DAFE1200 Web development and inclusive design Course description

The course presents the main debates concerning the impact of economic, cultural and political globalisation on health and social welfare in different parts of the world, and the role of multilateral agencies (including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund) in influencing social and health policies in high-, middle-, and low-income countries.

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

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

Knowledge

The student:

• is familiar with the key role the web and the internet play in modern data processing from an organisational, national and global perspective

• is familiar with the social, security-related and financial aspects and challenges of the field, as well as historical aspects
• is capable of seeing this part of information technology in a historical and forward-looking perspective
• is familiar with different project work methods and has fundamental knowledge and experience of projects as a work method

Skills

The student:

• is capable of making user-friendly and universally designed solutions in accordance with legislation

• is familiar with the most important web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
• is capable of identifying commercial and technological trends in web technology and of developing innovative user solutions
• is capable of using relevant development tools and version control
• is capable of planning, organising and implementing small-scale web-based IT projects
• is capable of submitting oral and written reports with the help of relevant presentation techniques

General competence

The student:

• is capable of communicating the results of development work
• is capable of working in groups

Lectures and exercises. The students work both individually and in groups (either small-scale collaboration projects between two people or large-scale collaboration projects involving up to ten people). The course uses ‘active learning’ as an approach in which dynamic participation in simulations, games and discussions is expected. Lectures may also take the form of pre-recorded videos or streaming. Guest lectures may be given in the different parts of the course. Students who have actively participated in and carried out an assignment during the introduction week will have this approved as a compulsory assignment in this course. The student then needs to submit another six compulsory assignments (i.e. a total of seven).

Students must submit a work requirement of at least 3000 words, preferably written in groups of 3-5 students. The paper must be approved by the course lecturer. Students whose papers are not approved after the first submission will be given the chance to resubmit once.

Papers that are not approved after two submissions will disqualify students from sitting the final examination.

The papers are to be presented at a seminar or poster session. Participation in the seminar or poster session is a mandatory part of the work requirement.

Portfolio assessment subject to the following requirements:

• 2 group assignments (3-7 students)
  • a short problem description
  • a website (according to the requirements of the subject manager)
• 1 individual assignment
  • peer review of group members (according to given form)

The portfolio will be given one final grade. All parts of the portfolio must be evaluated to pass in order to pass the exam.

The exam result can be appealed.

In the event of resit and rescheduled exams, another exam form may also be used or a new assignment given with a new deadline. If oral exams are used, the result cannot be appealed.

Students may use a spelling dictionary, as well as a bilingual dictionary.

A grade scale A-F.

The exam is graded by an internal and an external examiner.

A random selection consisting of at least 25% of the exam papers will be graded by both an internal and external examiner. This will inform the grading of the remaining exam papers.

Einar Øverbye