BAPD3910 Bachelor Project Course description

Det benyttes en gradert karakterskala fra A til E for bestått og F for ikke bestått eksamen.

Engelsk og engelskdidaktikk 2 legger til rette for at studentene får utvikle avansert kunnskap om engelskfaget i det flerspråklige og flerkulturelle klasserommet, med særlig vekt på elevmangfold, lærerens egen språkbevissthet og det engelske språkets plass globalt og i norsk skole. I arbeid med tekst legges det vekt på språk, kultur og identitet.

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

Knowledge

The student

• is able to use appropriate methods for collecting and analysing information relevant to their project. (i.e. existing products, competitors, materials, reference literature, production facilities etc.)
• is familiar with and understands financial terms and how marketing methods may be applied to the product design process
• is familiar with subject specific terminology, theory, research and methods, and able to apply these appropriately
• is familiar with, and able to account for ethical and legal issues related to professional contexts, such as the marketplace, intellectual property and data protection
• has a basic knowledge of design- and market communications
• is aware of and understands principals of Universal Design, and able to apply these as and when appropriate

Skills

The student is capable of:

• using creativity and innovative thinking to inform their design process and its outcomes
• analysing market potential and understanding competition
• devising a project plan and timeline and successfully managing their project
• developing a product with an accompanying brand strategy in line with the central research question
• communicating and presenting their project in written and spoken language
• working independently, making informed decisions with regard to experimentation, materiality, aesthetics, form and function.
• describing and utilising suitable materials and production methods
• making use of relevant theory, methods and research
• assessing the need for inclusive solutions, universal design and/or other adaptations and implementing these as required
• referring to persons, sources and references in accordance with academic and legal standards
• contextualizing their work in a sustainability and global societal perspective

Competence

The student:

• can contextualize their work as a designer, and understands how this impacts societal and sustainability issues
• masters processes and methods for developing experimental and innovative design solutions
• can independently run and manage their own project
• is able to exchange views and experiences with other professionals in order to advance their own compentency
• can reflect on their own learning and development and make adjustments in accordance with tutelage

The Final Major Project can be undertaken as a group project or individually.

This is conducted through independent study, workshops, tutorials and milestone meetings.

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

• Preliminary enquiry with a description of project direction

• Detailed project description

• Minimum 80% attendance in lectures, workshops, milestone meetings and tutorials

• Reflective note

• Individual or group delivery of materials for digital catalogue / presentation of project in public context

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Admission to the study program

In the BSCA specialisation, campus-based lectures, exercises, oral presentations, discussions and individual papers are the main teaching methods. Students read selected texts in advance for each day of class, and everyone is expected to participate in class through questions and through joining in discussion. In the BSII specialisation, the main teaching method is digital course sequences, and feedback on details of course content, and supervised discussion groups will be available during pre-determined time periods. Feedback on written assignments is used in both specialisations.

Portfolio exam that includes:

• Two individual written assignments submitted digitally, each with a maximum length of 9000 characters, including spaces. References are to be included in the 9000 characters.

Students may submit their exams in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.

The students receive feedback once during the course on 1 of the written assignments before the portfolio is closed. The 2nd and last submission is without feedback during the course. All the components must be awarded a pass grade before the exam as a whole can be passed.

Weighting: One overall grade is awarded for the portfolio. Each assignment is weighted 50%.

In the case of a new exam: If the student fails one assignment, the one assignment is taken again. The final grade can be appealed