Masterstudium i arkiv-, bibliotek- og Informasjonsvitenskap – deltid Programplan

Program Structure

The program constitutes a scientifically and pedagogically integrated whole; with compulsory and elective components (all comprising 10 ECTS), in addition to master’s theses of 30 ECTS (BSCA) and 60 ECTS (BSII).

Content of common compulsory courses

These courses provide basic insight and some practical skills in behavior analysis. The philosophy of science that is fundamental to behavior analysis is introduced and placed in a wider context of philosophy of science. The status of various scientific approaches in modern society is discussed. The courses place the study of human behavior in a natural science tradition and emphasize a selectionist understanding of change processes. Basic ontological and epistemological questions are discussed: unity of knowledge; the relationship between natural sciences, social sciences and the humanities; determining and defining analytical units in research; and methodological approaches suitable for promoting effective action based on functional analyses. Behavior analysis – experimental, conceptual and applied – is introduced as a cumulative science of behavior.

Compulsory courses

These courses are compulsory for all students:

• MALK4000-401 Complexity, Science and Society
• MALK4000-403 Behavior Analysis and Radical Behaviorism
• MALKA211 Introduction to Behavior Analysis
• MALKA214 Experimental Design and Functional Analysis

For students in the Concepts and applications specialisation, these courses are also compulsory:

• MALK4000-402 Relational Skills
• MALKA212 Refinement of Behavior Analytic Terms
• MALKA213 Laboratory Exercises – Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Content of elective courses

In the elective courses, various behaviorally based approaches to initiating, facilitating and managing change processes in individual behavior repertoire, organizations and systems are studied. Behavioral technology comprises everything from basic self-control techniques to sophisticated tools for initiating and managing complex processes in large organizations. Important features in this methodology are operational measures of change and continuous data collection.

Elective courses (a total of 20 ECTS)

Each student chooses two (2) of the following courses:

• MALKA212 Refinement of Behavior Analytic Terms*
• MALKA215 Complex Human Behavior*
• MALKA217 Early Intervention for Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders
• MALKA218 Ethical Considerations in Applied Behavior Analysis
• MALKA219 Organizational Behavior Management (OBM)
• MALKA220 Behavioral Economics
• MALKA221 Complex Systems and Risk Management

* Students at the BSII-specialisation who choose MALKA215 as one of the two elective courses, has to choose MALKA212 as the second elective course. MALKA212 should then be carried out in the spring semester the first year of study. This will cause a higher workload during this semester for students at the BSII-specialisation who choose MALKA215 and MALKA212 as elective courses.

Elective courses are normally offered every Fall term. Students enrol for courses by deadlines each semester, and the department reserves the right to cancel courses with insufficient enrolment. Depending on the number of students enrolled, changes may be made in the way the courses are conducted.

Master’s theses – 30 and 60 ECTS credits

Students admitted to specialisation in Concepts and Applications write an individual master’s thesis worth 30 ECTS (MALK5000). The thesis is usually a work in progress during the elective courses, when students participate in research projects with faculty.

By the end of the final course at the latest, the student submits a thesis outline, including a research question, a plan for progress, and a plan for dissemination (see guidelines, Thesis outline). When faculty approves the thesis outline, the student is assigned a supervisor for his thesis work. See the course descriptions for MALK5000 for a more detailed description of the master’s thesis worth 30 ECTS.

Students admitted to specialisation in Innovation and Implementation write an individual master’s thesis worth 60 ECTS (MALK5900). Students’ theses will be written with a basis in innovation projects designed and implemented by the candidates in the program. The program appoints a thesis advisor, and the candidate works with a dedicated field supervisor trained by the Department of Behavioral Science. The thesis reports the planning, design and implementation of the innovation project, and includes an executive summary that will be made publicly available through a Project Bank. See the course descriptions for MALK5900 for a more detailed description of the master’s thesis worth 60 ECTS.

