SOSV3220 Social Work in a Global Context Course description

Grade scale A-F

Free text assignment: All answers are assessed by two internal examiners. Multiple-choice task: Quality-assured by an internal examiner and automatically evaluated.

The assessment scheme is evaluated regularly. An external programme supervisor participates in the evaluation and provides advice on further quality work in the study programme.

5 ECTS overlap with RAD1000 and 10 ECTS overlap with RAD1100.

The course is based on lectures, class exercises, homework assignments and assigned literature. Students are expected to read the course literature and to actively participate in the course meetings, with an emphasis on dialogue.

If no students from abroad are registered for the course, teaching and discussions will alternate between Norwegian and English, as appropriate.

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

1. Describe a theme and research question within the area of global perspectives on social work. The research question must be justified. List recommended sources that may be relevant for further work on the research question. This work requirement is the starting point for the individual written submission assignment which is the final exam for the course (see the course plan). Length: up to one page.

The goal of the assignment is to increase knowledge about social work from a global perspective and to apply theory/analytical perspectives to address a self-selected research question.

The coursework requirement must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam. If the coursework requirement is not approved, the student will be given the opportunity to resubmit an improved version one more time within the specified deadline.

Individual written assignment with self-selected topic. The assignment can be written in either English or Norwegian. The student works on the assignment throughout the course. The assignment should be 8-10 pages long, not including references. Approved APA referencing style for assignment writing must be followed. Font and font size: Calibri 12 points. Line spacing: 1.5.

A selection of self-chosen readings, which comprises of 100 pages must be attached in the assignment.

Students with valid absences or who do not pass the exam have the right to a new/deferred exam, which has the same format as the regular exam. If the exam is not passed, the student will have one opportunity to submit a revised version of the assignment for grading.

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

Grade scale A-F.

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

Erika Gubrium and Ariana Guilherme Fernandes