Last updated: 8 August

MAIN INFORMATION BROCHURE
KULT 2207 and KULT 2208

Gender and Norwegian Culture:
Paradoxes of Equality I and II

1. Course Outline, Format and Code of Conduct (p. 2)
2. Important Information (p. 3)
3. Compulsory Assignments Deadline Policy (p. 4))
4. Language Policy (p.4)
5. Contacts (p. 4)
6. Semester Schedule including homework (p. 5)
7. Information about accessing reading list items (p.6)
8. Weekly Reading List (p. 7)
9. Exams and Assignments (p. 10)
10. NTNU Grading System (p. 13)
11. Student Class Representatives (p. 13)
12. Academic Writing and Referencing (p. 14)

11. Course Outline, Format and Code of Conduct
OutlineIn this course we introduce you to cultural analyses of issues concerning gender and equality in
Norwegian society. We focus on everyday enactments and cultural constructions of gender. Somequestions we will address in the lectures are:
How is gender understood in various contexts in Norway?
What are regarded as culturally significant similarities and differences between women andmen, and between Norwegians and others?
What are the challenges to equality in contemporary Norway?
How “equal” is Norwegian society?
Why can we say that there are “paradoxes of equality” in Norway?
Aims
 To introduce you to the concept of equality in its historical context in Norway
 To expose you to meanings of gender that underpin gender equality policies in the
Norwegian welfare state and the paradoxes they may produce
 To give you an insight into main trends in feminist and gender studies theory
 To explore contemporary Norwegian working, domestic, sexual-reproductive and politicallife from a gender-centered perspective
 To help you to recognize the importance of critical reflection from a gender-theoreticalperspective
Format
The class is in a four hour per week format, with a break for lunch. Around half the class will be in
lecture form; the other have in seminar discussion/group work format. In the past years’ students haveenjoyed being in groups of different nationalities in the seminar discussions, so we will keep to thisformat. While the main focus of the course is the Norwegian context, in the discussion seminars, we
encourage comparisons with the many other national contexts which our varied student body
represents. This class depends on your active participation!
The course is intended for both international exchange students and Norwegian students. Students inthis class may be either in their first or second year at university. In order to make the most of thiscourse, it is important that you attend lectures, plan your week so that you have read the assigned
reading before you come to your lectures, share your thoughts during the class seminars, andparticipate in the online discussion forum when required.
Code of conduct
Students and teaching faculty in KULT 2207/8 all have responsibility for maintaining a respectful andcivil learning environment. Because the core themes of this course relate to differences such as race,color, gender and gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, disability,
and age, your choice of words and use of language play an important role in upholding respectful
discourse.
There may be some uncomfortable moments during class discussions, particularly given that thestudents in this course come from a very diverse range of national, cultural and linguistic
backgrounds. Let us look at this diversity as an opportunity and work through these moments
together with an attitude of kindness and civility towards one another at all times, refraining frommarginalisation, misrepresentation and the perpetuation of stereotypes.

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Finally, it is important to remember that exposure to alternative points of view enhances ourintellectual development. Debate and dialogue should however challenge the ideas and not theindividuals who hold opposing views.

