MEST5904 Master project in fashion and society Course description

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After completion of the course, the student will have acquired the following learning outcomes, arranged into the following categories: knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

The student

• demonstrates insight into the multiplicity of deaf people's lives internationally, with a focus on transmissions within and between countries in the Global North and Global South
• can make connections between the historical development of transnational deaf spaces and the continuing significance of these spaces
• understands the mobility of ideas and peoples within transnational deaf networks and the role deaf people’s translanguaging practices play in these movements

Skills

The student

• is able to utilize cultural, geographical, sociological and human rights perspectives to analyze phenomena taking place in global deaf worlds
• can engage in rudimentary signed discussion about course content with another student with whom they do not share a common signed language
• can use class content and activities to reflect on their own linguistic repertoire and languaging practices

General competence

The student

• is able to engage in critical inquiry into ongoing developments in transnational interactions among deaf people and apply this to class assignments
• can identify transnational deaf spaces and explain how translanguaging affords navigations in such spaces

The candidate will write an individual paper based on the presentation and the comments by the student and staff, of 3000 words (+/- 10%) plus reference list. The paper must be written in English, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish.

In case of failed exam/legal absence, the candidate may have a new exam under the same conditions when a new/postponed exam is arranged. If the paper is graded with "fail", the candidate must submit a revised version within a given time limit.

The student must have the following coursework requirements accepted before examination.

• A minimum of 80 % participation is required.
• The students must be prepared for participation in the weekly asynchronous and synchronous teaching activities by completing the tasks given every week. The tasks include online discussions in International Sign and English with students from the other university, viewing and analyzing various video resources, use of digital learning tools, explorations and expansions of personal communication repertoires and development of visual information related to the course content.

Attendance is mandatory because of the course’s collaborative and interactive feature, where the students are mutually dependent on each other’s presence and participation in order to complete the course’s work tasks. Participation is also necessary in order to develop and demonstrate the skills that are described under the learning outcome section.

Students who are prevented from meeting the coursework requirements within the fixed deadlines due to illness or other valid and documented reasons, may be given a new deadline. A new deadline is in each case given by the course teacher.

Coursework requirements are evaluated accepted/not accepted. Students who submit their coursework requirements within the set deadline, but get evaluated as not accepted, are entitled to a maximum of two new attempts to fulfil the requirements. A new deadline for meeting the coursework requirements is in each individual case given by the teacher.

Følgende arbeidskrav er obligatorisk og må være godkjent for å fremstille seg til eksamen:

• Deltakelse og fremlegging av masterprosjektet på minst to seminarer underveis

The paper will be assessed by the course coordinator and a member of the academic staff involved in the PhD-program.

All kinds of examination support material is permitted.

A grade scale with A being the highest grade and E the poorest pass grade is used. The grade F means that the student has failed the exam.

Det benyttes en ekstern og en intern sensor til begge eksamene. Dersom det er uenighet er det ekstern sensor som avgjør karakter. Det tilstrebes å ha samme sensorer på begge eksamene.

Studieretningskoordinator har ansvaret for emnet i dialog med de andre studieretningskoordinatorene. Overordnet ansvar ligger på studieprogramansvarlig.

Target Group

Students who are skilled in at least one sign language, and want to develop their sign language abilities, visual communication repertoire and translanguaging skills to communicate across different sign languages. The course is also suitable for students who want to learn about international connections among deaf people in order to engage with these networks for both professional and personal reasons.

Admission

The admission requirement is Higher Education Entrance Qualification. Reference is made to the Regulations relating to Admission to Studies at OsloMet.

Although there are no formal requirements regarding current/personal level of sign language competence and mastery of English, a certain mastery of at least one signed language as well as written English is necessary to participate in course activities and complete the coursework requirements.