MED4100 Introduction to Research Methods Course description

Gradert skala A - F

Det benyttes intern og ekstern sensor til sensurering av besvarelsene.

Et uttrekk på minst 25 % av besvarelsene sensureres av to sensorer. Karakterene på disse samsensurerte besvarelsene skal danne grunnlag for å fastsette nivå på resten av besvarelsene.

Emily M. Weitzenböck

The teaching consists of lectures and seminars. In the seminars, the student will receive practical training in reflection on method and academic writing. The approach is interdisciplinary and examples will be given of how different methods can be combined. The course presupposes a high degree of student activity in the form of presentations, critical reading of other people's texts, problem solving and student work.

The teaching takes place in person, on campus.

There are three work requirements related to the course. The following coursework requirements must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

• Coursework I: Participation in the seminars. The purpose of the work requirement is to get the students started with methodological and ethical reflection through individual writing and group work. In order for this work requirement to be approved, attendance is mandatory. In some cases, the course coordinator can make individual assesuments of whether compensation is possible.
• Coursework II: A preliminary sketch for research design and method choice for a possible master's project. The purpose of the work requirement is to use the syllabus in planning your own project. This work requirement can be based on work requirement 2 in the course MED4000 Media Development and Media Research. Length: 3-5 pages.
• Coursework III: Critical assessment of other students' method choices, research design and ethical assessments (group work). The purpose of the work requirement is for students to become familiar with the master's thesis format and learn to critically discuss other people's method choices, by using the syllabus. Each group writes a summary of 3-5 pages.

The work requirements must be approved before the student take the exam. In the event of unapproved work requirements (Coursework II and III), the student can submit a new and improved edition within a specified deadline. In the event of illness or other documented reason, a separate deadline can be agreed upon with the teacher. If the student does not comply with the deadline given in the course syllabus or the agreed deadline, the student may not submit the assignment, and thus loses the right to take the exam.

The course ends with a school exam of 6 hours.

The following aids are permitted: Course curriculum, notes and presentations. These aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Scale from A - F.

Two sensors are used, and for an extract of at least 25 per cent of the answers, one sensor must be external. The grades on the extract form the basis for determining the level of the rest of the answers.

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