DIGIT kick-off course on Digitalization, Culture and Society
Welcome to DIGIT's kick-off course on Digitalization, Culture, and Society from November 26 - 29 at OsloMet!
DIGIT kick-off course: Digitalization, Culture and Society
When: November 26 - 29, 2024
Where: OsloMet, Pilestredet 42, Oslo
Language: English
Registration: Opens soon
Attendance at the DIGIT Kick-off course is mandatory for new members (class of 2024-2026)
Content
Each new DIGIT class begins with Kick-off course on Digitalization, Culture, and Society. Spanning four days, this course serves as an orientation for the incoming participants of the research school, allowing them to familiarize themselves with both their peers and the DIGIT partners.
The course features lectures by academic partners, along with contributions from representatives from both the public and private sectors. Group discussions and presentations are also key elements of the course.
A more detailed program will be made available soon. You can have a peek at last year's program here (changes will be applied).
Travel and accommodation
For DIGIT participants residing outside Oslo, we will cover travel expenses. You are responsible for booking your own flight/train tickets in accordance with your university's guidelines and the Personnel Handbook for State Employees. DIGIT covers travel expenses up to a maximum of 2500 NOK in total. DIGIT can also cover hotel costs.
Course assignment (optional)
To receive a course diploma, participants are required to attend all days of the course and complete a 750-word popular science text about their doctoral project/research project. A self-selected reading list totaling 500 pages also needs to be included. Additionally, all students will deliver a short presentation of their research in groups of 6-7 individuals over the course of the four days.
Participants will receive feedback on their written assignments from a member of DIGIT faculty, a communication advisor, and a representative from a non-academic DIGIT partner.
Note on the popular science text: DIGIT is a research school of quality and relevance, and one of our goals is to improve collaboration between academia and other social actors through researcher training. To link the research to the broader society and demonstrate its relevance to the non-academic sector is thus one of the key pillars of our programme.
Diploma
Successful completion of the course assignment and the group presentation, along with a minimum of 80% attendance, will earn participants a diploma specifying the total workload:
Participation in 4 full course days
Delivery of a group presentation on their own research project
Submission of a final assignment comprising 750 words
Self-selected reading list totaling 500 pages.
Participants can utilize this diploma to apply for credit approval at their respective institutions. The diploma will recommend 3 ECTS. It is important to note that the participant's institution will determine if and how many credits awarded.
Course leader - Marit Haldar
Marit Haldar is a professor of sociology at OsloMet and the director of the DIGIT research school and the Center for Digitalization of Public Services and Citizenship (CEDIC).
Throughout her research-career she has been concerned with ideology and cultural analysis of childhood, old age, gender, family and (social) technology. She has also studied marginalized subjects in the welfare state and inequalities in treatment in the health care system from an ideological perspective.
Feel free to contact the DIGIT coordinator should you have any practical questions.
