Course Syllabus

Welcome to the course:

HPA101-Teaching and learning in higher education as a scientific field, 7,5 credits

 Zoom: https://gu-se.zoom.us/j/61694441493

The course is fully online on Zoom and starts Thursday, January 18, from 13.00 to 15.00, with a course introduction and an overview of the research field of higher education.

All the course dates are as follows:

Thursday, Jan. 18, 13.00- 15.00 Overview of the research field of higher education & course introduction 

Thursday, Jan. 25, 13.00-14.45  Lecture and seminar

Thursday, Feb. 1, 13.00-15.00 Lecture and seminar

Thursday, Feb 8, 13.00-16.00 Workshop 1

Thursday, Feb 29, 13.00-15.00 Lecture and seminar

NOTE Mar. 1 - Last day for registration to present at the workshop on March 7 

Thursday, Mar. 7, 13.00-16.00 Workshop 2

Thursday, Mar. 21 (at the latest 11.59. a.m. before lunch) Deadline for submission of examination text 

 

The course is conducted in English, delivered online via Zoom (and operates on a half-time basis. It involves reviewing literature, attending lectures and seminars, and completing individual and group assignments as part of the course requirements.

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 All course information and contact information can be found here on the learning platform Canvas. As any changes are posted continuously as announcements in Canvas, it is important to stay up to date.

• In the first Module, "Course information" you will find the course syllabus, the reading list, the schedule, the examination assignment, the course policy regarding the use of generative AI tools etc. 
• The following Modules represent the course seminars and the course workshops, where slides from the lectures and other material will be added along the course.  
• Current course information and possible changes will be continuously posted under Announcements.

The Department of Education, Communication and Learning (IPKL) is responsible for the course.

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Course content

In this course, you will delve into the specialization of teaching and learning in higher education, recognizing its status as a rapidly growing field of scientific research and development. You will explore both possibilities and challenges, addressing institutional conditions, forms and functions relevant to adult learning in higher education. The course covers theoretical and methodological foundations in research about higher education.

Additionally, related to your research field and research interest, you will discuss current issues within the field and critically examine various perspectives on higher education and their implications.

Syllabus, literature and learning platform        

The course is organized in modules in Canvas. If you are new to Canvas, find out more here: https://studentportal.gu.se/english/e-services/canvas-and-gul. You can find the syllabus and the literature list here: https://www.gu.se/en/study-gothenburg/study-options/find-syllabus-and-reading-list?q=HPA201. All the course literature is available online, via the university library.

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Administrative advice and support

Get access to e-services, including the university library, as a new student and online (without the GU card) https://studentportal.gu.se/english/e-services/gu-card/distance-student.

You REGISTER for the course between January 5 and January 12, after creating a GU-account and logging into the Student Portal.

Please check your email account you used when you applied to the course regularly. All information will be sent to this email address. At the online Student Portal you will find all student information: http://studentportal.gu.se/english/

If you have questions that are specifically about your upcoming studies, you can contact the following staff members.

• For study administrative issues:

cathrine.lindqvist@gu.se

 

We are looking forward to meeting you in the course!

Annika Lantz-Andersson, Mona Lundin & Åsa Mäkitalo

 

Course leader: Annika Lantz-Andersson, e-mail: annika.lantz-andersson@ped.gu.se 

Course teacher; Mona Lundin, e-mail: mona.lundin@ped.gu.se

Course teacher; Åsa Mäkitalo, e-mail: asa.makitalo@ped.gu.se

Study administrator;  Cathrine Lindqvist, e-mail: cathrine.lindqvist@gu.se