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Work-integrated learning (WIL) as research subject - Problematization whithin WIL, 5 Higher education credits

Arbetsintegrerat lärande (AIL) som forskningsområde - Problemställningar inom AIL, 5 Högskolepoäng

Established: 2023-12-20

Established by: The Research and Education Committee

Applies from: V24

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the doctoral/licentiate must be able to independently:

Knowledge and Understanding

• Account for work integrated learning as a concept and phenomenon,
• Account for different perspectives and aspects of work integrated learning.

Skills and Abilities

• Identify and formulate a relevant problem within work integrated learning.

Judgment and Approach

• Critically reflect over and value work integrated learning in different contexts.
• Critically reflect over and value social sustainability in relation to working life

Entry requirements

Anyone qualified to be admitted to a third-cycle programme in work-integrated learning or the equivalent can be admitted to this course

The forms of assessment of student performance

Third-cycle students are examined when on an individual basis they, orally and in writing,account and critically analyze course content as well as when they in a final, individual oral and written assignment relate this to their own dissertation.

Course contents

The course starts with a historical and conceptual introduction to work integrated learning where the relation between theoretical and practical knowledge stands at center. Thereafter the course discusses different ways of understanding the relation between work integrated learning as a learning theory, pedagogical method, and research subject. In the second part of the course, the concept of work and working life are in focus from aspects such as profession and culture, power and social organization as well as digitalization. Relevant parts of the content should, if possible, be integrated into the third-cycle student’s own dissertation work.

Other regulations

Course grading: Failed or Passed

Course language: The teaching is conducted in English.

Cycle

Third cycle

Main field of study

Work Integrated Learning

Field of research studies

Work integrated learning (WIL)