DATA3720 Community outreach project Course description

Ingen hjelpemidler tillatt.

The course builds on computer science courses from the first year of the programme.

Det gis gradert karakter på skalaen A-F, der A-E er bestått og F er ikke bestått.

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 aware of relevant societal issued related to technology development
• masters several methods used to communicate information about technology development to a varied audience
• understands the various factors that influence an understanding for IT and a motivation to learn about IT-related issues

Skills:

The student is capable of:

• presenting a technical product or a project in a comprehensive manner to an audience with various levels of knowledge of IT
• presenting and discussing the role IT has in society, with current examples from everyday life, news stories and popular culture
• mastering methodology to engage and involve the audience through recognisable examples and good stories

General competence

The student is capable of:

• presenting and discussing IT-related topics to a broad audience
• communicating clearly in writing and verbally about IT-related issues to an audience that is not necessarily tech-savvy
• motivating and engaging a diverse audience by using current IT issues

Regular follow-up of the project work by a project supervisor. Students will write a report describing the project and what they have gained from participating in the project.

Projects are selected/distributed at the start of the semester.;

Emnet gir forståelse av religiøs endring i moderniteten, samspillet mellom religioner, forholdet mellom religion og kultur, og hvilken rolle religioner spiller for utformingen av samfunn i nåtid og i et historisk perspektiv. Temaet gir studentene teoretiske og praktiske redskaper til selv å fortolke og forstå religion og til å håndtere aktuelle utfordringer knyttet til religionsmøter og religionskonflikt i det moderne samfunn.

Portfolio assessment subject to the following requirements:

• A project report, of about 2,000 words +/-10%, describing how the assignment has been solved, and demonstrating that the students have a fundamental grasp of the processes and the methods that have been employed.
• A ten-minute video presentation demonstrating the learning outcomes that the students have achieved during their work with the project.

The portfolio is assessed as a whole and given a single grade, but both the project report and the video presentation must be passed in order for the portfolio to receive a grade E or higher.;

For group projects, all members of the group receive the same grade. Under exceptional circumstances, individual grades can be assigned at the discretion of the project supervisor(s) and Head of Studies.;

The exam result can be appealed.

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Grade scale A-F.;

Two internal examiners. External examiners are used regularly.