KDK1700 Art or design Course description

The methods used vary between lectures, seminars with specimens, skills training in functional examination of fellow students, database searches, use of digital resources and self-study. Part of the module is taught jointly with other health sciences programmes.

One external and one internal examiner will assess all exams.

The course comprises fundamental aspects and methodologies of philosophy of science, which are used in the planning, execution and dissemination of research projects in general. Focus is also on particular issues relating to health science and medical research, research ethics and relevant legislation.

Exam content: The learning outcomes

Exam form: Exam in two parts:

Individual multiple choice exam (digital), 1 hour, and individual practical/oral exam (functional examination), up to 30 min.

Separate grades are awarded for each part. Weighting: multiple choice exam 33%, functional examination 66%.

If one of the grades is an F, the overall grade will be an F.

Resit exam

The student must retake the part(s) for which an F was awarded.

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The course will use varied, student-active work methods.;The teaching will primarily be digital, but supplemented by seminars on campus during the course.;

Work and teaching methods include digital lectures, digital group assignments, self-study and;in-depth and reflection assignments at seminars on relevant topics.;The students will give oral presentations at the seminars and receive feedback on their group work from fellow students and the lecturer.

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt så lenge regler for kildehenvisning følges.;

The welfare state works and exists through a wealth of texts. Texts as different as Norwegian Official Reports, journals, white papers, articles, news articles, letters, textbooks, literary texts and minutes of meetings contribute to form perceptions in society and influence important decision-making processes. How a "client", "user", "patient" or "resident" is portrayed in a journal can play a decisive role in the person's future life. The course focuses on language as a force in the welfare society and in the interaction between the social welfare administration's employees and the individual client.

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

Teaching is organised as a combination of lectures and practical analysis work in groups and through plenary discussions. The student will acquire a reflective attitude towards the tools of analysis through independent work with different texts.

The practical analysis work takes place in the form of two writing seminars. Prior to the first seminar, the student must submit the draft of an essay. Feedback from the person responsible for the seminar will be given in the first seminar. Prior to the second seminar, the student must submit a reworked draft of the essay, and read the first draft of two fellow students. During the second seminar, the student must provide written and oral opponent feedback on the drafts. Attendance is required at both seminars in order to receive opponent feedback and comments from the seminar tutor.

The exam in the course is an essay based on a text of their choice. In this essay, the student must analyse the chosen text based on one of the methods of analysis included in the syllabus. The chosen method of analysis must be substantiated on the basis of how applicable it is in relation to the chosen research question and text.

The exam paper must have a scope of 10 pages (+/- 10 per cent). Font and font size: Calibri 12 points. Line spacing: 1.5.