Course - Child welfare, application of the law and society - MBV3003
MBV3003 - Child welfare, application of the law and society
About
Examination arrangement
Course content
The course leads to the National partial examination in the application of law in child welfare professional work. The course therefore provides students with in-depth knowledge of legal method, including the use of central sources of law in child protection, based on the Child Protection Act and the Public Administration Act. When learning the legal method and in the review of central legal sources, practical examples from the field of child welfare, are used.
Child welfare is rooted in basic societal values that are expressed in different historical eras in different welfare regimes. Society's perceptions of a good childhood and good care for children and young people have an impact on the legislation that regulates the child protection agency's mandate. The subject will therefore also give the students knowledge about the social mission of child protection and how it is safeguarded. Particular emphasis will be placed on giving the students insight into some key connections between social development and child protection in a historical and contemporary perspective.
Learning outcome
Knowledge - The student has:
- advanced knowledge of connections between the development of child welfare services, social conditions and societal changes
- in-depth knowledge of the legal method and how to proceed in order to be able to take a position on child welfare law issues as part of the practice of the profession
- in-depth knowledge of the Public Administration Act and the Child Welfare Act
Skills - The student can:
- independently identify and analyze legal issues in specific cases based on legal methodology
- identify and manage the requirements for the legal basis in administrative decisions in the child welfare service to ensure the rights of children and parents
General competence - The student can:
- communicate around complex legal and professional issues within the professional field
- convey extensive independent work and master the subject area's forms of expression
Learning methods and activities
The course consists of lectures, various forms of group work, self-study and work with practical cases.
Compulsory assignments
- Written assignment
Further on evaluation
National partial exam in law (weighted 2/3 of the total exam) and home exam over 3 days (weighted 1/3 of the total exam). Both exams must be assessed in order to pass the whole course.
Compulsory activity in the form of a written assignment must be approved to sit for the exam. The compulsory activities are approved for 4 years. If more than four years have passed since the approved compulsory activity, the student must carry out compulsory activities again in order to take the exam.
This topic has several partial assessments. If you do not pass the course, you need only to take a new exam in the parts that have not been passed. When improving grades, you can select the part or parts who you want to improve grades in.
You can ask for explanation or appeal a grade in each partial assessment, without waiting for overall grading in the course (when all partial assessments are done).
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Child Welfare Work (MBVARB)
Child Welfare and Child Pretection (MBV)
Required previous knowledge
The course has admission right requirements, which means that the course is reserved for students who have been admitted to study Master's degree in Child Welfare Work and Master's degree in Child Welfare and Child Protection at NTNU.
Course materials
The syllabus list is published on Blackboard at the start of the course.
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Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2024
Language of instruction: Norwegian
Location: Trondheim
- Social Sciences
Examination
Examination arrangement: Written exam and off campus exam
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
- Autumn ORD National partial exam in law 67/100 LOVDATA INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates - Autumn ORD Home examination 33/100 A INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates - Spring ORD National partial exam in law 67/100 LOVDATA INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates - Spring ORD Home examination 33/100 A INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"