3 hours of lectures in master course on the welfare state

Today I have lectured for 3 hours on the topics of autonomy and paternalism in a Master course on the welfare state (MSO121). This is my only teaching in this course, which resembles but is not identical to a course I taught in some years back.

Two meetings and then some

Today I have attended a meeting as Vice-Dean of Research with representatives from the Norwegian and Polish Departments of Justice and UiS researchers concerning possible collaboration. I have also met with two colleagues to transfer experiences from my coordination of field visits for MUNDUS students the two last years.  

Course planning meeting

Today I have attended a course planning meeting with three colleagues.

Final day of teaching for MFAMILY class

Today I have taught by moderating for 5 hours during our field visit summary in the "Welfare state and welfare policy" MA class, along with my colleague Svein Tuastad.

3 more hours at Stavanger City Hall

Today I moderated another 3 hours of dialogue and interview with politicians at Stavanger City Hall with the MFAMILY class.

Three hours at Stavanger City Hall

Today I have moderated three hours of appointment with politicians at Stavanger City Hall involving international MFAMILY Erasmus Mundus students taking the course "Welfare state and welfare policy".

Field visit info and planning

Today I met with the MFAMILY class in the "Welfare state and welfare policy" course to inform the students about arrangements for a forthcoming field visit to Stavanger City Hall in May.

3 hours of MA teaching on welfare state topics

Today I have taught for three hours in the Norwegian Master course "Velferdsstaten - politikk og teori". The topic was liberalism´s idea of a neutral state and its relation to people´s freedom to choose their life projects, with Norwegian family policies as a case study.

Teaching on master level on autonomy and paternalism

Today I have lectured for close to three hours in a joint session for the MFAMILY class and Norwegian master students, with the topic autonomy and paternalism in political (and moral) theory.

Course evaluation and planning

Today I met with a colleague to discuss experience with the MFAMILY course Welfare state and welfare policy and possible plans ahead.

Erasmus Mundus funding achieved for MFAMILY, second round

The University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies has successfully applied for Erasmus Mundus funding for Master in Social Work with Families and Children (MFAMILY) for a new round. I have been somewhat involved in the application work, in relation to revision and presentation of the course "Welfare state and welfare policy".

Working lunch

Today I attended a working lunch with some of the teachers in "Welfare state and welfare policy" where we evaluated this Spring´s course.

Meeting with deputy mayor of Stavanger

Today I attended and facilitated a meeting between Erasmus Mundus students in the "Welfare state and welfare policy" course and the deputy mayor of Stavanger at Stavanger City Hall. This was our last appointment in field work this month.

3 more hours at Stavanger City Hall

Today I have attended three hour-long meetings with the students of "Welfare state and welfare policy" and Stavanger politicians and a director at Stavanger City Hall.

Exam questions

Today I have composed exam questions for the continuation school exam in Welfare state and welfare policy.

Erasmus MUNDUS students at Stavanger City Hall

Today, along with a colleague from Department of social studies, I have accompanied students in the "Welfare state and welfare policy" class at a meeting at Stavanger City Hall. Several such meetings with politicians and policy-makers are to take place over the next couple of weeks.

3 hours of teaching

Today I taught for 3 hours - 2 hours lecture and 1 hour teacher-assisted group work - in Welfare state and welfare policy (MEM110). This was the introduction to our field visit at Stavanger municipality this week, including an introduction to the Norwegian political system.

School exam questions in MEM110

I recently composed and selected school exam questions for the course "Welfare state and welfare policy".

Examiner guidelines revised

This week I revised/corrected the examiner guidelines for "Welfare state and welfare policy"´s home exam (essay).

3 hours of teaching

Last Thursday I taught for 3 hours - summary and exam preparation in "Welfare state and welfare policy".