MAY4300 Perspektiver i fag- og yrkesopplæring Emneplan

I dette emnet vil studentene tilegne seg kunnskap om sosialt arbeids fagtradisjon og kunnskapsgrunnlaget i sosialt arbeid, samt få en forståelse av sosialt arbeids organisering, plass og mandat i samfunnet. Studenten vil få innføring i teorier, perspektiver og forskning i sosialt arbeid på individ, gruppe og samfunnsnivå.

Emnet har fokus på menneskers hverdagsliv, livsvilkår og sosiale problemer som er av betydning for deres livskvalitet. Studentene vil få kunnskap om sosialt arbeid i et livsløpsperspektiv, knyttet til ulike faser og overganger i livet. Emnet belyser hvordan hverdagslivets utfordringer og problemer kan forebygges, avhjelpes og mestres.

Studentene får kunnskap om hvordan sosialarbeideren kan identifisere og støtte mestringsstrategier hos den enkelte, motivere til endring og gi hjelp og støtte i krevende livssituasjoner.

Undervisningsspråk er norsk.

Passed MAY4100 and MAY4200

Learning outcomes

After completion of the course of study, the student will have acquired the following learning outcomes, defined as knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has developed in-depth knowledge about vocational learning in and across different contexts
• has developed in-depth knowledge about identity development and cultural formations in VET
• has developed knowledge about learning trajectories and lifelong learning
• has developed knowledge about theories on vocational knowledge

Skills

The student

• is able to participate in discourses on vocational competencies and knowledge

• is able to compare research-based vocational knowledge in and across different contexts

General competence

The student

• has developed consciousness and reflections on learning processes and practices in VET
• has developed competencies to analyze and communicate issues related to vocational knowledge and identity formation
• has developed competencies to critically analyze actors and stakeholders’ roles and responsibilities concerning learning in VET

The course consists of three parts, of which the first and the third take place at Oslo Metropolitan University. In-between, there is an online course with individual and group work requirements.

This course is based on a combination of lecture dialogues, student presentations, group experiments, and group works on thematic issues. Collaborative learning makes a core value in the program, giving justice to the experience and academic assets the students bring to the program. This includes composition of student groups consisting of people with a different background.

English is the principal language of instruction in lectures; however, the course will be taught in Norwegian if no English-speaking students have registered in the course.

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

• Individual submission of a written short-paper (500- 700 words) discussing a theme accentuated in the course.
• An oral presentation of results developed through online group discussions (15 minutes per group).
• There is a requirement of 80% participation in all classes to sit for the exam. For more details see the program plan.

The coursework requirements may be submitted in Norwegian language and must be submitted by the deadlines. Students who fail to meet the coursework requirements can be given an extended deadline. Students whose work is not approved will be given the possibility to revise and re-submit the coursework one more time. A new deadline must be agreed upon with the course responsible teacher.

Ingen hjelpemidler er tillatt.

Gradert skala A-F.

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Emnet er ekvivalent med emnene SOS1110 Introduksjon til sosialt arbeid og SOS1150 Sosialt arbeid - livsløp og hverdagsliv.