ACIT4200 Interdisciplinary Innovation and Complex Problems Course description

This course aims to train students to face the complex challenges faced by society including issues related to the ageing population, human rights, climate change, sustainable development, and the rapid growth in industrialization 4.0.

The course will focus on experienced-based learning where students from multiple fields work together on a real-life local challenges with global implications. Students will work in collaboration with external partners organizations and businesses who struggle every day with producing innovative solutions While specific topics will vary, students will have the opportunity to choose among a variety of topics related to technology, innovation and society. Teams will be required to leverage their collective skills and experiences to effectively collaborate and produce new solutions to today's most complex challenges.

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

Upon successful completion of the course, the candidate has: 

• an in-depth understanding of innovation processes
• an advanced understanding of relevant social challenges as articulated by the United Nations, European Union, and national governments including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Skills

Upon successful completion of the course, the candidate can:

• critically reflect on the role of personal experience, implicit bias, disciplinary traditions, professional background, gender, culture, and other social identities and characteristics in innovation
• participate in innovation processes and critically identify and analyze social, organizational  or technical problems
• use creative processes to suggest innovative solutions to complex challenges.
• identify and put into practice mechanisms for ensuring ethical, professional conduct, and diversity in teams.

General competence

Upon successful completion of the course, the candidate: 

• has an advanced understanding of how innovation and design frameworks and processes can be implemented in interdisciplinary teams
• can critically explain and debate creative processes. 

Students will be working together in groups of up to 5 students on a complex problem that requires innovation. The final exam is an individual submission based on group work activities. 

The course will include a variety of online and in-person workshops and fieldwork, which may include short presentations, discussion, product development, games, data collection, simulations, and other forms of group collaboration.

The following coursework must be approved before the student can hand in the exam: 

1. Participation a minimum of 2 out of 3 workshops
2. A deliverable from each workshop attended (minimum 2 out of 3)

Individual written report of between 2500 and 3000 words based on the group activities and deliverables completed throughout the course. 

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.

All aids are permitted, provided the rules for plagiarism and source referencing are complied with.

Etter fullført emne har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert som kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell

kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten

• har avansert kunnskap i kroppsøving og kroppsøvingsdidaktikk om elevers læring
• har inngående kunnskap om sentrale teoretiske perspektiv som omhandler kropp, bevegelse, fysisk aktivitet og læring
• har inngående kunnskap tilpasset opplæring og inkludering i kroppsøving

Ferdigheter

Studenten

• kan analysere og forholde seg kritisk til nasjonal og internasjonal forskning på kropp, bevegelse, fysisk aktivitet og læring
• kan analysere faglige problemstillinger basert på kunnskap om kroppsøvingsfagets egenart, verdigrunnlag og historie og bruke slik innsikt i planlegging av undervisning, forskings- og utviklingsarbeid
• kan kritisk anvende forskningsbasert profesjonsretta kunnskap i kroppsøvingsfaget som grunnlag for utforsking av nye problemområder
• kan planlegge og gjennomføre undervisning i kroppsøvingsfaget basert på vitenskapelige tenkemåter
• kan analysere og drøfte forholdet mellom identitet, bevegelse, fysisk aktivitet og læring

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• kan på et avansert nivå formidle og kommunisere om faglige problemstillinger knyttet til profesjonsutøvelsen
• kan analysere og vurdere relevante faglige og etiske problemstillinger i tilknytning til kropp, bevegelse, fysisk aktivitet og læring, og bidra til utvikling av faglig fellesskap på den enkelte skole
• kan bidra til utviklingsarbeid som fremmer faglig og pedagogisk nytenkning i skolen
• kan reflektere kritisk over hvilken rolle bevegelse, fysisk aktivitet og kropp har i et samfunn preget av mangfold

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:    

• advanced knowledge of how international law applies to hostile cyber activities by States and non-State actors during both peacetime and armed conflict  
• an understanding of the context in which cybercrime is affecting the security of States and society 
• an understanding of the threat landscape 
• and understanding of advanced persistent threats (APTs) and how they operate 
• an understanding of how technological developments interact with broader geopolitical dynamics that call for different national and international political responses 
• an understanding of how state actors create advanced, persistent threats, and knows where to find up-to-date information about such threats 
• an understanding of nations states or Advanced persistent threats (APTs) and how to mitigate APTs 
• an understanding of the impact of security attack on critical infrastructure 
• a holistic understanding of legal, political and military aspects of cyber security issues 
• a solid understanding of the elements of national security policy in the digital domain and its consequences for governance, trust in society, public safety, national sovereignty and a functioning economy. 

Skills:  

On successful completion of this course the student can:   

• critically assess and discuss cyber security challenges and extant regulatory frameworks
• argue for and against security policies and practices using new technologies  
• identify national security implications of cybersecurity and the current challenges that senior lawyers, policymakers, and the private sector face in addressing those issues 
• identify and address related ethical concerns; and to anticipate myriad, related issues and interests so that they can more effectively represent their clients in the future 
• explain how governments attempt to develop policies and frameworks to deal with emerging cyber threats, specifically at societal scale, e.g. against critical infrastructures
• hunt and analyze Advanced Persistent threats (APT)  
• explore various legal and policy issues related to enabling a safe and secure Internet and protecting government and private sector networks 
• appreciate how cyber capabilities have transformed the use of information by States, and the increased threats to national security posed by these activities 

General competence  

On successful completion of this course the student can:   

• critically address complex legal and policy issues that senior national security decision-makers must address and to provide insight into the practical challenges they present 
•  understand the ethical responsibilities of cybersecurity profession and be able to treat ethical, moral and privacy issues responsibly 
• appreciate the need to protect critical infrastructure  
• has the intellectual flexibility required to understand and respond to the challenges posed by new and emerging technologies and their consequences 

• Lectures 
• Reading assignments 
• Case studies, including field work on the internet and policy development 
• Writing assignments 
• Group discussions or group presentations 
• Group work and peer review of classmates’ work 
• Challenges / competitions based on scenarios