SOS2160 Knowledge development in social work Course description

I dette emnet vil studenten tilegne seg kunnskap om forsknings- og utviklingsarbeid som er relevant for sosialt arbeid. Studenten vil få kjennskap til vitenskapsteoretiske posisjoner, begreper og problemstillinger, samt få kjennskap til samfunnsvitenskapelig;metode og dens muligheter og begrensninger. Studentene gjennomfører et prosjekt i grupper hvor de skal fordype seg i og utforske et selvvalgt tema fra et av emnene i annet studieår.;

Studentene må ha fullført og bestått 1. studieår av bachelorprogrammet;i sosialt arbeid.;;

Studenten skal etter å ha fullført emnet ha følgende totale læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap;

Studentene:;

• har bred kunnskap om sammenhengene mellom vitenskapsteori, teori, og forskningsmetode.;;
• har kunnskap om vitenskapsteoretiske posisjoner og kunnskapsutvikling i sosialt arbeid.;
• har kjennskap til samfunnsvitenskapelige metoder og deres muligheter og begrensninger.;
• kan oppdatere seg på forsknings- og utviklingsarbeid relevant for sosialt arbeid, nasjonalt og internasjonalt.;;

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Ferdigheter;

Studentene:;

• kan innhente, vurdere og oppsummere relevant forskning og faglig utviklingsarbeid innenfor et selvvalgt tema i sosialt arbeid, samt framstille dette muntlig og skriftlig.;;
• kan gjennomføre en avgrenset undersøkelse med datainnsamling og analyse.;;
• kan reflektere over muligheter og begrensinger i ulike forskningsmetoder.;;;
• kan reflektere over forholdet mellom teori og praksis i kunnskapsutvikling.;;

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Generell kompetanse;

Studentene:;

• har innsikt i yrkesetiske og forskningsetiske problemstillinger i arbeid med kunnskapsutvikling.;;
• kan reflektere over hvordan forsknings- og utviklingsarbeid kan bidra til nytenkning og innovasjon i tjenestene.;

In this course, we will look at how socio-political reform and interventions are based on the norms, attitudes and values of the welfare state, as well as research-based knowledge. The course explores the consequences of policy changes, reforms and interventions for users and social work practice. This involves questions regarding the unintentional and intentional effects of policy change for users’ welfare and social workers’ professional scope of action. In their work on relevant topics, which will be determined in advance, such as poverty, substance abuse, mental health, housing or migration, students will use social science knowledge to analyse focus areas and interventions in social policy.  

Students must participate in the interprofessional teaching programme **‘Interprofessional Cooperation on and with Children and Young People’, INTER1300. Relevant topics include children and young people’s cooperation with professionals, explorative approaches to children, young people and their families, and professionals’ contributions to parents’ and children/young people’s formation of opinions. See INTERACT’s website for a more detailed description of the content of INTER1300. https://www.oslomet.no/forskning/forskningsprosjekter/interact 

Students must have completed and passed the second year of the Bachelor’s Programme in Social Work. 

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence: 

Knowledge  

The student:  

• has broad knowledge of the importance of social policy to social work practice.  
• has broad knowledge of how social problems are defined, constructed and develop in a social context  
• has broad knowledge of social inequality and the living conditions of marginalised groups 
• has broad knowledge of marginalisation processes, discrimination and racism  
• has knowledge of migration in a global perspective and how migration affects people’s social and material living conditions  
• has knowledge of how neoliberalism and globalisation affect the increased individualisation of social problems and problem-solving  

 Skills  

The student:  

• can identify, obtain and assess information and knowledge that shed light on socio-political processes and effects  
• can identify and analyse which understandings of social problems form the basis for socio-political interventions  
• can critically reflect on concrete social problems and interventions based on social science theories, research and evaluations  

General competence  

The student:  

• has insight into power structures and the exercise of power in society  
• has insight into how the norms, attitudes, values and theoretical basis of the welfare state affect how marginalised groups are perceived and understood  
• has a critical understanding of how the socio-political norms set the agenda for the methods and models used in social work and how this may impact individuals.  

Students will be taught key topics related to social policy and social work and participate in seminars in connection with the pre-determined topics in the course.  

No coursework requirements or compulsory activites.

An individual oral exam. Candidates who fail or who were absent from the ordinary exam for a valid reason can take a resit/rescheduled exam.  

No aids are permitted.