EPN-V2

BAPD1020 Designing with materials Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Materialbearbeiding
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2019/2020
Course history
Programme description

  • Introduction

    Lectures, exercise sessions and field trips/inspections

  • Required preliminary courses

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

    • 6 compulsory exercises must be approved. These can be solved individually or in groups, but all exercises must be submitted in individual Canvas folders within specified deadlines. The scope of work is about 2 hours of self-employment per exercise assignment.

  • Learning outcomes

    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:

    • discussing 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

  • Teaching and learning methods

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

  • Course requirements

    All printed and written aids, and a handheld calculator that cannot be used for wireless communication or to perform symbolic calculations. If the calculator’s internal memory can store data, the memory must be deleted before the exam. Random checks may be carried out.

  • Assessment

    Graded scale A-F

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    One internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly.

  • Grading scale

    Pass/fail.

  • Examiners

    Two internal examiners. External examiners are used regularly.