Course contents

AILF010, Work-integrated learning (WIL) as research subject, 15 HE credits

Revision 1

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This course falls under the category of work-integrated learning in both content and structure. Relevant parts of the content should, if possible, be integrated into the third-cycle student’s own dissertation work.

Module I – Problematization whithin WIL

• WIL as an educational, learning philosophy, concepts and historical roots WIL in higher education and working life
  


• Work and the job market from various perspectives
  


• Historical and societal changes in the organisation of work
  


• Work, power, and social organisation
  


• The digitalization of work
  

Module II – Theory and Methodology in WIL

• Approaches to knowledge and the philosophy of knowledge
  


• Theories and perspectives on learning
  


• Methodological considerations and approaches to the study of learning at workplaces or in higher education
  

Module III – WIL in Context

• Professionalism and competencies
  


• Survey of WIL studies
  


• Ethics and the application of WIL in practice and in research fields
  


• Conditions and requirements for WIL in various organisations

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