EPN-V2

MAY4400 Social Perspective on Vocational Pedagogical Work Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Samfunnsperspektiv på yrkespedagogisk arbeid
Study programme
Master in Vocational Pedagogy
Weight
15.0 ECTS
Year of study
2024/2025
Curriculum
SPRING 2025
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

None

Required preliminary courses

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge:

The student will have:

  • Broad knowledge about the strategic significance of HRM
  • Broad knowledge concerning relevant HRM activities, specifically recruitment, performance management and human resource development
  • Insight into the different stages within the recruitment process starting from job analysis to hiring procedures
  • Knowledge about systems and methods for performance management and human resource development in organizations
  • Insight into the significance of equal opportunity, managing diversity and international recruitment
  • Insight into how national culture may affect HRM practices
  • Knowledge about methods commonly used to measure human resource and performance development
  • Knowledge about how to conduct employee appraisals and how to utilize appraisals for career development

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Skills

The student can:

  • Prepare a job analysis and plan the different steps of a recruitment process
  • Interpret different tests commonly used to measure human resource and performance development
  • Actively contribute to the implementation, follow-up and conclusion of a recruitment process
  • Use relevant methods to analyze human resource needs of an organization
  • Use relevant methods to follow-up employees regarding performance and competence development

General competence

The student have

  • Understanding of ethical issues regarding recruitment processes, performance management and career development

Learning outcomes

Teaching methods will include lectures, group work and case studies.

Content

Emnet gir utdypet innsikt i fag- og yrkesopplæringens historie og plass i samfunnet, og vektlegger hvordan videreutvikling av yrker og profesjoner påvirker samfunnsutviklingen, også med blikk på organisasjon. Yrkespedagogikk og yrkesdidaktikk blir diskutert i et flerkulturelt og internasjonalt perspektiv. I arbeidet med arbeidskrav og semesteroppgaven utvikles videre fordypet kunnskap i forskningsmetodologi, vitenskapsteori og etikk relevant for ulike forskings- og utviklingsprosjekter samt ledelse av og nytenking i forskningsbasert utviklingsarbeid

Teaching and learning methods

Students will have the opportunity to work on their group paper throughout the semester.

Course requirements

The exam in the course is a term paper written in groups (min. 2 students per group). The term paper must have a scope of 8 pages. The term paper must be written in English.Font and font size: Arial / Calibri 12 points. Line spacing: 1.5

Students awarded a fail grade are given one opportunity to submit an improved version of the term paper at new/postponed examination.

Assessment

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

Plagiarism will be penalized, so adhere to the university regulation.;

Grading scale

Gradert skala A til F

Examiners

Grade scale A-F.;