MAPD4210 Design and Culture Course description

Følgende arbeidskrav må være gjennomført og godkjent for at studenten skal kunne gå opp til eksamen:

• Minimum 80% oppmøte til obligatorisk undervisning i emnet.
• Presentasjon og drøfting av en valgt vitenskapelig artikkel, med et aktuelt fagdidaktisk tema.

Eksamen i emnet består av to deler:

• Eksamensdel 1: FoU-oppgave. Dette er en oppgave som gjennom både en teoretisk og praktisk estetisk studie skal drøfte et fagdidaktisk problemområde. Det praktiske arbeidet dokumenteres i det skriftlige dokumentet (ca. 5000-6500 ord). Eksamensdelen teller 60 %.Eksamen kan påklages. Eksamen gjennomføres i andre semester.

• Eksamensdel 2: Muntlig eksamen. Baseres på formidling og utspørring relatert til både individuell FoU-oppgave, fellespensum og praksis-problematikk. Eksamensdelen teller 40%. Eksamenen kan ikke påklages. Eksamen gjennomføres i andre semester.

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

Knowledge

The student has:

• knowledge about culture and its role, both from a personal and professional perspective
• knowledge of central cultural terms and cultural values
• attained knowledge on methods that involve human interactions and interaction between people and Products
• has a good understanding for how reflexivity, criticality and empathy works as crucial factors in informed design practises

Skills

The student is able to:

• reflect critically on the role of design in a cultural context
• challenge established perspectives and norms in the field
• integrate cultural perspectives into the development of a product.
• use aesthetic methods and strategies to develop products
• use visual, materialized as well as verbal articulation to give non-verbal data meaning
• interweave different forms of knowledges from experiences and theory

General competence

The student has a developed understanding for:

• the relevance of knowledge of cultural values and meanings, and their impact on design
• sustainable responsibility and autonomy for cultural issues in design

Eksamensdel 1

Vurderes av to sensorer, ekstern sensor brukes jevnlig.

Eksamensdel 2

Vurderes av to sensorer, ekstern sensor brukes jevnlig.

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

• written project description (design pitch) with a defined research aim 500-700 words.
• presentation to fellow students and teachers (10 minutes)

Individual or group portfolio examination. The portfolio consists of:

• Poster - visualisation of the essence of the project, (optional a concise and integrated text)
• Product in optional media.
• Research-based design project/proposal 1500 -2500 words.

The examination result can be appealed

No restrictions.

The course covers two main topics:

• Education and development, culture and gender
• Educational management and planning, aid and research

No prerequisite knowledge required.