Studyinfo subject FLKM4320 2018 HØST
FLKM4320 Development studies: Power and Inequality Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Utviklingsstudier: Makt og ulikhet
- Study programme
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Masterstudium i internasjonal utvikling, utdanning og bærekraft
- Weight
- 15.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2018/2019
- Curriculum
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SPRING
2019
- Schedule
- Programme description
- Course history
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Introduction
This course deals with important theoretical and methodological issues relating to power and inequality in developing countries.
Required preliminary courses
No prerequisite knowledge required.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge The student
- has thorough knowledge of important theoretical and empirical issues linked to inequality and power at a local level in the Global South
- has advanced research-based knowledge of global inequality and poverty
Skills The student
- is capable of explaining how theoretical preconditions and research methods influence findings in studies of the relationship between power and distribution in the Global South
- is capable of comparing and critically assessing theories and methods applied to studies of power and inequality
- is capable of analysing existing theories and perspectives with respect to connections between power and distribution in the Global South
General competence
The student
- is capable of transferring and adapting research questions and approaches to the analysis of power and distribution in developing regions to other geographical areas, including Norway and other OECD countries
- is capable of assessing, using and disseminating new knowledge and academic issues in the area of inequality and power
Content
The course deals with important theories and concepts concerning inequality and power in developing countries, and theoretical analyses of processes that create, change and maintain inequality. Particular emphasis is placed on how power relations affect distribution through relations between classes, genders, ethnic groups, races, patron-client relationships and political-financial organisation.
Teaching and learning methods
The teaching consists of lectures and seminars. See the programme description for further details.
Course requirements
The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:
- The student must give a presentation lasting 15-30 minutes (individually or as part of a group) of an article, chapter in a book etc. at a plenary session during the course.
- 80 % attendance requirement
The purpose of the oral presentation is to encourage students to engage in more oral activity and improve their oral presentation skills, and to present the academic content to a live audience in an organised and effective manner. The oral presentation is intended to help the student to acquire the skills specified in the learning outcomes for the course.
Assessment
The course is assessed on the basis of an individual written home exam over five days, with a scope of 3,500 words +/- 10%, followed by an oral exam lasting approx. 30 minutes. The oral exam is based on the written paper and reading list in course 3b. One grade is awarded for the home exam and the oral exam. The grade is set after the oral exam.
Resit/rescheduled exams
Resit/rescheduled exams are organised in the same way as ordinary exams.
Right of appeal
If a student appeals the grade, both parts of the exam must be re-assessed together. A new oral exam will be held.
Permitted exam materials and equipment
Examination support material is permitted for the home exam.
Grading scale
Letter grades ranging from A to F are used, with A being the highest grade and E the poorest pass grade, and F being a fail grade.
Examiners
The exam is assessed by one internal and one external examiner.