SPIN7100 Basic Understanding of Special Needs Profession Course description

Knowledge

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:

• have specialized knowledge on the specific areas of a master thesis
• understand scientific writing as a process of both constructing and communicating meaning.
• be able to explain the main stages of the writing process
• understand the role and methods of peer learning and peer review, particularly the "summarize, evaluate, suggest" structure for commenting
• understand the role of revision in writing

Skills

Upon successful completion of the course, the student:

• can clearly define and limit a problem area
• can connect his/her own project to relevant literature
• can plan and carry out limited research or development projects
• can identify types and scopes of results which are required to ensure the claims and conclusions are scientifically valid
• can reflect on the decisions made and their consequences for the project
• can effectively articulate scientific problems through writing
• can give and receive peer-feedback
• can effectively revise writing;

General competence

Upon successful completion of the course, the student:

• can apply knowledge and skills in new areas and carry out advanced projects
• can carry out comprehensive independent study
• can contribute to the innovation of their field
• can discuss their work in an the context of interdisciplinary engineering and ethics
• can apply their research and writing knowledge and skills in other contexts;
• can independently conceptualize, delineate, and execute other academic writing processes that result in effective discipline-appropriate texts.

The 30 ECTs thesis will consist of a condensed research project where focus is on identifying and investigating a problem or challenge in the specialization area and to display good scientific craftsmanship in the pursuit of an answer. Throughout the semester, a thesis is written which will be submitted at the end for assessment.

In addition to the project work, there will be a series of workshops during which students will be provided with a range of analytical tools and methods to help develop their writing skills. Students will also receive formative feedback on draft versions of their texts from the course instructor and their peers, with a focus on the final thesis.;

Læringsutbytte

Etter fullført emne har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert som kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten

• har kunnskap om rammefaktorer for det spesialpedagogiske arbeidet
• har kunnskap om sentrale begreper i spesialpedagogisk arbeid
• har kunnskap om barn og unges utvikling

Ferdigheter

Studenten

• kan gjennomføre enkle observasjoner av barn

• kan reflektere over bruk av individuelle opplæringsplaner som hjelpemiddel i arbeidet
• kan reflektere over ulike spesialpedagogiske tiltak i barnehage, skole og SFO

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• kan anvende etiske prinsipper i yrkesutøvelsen

• rammer for det spesialpedagogiske arbeidsfeltet
• etikk i spesialpedagogisk arbeid
• læring og utvikling
• sosialisering
• kommunikasjon i relasjoner
• tilpasset opplæring og spesialpedagogisk hjelp på ulike arenaer
• individuelle opplæringsplaner
• utfordringer i et inkluderende og kulturelt mangfoldig samfunn

A list of reference aids allowed will be published on our website.

All aids are permitted.

Grade Scale A-F.

The written thesis must be awarded a grade of A-E (preliminary grade) in order for a student to take the oral exam. The final grade is set after the oral exam. The grade can be adjusted up or down by one grade based on the oral exam.

Two external examiners will be used for the assessment.

The academic writing workshops will cover topics such as;

• Variations in academic style
• Audience, purpose and style
• The writing process
• Disciplinary identity
• Academic language
• Vocabulary, grammar, sentence, paragraph and text
• Coherence and cohesion
• Directness and formality
• Avoiding common errors: e.g. digression, lack of thesis statement, misunderstanding one’s audience
• Analysing, discussing and responding to academic texts
• Article structures, including IMRAD

Eksamen er en mappeeksamen som består av:

• Individuell fagtekst der studenten velger et tema for pedagogisk arbeid med bærekraftig utvikling i barnehagen, omfang 3000 ord +/- 10%
• Individuelt refleksjonsnotat fra praktisk gruppeprosjekt i barnehagen, omfang 1500 ord +/- 10%
• Individuelt refleksjonsnotat fra individuelt praktisk-estetisk prosjekt, omfang 1500 ord +/- 10%

Ny/utsatt eksamen

Ny og utsatt eksamen gjennomføres på samme måte som ved ordinær eksamen. Ved første ny og utsatt eksamen leveres en bearbeidet versjon av de tre oppgavene i mappen. Ved senere forsøk leveres ny mappe med nye oppgaver.

Studentens rettigheter og plikter ved ny/utsatt eksamen framgår av forskrift om studier og eksamen ved OsloMet. Studenter er selv ansvarlige for å melde seg opp.

Skikkethetsvurdering

Se programplanen for bachelorstudium i barnehagelærerutdanning (180 studiepoeng) heltid ellerhttp://www.hioa.no/Studier-og-kurs/Skikkethetsvurdering for nærmere informasjon.

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