Sixth Ex.phil. lecture; second MEE125 lecture

Today I have given the sixth lecture in Ex.phil this autumn, at Department of social studies, and my second and final lecture in the theory and methods of science course MEE125 at Department of media and social sciences. The topcs were ethics of proximity, moral development etc. in the former and phenomenology in the latter.

First MEE125 lecture - on human ecology and animals

Today I gave a first lecture in the master course "Philosophy of science and research methods" (MEE125), which is offered to students in three master programmes at the University of Stavanger´s Department of media and social sciences. The topics were human ecology and animals, specifically building on the Anthropocene concept, a chapter in our book Semiotic agency: Science beyond mechanism, and Gibson´s affordance theory.

Pedagogisk forum attended

Today I have attended "Pedagogisk forum" at Department of media studies and social sciences, featuring Turid Rødne, on the topic of use of blackboard in teaching.

4 employee appraisals, parts of a webinar, one more meeting, and a joint response letter

Today I have had 4 employee appraisals (total to date: 57), attended part of a webinar held by NORECOPA and Norway´s Council of animal ethics, and a meeting among the departments of the faculty in relation to plans for reorganizing who stays in what building. After that latter meeting, I drafted a joint response letter to these plans on behalf of the three departments.

3 meetings and complaint grading

Today I have attended three meetings. This included my weekly meeting with the office manager, and a meeting related to Cognitive Lab.

I have also taken part in complaint grading of 2 exam papers in MEE140.

Complaint grading done

Today I have done complaint grading in 4 papers in MEE140 (Philosophy of science and research methods).

Kristiane Lindland to be new Vice-Dean of Research

Kristiane Marie Fjær Lindland (Associate professor at Department of media and social sciences) will take over as Vice-Dean of Research at the University of Stavanger´s Faculty of social sciences as I step down and am replaced at New Year.

Two meetings

Today I have attended a work group meeting related to the establishment of Cognitive lab at UIS, and an appointments committee meeting related to a Head of department position.

Four job interviews

Today I have taken part in four job interviews as part of the appointments committee for the position as head of department at Department of media and social sciences.

Three-four meetings

Today I attended the faculty leadership meeting, which included a half hour meeting on the Research Council of Norway application process this Spring, a work meeting on the new arrangement for funds for research groups, and an appointments committee meeting for the position as Head of department of Department of media and social studies.

A meeting and two job interviews

Yesterday I attended a planning meeting related to Network for welfare research. I also took part in 4 hours work in an appointments committee for the position of head of department at Department of media and social sciences, which included two interviews.

Four meetings

Today I have attended four meetings: a faculty leadership budget meeting; a work lunch on prospective Norwegian-Baltic research collaboration; a planning meeting for the faculty´s upcoming Fagdag (academic day), and an appointments committee meeting related to the position as Head of department of Department of media and social sciences.

Two meetings

Today I have attended the Faculty of social sciences´ leadership group meeting - also featuring pro rector for education - and an appointments committee meeting for Head of department at Department of media and social science.

Two meetings and supervision

Today I have attended a dialogue meeting between the leadership of Faculty of social sciences and Department of media and social sciences, and a faculty-level meeting regarding research schools, and had a MA thesis supervision session.

Two meetings and a supervision session

Today I have attended a meeting concerning transfer of a PhD student to our faculty, and a meeting with PhD supervisors at Department of media and social sciences in relation to our reorganization of the faculty´s PhD program. I have also had a supervision session with my PhD student.

Three meetings and a supervision session

Today I have attended the faculty leadership group meeting, chaired a meeting in the faculty´s Doctoral committee (my third), attended a meeting in preparation of another meeting I´ll chair tomorrow, and supervised a MA student.

3 papers graded

Today I have graded 3 papers for the continuation exam in "Philosophy of science and research methods".

MEE140 exam questions

I have just composed exam questions for the continuation exam in "Philosophy of science and research methods" (MEE140).

MEE140 grading and grade reporting

Today I have graded 5 papers from the home exam of "Philosophy of science and research methods" (MEE140), and reported grades also on behalf of two other examiners, altogether involving some 54 exam papers.

MEES evaluation meeting attended

Today I attended an evaluation meeting with some teachers and student representatives for MEES, the UiS Master in Energy, Environment and Society.