Table of contents

The course is connected to the following study programs

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, students should be able to:
  • collaborate with actors from different organizations and different disciplines
  • analyse and understand social, organizational and collaborative contexts from different disciplinary perspectives and traditions
  • apply inductive and deductive methods
  • write a research diary and reflect on the process in relation to one¿s own discipline or field of studies
  • develop new concepts/methods/prototypes/solutions
  • communicate, both verbally and in writing, with different audiences such as policy makers, practitioners, academics and users.

Contents

The purpose of this master-level course is to introduce UiA students to co-creation across disciplinary settings, sectors of the economy and organizational boundaries in a regional context. Through cooperation and dialogue, efforts are made to solve complex regional challenges facing actors (mostly across the public sector) in Southern Norway. In this course, students will be at the forefront of a collaborative learning process where action research, problem-based learning and design thinking are the methodological frameworks being used.

Students from different subjects and disciplines, such as pedagogics, nursery and engineering education, economics, political science, music and sociology, meet to collaborate on finding new approaches and solutions. Working together in interdisciplinary teams, students test new solutions to concrete and complex challenges on behalf of, and in direct cooperation with, actors in the region. In so doing, students are trained both to analyse and work with such challenges in real life situations. Throughout the semester, students gain first-hand experience in working in a process-oriented manner.

Teaching and learning methods

The course is based on a combination of a few teaching sessions, group work, seminars/workshops and student presentations. There is compulsory attendance at both lectures and group work (minimum 80% attendance), and active student participation is mandatory. Students are divided into groups with members coming from different academic backgrounds and programs, and receive supervision by two senior academics supervisors from different disciplines. The scope of work is estimated at 270 hours.

Examinations

There are two work requirements: 1) Individual research diary; and 2) Group submission of report in connection with the groups¿ final presentations. Assessment is divided into two distinct parts with the following partial exams:

1) Oral group presentation, counting for 40% of the grade.

2) Individual oral exam, counting for 60% of the grade.

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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.

Other information

Det er begrenset antall plasser på emnet. Studenter som er interessert i å ta emnet i forbindelse med sitt masterprogram, bes ta kontakt med studierådgiver Tonje Kløkstad ved Fakultet for samfunnsvitenskap tonje.klokstad@uia.no.

Les mer her https://www.uia.no/om-uia/fakultet/fakultet-for-samfunnsvitenskap/samskaping-teori-i-praksis

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
SV-428 – UiA Co-creation - OpenLab. 10
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