SP306210 Psychosocial problems in individual and system perspective Course description

This course involves visiting libraries, archives, and/or museums linked to a chosen theme. The theme is selected with guidance from the course supervisor, and the visits are aligned with it. Students can pick themes related to various aspects, such as services, policies, collections, knowledge organization, universal design, leadership, marketing, dissemination practices, and current issues relevant to institutions. Visits may encompass libraries, archives, museums, or combinations of these. Additional information and cultural institutions can be included if pertinent to the theme. Visits typically involve meetings with relevant staff members and students' informal observations.

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Upon completing the course, students are expected to achieve the following learning outcomes in terms of knowledge, skills, and general competence:

Knowledge:

• Gain insight into current practices at libraries or other information and culture-disseminating organizations related to a theme.
• Acquire knowledge of the pertinent literature and scholarly research concerning the selected theme.
• Develop familiarity with the related legal and policy documents related to the theme.
• Identify relevant concepts, models, and/or theories related to the theme.
• Demonstrate awareness and understanding of ethical considerations related to the theme.

Skills:

• Apply skills and knowledge from previous courses in Library and Information Science or other areas of study.
• Effectively search for, synthesize, critically analyze, and correctly reference source materials.
• Critically assess the connection between theory, policy, and practice related to a selected theme

General Skills:

• Initiate, organize, carry out, and communicate a project.

The course centers around a series of visits to libraries, archives, and/or museums in connection to students' selected themes. Students will complete two assignments related to their series of visits and present their investigation of the selected theme to the class.

Students can work individually or in groups of two.

Teaching methods alternate between lectures, study visits, discussions, and presentations. Teaching will be on campus, sometimes online.

The course consists of lectures and seminars on techniques and methods.

The students will work in groups for the mandatory assignments. Lab sessions supporting the assignments will be provided.

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

Kunnskap

Studenten

• har kjennskap til profesjonsteori
• har kunnskap om forskjellige tilnærminger til arkivarprofesjonen
• har innsikt i arkivvitenskapelig fag- og yrkesetikk
• har grunnleggende kunnskaper om prosjektarbeid

Ferdigheter

Studenten

• kan analysere faget fra et profesjonsteoretisk perspektiv
• kan identifisere et faglig problem og formulere dette som et prosjekt
• kan gjennomføre et prosjektarbeid i samarbeid med andre studenter

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• kan syntetisere kunnskap og ferdigheter fra tidligere emner innom studieprogrammet
• kan reflektere over egen kunnskapsutvikling

Arbeidsformene veksler mellom campusbaserte forelesninger, seminarer, gruppeveiledning (fysisk, hybrid eller digitalt basert på gruppens ønske), diskusjoner, studentpresentasjoner, selvstudium, prosjekt- og gruppearbeid.

Jamie Johnston

Gradert skala A-F