Area of Emphasis Wood and Metal Craft. Craft and Didactics (46-60 credits)

Aim

On completion of the course, the student should be able to: - demonstrate the ability to organise and lead pupils' work in wood and metal craft, and reflect on and develop the personal leadership - visualise and communicate a personal style and demonstrate the ability to analyse and assess form and material expressions - describe and reflect on current steering documents in crafts in relation to how they are utilised in schools - review and constructively comment on scholarly work and have developed knowledge of central theoretical perspectives on research in crafts and handicrafts - demonstrate knowledge of analysis, assessment and grading of pupils' work in crafts connected to both product and process - process and present a didactic problem with a scholarly method in crafts - present and communicate the own working processes via ICT

Content

The course has a didactic profile with emphasis on placement. During the placement, the student should apply subject contents and working methods considered relevant for the activities. Also included are analysis, assessment and grading of student work in crafts and studies of the central and local steering documents for crafts education. Included in the course is to write, present and publicly discuss a didactic development work. The course contains practical work in wood and metal with a specialisation in machine work and design. Basic machine science together with relevant protection and security issues are covered in the course.