Levels of disagreement. In lbekwe-SanJuan, F., & Dousa, T. (ed.), Fundamental notions of information communication and knowledge (pp. 205-235). Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
  • Kjørup, Søren. 2006. Another Way of Knowing: Baumgarten, Aesthetics, and the Concept of Sensuous Cognition. Bergen: KHIB.
Lectures, seminars and classes in English. Active participation and preparation is expected.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Class Instruction
  • 0
  • Total
  • 0
Credit
15 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written assignment
Esamination regulations
Examination form: Written paper with subject chosen by the student
Assessment form: 7-step scale
Marking form: External marking
Examination language(s): English
Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
External censorship
Exam period
June 2014
Re-exam
Re-examination form is the same as for the ordinary examination i August 2014
Criteria for exam assesment

The module is assessed according to the 7-point grading scale.

The mark 12 is given to:
For an excellent performance displaying a high level of command of all aspects of the relevant material, with no or only a few minor weaknesses

The student’s performance:

  • demonstrates the ability to fully and critically to argue for positions within information and cultural studies theories and traditions,
  • demonstrates an independent ability to evaluate and independently analyze information and cultural studies’ concepts, traditions and theories
  • generates independent ideas in the interrelation between concepts, theories and traditions within information and cultural studies

The mark 7 is given to:
For a good performance displaying good command of the relevant material but also some weaknesses

The student’s performance:

  • demonstrates the ability to fully and critically to argue for positions within information and cultural studies theories and traditions,
  • demonstatrates the ability to evaluate and independently analyze information and cultural studies’ concepts, traditions and theories,
  • demonstrates the ability to generate ideas in the interrelation between concepts, theories and traditions within information and cultural studies

The mark 02:
For a performance meeting only the minimum requirements for acceptance

The student’s performance:

  • demonstreates the ability to argue for positions within information and cultural studies theories and traditions,
  • demonstreates the ability to analyze information and cultural studies’ concepts, traditions and theories,
  • demonstreates the ability to generate ideas in the interrelation between concepts, theories and traditions within information and cultural studies