QUTVGEM Global Environmental Studies Emneplan

Emnet introduserer forskningsprosessen, praksiser for vitenskapelig publisering og grunnleggende perspektiver på vitenskapelige metoder. Emnet gir studentene innsikt i teoretiske og metodiske verktøy, slik at de både i det videre studieløpet og senere kan bidra til å beskrive og utvikle praksisfeltet ved å gjennomføre undersøkelser av ulikt omfang. Samtidig utgjør vitenskapelig produsert kunnskap vesentlige deler av innholdet i alle typer bibliotek. Emnet skal derfor også gjøre studentene i stand til å forstå, vurdere og formidle vitenskapelige tekster. Studentene skal opparbeide seg innsikt i hva en forskningsprosess krever av planlegging, gjennomføring og rapportering, slik at de etter endt studieløp har et grunnlag for å bistå studenter og forskere i deres arbeid. Emnet gir et overordnet perspektiv på temaer som åpen vitenskap, bibliometri, publiseringsindikatorer og akademias profesjoner og disipliner.

Undervisningsspråk er norsk.

Ingen forkunnskapskrav.

Studenten skal etter å ha fullført emnet ha følgende totale læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten

• har innsikt i kvantitative og kvalitative datainnsamlings- og analysemetoder
• har en reflektert holdning til metoder, kildebruk og resultater
• har kunnskap om personvern og forskningsetiske retningslinjer
• har innsikt i vitenskapelig publisering og prinsippene for åpen vitenskap
• har genrekunnskap og innsikt i forskningsformidling

Ferdigheter

Studenten

• kan planlegge et selvstendig forskningsprosjekt basert på metoder og teorier som er relevante for feltet
• kan anvende samfunnsfaglige metoder og teori i arbeid med oppgaveløsning i sitt videre studieforløp
• kan gjennomføre enklere undersøkelser og analyser i sitt fremtidige arbeid i praksisfeltet
• kan vurdere og formidle vitenskapelig kunnskap

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• har en grunnleggende forståelse av hva en forskningsprosess innebærer av planlegging, gjennomføring og rapportering
• kan designe et forskningsprosjekt
• kan vurdere vitenskapsteoretiske, metodiske og etiske problemstillinger

Arbeidsformene veksler mellom forelesninger, øvinger og selvstudium. Undervisningen er campusbasert.

The following course work requirements must be met before the examinations may be sat:

• Introductory assignment. Each student writes a paper of approx. 1800 words (+/- 10 %) / approx. 4-5 pages, where he/she must demonstrate good understanding of the key concepts introduced in the introductory part. At this stage, all communication between student and teachers is based on e-mail. The paper Is to be submitted through e-mail before going to Costa Rica. It will be assessed within the following week and evaluated as Accepted/Not accepted. The students will get brief individual feedback from the seminar leader on their paper during the second week of the course in Costa Rica.

• Participation. Participation in all academic activities is mandatory, at least 80 % participation in all lectures, seminars and field trips constitutes a required minimum. This is due to the central role this course gives to learning by taking part in critical examinations and discussions of the topics at all course activities. A medical certificate is required by absence from course activities exceeding 20 %. As compensation fora higher absence than 20 %, the seminar leader will issue an extra assignment and set the deadline for a paper of 1800 words +/- 10 %. It will be assessed and evaluated by the seminar leader as Accepted/Not accepted.

• A Group Paper. In the beginning of the work with the group exam papers (see Group examination below), each group of students is required to submit a paper of at least 1200 words with deadline set by the seminar leader. This paper must contain the following elements: Apresentation of the proposed topic and design of the group exam paper; a draft abstract; and a presentation of how three course readings and four course concepts may be applied in the final work The paper will be assessed within the following week and evaluated as Accepted/Not accepted.

• Oral Presentation. The students are required to take part in the oral presentation (about I 0-20 minutes) of the above-mentioned group paper at a seminar. A lack of participation will be counted together with other eventual absence from course activities, according to the point above (Participation).

Students, who, due to illness or other valid and documented reasons, do not meet the course work requirements within the fixed deadlines, may be given a new deadline. A new deadline for meeting the requirements is in each individual case given by the seminar leader.

Course work requirements are evaluated Accepted/Not accepted. Students who meet the work requirements within the fixed deadline, but get the evaluation Not accepted, are entitled to maximum two new attempts to fulfil the course requirements. A new deadline for meeting the course work requirements is in each individual case given by the seminar leader. If the course work requirement of either the Introductory Assignment or the Group Paper is evaluated as Not accepted, the new assignment will be to submit an improved version. An Oral Presentation that is Not accepted has to be given again.

Group examination and individual home examination

The students' academic performance is assessed on the basis of a group examination and an individual home examination.

• Group examination

As part of the project module, each group cooperatively write a group assignment of approx. 6000 words (+/- 10 %) / approx. 15 pages. This is a paper on a topic of each group's own choosing. The topic shall, however, be approved by the seminar leader. Here, they shall combine perspectives from the literature and lectures, preferably link up with empirical cases from the region, while drawing on literature that the group finds relevant. The paper shall be submitted electronically within the given deadline. More Information may be obtained from OsloMet's web pages. The group is given a mark (A-F) counting 40 % of the final mark for the assessment.

• Individual home examination

This is a paper of approx. 4400 words (+/- 10%) / approx. 10pages where students shall prove their analytical skills and understanding in the discussion of a given topic. The students will be given 2-3 topics, among which they choose one. In this individual essay, the students must draw on the three modules of the program, combining perspectives from the literature and lectures. The essay Is to be submitted electronically. More information may be obtained from OsloMet's web pages. The students get fifteen working days (three weeks) to write their individual home examination. The assignment is given a mark (A­F) counting 60 % of the final mark.

The student will be awarded a composite grade where the group examination counts 40 % and the individual home examination counts 60 % of the final mark. Both exams must be passed to be awarded a final grade. If a student does not pass one of the exams, only the failed exam shall be re-taken.

New or postponed examination

New or postponed examinations are offered within a reasonable time span following the regular examination. Students, who fail the individual home examination, must write a paper on a new topic. This also applies for students with valid absence and for students who pass, but wish to improve their grade.

In the event of re-sit exams regarding group examination, the candidates will be required to sit an individual examination. This is a paper of 4 000 words (+/- I O %) / approx. I O pages. The topic of the paper is given by the program coordinator.

Regulations for new or postponed examinations are available in Regulationsrelatingtostudies andexaminationsat OsloMet. Students must register for a new or postponed examination. More detailed information about registration for new or postponed examinations is available on the website www.oslomet.no

Eksamen i emnet er en individuell semesteroppgave med omfang på 12000-15000 tegn med mellomrom (skrifttype og skriftstørrelse: Arial/ Calibri 12pkt. Linjeavstand: 1,5).

En student kan ved ikke bestått levere omarbeidet versjon av oppgaven til sensur én gang.

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt så lenge regler for kildehenvisning følges.

Gradert skala A-F.