MALK4000-401 Complexity, Science and Society Course description

Ingen.

Etter fullført emne skal studenten ha følgende kunnskaper, ferdigheter og kompetanse:

Kunnskaper

Studenten har

• inngående kunnskap om ulike teoretiske tilnærminger til studiet av offentlig politikk
• inngående kunnskap om ulike styringsvirkemidler, iverksettings- og evalueringsutfordringer i offentlig sektor
• inngående kunnskap om offentlig administrasjon og forvaltningens oppbygging på ulike nivå, og hvordan dette påvirker utforming, styring, iverksetting og evaluering av offentlig politikk
• innsikt i hvordan politikkens innhold og kompleksitet, og sektorspesifikke forhold påvirker politiske prosesser
• innsikt i hvordan beslutningsprosesser i offentlig forvaltning påvirkes av medias rolle

Ferdigheter

Studenten kan

• vurdere sterke og svake sider ved ulike styringsvirkemidler i offentlig sektor
• vurdere iverksettings- og evalueringsutfordringer i offentlig sektor
• anvende kunnskapen for å analysere ulike styringsutfordringer i offentlig sektor

Generell kompetanse

Studenten kan:

• kommunisere faglige problemstillinger, analyser og konklusjoner innenfor fagområdet, både med spesialister og allmennheten
• analysere fag- og yrkesetiske problemstillinger som er relevante for offentlig administrasjon og styring
• Innhente, bruke og vurdere aktuelle faglige kilder, litteratur og annen informasjon

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

a.; ;Research ethics seminar 1 and 2 must be fully attended;

b.;; Approved thesis outline

c.; ;A signed contract with the appointed supervisor

Thesis. Submission of master’s thesis according to program specifications, consisting of 1 scientific article. Technical standards according to the current APA manual. Submitting dates each year: June 15th ;and November 15th.

Thesis format

The 30 ECTS Master’s thesis for BSCA consists of one article written in accordance with the author guidelines specified in the current APA Publication Manual. The length should be appropriate for the work that is reported, but should commonly not exceed 40 pages, including the title page, references, talbes, and figures, but excluding appendices.

Ethics and data protection

An account of ethical considerations is required if the thesis includes empirical data on humans or nonhuman animals. A risk -and vulnerability analysis (ROS-vurdering) should normally be conducted, and a case number should be included in the title page of the thesis article. If data on humans are included in the thesis, an account of data protection issues is typically required. The description of ethical and data protection considerations can be;included in the main body of the thesis. If the decision is made that such an account is not appropriate in the main body of the thesis, a reflection note on this topic should be attached to the thesis. A reflection note is a short description of ethical and data protection considerations, maximum 6000 characters, including spaces. For theses that do not include empirical data, research ethics relevant to the thesis should be discussed, either in the main body of the text or a reflection note.;

Some Master projects may require consideration or approval from external bodies, such as Norwegian Centre for Research Data (NSD), the Regional Committee for Medicine and Health Sciences Research Ethics (REK), National Committee for Research Ethics in the Social Sciences and the Humanities (NESH), and/or internal or external data protection officials. It is ultimately the responsibility of the main supervisor to ensure that the relevant bodies are consulted. If external bodies are consulted, a case number should be included in the title page of the thesis article. If a decision is made that there is no need to consult external bodies regarding ethics or data protection, a description of the deliberations preceding this decision is required, either in the main body of the thesis or in the reflection note. If the thesis is an empirical work, the main supervisor must state in writing that the research is conducted in accordance with current laws and regulations before the thesis can be submitted.

Grade scale A-F

One internal and one external examiner will assess all exams.

Det benyttes en intern og en ekstern sensor til sensurering av besvarelsene.

Et uttrekk på minst 25 % av besvarelsene sensureres av to sensorer. Karakterene på de besvarelsene som er vurdert skal danne grunnlag for å fastsette nivå på resten av besvarelsene

Grade scale A-F

One internal and one external examiner will assess all exams.