MESTD4312 Vitenskapsteori og forskningsmetode 1 Emneplan

Emnet gir oversikt over vitenskapsteori og forskningsmetoder som er relevant for forskning og utviklingsarbeid i estetiske fag, kreative praksiser og menneskelig interaksjon. Vitenskapsteori skal gi innsikt i ulike tradisjoner og paradigmer, herunder også praksisbasert og praksisledet forskning. Emnet presenterer en bredde av forskningsmetoder og vitenskapelige posisjoner. Forskningsetikk inngår i emnet. Emnet skal gi grunnlag for arbeid med masteroppgaven. Emnet undervises normalt på engelsk.

Ingen utover opptakskrav.

To qualify to sit for the final exam, the student is required to write an academic paper of 2000 words (+/- 10%) on a given topic. This will enable the student to engage with the course literature and critically reflect on a particular topic. The assignment must be submitted digitally through OsloMet's Learning Management System and within the stipulated deadline. No individual supervision will be provided for this paper.

The paper will be assessed by peer review as either 'approved' or 'not approved'. Students who do not get the required pass may rewrite and resubmit their paper once within a given deadline. Students who due to illness or other documented reasons for legal absence fail to submit this coursework requirement within the set deadline, can be given a new deadline. In this case, the student shall present the documents confirming his/her illness/reason.

Undervisningen vil veksle mellom forelesninger, seminarer og worksshops samt selvstudium. Dialog og refleksjon knyttet til teori og praksis står sentralt. Studentene oppfordres til å etablere kollokviegrupper. Alle aspekter i emnet behandles ikke nødvendigvis i undervisningen, men skal dekkes av studenten selv gjennom lesning av pensumlitteratur, drøfting i kollokviegrupper

The final assessment of this module consists of a four hours written exam.

New/postponed exam

In case of failed exam or legal absence, the student can apply for a new or postponed exam. New or postponed exam is offered within a reasonable time span following the regular exam. Submission and assessment of this will be in accordance with the conditions originally applicable.

The student is responsible for applying to sit for a new or postponed exam within the deadlines stipulated by OsloMet and the Faculty of Education and International Studies. The regulations governing examinations are set out in the document -Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet.

The following grading scale is used: A to E for pass and F for no pass.

The exam will be jointly marked by an internal and an external examiner. The external examiner will read a selection of the exam papers and collaborate with the internal examiner in a way that benefits all the students.

Bestått/ikke bestått.

To interne sensorer. Ekstern sensor brukes jevnlig.

The course will explore the migration process by giving an insight into historical causes of migration as well as various theories of migration. Further, the migrants will be seen as participants in social organisation and social networks that may have an impact on their ability to handle the migration process. The course will also discuss consequences at different levels for the sending and receiving communities as well as consequences for the individual migrant.

The course is organised around two principal themes:

1. Historical processes of migration

• Dynamics between globalisation, development and migration
• Theories of migration

2. Migration and the migrants

• Social organisation and social networks:

Households, age groups, gender, ethnicity, clan, class, religion

Diaspora, transnationality, nationalism and identity

Individuals