Two compulsory seminars in research ethics cover academic honesty; the work of Regional Ethics Committees; the guidelines of OsloMet on research ethics and research fraud; current publication manuals and APA style manuscript preparation, and the use of electronic reference management tools. The seminars are taken place digitally and are open for students from all stages of the program. One seminar is held every semester, and both seminars must be completed before the proposal for the thesis is submitted.

The master’s thesis can be written in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.

The program complies with the quality assurance systems required by the university.

Progression Requirements

All coursework requirements must be approved to sit for the final course exam. Coursework requirements must be approved to participate and submit coursework requirements according to the following:

• MALK4000-403: MALK4000-401, or equivalent
• MALKA211: MALK4000-401, MALK4000-403, or equivalent
• MALKA212: MALK4000-401, MALK4000-403, MALKA211, or equivalent
• MALKA213: MALK4000-401, MALK4000-403, MALKA211, MALKA212, or equivalent
• MALKA214: MALK4000-401, MALK4000-403, MALKA211, or equivalent
• MALKA215: MALK4000-401, MALK4000-403, MALKA211, MALKA212, MALKA214, or equivalent
• MALK5000: All courses in the specialisation must be completed with pass grades and the coursework requirements, including seminars in research ethics, must be approved before the candidate may submit the master’s thesis.
• MALK5900: All courses in the specialisation must be completed with pass grades and the coursework requirements, including seminars in research ethics, and thesis seminars must be approved before the candidate may submit the master’s thesis.

Courses in the BSII-specialisation are digitalised and to some degree self-paced. They are designed according to the principles of Personalized System of Instruction (PSI), which require that students master the content of a specific learning unit before they are allowed to proceed with the next unit in the course sequence.

Exemption from the provisions of progression requirements may in special cases and upon application by the student, be granted.

Varied and student-active teaching methods are used in the program. The languages of instruction are Norwegian and English. Textbooks, reading packages and digital course sequences are in English.

Good learning outcomes primarily depend on the students’ own efforts. Student effort includes benefiting from teaching and academic supervision; following this up with independent work in the form of theoretical studies, and, when relevant, practical skills training. The program is demanding, and requires consistent effort during the whole semester. The most important work and teaching forms used in each course in the program are described below. Individual course descriptions state which work methods each course employs.

Web-based work and teaching methods

Several forms of digital learning resources are used in the program, such as digital textbooks, digital lectures, video clips, tests, and assignments. These resources can be used to prepare for teaching sessions, during seminars using Interteaching, and as part of self-study. This form of teaching requires the students to meet prepared for the scheduled teaching sessions. Interaction can also take place digitally. Students from both specialisations will have access to digitalised versions of the course content. For the digital course sequences, feedback on details of course content, and supervised discussion groups will be available during pre-determined time periods.

Personalized System of Instruction (PSI)

The Innovation and Implementation specialisation provides students with digital course sequences constructed from the principles of Personalized System of Instruction, PSI. This is a teaching program that builds verbal/conceptual repertoires by going from basic to advanced concepts with no gaps in between, and where student progress is contingent on mastering previous learning units at a certain level before the next unit is made available. This will, with required readings matched to the course content and dedicated sessions for teacher’s response to student questions, allow for a certain degree of self-pacing, making this suited for part-time students with different demands on their time than full-time students. The complete content of each course will be broken down into course sequences that build upon the previous one, with a mastery test at the end of each sequence. A success rate of 80% allows the student to continue to the next sequence.

The course sequences replace lectures and workshops for those who are in the Innovation and Implementation specialisation, but students are welcome to participate in all teaching and learning activities, irrespective of their specialisation.

Lectures

Lectures are primarily used to introduce new subject matter, provide an overview and highlight main elements and links within different topics, and also to communicate relevant issues.

Seminars

Seminars emphasize dialogue and discussion between the subject teacher(s) and students in order to stimulate the student's academic development. Verbal presentations by students and discussions are emphazised. In connection with MALK5900: Master's thesis (60 ECTS), seminars are held where scientific and methodological aspects of the master's theses are presented and discussed. The students receive feedback from their fellow students and teachers, which enables them to learn from each other. Research-related issues, methods and academic supervision are among the topics discussed in the seminars. Seminars for MALK5900 will be conducted on digital collaboration platforms.

