Theories and Methodologies in Societal Safety (PHD701)

The course provides in depth knowledge and understanding of new theories, methodologies and recent research results in societal safety. The contents of the subject will be customized for the individual student's needs through selection of the curriculum and learning methods.


Course description for study year 2024-2025

Facts

Course code

PHD701

Version

1

Credits (ECTS)

5

Semester tution start

Spring, Autumn

Number of semesters

1

Language of instruction

Norwegian

Offered by

Content

The course will acquaint students with contemporary theoretical and methodological issues in societal safety and enhance the student's understanding of mechanisms that may affect the risk and security at the individual, organizational or societal level. Examples of theme could be, but not restricted to:

  • theoretical perspectives on risk and social safety/security,
  • security that learning process,
  • strategic interaction and social security,
  • social security and rhetoric,
  • national and international contingency planning and crisis management,
  • perspectives on supervision and regulation,
  • the relationship between technology, organization and risk
  • climate change risks and safety/security issues,
  • roots of and societal consequences of terrorism, etc.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

  • Identify new theoretical and methodological contribution relevant for own work
  • Apply new theories and methodological approaches in analysis of the selected topic at a level that could be developed into articles of international standard
  • Gain knowledge ofthe broader context within which the student's own research project is situated

Skills

  • Identifying relevant literature and compose a consistent curriculum
  • Critically reflect on selected theoretical and methodological presuppositions
  • Organize and present a research-based material in an open seminar
  • Lead and summarize academic discussions in open seminars
  • Communicate results and reflections in speech and writing in a clear and systematic way

General competence

  • Understand the relevance of new theories and methodologies as part of choices one must make in developing a scientific research project
  • Critical evaluation of new theories and methodologies

Required prerequisite knowledge

Participants must be enrolled in a PhD programme.

Exam

All steps described in working methodology has to be fulfilled. The report should have a potential to be developed into a journal article. Max 5000 words.No re-sit opportunities are offered for the report. Students who do not pass the report can retake it the next time the course is held.

Method of work

The student should

  • in cooperation with the supervisor identify and organize a curriculum on about 5-800 pages
  • invite to an open seminar and present the selected curriculum in a clear and systematic way
  • Lead and summarize seminar discussions
  • Write a paper based on the literature, presentation, discussion and own reflections that could be developed into articles of international standard

Overlapping courses

Course Reduction (SP)
Theories and Methodologies in Societal Safety (SAM915_1) 5

Course assessment

There must be an early dialogue between the course supervisor, the student union representative and the students. The purpose is feedback from the students for changes and adjustments in the course for the current semester.In addition, a digital subject evaluation must be carried out at least every three years. Its purpose is to gather the students experiences with the course.

Literature

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