2. Important Information
Blackboard learning portal
Everything is on blackboard. All information about the course, exams, updates, power points fromlectures, downloading of assignments etc. is given through NTNU’s blackboard internet portal. The
only exception is the KULT 2208 home exam which students should download on INSPERA - see bottomof this page.
Blackboard instructions in English and Norwegian
If you need help in using blackboard, have a look at the websites below:
https://innsida.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/Norsk/Blackboard+-+hjelp+for+studenter
https://innsida.ntnu.no/bb-student
You can also contact the Orakel IT help services. They have an office at Dragvoll library:https://innsida.ntnu.no/student
For general help with this and all other IT issues, consult:https://innsida.ntnu.no/en/it-hjelp
Schedule and credits
Both KULT 2207 and 2208 start at the same time, on Monday 27th August from 1215 hrs. to 1600 hrs.
in room D156. The teaching will consist of 4-hour sessions combing lectures and guided discussion
sessions. The KULT 2207 and 2208 classes will run simultaneously for the first 6 weeks. KULT 2208
students continue for a further 6 weeks, 12 weeks in all.
KULT 2207 is a 7.5 credit course. KULT 2207 students follow 6 lectures and have their last class on
Monday 1st of October.
KULT 2208 is a 15 credit course. Students taking KULT 2208 follow all 12 lectures and have their lastclass on Monday 19th of November.
Start and end dates:
KULT 2207: From Monday 27 August to Monday 1st of October
KULT 2208: From Monday 27 August to Monday 19th of November
Time: 1215 hrs. to 1600 hrs.
Room: D156

Compulsory Assignments and Exams
KULT 2207 has a four-hour final exam under normal exam conditions. KULT 2208 has a home exam
over a one-week period. See section 9 of this document for details.
Students on KULT 2207 and KULT 2208 will have a compulsory written exercise consisting of writing
short posts on an online discussion forum, and a short essay. Students on KULT 2208 complete a
short oral presentation in addition to this. All these assignments (and in the case of KULT 2208

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students the oral presentation) must be undertaken to be eligible to sit the exam/home exam. The
topic for the oral presentation is already set. You will find it on page 11-12 of this document
The KULT 2208 home exam should be downloaded on INSPERA. Here are the instructions:
https://innsida.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/Norsk/Digital+eksamen
https://innsida.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/English/Digital+exam

3. Compulsory Assignments Deadline Policy
All compulsory assignments must be submitted by the deadline.
Extensions on the compulsory essay assignment are only allowed if you have a signed medical
certificate from your doctor.

4. Language Policy
Lectures, group work in class and discussions in class are all in English.
The posts on the discussion forums can be in English or Norwegian. However, we recommend using
English for those who are comfortable with both languages, so that non-Norwegian students canfollow as many of the posts as possible.
The essays may be written in English or in Norwegian. The exams may be written in English or
Norwegian. The orals may be presented in English or Norwegian

5. Contacts
The course leader is Professor Priscilla Ringrose (PR). Also teaching on this course are Associate
Professor Jennifer Branlat (JB) and Dr. Sofia Moratti (SM).
Priscilla Ringrose (PR)priscilla.ringrose@hf.ntnu.no
Jennifer Branlat (JB)
jbranlat@gmail.com
Sofia Moratti (SM)sofia.moratti@ntnu.no
Study Counselor Jan Grande
jan.grande@ntnu.no
Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture, Secretariat
kari.bergheim@.ntnu.no
https://www.ntnu.edu/kult

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6. Semester Schedule
LECTURES ARE ON MONDAYS
1215 TO 1600 HOURS
ROOM D156

Building 6, level 3 (ground floor, also known as room 6341)
Lecture/
Home
work
L1

Date/
Dead
Line
27/8

Lecturer/homework

Lecture/Event/Homework/Assignments and Exams

JB

Lecture: Introduction: Paradoxes of equality

H1

31/8

Homework: post on discussion forum 1

L2

3/9

2207 and 2208
Students
SM

H2

7/9

Homework: post on discussion forum 2

L3

10/9

H3

14/9

L4

17/9

2207 and 2208
Students
JB/Guest lecturer
Iva Šmídová
2207 and 2208
Students
JB/SM

H4

21/9

Homework: post on discussion forum 4

L5

24/9

2207 and 2208
Students
SM

H5

28/9

ESSAY
TOPIC
L6

1/10

2207 and 2208
Students
2207 Students only

1/10

JB

ESSAY
DUE
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15/10

2207 Students only

Lecture: Historical timeline

Lecture: Reproduction and Family
Homework: post on discussion forum 3
Lecture: Norwegian Sexual Politics

