The module include:

- General Orientation Course for International Students

- Introduction to Academic Culture and Degree Studies

- Library course: Basics of Information Literacy 1 ECTS

- Personal Study Plan

by nettiopsu max 25 students

This is an intensive course, meaning the lectures happen in one week of sessions arranged on Monday through Thursday. Prof. Robert G. Picard teaches the course as a visiting professor. He is a founding figuring in the scholarly fields of media economics as well as media management.  Students will take an exam later in the term, and must also write a term paper for Prof. Picard. The details will be provided along with the syllabus when the course begins. The course is required and students earn 5 ECTS.  

Paper due: Dec. 1 at noon, Finnish time via email attachment as MS Word

by Nettiopsu max 30 students

Students will join Prof. Lowe in visiting two media firms in the Tampere area during the first semester of coursework. Students are required to keep a Learning Diary of all visits, not only this semester but throughout the sequence. The Learning Diary is submitted towards the end of coursework and reviewed by the professor. Students earn 1 ECTS in total. That is not a lot because the requirements are not rigorous and the point is to gain practical insight from the real world, not mainly to engage in academic terms. The precise companies and dates will be specified as the semester gets started. The most likely companies are Alma Media / Aamulehti and Rovio Tampere. The most likely dates are two of the following, although the exact dates and times will be confirmed.

16 Sept. from 13.30 – 16.00

23 Sept. from 13.30 – 16.00

7 Oct. from 13.30 – 16.00

12 Nov. from 13.30 – 16.00

3 Dec. from 13.30 – 16.00

Only for the degree students in Media Management programme.

Course has electronic enrolment, but it is also possible to enrol when the course starts.

9.9. How to communicate in Finland? (Katja Keisala)

16.9. Finnish History – Finns and Finland between East and West (Seija-Leena Nevala-Nurmi)

23.9. History of Tampere Region (title to be confirmed; Seija-Leena Nevala-Nurmi)

30.9. Finnish Art History in a Nutshell (Katja Fält)

7.10. Finland – Living in and from the Forests (Ari Vanamo)

14.10. Finnish Education System (Eero Ropo)

21.10. Popular Music (Juho Kaitajärvi-Tiekso)

28.10. Boundaries of Finnishness and Ethnic Minorities in Finland (Hannu Sinisalo)

4.11. Finnish Literature (Toni Lahtinen)

11.11. Special Features of Finnish Mass Media (Jyrki Jyrkiäinen)

18.11. Technology and Innovation in Finland: Current Issues and Future Challenges (Tomi Nokelainen)

25.11. Finnish Welfare and Social Services (Ulla-Maija Koivula) CANCELLED

2.12. Exam, at 18-20

11.12. Exam retake, at 10-12

Enrolment to the course 17.8. - 3.9.2014

- TUT and TAMK students: enrolment with electronic form: https://elomake3.uta.fi/lomakkeet/15131/lomake.html
(the form is available during the enrolment period)

- UTA students: enrolment in NettiOpsu, click below

Contact person: Coordinator of international education, Anna Wansén-Kaseva

Course will be offered in cooperation with University of Lapland.

Teaching in the module contextualizes the diversity of research on media, culture and communication by illuminating paradigm changes in the field and by analyzing how these changes relate to broader societal developments. Major focus is on the concepts, themes and approaches that provide fruitful intersections for the study of communication and interaction in a post-industrial and increasingly technologically mediated world.

The module consists of seminar meetings (2 ECTS) on communication and media studies completed with an individual essay of a selected article (2 ECTS) and group work (1 ECTS) in which the students familiarize themselves with key problematics in the field through certain research traditions and their representatives. Every seminar session contains required readings which are discussed in the seminar. Seminar presentations are based on this group work. The teacher provides both group and individual tutoring.

Essay

The series of canonic texts and authors (see the Moodle list) are available for individual essays and group work. The length of the individual essay is 8-10 pages (3200-4000 words). The essay introduces the author as well as his/her main theoretical starting points and key concepts. All essays should be returned to Moodle by Friday, December 18th.

Group work and book diary

On the basis of the essay a student will be prepared a short (15-20 minutes) presentation in his/her group. This requires disciplined teamwork and the division of labor between students; in other words, each student introduces one article and shares its basic ideas and key concepts, themes and approaches with others. During group meetings every student keeps also a personal book diary (1/2-1 page/group session). The most important is to recognize what is learned - not just repeat what is heard or read. The book diary should be returned to Moodle by Friday, December 18th.

Seminar presentation

On the basis of the essay a student will be prepared a short Power point –presentation for all fellow students. Power Point – presentation contains 5 slides: 1 (presentation title & your name), 2 (brief description of the author/theorist), 3 (his/her main theoretical contribution to the field), 4 (his/her key theoretical concepts), 5 (your own views).

Programme

26.10.

Welcome, course opening (2 hours): Course introduction, the schedule and requirements

2.11.

