EPN-V2

MBH4420 Diversity and Sustainability in Early Childhood Education Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Mangfold og bærekraft i barnehagen
Weight
15.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Course history
Curriculum
FALL 2025
Schedule
  • Introduction

    None.

  • Learning outcomes

    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 has

    • insight into planning and running a research project
    • a specialised knowledge in the research methods and theories being used in the project.
    • an insight into how social research can come into practical use or have an impact

    Skills

    The student can

    • make an independent and critical evaluation of relevant studies for a research project
    • handle data in an ethical and critical manner, and adhere to the norms of ethical conduct in research
    • critically reflect on the researchers role in knowledge production
    • conduct an independent small-scale research or development project under supervision

    General competence

    The student has

    • developed general competence for independent research
    • practiced innovative thinking and competence in transferring knowledge and skills to new areas
  • Content

    Simon Innvær

  • Teaching and learning methods

    The teaching takes place with in-person attendance on campus. The students participating in the Literature Reviw option, will participate in seminars and work individually, in groups and plenary sessions. Students participating as a reseach assistant, will gain research experience through pedagogical interaction with a professional researcher.

  • Course requirements

    No coursework requirements or compulsory activities.

  • Assessment

    Individuell muntlig eksamen, omfang om lag 30 minutter.

    Eksamen består av følgende komponenter:

    Individuell posterpresentasjon (inntil 10 minutter) og fagsamtale (inntil 20 minutter) knyttet til denne. Posterpresentasjonen er basert på eget prosjekt i barnehagen.

    Ny/utsatt eksamen

    Ny og utsatt eksamen gjennomføres som ved ordinær eksamen. Ved første ny og utsatt eksamen kan studenten presentere en bearbeidet versjon av posterpresentasjonen. Ved senere forsøk presenteres ny posterpresentasjon. Studentens rettigheter og plikter ved ny/utsatt eksamen framgår av Forskrift om studier og eksamen ved OsloMet. Studenter er selv ansvarlige for å melde seg opp til eventuell ny/utsatt eksamen.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

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

  • Grading scale

    Pass / fail.

  • Examiners

    All exam papers are assessed by two examiners.