FLKM4210 Knowledge Production and the Global South Emneplan

Følgende arbeidskrav må være gjennomført og godkjent for å fremstille seg til eksamen:

Artikkelgransking med fremlegg på workshop (4200A): Hensikten er å oppøve evnen til å analysere og vurdere forskning. Det arrangeres en workshop der resultatene fremlegges og diskuteres med faglærere. Dersom en gruppe får "ikke godkjent", må gruppen gjennomføre en ny presentasjon for faglærer(e). Ved fravær av ett eller flere gruppemedlemmer, må vedkommende gjennomføre gruppens forberedte presentasjon for faglærer(e).

No prerequisite knowledge required.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student:

• has knowledge of the the concept of knowledge production, and accompanying paradigms about what can be known and how we can know about the world.
• has knowledge of the Global North and South dynamics of knowledge production, including decolonial challenges to European universalism.
• has knowledge of the relationship between knowledge, knowledge production, education, and power, at multiple levels of scale.
• has knowledge of the roles of education systems, and other social and institutional processes, in the production of knowledge in and about the Global South.

Skills

The student:

• is capable of discussing and explaining relevant topics in the course, and applying them to the analysis and understanding of diverse examples of knowledge production.
• is capable of discussing and assessing different perspectives on knowledge production and education in the Global South.

General competence

The student:

• is capable of explaining and problematising the concept of knowledge claims about the world, and the role and functions of knowledge production, and education, in terms of international development and sustainabilities.
• is capable of critically assessing different discourses on education and their relationship to development.

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt så lenge regler for kildehenvisning følges.

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• One group-work assignment to prepare a presentation about prescribed reading(s) of 5-10 minutes (the mode may vary - e.g. a podcast, seminar presentation, an equivalent written text of 700-1000 words).
• 80 % attendance requirement (see the programme description for more information).

The purpose of the coursework requirement 1 is to contribute to students’ academic formation in the analysis of published academic work and presentation of results. Requirement 3 is designed to ensure high levels of participation in the coursework and program, to support students’ academic formation.

Gradert skala A-F

Alle besvarelser vurderes av en intern sensor. Ekstern tilsynssensor deltar i utarbeidelsen av eksamensoppgaver og vurderingskriterier.

A grade scale with A being the highest grade and E the poorest pass grade is used. The grade F means that the student has failed the exam.

All submitted papers will be assessed by one internal and one external examiner.