BLH3250 Fairytales and creativity - Nordic Childhoods Course description

The final assessment is based on two parts.

1. Individual oral exam (approx. 30 minutes). Each student has to prepare an individual presentation from one of the listed topics (maximum 12 minutes). The exam is evaluated by two internal examiners.
2. The second part consists of an individual paper on a chosen subject addressed in the course in agreement with the teacher (2,500- 3,000 words).

The individual paper should

• have an individually chosen topic from the subject areas presented in the course
• be a more in-depth study of this individually chosen subject
• focus on the target group relevant to the student’s own educational system.

The paper can

• be a purely theoretical study/analysis
• include practical studies
• test out educational ideas linked to the subject

The topic must be approved by the student’s supervisor.

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Resit/rescheduled exams

Resit/rescheduled exams shall take place within reasonable time after the ordinary exam. The regulations on sitting a resit/rescheduled exam are set out in the ‘Regulations relating to studies and examinations at Oslo Metropolitan University’. The student is responsible for registering for a resit/rescheduled exam.

Kunnskapsområdet omfatter barnehagepedagogiske temaer som bidrar til å skape et inkluderende fellesskap preget av omsorg, trygghet, anerkjennelse, medvirkning og utforsking. Gjennom kunnskapsområdet skal studenten utvikle sine faglige kritiske refleksjoner. Kunnskapsområdet legger særlig vekt på de yngste barnas utvikling, lek og læring. Ved å gå i dybden av barnehagens komplekse sammensatte arbeidsområder, rettes det særlig oppmerksomhet mot barnehagens profesjonshistorie, pedagogisk filosofi og profesjonsetiske dilemmaer.

Kunnskapsområdet tematiserer samspillet mellom mennesker og mellom mennesker og omgivelser, og bidrar til utvikling av kritisk og demokratisk tenkning. En mangfoldig og flerkulturell barnehage der kunnskap om etnisitet, urfolk, likeverd, inkludering, kjønn, likestilling og globalisering er en forutsetning for demokratisk forståelse. Gjennom kunnskapsområdet skal studenten utvikle faglige kvalifikasjoner til pedagogisk ledelse og ledelse i barnehagen, og vise at pedagogisk ledelse innebærer profesjonsetisk bevissthet, og bruk av dømmekraft og faglig skjønn.

Eksamen vurderes etter gradert skala fra A til E for bestått og F for ikke bestått

Part 1 The grade scale will be in accordance with the ECTS grading scale, with A - E as pass grades and F as a fail grade.

Part 2 The grade scale will be pass/fail.

Part one: The exam is evaluated by two internal examiners. Overall exam procedures will be reviewed and approved by an external examiner.;

Part two: The exam is evaluated by two internal 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 groups are:

• Students in the third year of the fulltime/seventh semester of the part time Bachelor

Programme in Early Childhood Education at Oslo Metropolitan University.

• 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 fulltime studyprogramme in English for students of Early

Childhood and Primary School Teacher Education. The period of study will be for four;months.

The course may be taken as an elective in-depth programme by students in their final year

of the Bachelor Programme in Early Childhood Education;at Oslo Metropolitan University.

Admission

For students at the Department of Early Childhood Education:

• Students in the third year of the full-time/seventh semester of the part-time Bachelor Programme in Early Childhood Education at Oslo Metropolitan University.
• 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.;

For international exchange students:

• Admission as an international student at the Faculty of Education and International Studies. Students from other academic areas may also be accepted. Students must have completed at least two years of their undergraduate degree studies at their home institution in order to be accepted.

Grading scale, A-F.

Grading will be according to the ECTS-grading scale, with A-E as pass grades and F as fail grade. Criteria for the different grades will be presented to the students at the beginning of the course.;

Final assessment is graded;and;by one; internal and one external examiners.;