Lecture: Gender Equality and Diversity in Working
Life
Homework: post on discussion forum 5
Homework: KULT 2207 Essay topic announced on
Blackboard AT 0900 hrs
Lecture: Gendered Borders in Norway

8/10

Homework: Essay due: KULT 2207 students ONLY post
essay on Blackboard by midnight
No class

15/10

JB

FOLLOWING LECTURES ONLY FOR 2208 STUDENTS
Norway’s Ibsen*

ESSAY
TOPIC

15/10

2208 students only

L8

22/10

JB

Homework KULT 2208 ONLY essay topic announced
and oral presentation schedule posted on Blackboard
at 0900hrs
Multicultural Configurations of Equality

L9

29/10

JB

Gender and Sport

L7

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ESSAY
DUE
L10

29/10
5/11

2208 students
onlySM

Homework: Essay due: KULT 2208 students post essay
on Blackboard by midnight
Gender and Religion

L11

12/11

JB

The New Norway: Upperdog

L12

19/11

JB/SM

Conclusion

29/11
7-14/12

Oral presentations
see p. 11-12 for the topic
KULT 2207 School exam
KLT 2208 One week Home exam – DELIVERED ON
INSPERA (SEE PAGE 3).Topic announced on Blackboard
on 7 December at 0900hrs, exam due on 12 December
1500hrs.

PLEASE READ THE EXAMS AND ASSIGMENT SECTION ON PAGE 10 TO FIND OUT HOW THE
DISCUSSION FORUM HOMEWORK IS DONE!

7. Information about accessing reading list items
What do I need to read for this course?
You will find the full reading list in section 7.
Where can I find the items on the reading list?
All the items on the reading list are either available via NTNU library services or in the electronic
compendium (see page 7 for the link).
What do I do if I cannot access the electronic articles on the reading list?
If you have trouble accessing the links to the electronic items in the reading list in section 7 when you
click on them in this document, try opening your internet browser and copying in the address
directly. To access some of the online items, you need to be logged onto the NTNU library system.
You can log onto the NTNU system from any NTNU computer at Dragvoll main library (but not fromthe guest NTNU computers of which there are a few as you enter the library).
How can I access the electronic articles on my laptop?
If you want to access the electronic items on your laptop, you need to download VPN on your own
computer. Follow instructions here:
https://innsida.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/English/Install+VPN
Ebrary system
You can also sign into the NTNU ebrary system. This is free and it means you can highlight and makenotes on the electronic texts available on ebrary. You will find the sign-in when you are on an ebrary
page.
Library course
There is a library course available for students – ask at the main library desk.

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8. Weekly Lecture Program and Reading List
The KULT 2207 compendium is accessed through this link:

https://ntnu.box.com/s/dui40emendogik73r9fd871kb8ig61q5
The KULT 2208 compendium is accessed through this link:

https://ntnu.box.com/s/hqja2y3fv6rhe2ledm427m7lx2lwwxxo
Lecture 1:•••(Compendium) Richardson, D. (2008). Conceptualizing Gender. In D. Richardson and V.
Robinson (Eds.), Introducing Gender and Women’s Studies. New York: Palgrave-Macmillan.
(Compendium) Hines. S. (2008). Feminist Theories. In D. Richardson and V. Robinson (Eds.),
Introducing Gender and Women’s Studies. New York: Palgrave-Macmillan.
(Online) Melby, K., Ravn A-B. & Carlsson Wetterberg C. (2008). A Nordic model of genderequality? Introduction. In K. Melby, A.-B., Ravn and C. Carlsson (Eds.), Gender equality andwelfare politics in Scandinavia. The limits of political ambition? Policy Press: Bristol, 1-26.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt9qgkxf

