EPN-V2

YFPRA4 Teaching Practice, 4th period Course description

Course name in Norwegian
4. praksisperiode
Study programme
Bachelor’s Programme in Vocational Teacher Education
Bachelor’s Programme in Vocational Teacher Education
Weight
0.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

Se omtale av praksis i programplanen

Required preliminary courses

Se omtale av praksis i programplanen

Learning outcomes

Se omtale av praksis i programplanen

Content

The course is organised as a series of four sessions over three days.

Teaching and learning methods

Se omtale av praksis i programplanen

Course requirements

Se omtale av praksis i programplanen

Assessment

Se omtale av praksis i programplanen

Permitted exam materials and equipment

The course provides students with experience in evaluating and communicating scientific texts as well as the practical and theoretical knowledge related to the various stages of the research process.

The course is mandatory for all students.

The language of the course is Norwegian.

Grading scale

None.

Examiners

Knowledge

The student has

  • in-depth knowledge about the different philosophy of science perspectives on what constitutes knowledge
  • advanced knowledge about the philosophy of science basis for library and information science as a field of study
  • specialised insight into criteria for research quality and for ethically sound research
  • specialised knowledge about important quantitative and qualitative methods for the collection, processing and analysis of research data
  • practical and theoretical knowledge about the stages of a research project, from developing a research question to reporting and publication

Skills

The student is capable of

  • evaluating the quality of existing research and relating it to the philosophy of science basis for library and information science
  • articulating research issues and research questions and relating them to relevant choices of methods
  • planning and developing an individual, limited research project in the form of a master¿s thesis

General competence

The student

  • can discuss criteria for assessing research quality both in writing and orally
  • can design a research project of similar size and scope as an MA thesis and share their reflections both in writing and orally