PFKHD1110 Art and design education 1 Course description

Emnet omhandler grunnleggende problemstillinger knyttet til undervisnings­arbeid innenfor design, arkitektur, kunst og håndverk slik det kommer til uttrykk i skoleverkets læreplaner. Emnet er rettet mot grunnskolen. Studenten opparbeider innsikt i fagets egenart og tilegner seg erfaring med læreplaner og hvordan bruke sin fagkompetanse inn i skolepraksis. Det legges vekt på å øve opp evnen til å formidle og bruke fagspråk i eget arbeid og i undervisning.

Fagdidaktikk reiser viktige spørsmål om skolens faglige innhold, fagets egenart og fagets begrunnelse som skolefag. Et vesentlig spørsmål er hvilke forutsetninger og rammebetingelser som er nødvendige for et godt læringsmiljø og for å utvikle potensialet hos hver enkelt elev.

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Kunnskap

Studenten har kunnskap om:

• læreplaner, opplæringsloven og forskrifter, læreplananalyse og rammefaktorer og kan knytte disse til undervisning i grunnskolen
• fagets historie og kan diskutere faget legitimitet i både et historisk og nåtidig perspektiv
• ulike vurderingsformer som egner seg i fagene design, arkitektur, kunst og håndverk og hvordan disse brukes i vurdering av elevenes arbeider og læring
• fagområdets relevans og forankring i dagens samfunn og om etiske problemstillinger knyttet til fagfeltet i skolen
• vurdering i faget kunst og håndverk i grunnskolen
• fagdidaktisk litteratur, skolebøker og fagressurser

Ferdigheter

Studenten kan:

• planlegge og gjennomføre undervisningsopplegg i grunnskolen med utgangspunkt i læreplaner og tilpasse undervisningen til elevenes forutsetninger, interesser og lokale rammefaktorer
• kan drøfte form, farge og komposisjon som grunnleggende felleskomponent i design, kunst og håndverk, både innen undervisning og egen utøvelse
• formidle, reflektere over og vurdere egen faglig utøvelse både visuelt, muntlig og skriftlig
• beskrive og drøfte relevant teori i forhold til praktisk estetisk skapende arbeid med elever

Generelle kompetanse

Studenten:

• kan samarbeide med andre studenter i gruppearbeid og felles prosjekter
• har kunnskap om relevante HMS-tiltak som er regulert i gjeldende lover og forskrifter knyttet til faglig arbeid
• kan vurdere sammenhenger mellom materialer, helse og ressursbruk i et økologisk perspektiv

Arbeidet ses i sammenheng med praksisopplæringen (se egen emneplan for praksis). Alle sentrale aspekter ved målområdene behandles nødvendigvis ikke i undervisningen, men skal dekkes av studenten selv gjennom studie av pensumlitteratur, aktiv deltakelse i undervisningen og øvrig studiearbeid. Arbeidsformene veksler mellom forelesninger, ulike former for gruppe-/prosjektarbeid og selvstudium. Arbeidsmåtene omfatter øvelse i ulike vurderings- og veiledningsformer.

Følgende arbeidskrav må være gjennomført og godkjent for at studenten kan gå opp til eksamen:

• Minimum 80% oppmøte til obligatorisk undervisning i emnet.
• Gruppebesvarelse med presentasjon og faglig refleksjon i plenum. Undervisningsplanlegging med utgangspunkt læreplan og bruk av konkretiseringsmateriale.

The course description is approved by the Faculty Board 19 June 2009

Study plan approved by Rector 1 July 2009

Update approved by the the Vice-Dean on behalf of the Academic Affairs Committee 13 June 2014

Minor changes approved 22 April 2017

Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (HiOA) offers an international one semester full-time course (30 ECTS credits) in Global Environmental Studies in Ghana, West Africa. The course is offered in co-operation with Kulturstudier AS.

The course is taught through an interdisciplinary approach incorporating elements of economics, sociology, geography, social anthropology, environmental studies, and political science. It combines a general introduction to environmental studies with focus on sub-Saharan Africa and particularly the West African region. The course activities (lectures, discussions, seminars, excursions, projects, assignments and examination) as well as the literature are all in English.

Alle hjelpemidler tillatt.

No prerequisites

The course presents various ways that major environmental issues are seen as global challenges and are discussed in global fora. Furthermore, the students learn about specific cases of such issues in Ghana and other West-African countries. In these cases, the course provides insights to concerns by various actors at local and national levels. The students gain a basis for critical analysis and reflection upon the causes, dynamics and proposed solutions to environmental conflicts. The course places a significant focus on field experience, including three field trips during which the students will be able to engage directly with some of the major environmental concerns facing Ghana.

At the end of the course the student has obtained the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

The student has attained knowledge about

• key concepts in environmental studies, such as 'sustainable development'
• ways that various types of 'power' is applied in environmental conflicts
• the role of institutions, organisations and other stakeholders in managing and regulating human impact on the environment
• the manner in which social and economic dynamics of development interact with the biophysical environment at multiple scales
• what the approach of political ecology entails
• the social constructions of the environment and environmental issues
• the political nature of important contemporary environmental issues, with a particular focus on West Africa, in general, and Ghana, in particular
• the contingent nature of truth

Skills

The student has gained skills in

• critical reading and reflexivity on environmental issues and conflicts
• basic skills in primary data collection (largely qualitative)
• writing skills and argument formulation

General competence

The student is able to

• interrogate accounts of environmental problems and appreciate the politics involved in their formulation
• discuss environmental issues insomuch as they impact on development concerns
• engage with geographical, sociological and anthropological literature documenting environmental challenges in West Africa
• understand better the complexities involved in resolving some of the major global environmental challenges

The course Global Environmental Studies combines traditional lecture-based teaching with workshop seminars, enabling students to discuss and work within smaller groups. Moreover, the teaching combines classroom methods, such as lectures and seminars, with practical sessions, such as field research, project work, visits and field trips to relevant local institutions and areas of interest. The field research provides an excellent opportunity to integrate the knowledge from the theoretical courses and apply it to real situations.

The first part of the course is a 7-week web-based self-study. After this, the students leave for Ghana to attend the regular course based on classroom teaching. The curriculum is covered by approximately 30 two-hour lectures. Additionally a permanent seminar leader will hold approximately 10 workshop seminars during the course. Students are expected to take a proactive approach to their learning. They are expected to plan and organise their studies, and take an active role in seminars, class discussions, and in making practice contacts and site visits.

The last part of the course is a group work period, during which the students form groups and write a group assignment on a particular case/project/issue, preferably in the West African area. The group work may be conducted in cooperation with local academic organisations and NGOs and provides an excellent opportunity for the students to integrate the knowledge and skills from the theoretical tutoring and apply them to real situations of problem solving. At an early stage of their stay in Ghana the students form groups of 4-5 persons. The purpose of these groups is both to work on current topics from the lectures and literature, and to fulfil the group assignments. The seminar leader is instrumental in forming the groups and supervising them during the writing process.

There will be a seminar on how to write papers. Here, the seminar leader will also suggest topics of relevance. In addition, each group will be given supervision.

Details about the deadlines of a particular semester will appear in the study guide.