MLEST2300 Design, architecture and sustainability Course description

The course addresses issues relating to shapes and forms, materials and process work as set out in the current school curricula. Environmental issues and sustainability are linked to the course and investigated through topics such as consumer culture and knowledge of materials in a national and international context. Reuse and redesign as well as technological innovations are highlighted from a subject didactics and socio-ethical perspective. Practical, exploratory work on materials, design and form is emphasised. Teaching practice forms part of the course. The practice is intended to be an arena for systematic learning and takes place in collaboration with the training establishment. The course forms part of an international semester.

On completion of the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student:

• has knowledge of the properties of different materials, as well as techniques and tools used to process and produce shapes, functions and expressions
• has knowledge of material expressions and technological innovation in a historical and current perspective, both nationally and internationally
• has knowledge of consumer culture, materials, health and the environment in a subject didactics perspective

Knowledge from teaching practice

The student:

• has knowledge of curricula in the subject area and the interdisciplinary topics in primary and lower secondary education
• has knowledge of the role of teachers in culture dissemination

Skills

The student:

• can work on issues relating to shapes and forms and work with different materials and surfaces
• can use innovative, creative and step-by-step processes in work with design, redesign and reuse
• can assess the properties of different materials and reflect on consumption patterns and cultures in an international context
• can use relevant knowledge and research

Skills from teaching practice

The student:

• can plan, carry out and evaluate teaching activities aimed at a specific target group
• can use a wide range of work methods and teaching aids in their teaching activities and adapt them to different learning contexts

General competence

The student:

• can communicate about sustainability, based on knowledge of the distinctive nature of the subject
• can discuss teaching, learning and topics based on current issues in society, relevant research and professional ethical principles
• can evaluate and critically reflect on their own teaching skills and learning needs
• can meet the health, safety and environmental requirements that apply in their subject area

Emnet omhandler sentrale teoretiske retninger innen fagene pedagogikk og psykologi.

Emnet vil også gi studentene innføring i atferdsanalyse og begreper som benyttes for å kunne gjennomføre funksjonelle analyser.

The required coursework must be completed and awarded a pass grade before the students can take the exam:

• Documentation of a piece of practical/theoretical work, presented and discussed in a plenary session
• Completed teaching practice, preferably in groups. Scope: 15 days
• An interdisciplinary assignment, Inter1200, in collaboration with students taking other programme options
• An oral presentation relating to teaching practice
• Minimum 80 per cent participation in compulsory teaching activities

The exam is a practical, creative project that is carried out in the practice groups, with a written project documentation. A written reflection note based on the project is carried out individually.

The exam consist of two parts:

1. Practical creative work and project documentation

A completed practical creative work and documentation of the project work. Scope of 2000-4000 words. The group work is assessed and makes up 40% of the final grade.

2. Written individual assignment

Reflection on own learning which includes subject theory and practical experience. About 1000 words. Individual assignments are assessed and make up 60% of the final grade.

See the teaching plans for more information about the exam. The creative work and the paper are assessed together. Students must achieve a grade E or better on both parts of the exam in order to pass. The exam result can be appealed.

Both partial exams must be passed to pass the course.

Absence - fail

Students who do not take the exam due to valid absence, or who are awarded a fail grade, can register for a resit/rescheduled exam. If a student is taking a resit/rescheduled exam, they can submit a reworked version of the same exam project, or a new exam paper.

Etter gjennomført emne innføring i atferdsanalyse (1) og psykologi og pedagogikk (2) har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse.

Kunnskap

Studenten

• har kunnskap om hvordan atferd formes av betingelser i omgivelsene (1)
• kan redegjøre for hovedretninger innen psykologi og pedagogikk (2)

Ferdigheter

Studenten

• kan definere og gi eksempler på følgende atferdsanalytiske grunnbegrepene: atferd og omgivelser, positiv forsterkning, intermitterende forsterkning, diskriminativ kontroll, betingede forsterkere og kjeder, negativ forsterkning, svekking, respondent atferd og følelser, motivasjonelle operasjoner, modellæring og regelstyring (1)
• kan diskutere hovedretninger, analysenivåer og forklaringsmodeller innen psykologi og pedagogikk (2)

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• har kunnskap om atferdsanalytiske begreper og hvordan de anvendes i praktisk miljøarbeid (1)
• kan vurdere psykologiske og pedagogiske teorier i lys individ- og gruppeperspektivet (2)
• har forståelse for at ulike profesjoner anvender ulike faglige tilnærminger (2)

Emnet omfatter forelesninger, inter-teaching, selvstudium, seminargrupper med tilbud om veiledning fra faglærer og arbeid med individuelle oppgaver på bakgrunn av gjennomført gruppearbeid.

One internal examiner and one co-examiner (assesses a selection of the exam assignments). External examiners are used regularly.