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Course syllabus for Learning and leadership in practice 1

Course syllabus adopted 2026-02-26 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameLärande och ledarskap i praktiken 1
  • CodeCIU207
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerMPLOL
  • Education cycleSecond-cycle
  • Main field of studyTechnology and Learning
  • DepartmentMATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language

    Swedish

  • Application code

    40112

  • Maximum participants

    35

  • Open for exchange students

    No

  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

Module
Sp1
Sp2
Sp3
Sp4
Summer
Not Sp
Examination dates
0115 Written and oral assignments 1.5 c
Grading: UG		 1.5 c
0215 Project 1.5 c
Grading: UG		 1.5 c
0315 Field exercise 4.5 c
Grading: UG		 4.5 c

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for Master's level (second cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements

Specific entry requirements

English 6 (or by other approved means with the equivalent proficiency level)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements

Course specific prerequisites

The course Mathematics, teaching and assessment (MVE375). Recommended prerequisite is the course Mathematics and society (MVE370).

Aim

To strengthen the student's ability to act in a classroom in an ethical and responsive way, both with subject-related focus, but also with an overall perspective on aspects such as gender equality and preventive activities against discrimination and abusive treatment.
The subject focus for the internship period is mathematics.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

1.  plan lessons in a clear and well-documented manner, based on scientific findings and well-established experience in pedagogy and mathematics education

2.  hold interesting and worthwhile lessons in mathematics at the high school level

3.  utilize one's own mathematical knowledge in order to facilitate pupils' learning, e.g. through being able to answer pupils' questions correctly and understandably

4.  communicate effectively in the classroom through listening, speaking and writing in support of one's pedagogical activities

5.  make use of digital tools in one's pedagogical activities and be able to evaluate the impact of different media and digital environments for this

6.  act towards establishing and maintaining a good study climate in the classroom

7.  act towards ensuring that all pupils will be able to make as good progress as possible in their learning

8.  prevent and counteract offensive behavior between pupils, as well as handle social relations and conflicts in a professional manner

9.  practice, communicate, establish and personally act upon the school's basic values in one's pedagogical activities, including equality, democracy and human rights, in particular children's rights according to the UN convention on the rights of the child

10. show self-insight and empathetic ability

11. evaluate and reflect upon one's own performance as a teacher, and identify one's own needs for development

Content

The subject focus for this course is Mathematics.

Students work together with a mentor, with follow-up taking a central role. Questions such as: What happened? Why? What might happen next time? and Could it happen in some other way? will be in focus.

Students will also regularly report on their experiences and thoughts in a log book format.

Students will complete a number of hand-in assignments connecting to the learning goals.

Organisation

  • practice teaching and classroom observations visits at a high school
  • writing a log book
  • documentation of lesson plans
  • hand-in assignments
  • seminars in support of the hand-in assignments
  • start of a checklist of other activities within the high school world

Literature

The course literature will be announced no later than 12 weeks before the start of the course

Examination including compulsory elements

Examination is continuous, in that the mentor at the high school continually documents and communicates observations with the student. This information focuses mainly on how the student should strive to develop within areas with most room for improvement. The assessment will be carried out through judgment of to which degree the student has achieved the learning goals.

Grades are set by weighing together the mentor's assessment, the master-teacher's and examiner's assessments from classroom observation visits, along with the quality of the log book and the assignments.

The "Field study" 4.5 c denotes the practice teaching, the "Written and oral assignments" 1.5 c denotes the assignments, and the "Project" 1.5 c denotes the log book. Passed practise teaching "Field study" is necessary for the other modules to be reported as passed.

Observe that the grade Fail requires the student to take the whole course again. A re-registration can only be made subject to availability and resources.

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers about disability study support.