ACIT4730 Prosjekter i Medisinsk Instrumentering Course description

Culture and Identity - Nordic Childhoods is a full-time programme of study, where the topics will be addressed through lectures, seminars, student presentations and discussions. In addition to the period of ordinary teaching, there will be a period of fieldwork, report-writing and presentations. There will also be a variety of excursions to museums, cultural institutions and other institutions relevant to the course.;

The students are expected to share aspects of culture and language from their own countries as a basis for their own presentations and discussions in the class.;

The course will provide opportunities for interaction with Norwegian students, who will be able to assist in practical matters and provide guidance on exploring the Oslo region.;

Fieldwork in schools and kindergartens is an integrated part of the course. The students spend four weeks of fieldwork observing and analysing different educational and cultural aspects of the classes or children's groups they attend.

Appendix: Progress clarification for internal students

(Applicable to Norwegian students only.)

The course is open to internal students from the Department of Early Childhood Education (full-time students and part-time students who have taken a full-time specialisation and can start this course in January) in the sixth semester. The students follow the approved Study Plan for Culture and Identity - Nordic Childhoods (30 ECTS).

The following clarification applies to internal students:

• Internal students must complete a five-week supervised and assessed period of practical training.
• The semester paper counts as the student’s bachelor’s thesis. The paper must be written in English on a topic related to the course.
• Internal students retain bachelor supervision resources while taking the course, and are assigned a supervisor from among the teaching staff involved in the course, as far as possible.

The internal students otherwise follow the same programme and coursework requirements as the external students, including the final oral exam, which, together with the written assignment, makes up the basis for the grade awarded for the MCI course.

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• Active participation in classes and discussions (minimum 80% attendance)
• Individual;presentation of one's own culture with reference to educational challenges ;;;;
• One paper on a topic addressed in the course, of approx. 2,000 words +/- 10 %

Course requirements shall be met by the deadlines. Course requirements are evaluated as pass/fail.

The right to take the exam depends on the successful completion of coursework requirements. Compulsory coursework assignments that are not completed by the agreed deadline will not be accepted, and the student loses their right to take the exam. Students are themselves responsible for keeping informed about relevant deadlines. In cases of illness or other inconveniences, students must make an appointment with their tutors for an extension, within the deadline for the coursework. Coursework that has been handed in at the right time but that has not been accepted, will be given a new deadline.

In cases where coursework is handed in on time but is not accepted, students are entitled to maximum two new attempts. Students who have lost their right to take the exam because of unmet coursework requirements, must get in touch with their tutors to organise completing the coursework requirement the following term/study year.

A student who has completed this course should have the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge:

Upon successful completion of the course:

• the student will have in-depth knowledge of the selected topic in the curriculum and its relation to the practical project work.

Skills:

Upon successful completion of the course, the student:

• can apply theoretical knowledge into practical settings.
• can analyze a practical challenge in the view of the theoretical and research-based methodologies.

General competence:

Upon successful completion of the course, the student:

• is enabled to analyze, present and debate specific research subjects in light of the theoretical and practical approaches.
• can discuss the subject both at expert and non-expert levels.

The course applies research-based learning supervised by one or more supervisors (internal/external), and a practical assignment with individual report work. The student will make a written report based on research problems from the practical assignment and the selected theoretical material. The course ends by the student/students in group (2-5 students) giving a presentation on the chosen topic and the practical assignments.

All examination support materials are permitted. However, sources must be stated in accordance with applicable rules for source References.

Grading will be in accordance with the ECTS grading scale, with A-E as pass grades and F as a fail grade. The criteria for the different grades will be presented to the students at the beginning of the course.

Final assessment will be reviewed and approved by internal and external examiners.;

The language of all teaching and supervision is English, and the students should therefore have a working knowledge of both spoken and written English.;

The target group is

• Students in the third year of the (full-time) Bachelor Programme in Early Childhood Education at OsloMet.
• International exchange students at the Faculty of Education and International Studies from preschool and primary school teacher education institutions. Students from other academic areas may also be accepted.;

Students must be prepared to participate in various outdoor activities.

The course is designed to offer a full-time study programme in English for students of Early Childhood and Primary School Teacher Education. The period of study will be four months. The language of all teaching and supervision is English, and the students should therefore have a working knowledge of both spoken and written English. The course may be taken as an elective in-depth study programme by students in their final year of the Bachelor Programme in Early Childhood Education and students in their third or fourth year of the General Teacher Education Programme, at OsloMet.;

Admission

For international students:

- students must have completed at least one year of their undergraduate degree studies at their home institution.

The course is concerned with the topics of culture and identity with special reference to childhood and education, and will address some basic topics:

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·;;;;;;;; Childhood and identity

o;; Multilingualism and communication

o;; Special needs

o;; Gender

o;; Sociology of childhood

o;; Play

·;;;;;;;; Cultural and religious diversity

o;; Concept of culture

o;; Religion and worldviews

o;; Critical multiculturalism

·;;;;;;;; Human rights / Children as citizens

o;; Children’s rights

o;; Human rights

o;; Democracy and young children

·;;;;;;;; Discrimination / racism

o;; Politics of assimilation

o;; Racism and racialisation

o;; Power / knowledge

o;; Post-colonial perspectives

·;;;;;;;; The Sami - indigenous people of Norway

o;; Indigenous rights

o;; Sami kindergartens

o;; Sami music and diversity in education