Project Design for Latin American Studies
Postgraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 10
- Teaching semesters Spring
- Course code
- SPLA314
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- Spanish. The compulsory library course will be held in Norwegian or English.
- Resources
- Schedule
- Reading list
Course description
Objectives and Content
Aim:
The course gives an insight into various types of research strategies and project design that are relevant in connection with design of the Master's Thesis Project in Latin American Studies. It will also give students a basis for how to develop a master's project according to scientific and academic norms for the discipline by giving an introduction to writing a project outline, discussing possible relevant topics for the thesis, and identifying relevant guidance resources in the subject.
Content:
The course contains various types of source material and a selection of central theoretical texts.
It will also include a course at the library with an introduction to various methods for effective searching and use of digital tools to obtain an overview of and information regarding resources that can be used to remain updated in the subject .
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student must have the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge
The student
- has insight into their own methods for obtaining source material and/or data.
Skills
The student
- has the ability to formulate good research questions and hypotheses on the basis of established knowledge (theory and previous research).
General competence
The student
- has the ability to analyze data and/or text (in the broadest sense).
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Place of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
The form of teaching is seminar. The teaching will be scheduled into blocks and the course has normally a total of 20 teaching hours. It is a prerequisite that the students meet the requirements and participate actively.
If fewer than five students register for the course, the teaching offer can be adapted to the number of students.
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
It is mandatory for the students to attend at least 70% of the teaching. The course at the library is compulsory as is the session where the below mentioned presentation is given.
Within the teaching period, the students must give an oral presentation. More information about the presentation is given at the start of the course.
The work requirement must be approved by subject teachers before the students can sit for the final exam. Approval of compulsory work requirements is valid in the teaching semester and the following semester.
Forms of Assessment
Grading Scale
Assessment Semester
Reading List
About. 400 pages taken from textbooks and articles dealing with method and theory in the dissemination of research.
The reading list will be available by December 1 for the spring semester.