MAIKT-DESIGN Participatory Design Course description

Gjennom arbeidet med emnet skal studentene opparbeide innsikt i teori om digital skoleutvikling og prosjektledelse. De skal oppnå tilstrekkelig kompetanse til å kunne lede og delta i arbeidet med skoleutvikling knyttet til utvikling og bruk av digital teknologi for en skole eller annen organisasjon.

A student who has completed his or her qualification has the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has advanced knowledge of the methodology of participatory design
• can apply knowledge on participatory design and action research to new application areas and user groups

Skills

The student

• can initiate, organize and perform participatory design projects
• can analyse existing theories and models in order to organize a participatory design project

General competence

The student

• can analyse relevant challenges of participatory design as a method for system development
• can apply achieved knowledge on action research in relation to participatory design
• can communicate theories and challenges of participatory design and action research both to researchers and other communities

A student who has completed his or her qualification has the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has advanced knowledge about theories on assessment and evaluation, including summative and formative methods for assessment
• has thorough knowledge on methods for self assessment, peer assessment and teacher-student-assessment
• has advanced knowledge of the role of technology in assessment

Skills

The student

• can use and design methods for e-assessment that are adapted to the group of students and content at hand
• can analyse and deal critically with various sources of information on e-assessment
• can analyse existing theories and methods to identify problems and challenges within e-assessment

General competence

The student

• can analyse relevant assessment problems academically
• can apply the achieved knowledge and skills in the use of e-assessment
• can communicate experiences, academic findings, and challenges within the field of e-assessment

The course is fully internet-based. The course may be taught in English if English speaking students attend. The course methodology is project work and action research. The students will carry out a development project in their own environment and in collaboration with participants. Regular peer feedback and moderated peer discussions will be organised on the different topics of the course. Reflection and discussion about the projects will focus on the participative aspects of the projects.

See general rules in the programme plan. Students must have the following course work requirements approved before examination:

The course work requirements are organised around the project, as three individual deliveries linked to three iterations in an action research project. The purpose is to gain practical and theoretical understanding of participatory design

• Delivery 1: A sketch of the system, including a definition of the project goal, a description of user groups and participants, and a brief description of the future system, (300-600 words)
• Delivery 2: Detailed design, including a description and evaluation of the choice of description techniques and design tools, and a description of needs and proposed solutions (450-750 words)

• Delivery 3: System prototype: a running application, accessible for co-students and supervisors

Individuell rapport, omfang 3000 ord, pluss minus 10 prosent.

Innleveringen er et sluttprodukt av prosjektarbeidet gjort i arbeidskravene, omfang 2500 ord +/- 10 prosent. I tillegg til en individuell rapport med refleksjon over egen læring, med omfang 500 ord +/- 10 prosent. Totalt 3000 ord.

Når to til fire studenter samarbeider om en prosjektoppgave, kan omfanget økes til 3500 ord +/- 10%. I tillegg skal hver student skrive en individuell rapport med refleksjon over egen læring, med omfang på 400 ord +/- 10 prosent.

Ny/utsatt eksamen gjennomføres på samme måte som ordinær eksamen. Ved ikke bestått kan revidert rapport leveres til ny eksamen.

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt

Det gis bokstavkarakterer med A som beste og E som dårligste karakter. Karakteren F brukes ved ikke bestått.

Through work with the literature, the course work and engaging in different forms of feedback, the student should be able to evaluate, choose and design methods for electronic assessment that are adapted to the group of students and content at hand.