DATA3720 Community outreach project Course description

All exam papers are assessed by one internal and one external examiner. The supervisor must not be an examiner. In the event of a complaint about the grade, a new committee will be appointed, and the master's thesis will be reassessed. A new oral exam will be held if the grade changes.

Combined exam:

Part 1) Assessment of supervised practical training. The assessment is based on the learning outcomes for the course and the continuous assessment made of the student's achievement of the learning outcomes for the practical training course. Students can only be assessed if they meet the minimum attendance requirement of 90% for the practical training. The minimum attendance requirement for the practical training period is 90%.

Part 2) Individual written assignment relating to the practical training, up to 2,000 words.

Both parts have to be assessed as passet to receive a final assessment for the course.

Resit assessment/exam: If a student fails one part of the exam, he/she must retake the part in question. Students who fail part 1) practical training normally have to retake the whole practical training course. Students who fail part 2) project exam are given two (2) opportunities to submit a reworked version, since this assignment is so closely linked to the practical training.

Students can appeal the grade awarded for part 2 (the project exam).

The following applies to all practical training courses in the programme

The supervised practical training is assessed as passed or failed. Three elements must be passed in order for students to pass a period of practical training:

• Compulsory attendance
• Learning outcomes
• Suitability

To pass the supervised practical training, the student must have met the compulsory attendance requirement. A minimum attendance requirement of 90% applies to practical training courses. If the maximum limit for absence is exceeded, the student can make up for the practical training/teaching activities missed if practically possible. If it is not possible to compensate for the absence, the whole period of supervised practical training must be retaken. This will result in delayed progress in the programme.

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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

None.

Students who complete the course are expected to have the following learning outcomes, defined as knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

On successful completion of the course, the student:

• has in-depth knowledge within specific topics in robotics and control that supplement the specialisation syllabus.
• is at the forefront of knowledge within the topic of his/her doctoral thesis project.
• has a profound understanding of the state-of-the-art and the latest developments in the field relevant to his/her doctoral thesis.

Skills

On successful completion of the course, the student can:

• apply theoretical knowledge, scientific methods and simulation tools suitable for solving complex robotics and control problems.
• plan and conduct scholarly work within the topic of his/her the doctoral thesis project.
• analyse existing theories, methods and standardised solutions on practical and theoretical engineering problems.

General competence

On successful completion of the course, the student:

• is competent in literature study, self-study and research-based learning
• can apply his/her knowledge and skills to carrying out advanced tasks and projects.
• can communicate issues, analyses and solutions to both specialists and non-specialists.
• can assess the need for, and initiate innovation in his/her field of expertise.

Approved required coursework in the first-year courses VERB1210 and VERB1510, and passed VERB1100, VERB1600, VERB1300 and VERB1400.

On successful completion of the course, the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can describe the practice placement’s professional basis and how the it describes the purpose of its activities
• can describe the practice placement's quality, notification and non-conformity systems
• can describe case processing procedures used at the practice placement
• can explain the practice placement’s reporting and patient record system
• can explain the content and structure of different types of reports used at the practice placement
• can explain symptoms of illness
• can explain how the most common diseases are treated, as well as rehabilitation measures
• can explain the importance of illness to good health
• can explain how environmental factors can influence behaviour
• can reflect on end-of-life care

Skills

The student

• can apply the social educator work model and other relevant tools and methods in planning and carrying out health care in case of illness and failing health
• can administer prescribed medication under the supervision of authorised health personnel
• can use the Norwegian Pharmaceutical Product Compendium (Felleskatalogen) and The Norwegian Medicines Manual for Health Personnel (Legemiddelhåndboka) when administering medicines, with a particular focus on effects, side effects and drug interactions
• can carry out practical procedures independently within his/her field of competence in accordance with VAR-Healthcare
• can carry out basic infection control measures in his/her practice
• can document health care in accordance with applicable guidelines and legislation
• can use health and welfare technology at the practice placement
• can apply basic communication skills such as active listening, asking questions and providing constructive feedback
• can apply up-to-date knowledge and relevant results from research and development work in his/her practice
• can carry out specified literature searches in Norwegian and English in relevant databases
• can communicate the role of the social educator as authorised health professionals to the practice placement

General competence

The student

• can plan and carry out basic care procedures and day-to-day care in a compassionate and professionally sound manner
• can carry out medicine administration in a professionally sound manner
• can identify the resources and needs of service recipients and address them through holistic care work
• can explain laws and regulations that regulate the provision of services to service recipients
• can obtain informed consent and observe the duty of confidentiality
• can exercise caution, respect and good interaction and communication skills in accordance with the suitability assessment
• can apply suitable relational skills that help to promote multidisciplinary and interprofessional cooperation
• can reflect on his/her own professional practice and adjust it under supervision

The teaching and learning methods include external supervised practical training, lectures, seminars, group work, group and individual supervision, and self-study. The supervised practical training requires active participation in work at the practice placement.

The exam consists of individual assignment (report), and an oral seminar and examination (30 minutes per student), of which both must be passed in order to pass the course.

The oral examination cannot be appealed.