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PS9400 Ideas and concepts in Social Work and Social Policy Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Idéer og begreper i sosialt arbeid og sosialpolitikk
- Study programme
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PhD Programme in Social Sciences
- Weight
- 5.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2024/2025
- Curriculum
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FALL 2024
- Schedule
- Programme description
- Course history
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Introduction
The course is mandatory for all candidates in the specialisation social work and social policy.It is recommended that candidates complete this course as early as possible in the programme.
The course takes a conceptual and history of ideas approach to social work and social policy as a field of knowledge and as institutional practice. The course is intended to develop the integration of the two subject areas social work and social policy, and endeavours will be made to contribute to such integration through the teaching and the issues raised. The course consists of three main thematic components:
- Important methodological approaches to the study of concepts and ideas.
- Important traditions in social work and social policy.
- Development of core concepts in social policy and social work.
Required preliminary courses
No prior knowledge requirements.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the candidates are expected to have the following knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge
Candidates
- have in-depth knowledge of and insight into different methodological approaches to the study of concepts and ideas and have an overview of the main lines of argument in the methodological debate about the study of ideas and concepts
- are familiar with cutting edge knowledge in central traditions in social work and social policy
- have in-depth knowledge and understanding of key concepts and ideas in the field of social work and social policy
Skills
Candidates are capable of
- reflecting on and communicating the research in the field and its development in a history of ideas context
- contributing to developing important ideas and concepts in the field of social work and social policy
- assessing different methodological tools in order to compare and problematise concepts and ideas in the subject area
General competence
Candidates are capable of
- contributing to developing the debate on fundamental issues in social work and social policy
- identifying innovative theoretical issues of relevance to social work and social policy
- disseminating theoretical research both nationally and internationally
Teaching and learning methods
The candidates will submit analyzes of syllabus and other texts. Teaching is organised as a combination of lectures, discussions and presentations by the candidates in which texts are discussed and topical research presented.
Course requirements
Participation is mandatory, and candidates are expected to attend all days of teaching. A minor absence from teaching may 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 paper assessed.
Assessment
The exam consist of a mandatory paper to be evaluated.
A paper of between 6 and 8 pages (not including list of contents and list of references) must be delivered within 6 weeks of the completion of the course. The teacher and co-teacher responsible for the course will assess the paper. A passed paper is a precondition for being awarded the 5 ECTS credits. If the paper is awarded a fail grade, the candidate can submit a revised paper once, by a specified deadline.
Permitted exam materials and equipment
All measures of any help are permitted as long as sources are specified in the list of references.
Grading scale
Passed - failed
Examiners
Students must have been admitted to the Master’s Programme in Health and Technology - Specialisation in Biomedicine. The course is also offered as an individual course, with the same admission requirements as for the specialisation.
Admission requirements
After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge
The student
- can discuss laws and regulations that apply to the handling, documentation and banking of human biological specimen
- can assess the macroscopic and microscopic appearance of normal tissue as well as common pathological changes in the relevant tissues and organs
- can describe the anatomy, pathology and terminology for selected surgical specimen
Skills
The student
- can observe applicable safety regulations and satisfy hygiene requirements during work involving equipment, chemicals and biological specimen
- can identify macroscopic changes in the relevant specimen in an independent manner
- can perform dissection of pathological changes in tissue in a structured and quality assured manner
General competence
The student
- can work on the basis of knowledge of dissection in their own department
- can critically assess, discuss and convey procedures for dissection and contribute to the establishment of new procedures
- can critically assess the processing of human biological specimen for special analysis, biobanking and research