Course syllabus
Spring 2022
Course syllabus, Spring 2022
Title
Socially Engaged Research
Swedish title
Socialt engagerad forskning
Course code
KK684A
Credits
15 credits
Grading scale
UA / Excellent (A), Very Good (B), Good (C), Satisfactory (D), Pass (E) or Fail (U)
Language of instruction
English
Decision-making body
Faculty of Culture and Society
Syllabus valid from
2021-01-18
Syllabus approval date
2020-11-11
Level
Advanced level
Entry requirements
22,5 credits of courses from the first semester of the programme
Main field
No main field.
Progression level
A1F / Second cycle, has second-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Progression level in relation to degree requirements
The course is obligatory in the programme.
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to introduce students to action research as a new humanistic methodology. Students will develop and answer research questions based on real world issues and challenges in culture. Students are encouraged to communicate and listen to the practical concerns of stakeholders outside the university, and to use the programme’s theoretical foundation to help explore alternative solutions.
Course contents
This course uses action research to provide students with the opportunity to learn, share, and collaborate with cultural stakeholders in society. Action research often involves activism, participatory initiatives, a nuanced stance on ethics, and an embodied approach to political issues such as feminism and decolonisation. Students will work together with stakeholders to develop and discuss a research question based on challenges they have identified, and the student will answer this in the form of a report or a mini-publication (booklet) written for a non-specialist audience.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course the student will be able to:
- demonstrate the ability to communicate with diverse individuals, organisations and institutions, in order to build research questions
- demonstrate the ability to develop research questions in response to a wide range of cultural issues
- demonstrate the ability to synthesise and communicate theoretical concepts for a non-specialist audience
- consider and apply research ethics to encounters with cultural stakeholders and institutions
- demonstrate the ability to initiate, plan, and reflect upon collaborative processes and projects
Learning activities
Teaching seminars/workshops, supervision, meetings with stakeholders, independent research.
Assessment
A collaborative report alongside a presentation on the project.
Obligatory attendance and contribution to seminars.
Re-examinations will be given in accordance with Students’ Rights and Obligations, but adjustments to the assignment can be made if the circumstances for the original examination cannot be replicated.
Course literature and other study material
- Kegan, Robert and Lisa Laskow Lahey. Immunity to change: how to overcome it and unlock potential in yourself and your organization. Boston, Mass. Harvard Business Press, 2009.
Supplementary articles, literature and other media will be provided.
Course evaluation
The University provides all students who are participating in, or have completed, a course to express their experiences and views on the course through a course evaluation which is organized at the end of the course. The university will collate the course evaluations and provide information about their results and any actions prompted by them. The results shall be made available to the students. (HF 1:14).
Interim rules
When a course is no longer given, or the contents have been radically changed, the student has the right to re-take the examination, which will be given twice during a one year period, according to the syllabus which was valid at the time of registration.
Additional information
The syllabus is a translation of a Swedish source text.