Course description for 2021/22
Practical Knowledge and Professional Practice
PRO9002
Course description for 2021/22
Practical Knowledge and Professional Practice
PRO9002
"Practical knowledge and professional practice" is concerned with examining the origin, acquisition, development and application of practical knowledge. The course aims to reflect on the term practical knowledge both as a concept and as a phenomenon and will address different perspectives on what practical knowledge is and how it is developed and acquired. Central themes will include ways of knowing, habits, intuition, rationality, knowledge development, learning, embodiment, and technology. These topics will be addressed in the light of perspectives from philosophy, social sciences and cognitive science, etc. At the same time, it is an important goal that the discussion about practical knowledge is closely related to the practitioner's own lived experience so that there is a clear dialectic between practice and theory. In this sense, it is a goal that the examination of practical knowledge should serve the students in their work with their research projects.
A master's degree of 120 credits is normally required. Students on the PhD programme Science of Professions are prioritised. The course can also be taken by students in other PhD programmes.
Upon completion of the course, candidates should expect the following learning outcomes defined in knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge
The candidate should:
- be able to demonstrate knowledge of different perspectives on the concept and phenomenon of practical knowledge in its various aspects
- become acquainted with important perspectives and research areas that apply to research on and in practic
Skills
The candidate should:
- be able to anchor professional research and/or artistic development work in a theoretical understanding of what practical knowledge in the context of high level international research
- be able to challenge established knowledge and practice in their subject area through a reflective dialectic between practice and practical knowledge theory
Competence
The candidate should:
- be able to mobilize relevant research results in the examination of their own practical experience
- be able to contribute to practice research in the light of their own experience
In addition to the semester fee and course literature, students are expected to provide their own laptop computer.
Lectures, seminars and dialogue based on the individual participant's project. The basic themes of the course will be directly related to the PhD candidates’ own projects or sub-areas within these.
The course will be evaluated orally on the final course day also through an anonymous questionnaire on Canvas
In order to pass the course, candidates will need an attendance of at least 80% (OD) as well as an approved final essay (OP). The essay should be approx. 3,000 words in length on a self-chosen topic that is based on and shows knowledge of the main topics of teaching and syllabus literature. The grade is determined in accordance with the requirements set for knowledge, skills and general competence above, as these are documented through the submitted essay. Grade: pass/fail.
Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:
PR400H - Den praktiske kunnskapens teori - 5 credits
PRO9003 - Practical Knowledge, Professional Praxis and Lived Experience - 5 credits