Introduction to Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Högskolepedagogisk introduktionskurs

GEM001F, 3 credits

Valid from: Autumn 2012
Decided by: FN1/Anders Gustafsson, FN2/Eva Nordberg Karlsson, FN3/Per Tunestål
Date of establishment: 2013-05-28

General Information

Division: Doctoral Research Training
Course type: Third-cycle course
Teaching languages: English, Swedish

Aim

The aim of the course is to introduce the participants to ideas about higher education teaching issues, thus preparing them for taking decisions in teaching that benefit students’ learning. An additional aim of the course is to provide the participants with a foundation for further professional development as a teacher in higher education.

Goals

Knowledge and Understanding

For a passing grade the doctoral student must

• be able to explain fundamental concepts of teaching and learning in higher education
• be able describe how learning is supported in higher education
• demonstrate knowledge of core values and regulations within Swedish higher education.

Competences and Skills

For a passing grade the doctoral student must

• be able to reflect on common aspects of education (such as forms of teaching, examination, evaluation, teaching qualifications etc.) on the basis of reading and experience
• be able to analyse, discuss and develop teaching in their own subjects with the support of theories and collegial discussions.

Judgement and Approach

For a passing grade the doctoral student must

• demonstrate willingness to engage in collegial discussions on teaching
• demonstrate openness towards alternative forms of teaching.

Course Contents

The student in higher education, learning, forms of teaching, communication and feedback, examination, evaluation, the university lecturer and teaching qualifications.

Course Literature

• Elmgren, M. & Henriksson, A.-S.: Universitetspedagogik. Nordstedts, 2010. ISBN 9789113022970.
• Svinicki, M. & McKeachie, W.: McKeachie’s Teaching Tips. Wadsworth, 2011. ISBN 9780495812340.

The book "McKeachie's Teaching Tips" is used when the course is given in English.

Instruction Details

Types of instruction: Exercises, project. The course starts with a week of five full days in which lectures are combined with group exercises and individual work. This is followed by a group project, which is to be reported 3–4 weeks later (the total workload of the project work is about a week per participant).

Examination Details

Examination formats: Written report, seminars given by participants. For a Pass on the course, the participant must have attended at least 80 % of the scheduled activities, completed assignments during the scheduled activities and passed the project work, including attendance at the feedback and reporting sessions.
Grading scale: Failed, pass
Examiner:

Admission Details

Admission requirements: To be admitted to the course, participants must normally have a first-cycle degree.
Selection criteria: The applicants with the earliest admittance dates to the PhD studies are given priority. When the course is taught in English, priority is given to doctoral students with native languages other than Swedish.

Further Information

Doctoral students who teach at first or second cycle level must have completed an introductory course in teaching and learning in higher education, or acquired an equivalent qualification. All doctoral students must be offered at least two weeks of education in teaching and learning in higher education, in accordance with the decision of the Board of Lund University, reg. no Dnr LS 2010/771. The course is identical to and given together with GB_A01.

Course Occasion Information

Contact and Other Information

Course coordinator: Roy Andersson <roy.andersson@cs.lth.se>
Web page: http://www.student.lth.se/english/phd-students/courses/faculty-wide-phd-courses/