Seminar session: Paradigm changes in the field – readings across traditions

Group work; a guided first meetings

9.11.

Seminar session: ‘Three degrees’ of media: material, symbolic and institutional

Group work, a second meeting (sharing ideas of the chosen articles)

16.11.

Seminar session: Canonic texts in research on media, culture and communication

Group work, a third meeting (sharing ideas of the chosen articles)

23.11.

Group work, a fourth meeting (sharing ideas of the chosen articles)

30.11.

No meetings

7.12.

Seminar: Presentations (I)

14.12.

Seminar: Presentations (II)

Until 30.9. By NettiOpsu.

Approximately 24 students. Priority will be given to exchange students and students of the Master's Degree Programme in Media Management.

by nettiopsu max 25 students

Students will learn essential principles in leadership theory and build a necessary understanding about change dynamics in processes of organisational renewal. Substance focuses especially on building, developing and renewing value networks (partnerships, alliances, etc). Prof. Klaus af Ursin (from the School of Management) teaches the course. The details will be provided along with a syllabus when the course begins. Much of the course is done via online study materials and group work, complemented and anchored with nine hours of seminar lecture.

by Nettiopsu

The course is only for the Degree students in Media Management programme.

This course enables students to understand and engage effectively with opportunities for entrepreneurial development as professional journalists and managers in the digital media environment, and deals with characteristic requirements and challenges. Prof. Gregory F. Lowe teaches the course, with support from Prof. Ari Heinonen. Students analyse current development in news production and distribution with a focus on the enterprise as a business and critically evaluate the implications. Industry guest lecturers reflect on their experiences and understandings. There is an exam on the readings and lectures, and a team project resulting in a start-up proposal.

Proposal due: Dec. 18 at noon Finnish time via email attachment in MS Word

By NettiOpsu

Students will join Prof. Lowe in visiting two media firms in the Tampere area during the first semester of coursework. Students are required to keep a Learning Diary of all visits, not only this semester but throughout the sequence. The Learning Diary is submitted towards the end of coursework and reviewed by the professor. Students earn 1 ECTS in total. That is not a lot because the requirements are not rigorous and the point is to gain practical insight from the real world, not mainly to engage in academic terms. The precise companies and dates will be specified as the semester gets started. The most likely companies are Alma Media / Aamulehti and Rovio Tampere. The most likely dates are two of the following, although the exact dates and times will be confirmed.

16 Sept. from 13.30 – 16.00

23 Sept. from 13.30 – 16.00

7 Oct. from 13.30 – 16.00

12 Nov. from 13.30 – 16.00

3 Dec. from 13.30 – 16.00

Only for the degree students in Media Management programme.

9.9. How to communicate in Finland? (Katja Keisala)

16.9. Finnish History – Finns and Finland between East and West (Seija-Leena Nevala-Nurmi)

23.9. History of Tampere Region (title to be confirmed; Seija-Leena Nevala-Nurmi)

30.9. Finnish Art History in a Nutshell (Katja Fält)

7.10. Finland – Living in and from the Forests (Ari Vanamo)

14.10. Finnish Education System (Eero Ropo)

21.10. Popular Music (Juho Kaitajärvi-Tiekso)

28.10. Boundaries of Finnishness and Ethnic Minorities in Finland (Hannu Sinisalo)

4.11. Finnish Literature (Toni Lahtinen)

11.11. Special Features of Finnish Mass Media (Jyrki Jyrkiäinen)

18.11. Technology and Innovation in Finland: Current Issues and Future Challenges (Tomi Nokelainen)

25.11. Finnish Welfare and Social Services (Ulla-Maija Koivula) CANCELLED

2.12. Exam, at 18-20

11.12. Exam retake, at 10-12

Enrolment to the course 17.8. - 3.9.2014

- TUT and TAMK students: enrolment with electronic form: https://elomake3.uta.fi/lomakkeet/15131/lomake.html
(the form is available during the enrolment period)

- UTA students: enrolment in NettiOpsu, click below

Contact person: Coordinator of international education, Anna Wansén-Kaseva

Nettiopsu

NettiOpsu

This is a second part of the Journalism Start-Ups and Enterpreneurialism course and this course is only for the students in Media Management programme.

The course focuses on the basic and general features of scientific research, methodology, and argumentation, as applicable to any field of study. Some central themes in the philosophy of science will also be discussed, in an introductory manner.

The course is intended to all new international Master’s degree students, but it will serve also international Doctoral students.

Contact person: Coordinator of international education, Anna Wansén-Kaseva

Course is offered only to the master's degree students in Media Education and Media Management programme.

A practicum organised with the mentor and involving various tasks assigned by him or her to the student, along with an agreed amount of visitation time for interviews, discussion, and participant observation.

Only available for the degree students in the Media Management programme.

Students will be accepted to the course in the following order:

1. degree students of the MDP in Media Education

2. other degree students of UTA

3. exchange students