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About exam

Some students have asked about what to expect for the exam. Generally there is not much information to give about this. This is the first time this course is given, so it is not possible to compare with earlier years.

Some has asked if the exam will focus on general understandings as the lectures have done, or details you can find in the literature on the reading list. A general answer to this is that it is always better to know more. Even if an overall understanding might be enough to answer the questions given, more insights may be needed to make your exam stand out as better or even excellent.

Good luck!

Change in seminars

The last seminar session is changed from 2. April to 20. April. Students can send drafts of their papers to seminar leader before that date (20. April).

Exam

You'll find useful information and instructions concerning the exam (including deadline, submission in Fronter and more) here

The portfolio in MEVIT4800 must be submitted in Fronter.

Good luck!

Powerpoint presentation for lecture 25 March is now uploaded. See detailed teaching plan.

Powerpoint presentation from the lecture 18 March is now uploaded. See detailed teaching plan.

Changes in detailed teaching plan: Please note that the themes for the lectures March 4th and 25th have switched place.

Powerpoint presentation for the lecture 11 February is now uploaded. See detailed teaching plan.

Lectures As you can see from the detailed teaching plan, the lectures are spread throughout spring term. Sometimes there are two weeks between lectures, sometimes there is only one week. Please check the dates in the detailed teaching plan.

Please note new room for the first ordinary lecture 28 January 1215-14. This lecture will be held in Aud 3, Eilert Sundts House (faculty of social sciences). See detailed teaching plan.

First meetings in the work groups will be 2 February. See time and place

The last lecture in the introductory course will take place Monday 26 January 1015-1200 in room 207.

Exercises for students to do before lecture.

Lectures 20 and 21 January will take place as planned (see detailed teaching plan).

These lectures are for the introductory course - for students who do not have any previous courses in methodology.

Lecture 19 January is cancelled because of illness.

Information about lectures 20 and 21 January (introductory course) will be posted in the afternoon 19 January.

Powerpoint presentations for the introductory course is uploaded. See detailed teaching plan

The first working group meetings will be 2 February. A full plan for working group meetings will be availabe at the first meeting.

Regular lectures start 28 January. See detailed teaching plan

Introductory course week 4

For students who have not taken MEVIT2800- metoder i medievitenskap or similar courses in methodology, there will be an introductory course in week 4 (see time and place )

For this course, students may choose between the following books:

Grønmo, Sigmund (2004). Samfunnsvitenskapelige metoder. Fagbokforlaget.

Østbye, Helge, Helland, Knut, Knapskog, Karl and Larsen, Leif Ove (2007) Metodebok for medievitenskap. Bergen : Fagbokforlaget.

Chambliss, Daniel F. and Schutt, Russell K. (2003). Making Sense of the Social World: Methods of Investigation, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.