PED229 Educational professionalism (Autumn 2020)
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Humanities and Education
- Course Leader:
- Lene Birgit Vaala
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is connected to the following study programs
Teaching language
Norwegian
Recommended previous knowledge
PED128, PED148, PED149 and PD150, or for single course students: minimum 30 ECTS credits in equivalent pedagogical courses
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course the student should be able to:
- understand and use the concepts profession, professionalism, professional knowledge and professional ethics as well as discussion the connections between them
- use didactic thinking in order to understand how educators reflect upon the connection between professional theory and practice
- reflect upon and assess questions related to responsibility, respect, openness and trust in individual and collaborative professional practice
- reflect upon and explain his/her own personal conditions and the impact these have in pedagogical contexts related to professional practice
- reflect critically on professions and professionalism in various contexts
Contents
Instruction addresses the topics of didactic and ethical theories as well as research on professional knowledge and professional development. Special focus will be placed on the role of professionalism in general and educational professionalism in particular. The latter will be highlighted from a didactic perspective.
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures, seminar activity and group work.
The workload is estimated to about 270 hours.
Examination requirements
One group assignment. Further information in the semester plan which will be available when the semester starts.
Examinations
Individual oral examination.
Student evaluation
The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.
Offered as a free-standing course
Yes. Subject to availability or capacity.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| PED229 – Educational professionalism. | 10 |
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