SBV4500 Prudence and the rule of law in Child welfare work Course description

Bilingual dictionary (book, not digital)

A grade scale with A being the highest grade and E the poorest pass grade is used. The grade F means that the student has failed the exam.

The academic content of this course is centred on the concept of knowledge production, with particular reference to the Global South. It consists of some ‘philosophy of science’ covering core paradigms about knowledge production and how we can know about the world. This is extended to consideration of Global South / North dynamics in the production and dissemination of knowledge, including in formal education, and their relationship to models of and approaches to (sustainable) development. Decolonial challenges to European universalism are addressed, including questions of the use and place of languages in education and knowledge production, differential economic and political power, and associated histories of development.

The teaching takes place with in-person attendance on campus. The course emphasises problem-based student-active forms of learning where students solve concrete assignments, in addition to lectures.

The following required coursework must have been approved before the student can take the exam:

• Coursework 1: An individual written assignment with a scope of 2,000 words (+/- 10%).

The purpose of the coursework requirement is to train students in writing legal texts.

The required coursework must be completed and approved by the stipulated deadline in order for the student to take the exam. If the coursework is not approved, the student will be given the opportunity to submit an improved version once by a given deadline.

The exam in the course is an individual supervised exam of 5 hours.

The following aids are permitted:

• The exam version of Lovdata Pro.

Grade scale A-F.

The exam papers are assessed by one internal and one external examiner. At least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded for the papers assessed by two examiners form the basis for determining the level for all the exam papers.

Elisabeth Gording Stang and Janne Thu Ilstad