Text, Communication and Organization

Module 1 Communication and text 7.5 ECTS cr Media content (including images) is studied from different perspective along with different media genres and types of media content are treated. The political, economic, cultural and organisational contexts in which media texts are produced are discussed. Theories on text, visual communication and text analyses in the media and communication studies field are presented. Different exercises in analysing media texts from different perspectives and with different research approaches are carried out. Module 2 Organisation communications 7.5 ECTS cr The structure of contemporary organisations and the role of communications in them are treated. Historical survey of organisation and communication theories are treated with a focus on key concepts such as organisational culture, leadership, and change processes. Finally, research methods for analysing organisation communication and organisation processes are presented along with the tools and methods used in organisations to collect data on the surrounding world and organisational activities.