Lecture 2:
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Gender in Motion: A Historical Timeline(Compendium) Lorenzen, J. (2013). The History of Fatherhood in Norway, 1850-2012. New
York: Palgrave Macmillan, 71-94.
(Compendium) Melby, K. (1989). The housewife Ideology in Norway between the Two World
Wars. Scandinavian Journal of History, 14, 181-193.
(Online) Kristensen, Guro K. (2016). Paid Migrant Domestic Labour in Gender-Equal Norway:
A Win-Win Arrangement? In B. Gullikstad, G. K. Kristensen and P. Ringrose (Eds,), Paid
Migrant Domestic Labour in a Changing Europe, 245-257.
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057%2F978-1-137-51742-5

Lecture 3:•

Introduction: Paradoxes of equality Questioning conceptions of sameness,difference, and equality.

Reproduction, Gender, parenthood and family(Online) Farstad, G. R. and Stefansen, K. (2015). Involved fatherhood in the Nordic context:
dominant narratives, divergent approaches. NORMA, 10:1, 55-70.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/18902138.2015.1013348?needAccess=true(Compendium) Kroløkke, C. (2012). From India with love: Troublesome citizens of fertility
travel. Cultural politics, 8 (2), 307-325.
(Online) Spilker, K. & and Lie, M. (2007). Gender and Bioethics Intertwined: Egg donation
within the context of equal opportunities. European Journal of Women’s Studies, 14(4), 327340 http://ejw.sagepub.com/content/14/4/327.full.pdf+html

Lecture 4:

Norwegian Sexual Politics

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(Online) Røthing, Å. and Bang Svendsen S. H. (2010). Homotolerance and Heterosexuality as
Norwegian Values. Journal of LGBT Youth, 7, (2) 147-166 (19p)
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/19361651003799932(On Blackboard) Svendsen, Stine H. Bang, Elisabeth Stubberud & Elise Farstad Dupedal(2018). Becoming queer after homotolerance: Young people’s affective worlds. In Talburt,
Susan (ed.) Youth Sexualities. Santa Barbara: Preager(Online) Bolsø, A. (2008). Mission Accomplished. Gay Elitism and the Constant Misery of a
Minority. http://trikster.net/1/bolsoe/1.html

Lecture 5:•••(Online) Norberg M. (2002). Constructing Masculinity in Women’s Worlds: Men Working as
Pre-school teachers and Hairdressers. NORA, 1 (10) 26-37.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/080387402317533862(Compendium) Gullikstad, B. (2009) Norwegian policy on economic citizenship for genderequality and ethnic integration (pp. 1-25). FEMCIT –report, D.3.5. WP3 Strand 2A.
(Online) Seierstad, C. (2015). Having it Al? Women in High Commitment Careers and WorkLife Balance in Norway. Gender Work and Organization, 22(4), 390-404.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gwao.12099/full

Lecture 6:•••(Gender) Equality and diversity in work life

Norway’s Gendered Borders(Online) Eggebø, H. (2013). A real marriage? Applying for marriage migration to Norway.
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 39 (5) 773-789.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/1369183X.2013.756678(Online) Muhleisen, W., A. Rothing, and Svendsen, S. H. B. (201). Norwegian sexualities:
Assimilation and exclusion in Norwegian immigration policy." Sexualities15 (2) 139-155.
http://sex.sagepub.com/content/15/2/139.full.pdf+html(Online) Muller Myrdahl, E. (2010). Legislating love: Norwegian family reunification law as a
racial project. Social & Cultural Geography 11(2) 103-116.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14649360903514368

KULT2208 students only continue with reading list below:
Lecture 7:•••

Norway’s Ibsen(Online) Ibsen, H. (1879). A doll’s house (60 p.)
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2542/2542-h/2542-h.htm (80 p.)(Compendium) Moi, T. (2008). ‘First and Foremost a Human Being:’ Idealism, Theater, andGender in A Doll’s House. Henrik Ibsen and the Birth of Modernism. Oxford: Oxford
University Press.
(Compendium) Langås, Unni (2004) The impact of Nora: Performing Gender with Butler andIbsen. In E. Witt-Brattström (Ed.), The New Woman and the Aesthetic Opening: Unlocking
Gender in Twentieth-Century. Södertörn Academic Studies.

