BAPD1400 Experimental use of Materials and techniques Course description

No work requirements.

The assessment has two parts:

1. The student writes a term paper reporting the empirical study
2. The student takes an oral exam on the basis of the term paper (empirical study) and the complete syllabus

The term paper is based on the empirical study and can be made individually (approximately 20 pages), or in groups of 2-3 students (approximately 25 pages). In the case of group work it must be clearly stated which student is responsible for which sections to ensure individual assessment. The introduction, problem statement, and conclusion can be joint work.

The oral exam is taken individually. Oral examination: 30 minutes. The internal examiner and the external examiner make the assessment of both the term paper and the oral exam. Texts from syllabus, course notes, and presentation notes are permitted at the oral exam.

The student may choose English or Norwegian as examination language.

The term paper and oral exam each counts 50%. The grades of both the term paper and the oral exam are declared at the oral exam. The final grade is announced at Studentweb. The three grades are specified in the course certificate.

The student must pass both the term paper and the oral exam to pass the course.

In case the term paper does not pass, the student is informed in advance of the oral exam, and the oral exam is postponed. The student revise the term paper and takes the oral exam on the basis of the revised term paper and complete syllabus. Note, no supervision is offered in the case of revision of the term paper.

A student who has failed the oral exam is entitled to take a new oral exam on the basis of term paper and complete syllabus.

Term paper: All written aids are allowed as long as the source reference rules are followed.

Oral examination: Texts from syllabus, course notes, and presentation notes are permitted at the oral exam.

Grading scale A-F.

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

• Research question: One A4 page containing text and inspirational images.
• Work plan: Activity and time schedule.
• Patterns and colour: Physical or digital submission of a pattern report produced by the student containing at least three colour options based on Itten’s colour contrasts.
• Written reflection on the student’s own learning process and planning. Up to two A4 pages.

Portfolio assessment subject to the following requirements:

• Part 1. Contribution to the class’s joint materials library:
  • Physical documentation
  • Written and visual documentation (4-8 A4 pages)
• Part 2:
  • Physical object, idea sketches, models and material testing.
  • Presentation portfolio in A3 format containing a comprehensive and thorough visual process description (sketch material, text and images). Minimum of 15 pages.
• Part 3. Workshop manual
  • Supplementary 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’). This means that the workbook is re-introduced in this course and supplemented in relation to the course BAPD1010.

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

The exam result can be appealed.

The course presupposes knowledge about information searching and metadata-based information systems at bachelor level.

Grade scale A-F.

Two internal examiners. External examiners are used regularly.

Kristin Andreassen