PINS9300 Sustainable Innovation: Interdisciplinary Research in Practice Course description

Teaching is organised as a combination of lectures, group work and presentations of the participants' own projects. The course is in English.

Participation is mandatory, and candidates are expected to attend all days of teaching. A minor absence can only be accepted under certain circumstances and upon application. In the event of absences that are not approved, candidates will lose their right to have their essays assessed.

Students must write an essay, in English, of 8-10 pages in connection to the course. The essay shall take the candidates project as its point of departure and be related to the course content. The essay must be handed in for assessment no later than two months after the end of the course. A passed essay is a precondition for being awarded the 5 ECTS credits. If the essay is awarded a fail grade, the candidate can submit a revised essay once, by a specified deadline. The essay will be graded by the course lectures.

All examination support material is allowed as long as source reference and quotation technique requirements are applied.

Grades are awarded on the basis of pass or fail.

The essay will be graded by the course lectures.

The target group for the course are candidates from the PhD programme in Social Science but it will also be open to PhD students on other programs who wish to study the field in depth.

Internal candidates register the course in their Studentweb and send a summary, maximum one page, of their project to the PhD administration.

External candidates apply through the Søknadsweb. The following documentation must be submitted

• Confirmation on admission to a PhD program
• Summary of your research proposal (approx.one page) and how this PhD course will be relevant for your research project

Maximum number of participants is 15.

The course may be canceled if there are fewer than five qualified applicants.

Assessment is pass/ fail. If an essay is graded fail, the candidate has one opportunity to resubmit a

revised essay within a given time-period.

The final essay is assessed by the course lecturer and one other examinator. External examinators will be used regularly. The assessment of the essay is based on the learning outcomes for the course.