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PHUV9450 Educational Design Research Methods Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Design-baserte forskningsmetoder
- Study programme
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PhD Programme in Educational Sciences for Teacher Education
- Weight
- 5.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2023/2024
- Curriculum
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FALL 2023
- Schedule
- Programme description
- Course history
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Introduction
The goal of this course is to help students reflect over ethical dilemmas so that they make sound ethical choices throughout their doctoral studies and future careers. This course gives the students insight via relevant example projects from the spectrum of disciplines within engineering science including mathematics, physics, computer science, eletrical engineering, built engineerng and product design. Students will reflect on key philosophical questions related the explicit and implicit premises within their field as they relate to epistemology, methodology, ethics and history. The examples will expose the students to the full complexity of engineering projects, where ethical dilemmas and sustainability issues form the planning and execution of the project as well as the final product.
The course will be offered once a year, provided 3 or more students sign up for the course. If less than 3 students sign up for a course, the course will be cancelled for that year.
Learning outcomes
None.
Teaching and learning methods
Knowledge:
On successful completion of the course, the student:
- can account for the terminology and models related to ethics in engineering science
- has thorough knowledge of the requirements and standards for registration, processing, and storage of information about of participants in scientific research
- has a deep understanding of the role of scientific, societal and ethical values on their research.
Skills:
On successful completion of the course, the student can:
- present arguments and viewpoints relevant to ethical dilemmas prevalent in engineering science
- analyse and assess arguments relevant to ethics in engineering science in relation to their relevance and validity
- argue for solutions to ethical problems using theories and techniques relevant to engineering science
- deal with complex professional issues with an academic approach and reflect critically on established knowledge and practice in his/her own field in relation to sustainability, ethics and to other engineering disciplines
- reflect deeply on the nature of their research and its contribution to the production of knowledge
General competence:
On successful completion of the course, the student can:
- identify, discuss and reflect upon ethical and societal implications of his/her own research as well as of the applications they enable,
- reflect over values and ethical boundaries within engineering science
Course requirements
Preparations for the course
Students are expected to read the syllabus before the course to be able to participate actively in discussions.
Work Requirements
A 2- page sketch of the essay should be delivered prior to the second course meeting for feedback and guidance.
Attendence
80 % attendence of the time of the course is required. If a student has attended at least 60 % of the course but less than 80 %, he/she must submit an extra paper of at least 3000 words plus reference list on a given topic.
Assessment
The candidate writes an individual essay of between 4000 - 6000 words. It can be written in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English. The essay must be related to relevant themes in the course syllabus, and may (or may not) be connected to the candidate's dissertation methods chapter. The theme of the essay shall be approved by the course coordinator in advance.
Permitted exam materials and equipment
Both the presentation of the case in Module 2 of the course and the reflection document in the practical training part of the course will form the basis for assessment.
Both exams must be passed in order to pass the course.
Grading scale
All support material is allowed. The reflection document as well as the presentation of a case in Module 2 will be subject of assessment. There will be no written or oral exam.
Examiners
The essay will be assessed by two of the course coordinators.
Admission requirements
This PhD course is open for candidates at the PhD Program in Educational Sciences for Teacher Education, other PhD candidates and academic employees.
The admission requirement is a five-year master’s degree (three years + two years) or equivalent qualifications in teacher education, other pedagogical education, educational science, development studies, or other education on equivalent level in subjects relevant for teacher education.
In case of a large number of applicants, PhD-students enrolled in the PhD programme in Educational Sciences for Teacher Education will be prioritized, then students in other PhD-programmes, then academic employees at the Faculty of Teacher Education and International Studies.
Those applicants who are not enrolled in the PhD Programme in Educational Sciences for Teacher Education will have to send a summary of max. One A4 sheet with relevant information about their own PhD project or other project/sphere of interest containing the topic, methodology, theoretical approach, how far they are in their PhD work and why this particular subject is relevant for their project.