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BLH3250 Fairytales and creativity - Nordic Childhoods Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Fairytales and creativity - Nordic Childhoods
Study programme
Bachelor Programme in Early Childhood Education and Care - Web- and Campus-based
Bachelor Programme in Early Childhood Education and Care
Fairytales and creativity - Nordic Childhoods
Fairytales and creativity - Nordic Childhoods
Weight
20.0 ECTS
Year of study
2018/2019
Curriculum
FALL 2018
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

None

Required preliminary courses

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has

  • broad knowledge about the strategic significance of HRM
  • broad knowledge concerning relevant HRM activities, specifically recruitment, performance management and human resource development
  • insight into the different stages within the recruitment process starting from job analysis to hiring procedures
  • knowledge about systems and methods for performance management and human resource development in organizations
  • insight into the significance of equal opportunity, managing diversity and international recruitment
  • insight into how national culture may affect HRM practices
  • knowledge about methods commonly used to measure human resource and performance development
  • knowledge about how to conduct employee appraisals and how to utilize appraisals for career development

Skills

The student can

  • prepare a job analysis and plan the different steps of a recruitment process
  • interpret different tests commonly used to measure human resource and performance development
  • actively contribute to the implementation, follow-up and conclusion of a recruitment process
  • use relevant methods to analyze human resource needs of an organization
  • use relevant methods to follow-up employees regarding performance and competence development

General competence

The student has

  • understanding of ethical issues regarding recruitment processes, performance management and career development

Learning outcomes

Teaching methods will include lectures, group work and case studies. 

Students will have the opportunity to work on their group term paper throughout the semester.

Content

The course is organized as a full time study for one semester. The students are expected to work approximately 40 hours per week. The course have to following content:

Theory

  • The differences between myths, fairy tales and legends
  • Structural theories, psychological theories, eclectic theories
  • Myths and religions
  • Psychology of importance and meaning in fairy tales

Traditional stories as cultural expressions

  • The student's own cultural identity and stories
  • Hero tales and contemporary mass media narratives
  • Cultural exchanges
  • Excursions; museums, schools, kindergartens

Stories as background for various artistic expressions

  • Puppet making and performing
  • Storytelling
  • Stop motion and animation
  • Dramatization
  • Stories and music
  • Digital mediation of myths, fairy tales and legends

Stories in a didactic perspective

  • The uses of fairy tales in education and therapy
  • Didactic reflections on the use of myths and fairy tales
  • Practical work with traditional narratives
  • Excursions; schools, kindergartens
  • Literature studies/theory
  • Lectures and supervision
  • Excursions, workshops, seminars
  • Cultural exchanges/discussions
  • Individual and group papers/performances

Working methods

  • Literature studies/theory
  • Lectures and supervision
  • Excursions, workshops, seminars
  • Cultural exchanges/discussions
  • Individual and group papers/performances

Teaching and learning methods

No coursework requirements or compulsory activities.

Course requirements

The exam in the course is a term paper written in groups (min. 2 students per group). The term paper must have a scope of 8 pages. The term paper must be written in English. Font and font size: Arial / Calibri 12 points. Line spacing: 1.5

Students awarded a fail grade are given one opportunity to submit an improved version of the assignment for assessment.

Assessment

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Grade scale A-F

Grading scale

The exam papers are assessed by one internal and one external examiner. 

At least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded for the papers assessed by two examiners form the basis for determining the level for all the exam papers.

Examiners

Ingvild Andersen