EPS3100 European Project Semester - Supporting Courses Course description

EPS3100 consists of two semester-long supporting courses:

• Project Planning and Management
• Collaboration and communication in English

In addition, there are individual workshops. Topics may wary between semesters, but typically on the following topics:

• Team-building
• Sustainability

Additional guest lectures and workshops may take place over the course of the semester.

There is also the option to take a Norwegian Language and Culture course (5 ECTS).

Admission to the programme.

None.

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

Upon successful completion of the course, the student knows:

• theories of teambuilding and team roles
• relevant project management models
• systematic innovation theory and practices
• sustainability frameworks and implementation in concept developments
• the rhetorical principles for different forms of oral and written communication in English

​Skills

Upon successful completion of the course, the student can:

• collaborate in a multidisciplinary team
• communicate effectively in both written and oral English
• search for, synthesize, critically analyse and correctly reference sources
• present work in progress, engage in professional discussions and offer constructive feedback
• reflect on their own professional practice, team work, target achievements and learning as a basis for his/her own ongoing development.

General Competence

Upon successful completion of the course, the student can:

• plan and carry out tasks independently and as part of a team
• document and reflect on their knowledge, development and contribution

The Supporting Courses consist of lectures, classroom teaching, group work, peer feedback and assessment, practical workshops, and individual and group assignments.

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge 

The student: 

• has knowledge of the justice system
• is familiar with legal method and how to proceed to be able to make a decision in legal issues arising in the performance of social work 
• has knowledge of general administrative law, including fundamental principles of administrative law and case processing rules
• has knowledge of the Child Welfare Act, the National Insurance Act, the Act relating to social services in NAV, the Act relating to patients’ and users’ rights, the Health and Care Services Act and the Children Act 
• has knowledge of the rights of minorities and the rights of the Sami people, particularly their special status as an indigenous people 
• is familiar with basic concepts and principles in welfare law 
• is familiar with important human rights and their importance to social work 

 Skills 

The student: 

• can identify, discuss and decide legal issues in social work
• can identify the requirements made of the legal grounds for social workers’ administrative decisions 

General competence

The student: 

• has insight into legal issues of relevance to social work issues 
• can work on legal issues relating to social work

The portfolio assessment for the Supporting Courses consists of:

• Four group assignments (3-5 students), including the mid-term oral presentation.
• Two individual assignments

All assignments are graded as a single portfolio for an individual grade. The grading happens after the last assignment, and some of the assignments may be improved through the semester.

The portfolio examination cannot be appealed.

An individual five-hour written exam. Candidates who fail or who were absent from the ordinary exam for a valid reason can take a resit/rescheduled exam.

Norges lover (‘Norwegian statutes in force’), Lovsamling for helse- og sosialsektoren (legislation relating to the health and social sector). Gyldendal Forlag. The law collection can include notations according to more detailed guidelines. The law collection may be subject to checks before, during and after the exam. A law collection with incorrect notations may be confiscated during the exam. Intentional breaches of the guidelines for notations will be considered cheating. No other paper-based or digital aids are permitted during the exam. 

Grade scale A-F. 

Associate professor Tengel Sandtrø