2013/2014
BA-BLC_1PRO First Year Project
| English Title |
| First Year Project |
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| Language |
English |
| Exam ECTS |
9 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Course period |
Spring |
| Time Table |
Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc og MSc in Business, Language and Culture,
BSc
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| Course
coordinator |
- Ole Helmersen - Department of Intercultural Communication and
Management (ICM)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Globalization, International Business, markets and studies
- Language and Intercultural Studies
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Last updated on
23-08-2013
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| Learning objectives |
In terms of research method, students
at the end of the First Year Research Project should be able to:
• Define the Project’s research issue or question.
• Specify the empirical sources and date used, and account for the
choice of them
• Explain the choice of theory
• Explain and evaluate the method of analysis developed for the
Project.
• Describe and evaluate the connections between the different
elements of the Project: research question, methods and theories,
data, analysis and conclusion.
In terms of Project content features, students at the end of the
First Year Research Project should be able to:
• Clearly and concisely identify the comparative cultural and
societal analysis dimensions of the Project.
• Link the theoretical/analytical/empirical perspectives used in
Globalisation Studies.
• Identify the interdisciplinary features of the Project.
• Specify the Project achievements and limitations
• Suggest further steps for inquiry at the level of comparative
culture and societal analysis within the chosen topic |
| Examination |
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First Year
Project:
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| Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance. |
| Individual or group exam |
Group exam, max. 5 students in the
group |
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The length of the oral exam is 1 hour if 3
students in the group and 1 and a half hour if 4-5 students in the
group. |
| Size of written product |
Max. 40 pages |
| Assignment type |
Project |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
| Preparation time |
No preparation |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
May/June |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Another examination form
If the examination grade is at 00 or
below, a substantial Project revision must be undertaken prior to
re-submission. To facilitate this, within eight days after the oral
examination, the examiners submit a written report on the Project,
outlining ways to improve it.
Reexamination when the regular examination is failedby one group
member, is a 25 minutes individual oral exam based upon the same
project revised according to proposals set by the examiner.
Reexamination when ill at the oral exam is a 25 minutes individual
oral exam based upon the same project. Reexamination when ill
during the writing of the project is a 25 minutes individual oral
exam based upon an individual written project.
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Description of the exam
procedure
The examination is an oral group examination based on group
project written by 3-5 students with a maximum length of 40
standard pages. The length of the oral exam is 1 hour if 3 students
in the group and 1 and a half hour if 4-5 students in the group.
The grade is an overall assessment of the written project and the
oral performance.
If the examination grade is at 00 or below, a substantial Project
revision must be undertaken prior to re-submission. To facilitate
this, within eight days after the oral examination, the examiners
submit a written report on the Project, outlining ways to improve
it.
Reexamination when the regular examination is failedby one group
member, is a 25 minutes individual oral exam based upon the same
project revised according to proposals set by the examiner.
Reexamination when ill at the oral exam is a 25 minutes individual
oral exam based upon the same project. Reexamination when ill
during the writing of the project is a 25 minutes individual oral
exam based upon an individual written
project.
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| Course content and
structure |
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The 1st Year Project addresses the thematic framework
for Year 1, comparative cultural and societal
analysis. Project groups select a problem they wish to
study and define a research question, which will serve as a
guideline for the project. Theoretical, empirical and
methodological material from courses such as Globalisation Studies,
Area Studies, British & American Studies and Microeconomics
should form the mainstay of the project, but can be supplemented
with additional material. The project must contain
multidisciplinary and comparative elements.
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| Teaching methods |
| Intro lecture and group work in the
formed project groups. |
| Expected literature |
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To be found by the students
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Last updated on
23-08-2013
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