MIED4320 ¨C Childhood and youth studies: Critically assessing the literature

Course content

An important prerequisite for research is the ability to assess, use and critically evaluate various research documents. This course will help you strengthen the skills and general competencies needed in applying and critically evaluating research literature that will lead to the development of a literature review.?

Learning outcome

You will be able to:

• use various types of research sources

• critically review and analyse primary sources

• research, present and critically evaluate research relevant literature

• conduct and present a literature review

Admission to the course

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for?in Studentweb.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about?admission requirements and procedures.

This course is primarily for students enrolled in the Masters in Education¡¯s specialisation ¡®Education and Social Change: Childhood and Youth studies.?

Other Master students at UiO, as well as eligible exchange students, who are interested in taking this course can be admitted if there are available places.

Only students who have been admitted to this course may attend the lectures, seminars and examinations. ?

Ranking:?

All students enrolled in the specialisation have equal access to the course.

Other applicants may be considered based on capacity. If there are available places, exchange students will be prioritized before master students on other programmes.?

Capacity: maximum 30 students

Teaching

The course is primarily seminar-based where students are expected to find research-based literature of relevance for the topic of their thesis, critically analyze it and develop a literature review for presentation at the seminar. ?

Compulsory components:

There is a mandatory 80% attendance requirement for this course. If you do not fulfil the mandatory attendance requirement, you must complete an additional assignment prior to passing the course. The requirement for the additional assignment is at the discretion of the lecturer.

Any absence beyond 70% must be approved on an individual basis by the student administration. If approved, the additional assignment will have the same length as the course examination.

All the coursework and related activities are taking place at the University of Oslo Blindern campus.

Access to teaching:

A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.

A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.

Examination

The final exam will be a written assignment in the form of a systematic literature review (10-15 pages) within the chosen topic.

You must have completed the attendance requirements for this course prior to taking the final examination.

Deadline for submission of the term paper will normally be 14 days after the last lecture.

Language of examination

The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about?the grading system.

The written assignment will count as the entire portion of the course grade.

Two examiners will evaluate the exam. ?

Resit an examination

• Illness at exams / postponed exams

• Resitting an examination

If you fail, withdraw from the exam during the exam period or are registered with valid absence from one or both assignments, you are allowed to re-take the assignment(s) within the same semester. You may only retake the part of the exam that has not been approved/ or submitted.

If you wish to retake the exam(s) in order to improve the grades, you may retake one or both of the exam parts. You may retake the exam without retaking the compulsory components unless there are changes to the requirements in the course in the semester that you register for retake.

More about examinations at UiO

• Use of sources and citations
• Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
• Withdrawal from an exam
• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Explanation of grades and appeals
• Resitting an exam
• Cheating/attempted cheating

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.