SOSV3131 Child Welfare from a Migration and Minority Perspective Course description

Throughout the study programme, the students will increase their skills in social care and child welfare work with ethnic minorities in the Norwegian welfare state. This course will help to strengthen the students’ skills in working with adults, children and families with ethnic minority backgrounds. The students will develop the ability to reflect on the relationship between social workers and minority families. They will also acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes that encourage greater tolerance, understanding and knowledge when it comes to the situation of ethnic minorities in the majority society, as well as how one’s own culture can affect the cooperation. Emphasis is placed on further developing the students’ knowledge and experience from earlier courses in the programme. 

The student must have passed all exams in the first and second year of the programme.  

Studentene skal utvikle ferdigheter i å løse, på en selvstendig og systematisk måte, et praktisk orientert og omfattende prosjekt, basert på en oppdragsgivers krav. Studentene skal demonstrere at de kan omsette sine kunnskaper til praktiske løsninger. De skal kunne bruke grunnreglene for brukerkvalitet i analyse, design, implementering, i grensesnitt og dokumentasjon. De skal kunne produsere tilfredsstillende dokumentasjon for dataprogrammer og datasystemer både når det gjelder produkt, drift og bruk med tilpasning til de ulike mottakerne av denne dokumentasjonen, og de skal kunne beskrive sin egen arbeidsprosess hensiktsmessig etter gitte standarder.

Studenter må være registrert i 3. studieår og ha bestått minimum 100 studiepoeng fra 1. og 2. studieår per 1. oktober, før bacheloroppgaven kan tas.

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam: 

1. One written coursework requirement in the form of a memo of up to one page long. In the memo, the student chooses a topic and research question for their in-depth assignment in the field of child welfare work, or social work and ethnic minorities, and gives grounds for their choice. The coursework must be completed and approved by the given deadline. If the coursework requirement is not approved, the student will be given the opportunity to submit an improved version once by a given deadline. 

Compulsory coursework must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam. 

An individual written in-depth paper. The students will work on the assignment throughout the course. The answer paper should be 8-10 pages long. Font and font size: Calibri 12 point. Line spacing: 1.5. The approved citation style APA for assignments must be complied with. 

A selection of self-chosen readings, which comprises of 400 pages must be attached in the assignment.

Students who were absent for a valid reason or who fail the exam may take a resit/rescheduled exam in the same format as the ordinary exam. If the student fails the exam, they will be given one opportunity to submit an improved version of the assignment for assessment. 

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.  

Ingen.

Prosjektarbeid i gruppe (3-4 studenter).

Prosjektarbeidet deles opp i de fire delene produkt/resultat, prosess, dokumentasjon og presentasjon. Sluttkarakteren blir gitt på grunnlag av en totalvurdering der de fire delene inngår.

Eksamensresultat kan påklages.

Alle.