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SIW4500 Literature Review and Research Training Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Literature Review and Research Training
Study programme
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Study Option International Social Welfare and Health Policy
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Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Programme Option Child Care
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
Course history

Introduction

Admission to the study program.

Required preliminary courses

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student

  • has knowledge about how design is important for social development and vice versa, that social development affects design - and that this is expressed differently historically and today.
  • knows that the links between design and social development are important on both a societal, local and personal level.

Skills

The student

  • can survey and critically reflect on design's role in sustainable social development, based on own understanding.
  • masters written and oral discussion, use of references and argumentation related to the field of study.
  • can reflect critically on forms of communication in text, flat and spatial contexts and can use basic terminology related to the communication of design.

Competence

The student is capable of

  • can assess their own role in professional contexts and with different perspectives, for example related to sustainability, inclusion or social benefit.
  • can exchange views and experiences with others with a background in the subject area and through this contribute to the development of good practice.
  • can reflect on their own development in the learning process and adjust this under guidance.
  • can reflect on different forms of communication and dissemination of own and others' designs.
  • is aware of their own professional role and understands it in relation to both a contemporary and a historical social context.
  • Is aware of the importance of communication of own and others' design projects.
  • is aware of historical changes in attitudes to sustainability, linked to design and consumption.

Learning outcomes

In this course different forms for teaching are used:

  • Workshops
  • Lectures
  • Excursions
  • Half-way review
  • Group work
  • Self-study
  • Group tutorials

Content

BAPD1110 Designhistorie og designteori

Teaching and learning methods

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can take the exam:

Participation in groups of 5-7 students to prepare two 10-minute oral presentations for the class two times during the course.

Participation in groups of 2-4 students who produce one of the following two:

A: A brochure with a theme within the history of design. Format A3, folded to 8 pages. The brochure must contain both text and illustrations. Rules for references must be followed.

B: A 2-3 minute film that deals with a theme within the history of design. Rules for references must be followed.

Course requirements

The student will choose about 500 pages that are thematically, methodologically and scientifically relevant for the scientific production. The supervising academic staff member will approve the list two weeks prior to work report deadline, and sends the approved list to the course coordinator for registration.

A relevant scientific outcome may be:

  • a paper produced as a working paper for the project
  • a paper, poster, film or exhibit for presentation in a scientific conference
  • an independent or co-authored publication from the project
  • a presentation of results for stakeholders
  • an integrated part of a larger publication from the project. In this case, the student and the supervisor must indicate which part of the publication the student is responsible for.
  • a policy-brief, summarizing the main findings as well as suggesting the implications and recommendations of these findings
  • or other output approved by the course coordinator and agreed upon in the contract

In addition to the scientific output from the project participation, each student will deliver an individual report of between 800-1200 words from the research training. This report should contain a critical reflection of the learning process, uses of method or implication of the produced knowledge. The deadline for such reports are set towards the end of the term

Candidates who have not fulfilled the work agreed to in the initial contract, will have failed the course.

Assessment

The individual report and scientific production will receive a "pass" or "fail" grade, assessed by the course coordinator and the supervisor.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

All resources are permitted as long as the rules for source referencing are followed. The student is required to indicate if and how AI has been used to answer the exam.

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F.

Examiners

The student's work will be evaluated by the course coordinator and training supervisor.

Course contact person

Simon Innvær