FLKM4320 Development studies: Power and Inequality Course description

1) Project report prepared in groups, approx. 15 - 20 pages (excl. appendices), weighted 70%.

2) Oral presentation (in the project group) and examination of the project report, weighted 30%.

Grading is individual, which means that grades may differ within each group. Both oral and written examinations can be presented/written in teams. To ensure that individual grading should be possible, each group of students will provide a written and signed statement in where each individual's contribution is clearly stated and explained.

All assessment parts must be awarded a pass grade (E or better) to pass the course.

Assessment parts: 1)can be appealed, 2) cannot be appealed

No prerequisite knowledge required.

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 in the Global South.
• has advanced research-based knowledge of global inequality and poverty.

Skills

The student:

• is capable of explaining how theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches influence findings on the relationships between power and inequality 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 from the analysis of power and distribution in developing regions to other geographical areas, including Norway and other OECD countries.
• is capable of assessing, applying and disseminating new knowledge and academic perspectives related to the study of inequality and power.

The teaching consists of lectures and seminars. See the programme description for further details.

1) Two internal examiners.

2) Two internal examiners.

External examiners are used regularly.

Chaoru Lu: chaorulu@oslomet.no

Examination support material is permitted.

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.

The exam is assessed by one internal and one external examiner.