KOS4020 – Conference participation and presentation
Course content
The course is built around the presentation of a piece of research-relevant work in an academic context. "Research-relevant" means:
- a national, Nordic or international conference within the student's field of specialization
- a seminar which is part of the activity of an on-going research project or network of researchers.
The conference or seminar must be under the auspices of a researcher who holds a doctoral degree in the relevant disciplinary field. The course supervisor is responsible for approving the conference or seminar in which the presentation is to take place.
The course presupposes that the student, on the basis of an application/abstract, is approved to give a presentation in the relevant context. In case the presentation is rejected, an ad-hoc seminar will be arranged, which the course supervisor and the student’s tutor will attend. The course has three components:
- supervision prior to and subsequent to the presentation
- a syllabus of 500 pages linked to the theme of the presentation, composed by the student and approved by the supervisor
- an abstract of 300 words must be written and approved by the supervisor before the paper is presented at a relevant conference/seminar.
Learning outcome
After taking the course students are expected to know:
- how to prepare the presentation of their research-relevant work in the context of a seminar/conference
- how to function in the roles of presenter and respondent
- how to produce a paper with a view to publication in an academic context.
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.
This course is only available for students admitted to one of the Master's Programmes at IKOS. For more infromation please contact IKOS.
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Bachelor’s Degree or Cand. Mag. Degree in any of the subjects offered at IKOS or equivalent education.
Additionally, students must have studied for a minimum of one semester at the Master’s Degree level.
Teaching
A high degree of independent work is presupposed in writing the paper for the conference/seminar. Students will receive supervision in the course of their preparations. The subject is dependent on there being a relevant academic conference/seminar in the semester concerned.
Examination
The abstract and a written paper presented at the conference/seminar. The paper should be between 8 - 10 pages (12point letters, one and a half line space) depending on the allotted time at the conference/seminar.
Language of examination
You may submit your response in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English, depending on the conference you are participating in.
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.