PHVIT9560 Bioinformatikk med fordypning i analyse av data fra massiv parallell sekvensering Emneplan

After completion of the course, the students will have acquired the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

Students have knowledge of and insight into:

• political ecology in general and political ecology of education in particular
• green transformation alternatives and how they are or are not reflected in education approaches (including ecomodernism, the UN’s Agenda 2030 with the Sustainable Development Goals, and degrowth)
• approaches to reduce climate emissions and approaches of climate education, (ranging from mainstream to critical approaches)
• critical pedagogy / critical education (including the tradition following the work of Paulo Freire)

Skills

Students demonstrate their capacity to:

• competently understand, explain and critically discuss topics covered by the course
• competently examine how various development strategies and change options are aimed at different goals
• critically discuss consequences and alternatives to what students in a particular education are taught about sustainable or carbon-low transformation alternatives
• produce a paper relevant to course topics in accordance with the required academic standards

General competence

Students demonstrate their capacity to:

• explain and discuss the various approaches (and possible combinations) that are highlighted in the course
• further enhance their academic writing and presentation skills, leveraging feedback from both senior academic colleagues and early-career research peers

The practical training lasts for six weeks; four days at the placement and one study day a week. The student will normally follow the working hours of the occupational therapist at the practical training establishment, 7 ½ hours per day and 30 hours per week.

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt så lenge regler for kildehenvisning følges.

After the course, the students must meet the deadline for handing in a revision of their course paper of 3500 - 5000 words plus reference list.

New and postponed examination

In case of a failed exam/valid absence, the candidate may have a new exam under the same conditions when a new/postponed exam is arranged. If the paper is graded with "fail", the candidate must submit a revised version within a given time limit.

Alle besvarelser vurderes av én sensor.

Ekstern sensor benyttes regelmessig, og minimum ved hver tredje gjennomføring av emnet. Ved uttrekk av besvarelser til ekstern sensur skal uttrekket omfatte minimum 10% av besvarelsene, men uansett ikke færre enn 5 besvarelser. Ved uttrekk skal ekstern sensors vurdering komme alle studentene til gode.

The grades are "pass" or "fail". The requirement for "pass" is that the paper builds on insights from the course and that it meets ordinary academic standards for a course paper at PhD level.

Each exam paper will be evaluated by a committee of two examiners.

The midway and final assessments are made by the supervisor and the contact lecturer at the university. The final decision on whether to award a pass or fail grade is made by the university.

Target group

We aim to bring together course participants with a broad range of different backgrounds. On the one hand, we want participants who before the course either have studied or started a PhD project with empirical studies concerning questions about sustainability, climate or the environment. On the other hand, we welcome participants who come from the field of education and/or do their PhD project within an education department. Moreover, we invite applicants from various parts of the world.

Admission requirements

1. The admission will require a five-year master’s degree (three years + two years) or equivalent qualifications in social sciences, teacher education or in any other subjects or fields for which the course is seen as relevant for the applicant.
2. All applicants must submit a brief summary of their PhD project (about ½ - 1 page).
3. All applicants must submit a text of 250 - 500 words (+ eventual literature references) about their motivation and background for taking part in this course, and how they consider the course to be relevant for their PhD project.
4. Up to five seats will be reserved for applicants who are enrolled as PhD students at OsloMet’s Faculty of Education and International Studies.