EPN-V2

DATA3720 Community outreach project Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Samfunnskontaktprosjekt
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2023/2024
Course history
Curriculum
FALL 2023
SPRING 2024
Schedule
Programme description

  • Introduction

    Two internal examiners. External examiner is used regularly.

  • Recommended preliminary courses

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

  • Required preliminary courses

    Associate professor Tengel Aas Sandtrø (Academic head of EPS)

  • Learning outcomes

    The program is mainly offered to third year engineering students, but students from other disciplines may apply. The EPS is also an alternative to writing the regular Final Thesis for third year BA-students at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design.

    Candidates must have a qualification equivalent to two years of relevant college education. Proficiency in English is required.

  • Teaching and learning methods

    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. 

  • Course requirements

    The following work requirements are mandatory and must be approved in order to prepare for the exam:

    • A standard learning agreement must be entered into between the project provider / supervisor and the student(s), and this must be approved by the course coordinator before the project can start.
    • An oral mid-term presentation, individual or in groups (max 5 students), 10 minutes + 5 minutes Q&A.

    The deadlines for submitting the project outline and minutes of the meetings will be presented in the teaching plan, which is made available at the beginning of the semester.

  • Assessment

    Portfolio assessment subject to the following requirements:

    • A project report, of 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.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

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

  • Grading scale

    Grade scale A-F. 

  • Examiners

    Two internal examiners. External examiners are used regularly.