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Course syllabus - Higher Education Project
Scope
2.5 credits
Course code
PEA925
Valid from
Autumn semester 2019
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
2018-12-07
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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Other Materials
Litteratur bestäms i samråd med kursens deltagare.
Objectives
The purpose of the course is to develop the participant's ability to take part in the development of higher education.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the participant shall:
1. demonstrate the ability to discuss and problematize the participant's teaching in the their own subject area, on the basis of research in educational sciences and/or subject didactics of relevance for teaching in higher education,
2. demonstrate the ability to independently and jointly with others, plan, implement and evaluate teaching and assessment in higher education with a scientific, scholarly or artistic basis and within their own area of knowledge,
3. demonstrate the ability to collect, analyse and communicate their own and others' experiences of teaching and learning practices, and relevant outcomes of research, as a basis for the development of educational practice and of the academic profession, and
4. have reported on an independent project, concerning teaching and learning within their own field of knowledge, drawing upon relevant research in educational sciences and/or in subject didactics.
Course content
Planning, implementation, analysis, and reporting of a higher education project.
Specific requirements
A teaching position at Mälardalen University.
Examination
PRO1, project report, 2.5 credits, concerning all learning outcomes, grade Fail (U) or Pass (G).
For Pass on the course as a whole, the student must have earned that grade for PRO1.
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