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Multicultural configurations of equality(Online) Svendsen, S. H. (2014). Learning racism in the absence of ‘race’. EJWS, 21(1)o http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1350506813507717(Online) Phillips, A. (2007). Multiculturalism without culture. Multiculturalism without culture.
Princeton: Princeton University Press
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ntnu/detail.action?docID=10312542(Compendium) Stubberud, E. (2015. It's Not Much': Affective (Boundary) Work in the Au Pair
Scheme. In R. Cox (Ed.) Au Pairs' Lives in Global Context. Sisters or Servants? Palgrave
Macmillan (14 p.)

Lecture 9:

Gender and Religion(Online) Predelli, L. N. (2004). A Case Study of Immigrant Muslim Women in Oslo, Norway.
Gender and Society, 18 (4), 47- 493.
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0891243204265138• Valkonen, S. and Wallenius-Korkalo, S. (2016). Practising Postcolonial Intersectionality:
Gender, religion and indigeinity in Sami social work. International Social Work 59 (5): 614626.
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0020872816646816• (Online) Furseth, I. (2005). From “Everything Has A Meaning” to “I Want to Believe in
Something”: religious Change Between Two Generations of Women in Norway. Social
Compass, 52(2).
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0037768605052596•

Lecture 10:•••(Online) Hovden, J. (2012). Discourses and strategies for the inclusion of women in sport –the case of Norway. Sport in Society no. 15 (3), 287-301
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17430437.2012.653201(Online) Skogvang, B. O. and Fasting K.( 2013). Football and sexualities in Norway. Soccer &Society 14 (6) 872-886
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14660970.2013.843924(Online) Walseth, K. (2006). ‘Young Muslim Women and Sport: the Impact of Identity Work.’
Leisure Studies no. 25 (1), 75-94 (19 p.)
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02614360500200722

Lecture 11:••

Gender and Sport

Norwegian film: and intersectional approach(Online) Ringrose, P. (2013). Migrants of the New Norway: Sara Johnsen's Upperdog.
Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning, 37 (1), 26-43.
http://www.idunn.no/ts/tfk/2013/01/migrants_of_the_new_norway_sara_johnsens_upperdog(Online) Sollund, R. (2010). Regarding Au Pairs in the Norwegian Welfare State. European
Journal of Women’s Studies, 17 (2), 143-160.
http://ejw.sagepub.com/content/17/2/143.full.pdf+html

9•(Compendium) Hubinette, T. (2006). From Orphan Trains to Babylifts: Colonial Trafficking,Empire Building, and Social Engineering. In J.J. Trenka, J. C. Oparah and S. Y. Shin (Eds.),
Outsiders Within: Writing on Transnational Adoption. Cambridge MA: South End Press.

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Paradoxes of equality(Online) Lister, R. (2008). Gender, citizenship and social justice in the Nordic welfare states: aview from outside. In K. Melby, A.-B., Ravn and C. Carlsson (Eds.), Gender equality andwelfare politics in Scandinavia. The limits of political ambition? Policy Press: Bristol.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt9qgkxf(Online) Pringle, K. (2008). Future research on gender equality in the Scandinavian countries.
In K. Melby, A.-B., Ravn and C. Carlsson (Eds.), Gender equality and welfare politics inScandinavia. The limits of political ambition? Policy Press: Bristol .
http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt9qgkxf

9. Exams and Assignments
KULT 2207:
1. Compulsory online discussion participation, and one short essay due 15 October
2. Written Exam (graded on an A to F scale) – 29 November – 4 hours
The course website (the link is on main menu on blackboard) will have exam room number nearer
the date of the exam.
KULT 2208:
1. Compulsory online discussion participation and one short essay due 29 October
2. Compulsory Oral Presentation: (undertaken/not undertaken) on 19 November
3. Home exam: to be completed over 1 week (graded A to F scale) – 7 to 14 December
KULT 2207 AND 2208 STUDENTS: In order to be eligible to sit the exam, you need to have completed
all the compulsory assignments above.

