BAPD1020 HSE, material and working techniques Course description

In this period, students will be HSE certified allowing them to make use of material processing tools in the department’s practice workshops.

Admission to the programme.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student is familiar with:

• different types of materials and their qualities through practical material processing
• methods and procedures for sound HSE practice in material processing
• wood, metal, ceramics, glass, textiles and polymers and pertaining support materials

Skills

The student is capable of:

• using machinery and materials in the practice workshops in accordance with the department’s HSE regulations and instructions from supervisors
• using basic design terminology in written and oral communication

Competence

The student is capable of:

• producing ideas for design solutions by communicating them through physical models and material samples
• practising responsible HSE conduct and good workshop culture in cooperation with fellow students and supervisors
• actively using professional supervision and discussion as learning and development tools

Lectures, method demonstrations and individual supervised exercises. Work individually or in groups of approx. 15 students.

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• Participation in all HSE-related lectures and all learning activities related to the use of machinery and materials, as specified in the course calendar.

Portfolio assessment containing the following:

• Solutions to practical exercises that are given in connection with supervised practical processing exercises relating to the materials wood, metal, ceramics, galss, textile and polymers, in the form of physical material samples and models. Total scope: 6-10 assignments
• Submissions in the form of written and, if applicable, illustrated notes on all pages under the titles Mine notater (‘My notes’) in the workbook Verkstedhåndbok (‘Workshop manual’). Scope: Approx. 50 pages.

All subtopics in the portfolio must be passed (grade E or better) in order to pass the exam in the course.

The exam result can be appealed.

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Pass/fail.

Two internal examiners. External examiners are used regularly.