SIW4220 Qualitative Methods and Research Design Emneplan

Etter fullført emne har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert som kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten

• kjenner til læreplanverkets og rammeplan for kulturskolens verdigrunnlag, oppbygning og muligheter for praktisk og estetisk læring i skolen
• har grunnleggende kunnskap om tverrfaglige metoder som kan brukes i ulike fag
• kjenner til estetiske teorier og virkemidler
• har kunnskap om praktiske og estetiske fagovergripende kompetanser i undervisningen

Ferdigheter

Studenten

• kan bruke læreplanverkets handlingsrom i planlegging og gjennomføring av tverrfaglige undervisningsforløp
• kan legge til rette for at elever får arbeide skapende, kreativt og utforskende
• kan i samarbeid med andre utvikle og reflektere over egen undervisningspraksis

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• kan anvende et praktisk og estetisk håndverk i planlegging, gjennomføring, og evaluere egen undervisning
• kan reflektere over og utvikle egen bruk av praktiske og estetiske fagovergripende kompetanser

None.

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has

• thorough knowledge of the research process
• advanced knowledge of qualitative research designs: their appropriate use as well as strengths and limitations
• advanced conceptual tools to be applied in discussing, evaluating, and exploring social phenomena

Skills

The student can

• relate research processes to scientific theory and ethical principles
• apply research methods in a reflective manner and appropriately choose methods that are relevant for different kinds of research questions
• use relevant methods for producing, analysing and interpreting diverse types of empirical data (e.g. literature, interviews, and field observations)
• evaluate research based on qualitative methodologies in terms of methodological quality and appropriateness

General competence

The student

• has knowledge of general research ethics
• has the ability to reflect critically on the ethical dimensions of data collection, analysis and presentation of data
• has the ability to think critically concerning the development, design and execution of research

The teaching takes place with in-person attendance on campus, and consists of lectures, seminar group- and individual exercises.

Course meetings are divided into lecture and seminar portions. In the seminar, student project groups and/or individual students work with practical exercises. The seminars will be supervised on demand. Students will complete practical exercises in each seminar, which will be collected in a "project portfolio". Portfolio work will receive feedback from the instructor and at specified times throughout the semester and a selection of the work will comprise a portion of the final exam.

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

• Coursework 1: Participation in at least 80% of the seminars.
• Coursework 2: An oral presentation, presented by the student project 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 who have not provided input to the group or have not participated in providing feedback to a peer group, or have 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.

To interne sensorer. Ekstern sensor brukes jevnlig.

Eva Kristin Nancke Øvreness

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has

• thorough knowledge of the research process
• advanced knowledge of quantitative research designs: their appropriate use as well as strengths and limitations
• thorough knowledge of important concepts such as measurement, reliability, validity, and generalization.

Skills

The student can

• relate research processes to scientific theory and ethical principles
• apply research methods in a reflective manner and appropriately choose methods that are relevant for different kinds of research questions
• use relevant methods for producing, analyzing and interpreting diverse types of empirical data (e.g. surveys or register data)
• use univariate, bivariate and multivariate analysis techniques
• understand inferential statistics
• evaluate research based on quantitative methods in terms of methodological quality and appropriateness

General Competence

The student is

• familiar with, and critically reflect on various consequences of research
• able to use ethical judgement regarding one’s own position as a researcher and how participation in research can intervene in people’s lives.
• familiar with and can adhere to ethical regulations such as: correct and complete source information, informant anonymisation, confidentiality, researcher responsibility.

The course consists of lectures on campus, exercises with statistical software, e-lectures and assignments that the students work with on their own and receive guidance via e-based resources.

Students will work with an analysis project consisting of univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis (regression analysis).

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

• Coursework 1: individual project sketch. The project sketch must have a scope of up to 1 page.

The project sketch must be completed and approved by the given deadline for the student to take the exam. If the project sketch has not been approved, the student will be given one opportunity to submit an improved version by a given deadline. Coursework that is not approved on the second submission will disqualify the student from taking the exam.