KULT 2207 and 2208: Compulsory online forum discussion participation and short essay
Discussion forums: In the first weeks of the course you will post a short post to online discussions on
Blackboard (about 200-250 words), on a specific theme related to the following class every week –see page 5 for dates. The teacher will read all the posts and will give an oral and/or written general
response to the posts (no individual responses). The discussion forum theme and questions will be
posted on blackboard on Mondays at 1200hrs on the relevant weeks. Your contribution should be
posted the following Friday by 1400hrs. Important Note: Please do not start new threads with eachnew post in the discussion forum. There should be one thread per discussion. You can write in
Norwegian or English, but please write in English if you are comfortable with this.
Essay: In addition to the posts, you will write a short essay of 1500 words – not including
bibliography. You will get individual feedback on this essay on Blackboard. You should use APA

10referencing system (see also page 14) http://kildekompasset.no/references/apa-6th.aspx. . You
should include a word count at the end of your essay and before your bibliography.
General: All the short posts taken together and a short essay you will write represent yourcompulsory written exercise for this course. We keep a record of all the posts and essays, to checkthat you have done this (otherwise, you will not be eligible to sit the exam).
KULT 2207 Only: Exam
General: The exam is be completed in four hours. You will answer one question out of a choice oftwo.
Frequently asked questions about the exam:
Where is the exam held? This information only becomes available 2-3 days before the exam.
The exam will come to you directly on your personal StudentWeb. You can also find the room
number on this site (In Norwegian) : http://www.ntnu.no/eksamen/sted/
Can I bring a dictionary? Yes. Make sure there is no writing or loose papers in it as thedictionaries will be checked for this.
Will the quality of my English count? The grading will take into account content, not qualityof English. However, if the quality of English interferes with the communication of thecontent, then this would count against you.
How do I get the results of their exams? The exam results will come to you directly on yourpersonal studywebside. If you have any more questions about this or about credits andcertification, go to the student advice office (Seksjon for Studentservice), Building 1, Dragvoll.
What kinds of questions should I expect? You will find previous exam questions on
Blackboard.
Language: Norwegian or English
KULT 2208 only: Compulsory Oral Presentation
Time: 5 minutes
Language: Norwegian or English
Topic : For your oral presentation, you should choose one of the themes covered by thecourse and prepare a presentation relating this theme to your home country (for example
home life, parenthood, sexual politics, working life).
 You must find a question which your presentation will address. The question
should be explicitly stated at the start of your presentation.
 You must explicitly refer to at least one item from the course reading list
when giving your talk.

11 The presentation should have a conceptual framework relevant to thecourse. This means that you cannot speak in a general or vague way about a
topic without reference to the concepts you have learnt in the course.
Preparation and ppts: Please practice your talk and time yourself in preparation. You can use
ppts if you wish.
Date: The schedule for the orals will be posted on Blackboard on 15 October. The orals will
be held on 19 November.
Feedback: THERE IS NO INDIVIDUAL FEEDBACK ON YOUR ORAL EXAMS. You will be
informed individually within 24 hours on your NTNU email if you do NOT pass the oral. If
you do not receive the mail, it means that you have passed.
KULT 2208 only: Home Exam
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To be completed over one week – 7 to 14 December.
One question to be answered out of a choice of two.
Questions posted on Blackboard at 0900 hrs. on 7 December.
Answers due to be downloaded on INSPERA on 14 December by 1500 hrs.
Language: Norwegian or English
Form: The home exam should be comprised of 3500 words, not including
bibliography. Formal requirements: A4, 12 points, 2.5 margins, 1.5-line spacing. You
should include a word count at the end of your home exam and before thebibliography.
You should use APA referencing system (see also page 14)
http://kildekompasset.no/references/apa-6th.aspx

