ØASPR2000 Professional English Course description

The main purpose of the course is to improve the students' ability to communicate in English both in writing and orally in a professional business context. The course is cross-curricular since a large part of the syllabus is related to subjects within business and economics. It will prepare the students to deal with real situations in the business world. The course is organized around three main areas: British and American finance and economies, internal business communication and external business communication.

The instruction is in English.

Students will work in groups (typically 2-3 students, max 5) on a project. The exam submission will be an individual written project report, 3000-4000 words documenting the project work. Students can work on a project individually at the discretion of the Course Coordinator.

The exam can be appealed.

New/postponed exam

In case of failed exam or legal absence, the student may apply for a new or postponed exam. New or postponed exams are offered within a reasonable time span following the regular exam. The student is responsible for registering for a new/postponed exam within the time limits set by OsloMet. The Regulations for new or postponed examinations are available in Regulations relating to studies and examinations at OsloMet.

The main purpose of the course is to improve the students' ability to communicate in English both in writing and orally in a professional context. The course is cross-curricular since a large part of the syllabus is related to subjects within business and economics. It will prepare the students to deal with real situations in the business world.

The tuition is in English.

No formal requirements over and above the admission requirements.

A student who has completed this course should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

On successful completion of this course the student has:

• specialized knowledge of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques and technologies, and how they can be applied in intelligent user interfaces
• specialized knowledge practical application areas of intelligent user interfaces
• specialized knowledge about how intelligence and automation in user interfaces affects users

Skills

On successful completion of this course the student can:

• assess the need for and feasibility of applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to a given user interface problem
• identify suitable artificial intelligence or machine learning techniques and technologies for a given user interface problem
• build rapid prototypes of intelligent user interfaces
• evaluate intelligent user interfaces

General competence

On successful completion of this course the student can:

• analyse ethical aspects of automatic collection, storage, automatic interpretation and use of person-related measurements
• analyse opportunities and limitations associated with artificial intelligence and machine learning for given problems.

The following coursework requirements must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

Oral requirements:

• Participation in one formal meeting based on a case
• An oral presentation​ in pairs

Written requirements:

• An individual formal report based on one of the cases (attendance is mandatory for the case the student writes about)
• An individual formal email on an assigned topic

Feedback will be given on all assignments.

All required coursework must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam.;Students will be given the opportunity to re-submit obligatory written assignments that have not been approved. If assignments are not approved after re-submission(s), students will not be allowed to take the exam.

In order to be able to register for the exam, the student must have the following approved work requirements - the following assignments are obligatory:

• One short (300-500 words) written assignment based on one of the cases (attendance is mandatory for the case the student writes about)
• An essay, approximately 500 words, on an assigned topic
• An individual 7-minute oral presentation​

Feedback will be given on all assignments. The essay must adhere to the rules established in -Mal for oppgaveskriving ved SAM- (available on the SAM home pages). In order to take the final exam, all obligatory assignments must be approved by the instructor within the set deadline. Students will be given the opportunity to re-submit obligatory assignments that have not been approved. If assignments are not approved after re-submission(s), students will not be allowed to take the exam.

An individual, written 5-hour exam and oral exams will be held at the end of the autumn semester. The student gets two separate grades, one for the written and one for the oral exam, and the exams can be taken again separately. The written exam counts 53% of the final grade and the oral exam counts 47%.

Both exams must be passed in order to pass the course.

A list of reference aids allowed will be published on our website.

Letter grading A-F.