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MAY4200 Research Methodology and Research Ethics Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Forskningsmetodologi og forskningsetikk
- Study programme
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Master in Vocational Pedagogy
- Weight
- 15.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2024/2025
- Curriculum
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FALL 2024
- Schedule
- Programme description
- Course history
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Introduction
Forskningsmetodologi og forskningsetikk skal gi en innføring i kunnskapsgrunnlaget i forskning innen det yrkespedagogiske feltet samt være et verktøy for arbeidet med masteroppgaven. Emnet gir en oversikt over ulike tilnærminger, forskningsmetoder og verktøy som brukes i yrkespedagogisk forsknings- og utviklingsarbeid, og en introduksjon til forskningsetiske prinsipper og retningslinjer. Emnet drøfter hvordan teori, etikk og metodologi bidrar til å danne en analytisk ramme for yrkespedagogisk forsknings- og utviklingsarbeid.
Recommended preliminary courses
Ingen
Learning outcomes
Etter fullført emne har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert for områdene kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse
Kunnskap
Studenten
- har kunnskap om sentrale forskningsmetodologiske tilnærminger innenfor yrkespedagogisk forskning
- har utvidet kunnskap om ulike typer data og etiske og praktiske spørsmål knyttet til datainnsamling i yrkespedagogisk forskning
- har utvidet kunnskap om ulike typer forskningsdesign og deres forskningsetiske implikasjoner
Ferdigheter
Studenten
- kan vurdere relevant yrkespedagogisk forskning med utgangspunkt i forskningsetikk og metoder
- kan planlegge et selvstendig yrkespedagogisk forskings- eller utviklingsprosjekt under veiledning og i tråd med gjeldende forskningsetiske normer
Generell kompetanse
Studenten
- kan utvikle og vurdere yrkespedagogiske og forskningsetiske problemstillinger
- har kompetanse om forskningsetikk og bruk av kilder og referanser
Content
Grade scale A-F.
Teaching and learning methods
This course looks at the rules of the Child Welfare Act relating to work in the child welfare service and county social welfare boards, and rules relating to judicial review of the county social welfare boards’ decisions. Particular emphasis is placed on fundamental principles and due process guarantees in child welfare work and the importance of human rights in relation to interventions in family life. The course covers both material and procedural rules.
Course requirements
The student must have completed and passed the first year of the Bachelor Programme in Child Care and Welfare.
Assessment
Knowledge
The student
· has broad knowledge of the rules for work on notifications of concern, investigations and assistance measures
· has broad knowledge of the rules for issuing care orders, return of care and adoption under the Child Welfare Act
· has broad knowledge of the rules relating to contact and access under the Child Welfare Act
- has broad knowledge of human rights based restrictions and limitations to intervene in private and family life.
· has broad knowledge of the rules for processing emergency cases and the special challenges relating to these types of decisions when it comes to due process protection
Skills
The student
· can use legal methods to identify the rules of law that apply to work in the child welfare service
· can discuss and assess due process protection in relation to different child welfare measures
· can apply the principles of legality and proportionality in the assessment of different measures
· can distinguish between material conditions and procedural conditions and the provisions’ standard of proof
· can document assessments of children’s participation and consideration of the child’s best interests in decision-making processes
General competence
The student
· can process child welfare cases in line with the responsible conduct requirement and the requirements that follow from international human rights
Permitted exam materials and equipment
The course is taught through lectures, self-study, group work, skills training with and without the use of filming, and other teaching methods as needed.
Grading scale
The following coursework requirements/compulsory activities must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:
Coursework requirement 1: an individual written assignment and conducting a peer review on a fellow studends individual written assignment.
The coursework requirement must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam. If the coursework is not approved, the student will be given the opportunity to submit an improved version once by a given deadline.
Coursework requirement 2: skills training in writing and documentation.
The attendance requirement for compulsory teaching activities is 80%. If a student's absence exceeds 20%, a comprehensive coursework requirement is set to compensate. If a student's overall absence exceeds 40%, they lose the right to take the exam.
Each student is responsible for ensuring that their attendance is documented. The length of the teaching days will vary, and it is each student's own responsibility to stay informed about the teaching schedule.
Compulsory activities must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam.
Examiners
An individual five-hour written school exam.