FLKM4320 Development studies: Power and Inequality Course description

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

Teaching methods alternate between lectures, seminars, study visits, discussions, group work, presentation and independent study.

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

1. A 10 minute oral group presentation of a small group project (approximately 3-4 students in each group)
2. A 15 minute oral presentation of the semester paper. Presentations are done individually, or in groups of two if writing the term paper together.

Presentations can be done on Zoom, in the classroom or recorded beforehand (ppt or video) and shall be submitted to Canvas afterwards for approval by course responsible (pass/fail).

All required coursework must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam. If one or more coursework requirements have not been approved, the student will be given the opportunity to submit an improved version once by the given deadline.

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 thorough knowledge of important theoretical and empirical issues linked to inequality and power in the Global South.
• has advanced research-based knowledge of global inequality and poverty.

Skills

The student:

• is capable of explaining how theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches influence findings on the relationships between power and inequality in the Global South.
• is capable of comparing and critically assessing theories and methods applied to studies of power and inequality.
• is capable of analysing existing theories and perspectives with respect to connections between power and distribution in the Global South.

General competence

The student:

• is capable of transferring and adapting research questions and approaches from the analysis of power and distribution in developing regions to other geographical areas, including Norway and other OECD countries.
• is capable of assessing, applying and disseminating new knowledge and academic perspectives related to the study of inequality and power.

The teaching consists of lectures and seminars. See the programme description for further details.

All aids are allowed as long as the source reference rules are followed.

Studenetene skal få innsikt i og kunnskaper om dagens miljøsituasjon samt kunne se framtidige utfordringer, og derved aktivt bidra til miljøomstillinger ved egen bedrift, organisasjon og nærmiljø.

An internal and external examiner make the assessment of all exams.

Letter grades ranging from A to F are used, with A being the highest grade and E the poorest pass grade, and F being a fail grade.

You can apply for admission to this course outside the master's program. Admission requirements for the course are the same as for the master's programme in library and information science, as well as a minimum of a C grade average from the bachelor's degree.