BV1800 Work Placement with Ethics and Theory of Science Course description

The course includes philosophy of social science, which focuses on how knowledge matters for professional practice in child welfare. Furthermore, the course includes ethics, which concerns theories of right and wrong, good and bad, and sheds light on the purpose of professional practice, standards for ethically sound professional practice and understandings of the professional practitioner and children, young people and families.

The course includes supervised professional work placement in fields of work that are relevant to child welfare work, including various working areas with which child welfare services collaborate. These include educational arenas such as kindergartens, schools and preventative measures in the leisure and cultural sector, as well as institutions and child welfare services. In this course, students practice child welfare work and the use of key concepts and theories in ethics and philosophy of social science. The purpose of the course is to establish an understanding of the connections between professional practice, knowledge and ethics.

The language of instruction is Norwegian.

Undervisningen på emnet vil i hovedsak være i form av forelesninger og/eller seminarer og veiledning. Emnet krever stor grad av selvstendig arbeid med å sette seg inn i pensum.

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 knowledge of his/her own profession, professional practice and the organisation of the work
• has knowledge of ethical theories and concepts relevant to child welfare work
• has knowledge of basic theoretical positions within the philosophy of social science and concepts relevant to child welfare work
• has knowledge of relevant digital tools in child welfare work

Skills

The student

• can apply ethical theories and concepts to issues from the fields of practice
• can apply theories and concepts from the philosophy of social science to issues from the fields of practice
• can reflect on and further develop their understanding of their own professional practice
• can use relevant digital tools in a safe and secure manner

General competence

The student

• understands the connection between ethics, philosophy of social science and professional practice in child welfare services
• has insight into their own professional formation

Individuell muntlig eksamen på om lag 20 minutter med 30 minutter forberedelse.

Ny/utsatt eksamen arrangeres som ved ordinær eksamen.

Ingen hjelpemidler tillatt.

Det benyttes en gradert karakterskala fra A til E for bestått og F for ikke bestått eksamen.

To interne sensorer. En tilsynssensor er tilknyttet emnet etter retningslinjene for oppnevning og bruk av sensorer ved OsloMet.

• Språk og språkbruk i et globalt og språktypologisk perspektiv, inkludert nynorskdidaktikk, andrespråksdidaktikk og nabospråksdidaktikk.
• Sjanger- og tekstkunnskap i forskningsperspektiv, historisk perspektiv og didaktisk perspektiv.
• Barn og unges lese- og skriveopplæring.
• Muntlig bruk av språket i klasserommet.

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

The course is equivalent to the courses BV1500 Professional practice - Observation and interaction and BV1600 Child protection in the welfare state - Scientific theory, ethics and view on humanity.