Practice. Optional placement within the field of social education.
Students themselves decide the field of service for their placement, with guidance, administration and approvement provided by the university college.
The aims and subjects are equivalent to the second year placement, but includes a focus on specific tasks and areas of service. Students have the opportunity to use the placement as a point of departure in their bachelor thesis.
All previous courses must be passed.
The ten week placement is user related in an optional field of service relevant for the social educator. Evalulational work is focussed. The placement instruction may have the same structure as in the second year. In agreement with the institution or municipality students may individually or in groups of maximum three also carry out assignements at the placement.
Students receive some financial support during their placement.
Placement instruction and guidance. Writing and completing a learning agreement, and writing a practice report.
Ten week user related placement, including a pre-placement seminar and a post-placement seminar at the university college. During the przctice period students submit individually written assignements:
- learning agreement
- optional literature
- practice report
Please view also "Course requirements" below.
Participation in teaching at the university college:
- Preparing for practice, individually and in groups.
- Oral presentation of report in class.
Written assignment:
- Report on evaluational work
Assessment will be based on:
Learning goals related to knowledge, skills and attitudes
- students will demonstrate flexibility in their communication and interaction with different clients and partners
- students will show the ability to analyse situations and to implement relevant measures
- the written assignments will prove that the student knows how to apply relevant theory
Personal presence
- The practice period is compulsory. Abxcence without leave is not accepted. The practice period includes two seminars at the university college.
- The maximum absence permitted is eight days. If this is exceeded a special agreement with the university college and the placement stating how to compensate is necessary.
Professional rules and regulations
Students are expected to oblige to the general rules of the professional worker.
APPROVAL
The placement mentor recommends whether the placement is approved or rejected. The final decision lies with the university college. No grades.
IF APPROVAL IS IN DOUBT
"The assessment is a continoues process which runs through the whole placement period. If doubt emerges whether the student will be able to succeed, he will receive a written warning half way through the period or three weeks before the completion of the placement at the latest. The warning will underline the reasons for doubt, and it will state which demands the student must fulfill in order to pass his placement period. If by the end of the placement the student without reasonable doubt still does not comply with the demands stated, his placement may still be assessed as not passed even if a warning has not been issued beforehand" (extract from national regulations, issued 01.12.2005).
Litteratur som vektlegg evalueringsarbeid på individ- og systemplan er p.t. ikkje fastset.
Sjølvvalt pensum på 300 sider som skal godkjennast av Høgskulen.
24.04.2006