Interteaching

Interteaching is a technology of classroom instruction based on the principles of behavior analysis. The Interteaching method includes pre-session reading; discussion of pre-determined questions in pairs with perambulating instructors; summarizing lectures based on questions from the discussions, and data collection including student evaluation of each session.

Written assignments

Written assignments vary according to learning outcomes, course content and work methods. The assignments usually consist of written work, in the form of essays, reaction papers or reviews of literature, or multiple-choice tests. The coursework requirements ensure steady academic progress and stimulate the students to acquire new knowledge; testing their knowledge, skills and competencies against the standards of the course outcomes. Coursework requirements get feedback from instructors and are specifically designed to give students practice in academic writing and prepare them for thesis work.

Simulation/laboratory exercises/skills training

Simulation/laboratory exercises/skills training is used to design and execute learning experiments, giving hands-on experience with basic learning processes and experiments.

Self-study and student cooperation/group work

Learning requires a high degree of self-paced activity and self-study, including both individual work and cooperation with fellow students. Through activities such as exchanging ideas, presentations, discussions, writing assignments and problem-based assignments, students will be stimulated to learn by communicating knowledge and experience, expressing their own opinions and, together, reflecting on their own attitudes, actions and understanding of the field. Students are encouraged to take initiative to schedule and actively participate in study groups to promote learning. Information about the activities in the institute’s research groups is presented at the start the program, and students are encouraged to take part in the lab activities in the research groups. For each course, the students are responsible for readings.

Opptak skjer i henhold til forskrift om opptak til studier ved OsloMet.

For masterstudiet i arkiv-, bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap gjelder følgende opptakskrav utover det som fremgår av forskriften:

Det generelle grunnlaget for opptak er bachelorgrad. Det er i tillegg krav om en faglig fordypning på minst 80 studiepoeng innenfor ett eller flere av masterstudiets fagområder:

• kunnskapsorganisasjon og gjenfinning
• informasjon og samfunn
• litteratur- og kulturformidling
• arkivvitenskap

Søkere med bachelorgrad innen masterstudiets fagområder rangeres på grunnlag av karakterer fra bachelorgrad og eventuell relevant tilleggsutdanning. Søkere som kvalifiserer på grunnlag av fordypning tatt i tillegg til bachelorgrad rangeres på grunnlag av karakterer i fordypningsemnene. Der søker har mer enn 80 studiepoeng i sin faglige fordypning, legges til grunn for beregning de emner som gir størst uttelling for søker.

Det er krav om gjennomsnittskarakter C eller bedre fra opptaksgrunnlaget. Dersom C-kravet ikke oppfylles med opptaksgrunnlaget kan en søker få medregnet annen fullført master- og/eller videreutdanning i karaktergjennomsnittet. Utdanningen må være innenfor fagområdene nevnt over.

Opptak til enkeltemner i dette programmet har samme krav som opptak til programmet, inkludert krav om karaktersnitt på C.

Kandidaten skal etter gjennomført program ha følgende totale læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse.

Kunnskap

Kandidaten:

• har avanserte kunnskaper innen den delen av arkiv-, bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap han/hun har valgt å spesialisere seg i
• har omfattende kunnskaper om teorier og tilnærminger innen arkiv-, bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap generelt
• har spesialisert kunnskap om forskningsmetoder som brukes i arkiv-, bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap

Ferdigheter

Kandidaten:

• kan identifisere og formulere problemstilling for et arkiv-, bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskapelig forskningsprosjekt
• kan analysere og vurdere hensiktsmessigheten og anvendelsen av ulike teorier og metoder på et arkiv-, bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskapelig forskningsprosjekt
• kan selvstendig gjennomføre forskning på internasjonalt nivå og kunne håndtere komplekse faglige spørsmål og utfordre etablert kunnskap på fagområdet
• kan selvstendig anvende den arkiv-, bibliotek- og informasjonsfaglige kunnskapen hun/han har tilegnet seg på nye problemfelt og i nye kontekster

