Studyinfo subject BVV3030 2024 HØST
BVV3030 Social science research and scientific perspectives Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Sosialfaglig forskning og vitenskapelige perspektiver, valgemne
- Study programme
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Bachelorstudium i barnevern / Bachelorstudium i sosialt arbeid
- Weight
- 10.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2024/2025
- Curriculum
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FALL
2024
- Schedule
- Programme description
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- Course history
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Introduction
This course provides theoretical and practical insight into research methods in the social care disciplines. The students will work on their ability to read and understand research results and acquire skills in designing a simple research survey.
The main focus will be on qualitative methods, in-depth interviews and observation. The students will also gain insight into simple quantitative methods such as designing questionnaire surveys. The course emphasises discussions on the relevance of research in practice.
Required preliminary courses
The student must have completed and passed the second year of the Bachelor Programme in Child Care and Welfare Work or Bachelor's Programme in Social Work.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
The student:
- has knowledge of how social science methods are used to develop academic knowledge in social care disciplines
- has knowledge of different stages of a research process
- has knowledge of research ethics and power relations in social care research work
Skills
The student:
- can develop a simple research project outline
- can use the library databases to obtain relevant academic literature to shed light on a topic
- can describe a delimited project work in writing and orally
General competence
The student:
- can analyse a research text and recognise methodological strengths and weaknesses in it
- can reflect on the relationship between knowledge and power in social work
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching sessions are focused on imparting a practical understanding of how knowledge is formed and presented, using specially designed exercises and analysis of research texts.
As well as organised teaching sessions, the students are expected to develop a small-scale research project on a current topic related to social work. The process of developing a project outline takes place during the course in parallel with teaching.
Course requirements
No coursework requirements/compulsory activities.
Assessment
The exam is an individual exam comprising submission of the project outline that the student has developed during the course. This is submitted in the form of a poster.
The students also give a presentation of the poster to the examiners and fellow students at a joint seminar. A template will be provided for the poster presentation.
The grade awarded to the student is based on an overall assessment of the written and oral presentation of the project.
Candidates who fail or who were absent from the ordinary exam for a valid reason can take a resit/rescheduled exam.
Students who fail the semester paper are given one opportunity to submit a reworked version for grading.
Permitted exam materials and equipment
All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.
Grading scale
Grade scale A-F.
Examiners
All exam papers are assessed by one internal and one external examiner.