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TIK4030 - Research- and Technology Policy

Course content

Why are universities and policy agencies for research and higher education going through a transition period? How do modern societies make priorities between research areas, disciplines or research groups? How are various values and interest incorporated into research organizations and policy agencies?

The sector of research and higher education is going through a period of transformation both at the local, national and global level. New roles emerge for policy making institutions, both relating to higher education and to science-, research-, technology and innovation. The transformation will influence a number of organizations that have been established to perform knowledge development and/or use the knowledge in various social, political and economic processes: universities, industrial laboratories, research institutes, ministries, professional associations and international organizations etc.

The course will examine organizations for regulating activities within this sector like research councils, research departments in ministries, committees for research ethics, advisory boards and other agencies. The problem area raised in this course is how modern societies attempt to regulate development and the use of science based knowledge in different areas. The approaches used will be both how the science/R&D sector are formally organized and regulated by governments or private organizations (like companies), and also how use/ diffusion of knowledge are shaped by various socio-cultural factors and political-economic interests in various processes.

Learning outcomes

The course gives training in politics relating to higher education organizations, for students interested in working in policy agencies relating to science-, research-, technology-, innovation- and ohter policy sectors.

Admission

The course is applicable for master programme students from humanities/social sciences. Students passed the course TIK4001 - Teknologi, innovasjon og kunnskap have a priority, other students are admidded if capacity.

Students at UiO must apply for courses in StudentWeb.

International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisites

A Bachelor Degree in Social Sciences, Humanities or equal.

Recommended prior knowledge

TIK4001 - Teknologi, innovasjon og kunnskap

Teaching

Detailed Course Information

The lectures will take place in a period of six weeks, from 1st Monday of February to medio March. There will be about 4 lectures every week

Exam information

ESST-students must pass the compulsory thesis outline, other students must pass term essay. The essay should be maximum 8000 words including references.

Language of examination

English.
If there are no exchange students attending the course, Norwegian may be teaching language.

Assessment and grading

Students are awarded either a passing or a failing grade. Read more about the grading system .

An external auditor regularly evaluates the academic quality of the course, including the form of exam used on the course.

Explanations and appeals

Students can request an explanation of their grades, and can also appeal against their grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals

Possibility of make-up exams and re-takes

Students who due to illness or other valid reason of absence were unable to write the essay/outline, may apply for an extension on the deadline. Documentation of valid reasons for absence must be submitted.

Evaluation of this course

Feedback from our students is essential to us in our efforts to ensure and further improve the high quality of our programmes and courses. As a student at the University of Oslo you will therefore be asked to participate in various types of evaluation of our courses, facilities and services. All courses are subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students on a particular course to participate in a more comprehensive, in-depth evaluation of this course, a so called "periodic evaluation".

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