Generell kompetanse

Kandidaten:

• kan identifisere og analysere forskningsetiske problemstillinger innenfor arkiv-, bibliotek- og informasjonvitenskap
• kan bidra med kunnskaper og ferdigheter i tverrfaglige forsknings- og utviklingsprosjekter
• kan formidle fagkunnskap kritisk og selvstendig til praksisfelt og allmennhet, både skriftlig og muntlig

Studiet tilbys som heltid over to år og deltid over fire år. Studieomfanget på deltid er 30 studiepoeng per studieår.

Foruten masteroppgaven består programmet av tre obligatoriske emner i tillegg til fem valgemner innenfor tre fordypninger: Dokumentasjon og arkiv, Informasjon og bibliotek samt Kultur og litteratur.

De tre fordypningene gir mulighet for spesialisering rettet mot arkiv og dokumentforvaltning, fak- og forskningsbibliotek og kunnskapssektoren samt folkebibliotek og kulturinstiutsjoner.

1.semester består av to obligatoriske emner, og man velger et valgemne innenfor en av de tre fordypningene.

Fordypningene videreføres i 2. semester, hvor det velges 3 valgemner.

På 3. semester påbegynnes arbeidet med masteroppgaven, i tillegg til et obligatorisk emne og et valgemne. Masteroppgaven er selvstendig arbeide på 40 stp. som går over to semestre på heltid (3. og 4. semester), og over fire semestre på deltid.

Studieprogresjon

Minst 60 studiepoeng må være fullført og bestått før avtale om veiledning av masteroppgaven og deltakelse på avhandlingsseminar igangsettes. Alle emner som inngår i graden, må være bestått før studenten kan levere masteroppgaven til sensur. Se også under emnet Masteroppgave for nærmere informasjon om organiseringen av arbeidet med masteroppgaven.

Alle valgfrie emner tilbys innenfor rammen av et normert studieløp, såfremt et tilstrekkelig antall studenter melder seg til det enkelte emne. Vi gjør oppmerksom på at det kan komme endringer i hvilke valgfrie emner som tilbys.

Oversiktstabellen nedenfor viser studiets oppbygging.

Det blir brukt varierte undervisningsformer med en kombinasjon av forelesninger, diskusjoner, oppgaveskriving individuelt og i grupper. I tillegg benyttes ulike studentaktive læringsformer som gruppearbeid, prosjektarbeid og muntlige presentasjoner.

Tilrettelegningen av undervisningen varierer fra emne til emne og kan f.eks. være lagt opp som tre til fire samlinger à to dager, ukentlig undervisning og finne sted ved fysisk fremmøte på campus, og i noen tilfeller i tillegg være tilgengelig via strømming eller gjennomføres som hybrid undervisning.

Studenter ved masterstudium i arkiv-, bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap kan søke om utveksling ett semester, primært andre semester. Studentene vil kunne benytte seg av de avtaler som allerede er inngått for masterstudentene ved bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap. Emnene må godkjennes i forkant av utvekslingen. Mer informasjon kan finnes på OsloMets og fakultetets nettsider.

Det framgår av emneplanene om det er satt opp arbeidskrav eller obligatoriske aktiviteter innenfor et emne. Arbeidskrav og obligatoriske aktiviteter må være godkjent før studenten kan framstille seg til eksamen. Dersom arbeidskrav eller obligatoriske aktiviteter ikke er levert eller ikke er godkjent, mister studenten retten til å framstille seg til eksamen i det enkelte emne.

Det avholdes eksamen i hvert emne, og det benyttes ulike vurderingsformer. Det framgår av emneplanene hvilken vurderingsform, vurderingsuttrykk, sensorordning og tilgjengelige hjelpemidler som benyttes for det enkelte emne