BV2500 Child protection in the welfare state - Legal and sociological perspectives on work in residential care Course description

Studenten skal etter å ha fullført emnet ha følgende totale læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse

Kunnskap:

Studenten har

• inngående kunnskap om hvordan et avgrenset felt innen offentlig administrasjon og styring påvirkes av oppgavens art og av politisk og samfunnsmessig kontekst
• avansert kunnskap i et spesialisert felt innen administrasjon og styring, primært innenfor offentlig virksomhet
• inngående kunnskap om teorier som er relevante for temaet som behandles i masteroppgaven
• inngående kunnskap om akademiske krav til et forskningsprosjekt

Ferdigheter:

Studenten kan

• formulere en problemstilling og anvende relevante teorier for å analyser og drøfte denne problemstillingen
• bruke relevante forskningsmetoder for innsamling og analyse av data på en selvstendig måte

Generell kompetanse:

Studenten kan

• gjennomføre et avgrenset forskningsprosjekt under veiledning og i samsvar med metodiske krav og gjeldende forskningsetiske normer
• vurdere etiske problemer som kan oppstå i forskning og ved bruk av forskningsresultater
• lese forskningslitteratur kritisk og reflektert
• vurdere metodebruk i, og resultater fra, undersøkelser og evalueringer
• formidle egne forskningsresultater skriftlig og muntlig
• anvende kunnskaper og ferdigheter i innhenting og bruk av aktuelle kilder, litteratur og annen informasjon, kan henvisnings- og sitatteknikk, og kan definere hva som er plagiat og fusk

The student must have completed and passed the first year of the Bachelor Programme in Child Care and Welfare. 

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

Knowledge

The student

• has advanced knowledge of their area of specialisation and can analyse academic problems to identify the need for research and professional development
• has in-depth knowledge of the research process

Skills

The student

• can analyse relevant theories and issues to initiate and carry out a limited research, quality improvement or development work
• can use relevant methods for research, quality improvement or development work in their own work
• can analyse and deal critically with various sources of information and use them in scholarly arguments in their own research, quality improvement or development work
• can carry out an independent, limited research, quality improvement or development work in accordance with the approved project description and the applicable norms for research ethics

General competence

The student

• can communicate relevant issues, analyses and conclusions from their own research, quality improvement or development work to both the general public and academia
• can contribute to new thinking, innovation processes and evidence-based practice in the health services and in health-promoting work

Work and teaching methods used in the course are self-study, three to six master’s seminars with presentations, and an offer of 20 hours’ supervision per thesis, regardless of whether it is written individually or in a group.

The seminars are an arena for sharing experience from all stages of the project work. Students will take part in academic discussion and practise structuring and wording academic argumentation and communicating constructive criticism. Presenting their work, giving feedback to fellow students, and receiving feedback from fellow students and teachers, are important parts of the seminars.

The supervision agreement is signed by the students and supervisors at the start of the supervision.

When a group of students work together, an overview of each student’s individual contribution must be enclosed with the assignment.

The following must have been approved in order for the student to be permitted to take the examination:

• Two oral presentations (up to 20 minutes each) at the master seminar, and completion of the opponent role with critique/feedback on the presentation from fellow students.

The course will use varied, student-active work methods. Work and teaching methods include lectures, group work, seminars with presentations of assignments and self-study.

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the examination:

• Written assignment with oral presentation.   Carried out in groups of three to four students. Scope: 2,500 words (+/- 10%). Oral presentation of the assignment to fellow students and lecturer(s). Peer assessment and feedback from the lecturer.

Det benyttes en intern og en ekstern sensor til sensurering av besvarelsene, inkludert muntlig eksamen.

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

Grade scale A-F.