EPN-V2

SIW4400 Understanding Citizens' Encounters with the Welfare State: Structures, Institutions and Actors Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Understanding Citizens' Encounters with the Welfare State: Structures, Institutions and Actors
Study programme
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Study Option International Social Welfare and Health Policy
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Programme Option Child Care, part-time
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Programme Option Child Care
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences
Elective modules, Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Programme Option Social Work, part-time
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Programme Option Social Work
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2020/2021
Programme description

Introduction

Required preliminary courses

Gradert skala A-F

Learning outcomes

Det benyttes to interne sensorer. Det er knyttet tilsynssensor til utdanningen som evaluerer vurderingsordningene i emnet og studiet som helhet.

Teaching and learning methods

Emnet er delt inn følgende to hovedtema.

Transnasjonalt kunnskapsliv (tema 1)

  • Mobilitet, migrasjon og utdanning
  • Flerspråklighet, mangespråklighet og transspråking (Plurilingualism, multilingualism and translanguaging)
  • Deltakelse på internasjonale arenaer
  • Internasjonalisering i eget læringsmiljø 
  • Realkompetanse
  • Kulturforskjeller i motivasjon - kultursjokk   
  • Endring - første- og andre ordens læring
  • Transformativ læring
  • Dannelse og myndige medborgere

Kultursensitiv pedagogikk (tema 2)

  • Bindingskrefter i livslang læring
  • Aktivt lyttende veiledning
  • Krysskulturell veiledning og formidling
  • Metodisk kulturrelativisme
  • Vide kontekster for kunnskap
  • Negative skoleerfaringer og utdanningsrelaterte skader
  • Vurdering av læringsutbytte
  • Bærekraftig kunnskap

Course requirements

Students must deliver a written paper (2000 words, body text) where they present and discuss one of the theories covered in the curriculum and present it in one of the two final meetings, with a feedback from lecturers and classmates. The paper and the presentation serve as the homework assignment that students must complete in order to sit for the final exam.

Assessment

The assessment consists of an individual six hour school exam.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

English-English dictionary

Grading scale

Students are awarded grades on a descending scale from A to E for pass and F for fail.

Examiners

The exam is graded by an internal and an external examiner.

A random selection consisting of at least 25% of the exam papers will be graded by both an internal and external examiner. This will inform the grading of the remaining exam papers.

Course contact person

Rune Halvorsen