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Course syllabus - Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
PEA900
Valid from
Autumn semester 2013
Education level
Second cycle
Progressive Specialisation
A1N (Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).
Main area(s)
School
School of Education, Culture and Communication
Ratified
2013-02-01
Status
This syllabus is not current and will not be given any more
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
Högskolepedagogik : att vara professionell som lärare i högskolan
1. uppl. : Stockholm : Liber, 2009 - 263 s.
ISBN: 978-91-47-09342-7 LIBRIS-ID: 11369568
URL: Omslagsbild
Teaching for quality learning at university : what the student does
3. ed. : Maidenhead : McGraw-Hill/Society for Research into Higher Education, 2007 - xviii, 335 s.
ISBN: 978-0-335-22126-4 (hft.) LIBRIS-ID: 10582397
Articles
De artiklar som ingår i kursens seminarier och workshops/The articles that are included in the seminars and workshops
Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation,
Objectives
The aim of this course is that students acquire deeper knowledge and skills within the field of teaching and learning in higher education.
Learning outcomes
After completion of this course the student should be to be able to:
- account for and discuss the educational commission in higher education based on laws, regulations, and relevant steering documents
-account for teaching and learning in higher education from theoretical as well as practical pedagogical perspectives
-show the ability to analyse and account for the student´s own pedagogical standpoint and approach as a teacher in higher education.
Course content
- The higher education institution and the educational commission
- The student and the learning situation
- The teacher and teaching and learning.
Tuition
Interactional professional dialogues, workshops, and seminars.
Examination
GRU1, 1.5 credits, marks Pass (G), Exercise
INL1, 2 credits, marks Pass (G), Exercise
PRO1, 2 credits, marks Pass (G), Workshops
SEM1, 2 credits, marks Pass (G), Seminar
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Grade
Pass, Fail
Interim Regulations and Other Regulations
The course is a freestanding course which is offered within the Centre for Pedagogy, ICT and Learning (PIL). Applications are to be accompanied by an approval from the head of the department. The course includes components requiring compulsory attendance.