FLKM4410 Research Methodology Course description

Research methodology will serve as a tool for the work on the master’s thesis. In the course research methodology is related to the practical craft of collecting data as well as to the theory of knowledge. Research methodology and theory of knowledge are presented separately below, but are closely interrelated and will be seen in connection with each other in the teaching activities.

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:

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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

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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

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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

A grade scale with A being the highest grade and E the poorest pass grade is used. The grade F means that the student has failed the exam.

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

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Knowledge

The student

• has knowledge of the relationship between education in the Global South and the social, cultural and economic contexts that affect the quality and content of education
• has knowledge of the relationship between education and power, both at the national and international level
• has knowledge of local, national and global discourses on education
• has knowledge of the relationship between education, human rights and democratic rights

Skills

The student

• is capable of discussing and explaining relevant topics in the course
• is capable of discussing and assessing different ideological views on education in the Global South

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General competence

The student

• is capable of explaining and problematising the role and functions of education in a development perspective
• is capable of critically assessing different discourses on education and their relationship to development

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 (see the programme description for more information)

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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.

The course is assessed on the basis of an individual written home exam over seven days, with a scope of 3,500 words +/- 10 %.;

Resit/rescheduled exam:

Resit/rescheduled exam;is;organised in the same way as the ordinary exam.;

Examination support material is permitted for the home exam.

The course is assessed based on an individual written home exam over five days, with a scope of 3,000 words +/- 10%.;

Resit/rescheduled exam;

The resit/rescheduled exam is organised in the same way as the ordinary exam.

Examination support material is permitted.