SIW4220 Qualitative Methods and Research Design Emneplan

No restrictions.

One internal and one external examiner.

• project execution based on practice and theory
• physical and visual communication
• academic writing skills
• design methods
• data collecting methods
• design of a product

The course consists of lectures and study groups.

For every lecture, there are seminars where study groups work with practical exercises and have group discussions. These seminars will be supervised on demand. Groups will complete practical exercises in each seminar, which will be collected in a "group portfolio". Portfolio work will receive feedback from the instructor and from peers at specified times throughout the semester.

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

• Student must participate in at least four of the seminar exercises.
• An oral presentation, presented by the group, as well as peer feedback to another group's work. The presentation can be anything from a presentation of results from that group's work, to presenting the most interesting group discussion or reflection on course related topics.

Attendance during the group presentation is mandatory, and presentations and feedback must be approved by the course lecturer. Students who are not present or that have not provided input to the group or have not participated in providing feedback to a peer group, and presentations that are not approved, will have to submit an alternative qualification to be able to sit for the examination.

Lack of an approved course work requirement will disqualify the student from taking part in the final examination.

The exam in the course is a semester course paper. The exam paper must have a scope of 10 pages (+/- 10 per cent). Font and font size: Calibri 12 points. Line spacing: 1.5.

The student will work with the course paper through work on and reflections about the practical exercises through the semester until delivery. The paper’s theme is defined or approved by the course leader.

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Grade scale A-F.

The exam papers are assessed by one internal and one external examiner.

At least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded for the papers assessed by two examiners form the basis for determining the level for all the exam papers.

Erika Gubrium