IBS4000 – Research Ethics, Information Resources and Advanced Academic Writing for Ibsen Studies
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
The course introduces the methods and practices of academic writing at the advanced (master’s) level within the interdisciplinary field of Ibsen Studies. It emphasizes four primary areas within this domain: information resources relating to Ibsen’s life and works, research ethics, the fundamentals and expectations of scholarly analysis at the advanced level within the major disciplines relevant to Ibsen Studies, and the technical and mechanical requirements of academic writing at the advanced level. Research ethics permeates all aspects of the course, and emphasis will be placed on identifying and implementing expected ethical norms in all other areas of the course.
The course develops four?main skills:
- introduction to information resources in Ibsen studies
- research ethics
- fundamentals of scholarly analysis
- the practice of academic writing
A standard syllabus has been produced, and this will be found on the course page for each semester.
Learning outcome
After completing this course, the students are expected to:
- achieve a working knowledge of primary Ibsen-related resources and to obtain the practical skills of information retrieval
- become familiar with the central principles of research ethics in the humanities disciplines relevant to interdisciplinary Ibsen Studies
- evaluate information from various sources, including the Internet, critically
- construct analytical texts on selected topics that build on the following elements of academic writing: research questions, claim/thesis statement, and analysis of evidence to support the claim
- master appropriate scholarly citation practices, including in-text citations and the compilation of a bibliography
- develop independent research topics through writing
Admission to the course
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.
Recommended previous knowledge
Basic computer skills and a fundamental knowledge of Ibsen’s literary production.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with IBSD4000.
- 5 credits overlap with IBS4010 – Introduction to information resources in Ibsen studies (discontinued).
- 5 credits overlap with IBS4020 – Methods and Theory in Ibsen Studies (discontinued).
Teaching
Classes are given throughout the semester and consist of seminars each week.?
Attendance is compulsory, and students cannot be absent on more than 4 of the 14 lectures.
In addition to compulsory attendance, mandatory qualifying assignments must be approved by the teacher before the student can take the final exam.
Students are expected to have read the texts before the the seminars begins.
A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.
Admission is limited to 20 students.
Examination
The course will be evaluated on the basis of a portfolio comprised of writing assignments submitted throughout the semester. Students must be prepared to hand in three written assignments of five pages each (2300 characters without spaces per page).?
Language of examination
You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.