Frequently asked questions about the home exam:
Will the quality of my English count? The grading will take into account content not qualityof English. However, if the quality of English interferes with the communication of thecontent, then this would count against you.
How do I get the results of their exams? The exam results will come to you directly on yourpersonal online StudentWeb address. If you have any more questions about this or about
credits and certification, go to the student advice office (Seksjon for Studentservice), Building
1, Dragvoll, and check:
https://innsida.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/English/Student+Web
How many questions do I answer? Answer only ONE question out of two: You will get achoice of two questions. You must answer only one of them.
What kind of questions should I expect? You can find previous years’ questions on
Blackboard. The questions may cover one or two of the “weekly themes” covered in thecourse, or they may be of a more general nature, where the answer would cover several
themes.

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Where do I find the home exam question?
You will find the exam question under the “Home Exam” folder on Blackboard at 0900 hrs. on
7 December.
How do I submit my exam? You will deliver the home exam on INSPERA – see page 3 of thisdocument.

10. NTNU Grading System
NTNU uses the letter grading system for all examinations and most assessments.
Grade

Description

General, qualitative description of the evaluation criteria

A

Excellent

An excellent performance, clearly outstanding. The candidate
demonstrates excellent judgement and a high degree of independent
thinking.

B

Very good

A very good performance. The candidate demonstrates soundjudgement and a very good degree of independent thinking.

C

Good

A good performance in most areas. The candidate demonstrates areasonable degree of judgement and independent thinking in the mostimportant areas.

D

Satisfactory

A satisfactory performance, but with significant shortcomings. The
candidate demonstrates a limited degree of judgement and independent
thinking.

E

Sufficient

A performance that meets the minimum criteria, but no more. The
candidate demonstrates a very limited degree of judgement andindependent thinking.

F

Fail

A performance that does not meet the minimum academic criteria. The
candidate demonstrates an absence of both judgment and independent
thinking.

11. Student Representatives
The Faculty requires that two students for each course group (KULT 2207 and KULT 2208) to act asStudent Representatives in Reference Group. Ideally both the ÅLIMA and the international students
should be represented.
The purpose of the reference group is to contribute to making the course, lectures and exercises
valuable on a continuous basis by giving constructive suggestions for improvements or changes andmediating problems raised by other students.

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As Reference Group members you may collect feedback from the other students on any aspect of thecourse, teaching, administration, tasks, reading list etc. - and relay this information to the course
leader by email or in the planned meetings (see below).
You are also required to write a short report on the course at the end of the semester. The template
for the report you will find here: https://innsida.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/English/Reference+groups++quality+assurance+of+education
When this is submitted, you will receive an official certificate from the Faculty (the course leader will
give it to you).
The reference group meetings will take place right after lectures on:
for KULT 2207 10th September and 1st Octoberfor KULT 2208 1st October and 12 November
Please read this information about being a reference group member
https://innsida.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/English/Reference+groups++quality+assurance+of+education#section-Reference+groups+-+quality+assurance+of+educationThe+reference+group's+tasks (English)

12. Academic writing and referencing system
How do I write my references in my essay and home exam?
You should use APA referencing system http://kildekompasset.no/references/apa-6th.aspx
How do I cite lecture notes in my APA-style research paper?
The citation on the Reference page for the lecture notes would look like the following in APA:
Author. (year). In italics write the name or title of the lecture. Personal Collection of (thelecturer’s name), school or organization they teach for, city, country.
Berliner, A. (1959). Lecture on Reminiscences of Wundt and Leipsig.
Personal Collection of A. Berliner, University of Akron, Akron OH.
Useful link to NTNU library resources and help with academic writing:
http://www.ntnu.no/viko/english

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