BLH3310 Aesthetics and Special Needs – Nordic Childhoods Course description

ECTS grading A-F.

Two examiners evaluate all candidates.

· Literature studies/theories

· Lectures and supervisions

· Excursions, workshops, seminars

· Cultural exchanges/discussions

· Individual and group papers/performances

· Self-study

· Project work

· Digital blog

· Dramatization

· Stop animation/radio theater

· Story telling

· Visits and practice in school, kindergarten and other institutions

· Interactive learning forms, including digital media

Four individual and three group requirements must be passed in order to take the exam. Aesthetics and/or children and young people with special needs are supposed to play an important part in the work requirements.

Individual:

1. Story telling (maximum 5 minutes)
2. Theory presentation (maximum 7 minutes)
3. Participate in at least two excursions
4. Make an aesthetic production for children and young people with special needs.

In group:

1. Production of a drama (participate in the production of a drama, the production must last maximum 15 minutes)
2. Production of radio theatre/ stop-motion animation (participate in the production of a radio theatre or stop motion project, the radio theatre production must last maximum 7 minutes)
3. Blog production (participate in the production of a blog) about the course to help the students evaluate the course and his/her learning process

Coursework requirements shall be met within fixed deadlines. Coursework requirements are evaluated Passed/Not Passed.

Valid absence documented by such as a medical certificate is not an excuse from not meeting the coursework requirements. Students who, due to illness or other valid and documented reasons, do not meet the coursework requirements within the fixed deadlines, may be given a postponed deadline. A new deadline for meeting the coursework requirements is in each case agreed upon with the relevant teacher.

Students who meet the coursework requirements within the fixed deadline, but are evaluated as Not Passed, shall be given the possibility to meet the coursework requirements one more time. A new deadline for meeting the coursework requirements is in each case agreed upon with the relevant teacher.

The final exam consists of three parts:

Part 1: Aesthetic production in group for children and young people with special needs

Part 2: Individual reflection paper about the aesthetic production (around 3000 Words)

Part 3: Individual autobiographical and multimodal (for instance a movie) project where the student documents and reflects about his/|her process about making an aesthetic production for children/young people with special needs (maximum 3000 words or a movie on maximum 15 minutes).

New or postponed examinations

In case of failing the exam or in case of valid absence at the time of the exam, the student is entitled to make a renewed attempt the next semester. The re-examination will be arranged in the same manner as the regular exam, but the group exam will be individual. Regulations for new or postponed examinations are available in Regulations relating to studies and examinations at Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences. Students must register for a new or postponed examination.

Suitability assessment

(Applicable to Norwegian students only)

The teacher training institution is obliged to assess whether the students are suitable for the profession. Students who show poor aptitude in mastering the teaching profession, must as early as possible during the study, be informed about their position in relation to the requirements of teacher suitability, and, if applicable, obtain advice and guidance on how to improve, or be advised to terminate their study. Assessments on suitability may be made throughout the study period. The assessment of suitability must be based on a comprehensive evaluation which includes academic as well as pedagogic and personal qualities necessary to be able to function as a teacher.

See also regulations concerning assessment of suitability for teacher training.

All examination support material allowed

Part 1 will be evaluated pass/fail

Part 2 and 3 will be evaluated 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.

Part 2 is 60% of the total grade and part 3 is 40%.

The completion of the three parts will result in one final overall grade A- F

Part 1 will be reviewed and approved by internal examiner.

Part 2 will be reviewed and approved by internal and external examiners.

Part 3 will be reviewed and approved by internal examiners.