SP16100 Assessment, Approaches and Individual Educational Plan (IEP) Course description

After completing the programme, the candidate is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The candidate

• has broad knowledge of and insight into various educational, social, economic, political, and ecological dynamics, in relation to questions of international development in the Global South.
• has in-depth knowledge of and is capable of applying social science research methodology.
• has knowledge of how issues in the broad field of international education and development can be analysed, and is capable of critically assessing the history, traditions, and practices of disciplinary perspectives within the interdisciplinary field.

Skills

The candidate

• is capable of applying and analysing multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to studies of international development, education, and sustainabilities.
• is capable of critically analysing and assessing various issues linked to the relationship between education, development, and sustainabilities, and of conducting research studies of relevant connections across these fields.
• is capable of contributing to the research knowledge base within these fields.
• is capable of developing and articulating informed, and critically reflective, statements about relevant issues and topics addressed in the program.

General competence

The candidate

• is capable of analysing relevant academic issues and undertaking advanced work tasks and projects related to the interdisciplinary field of study.
• is capable of disseminating their own research in written and oral form, in accordance with relevant academic forms and standards.
• is capable of contributing to innovation and development in their particular area of study.

The master's degree programme consists of five common courses that address the need for a coherent foundation in international development, education, and sustainabilities.

Courses 1 – 5 are common to all students. All classes are taught in English, and all coursework requirements and assessment tasks, including the written master’s thesis and oral examination, are to be completed in English.

• Course 1, first semester: FLKM4110 Introduction to International Development, Education, and Sustainabilities 15 ECTS Credits.
• Course 2, first semester: FLKM4210 Knowledge production and the Global South, 15 ECTS Credits.
• Course 3, second semester: FLKM4310 Struggles for justice and equality in international development, education, and sustainabilities, 15 ECTS Credits;
• Course 4, second semester: FLKM4410 Research Methodology, 15 ECTS Credits.
• Course 5, third and fourth semester: FLKM5000 Master's Thesis, 60 ECTS Credits.

Progress requirements

Students must have passed all of the courses in the first year of their study programme (FLKM4110, FLKM4210, FLKM4310, and FLKM4410) before they can commence the course FLKM5000.

In very special cases and by application, partial deviation from these requirements may be considered.

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

Kunnskap

Studenten har:

• kunnskap om rammefaktorer i spesialpedagogisk arbeid på sentralt og lokalt nivå
• grunnleggende kunnskap om ulike lærevansker og spesielle opplæringsbehov
• kunnskap om ulike kartleggingsstrategier på individ- og systemnivå
• kunnskap om aktuelt regelverk knyttet til spesialpedagogisk virksomhet i skole og andre spesialpedagogiske opplæringsarenaer

Ferdigheter

Studenten kan:

• bruke relevante kartleggingsmetoder i spesialpedagogisk arbeid
• utvikle individuelle opplæringsplaner i tråd med gjeldende føringer
• kommunisere om faglige temaer med andre fagpersoner og foresatte

Generell kompetanse

Studenten har:

• forståelse for etiske aspekter i spesialpedagogisk arbeid

• respektfulle og inkluderende holdninger overfor barn og unge med særskilte behov

Undervisning/forelesninger, gruppearbeid, individuelt studiearbeid, prosjektarbeid, prefleksjon og refleksjon, utprøvinger i praksis, litteraturstudier, rapportskriving, faglige dialoger, veiledning, bruk av IKT, læringsseminar/fremlegg

The study programme focuses on international phenomena, systems, and relationships, and the study environment is international with students recruited from all over the world. The composition of the student group and the fact that classes are taught in English help the students to gain international experience and international perspectives.

In addition to the international academic environment throughout the programme, the students are encouraged to conduct fieldwork in the Global South, if feasible and appropriate, and to include an explicit Global South (North-South dynamic) dimension in their research project. International fieldwork may also be combined with a study exchange stay at a university abroad, where appropriate.

There is a requirement of at least 80% attendance in all first year courses. The programme emphasises student participation, dialogue, and cooperative learning, which depends upon attendance and active participation in class. The composition of the student group, with both international students and students from Norway, as well as various academic and professional backgrounds, is an excellent resource for our international and intercultural learning, which are core values in the programme. The rich and important opportunities that this offers is lost if students do not attend classes.

The coursework requirements are described in the individual course descriptions. All absence, irrespective of reason, is included when compulsory attendance is approved. In special cases where this requirement is unreasonable in relation to the student, documented sickness absence, for example, can be assessed and, if applicable, compensatory measures can be agreed. Absence in excess of the limit may be made up for by a written assignment by agreement with the person responsible for the course.

The required coursework must be submitted/completed by the stipulated deadlines. Absence for a valid reason (documented for example with a medical certificate) does not exempt students from meeting the coursework requirements. Students who fail to submit/meet the coursework requirements by the deadline, and have approved grounds for this failure, can be given an extended deadline. A new deadline for submitting/completing required coursework must be agreed with the lecturer in question in each individual case.

The required coursework is assessed as approved/not approved. Students who submit required coursework/meet the coursework requirements by the deadline, but whose work is assessed as not approved, will be given up to two opportunities to resubmit/redo the work. In such cases, the students themselves must agree with the lecturer on a re-assessment of the coursework in question.

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Approved by the department board on 13 December 2002 Approved by the board of HiOA on 8 May 2003

Revision approved by the Academic Affairs Committee of HiOA on 12 December 2013

Editorial amendments made on 20 January and 11 April 2016

Revision was approved by the authority of the chair of the Academic Affairs Committee on 29 February 2017

Revision approved by the Academic Affairs Committee on 12 October 2017

Editorial amendments made on 20 January and 11 April 2016

Revision approved by the authority of the chair of the Academic Affairs Committee on 30 April 2019

Revision approved by the Academic Affairs Committee on 26 February 2020

Revision approved by the authority of the chair of the Academic Affairs Committee on 14 October 2020

Valid from 15 October 2020 (admission requirements) and from the academic year 2021-2022

Revision approved by the Academic Affairs Committee on 10 October 2022

Valid from 15 October 2022 (admission requirements) and from the academic year 2023-2024