FKH3001 Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Art and Design Course description

The Entrepreneurship and innovation in design, arts and crafts course provides a broad theoretical and practical understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation in teaching and learning processes. The course includes innovation, business understanding, creativity and ability to act. The course is designed for collaboration with external partners from the public sector, education and business. The course is  connected to professional conduct and education-practice training.

The course is designed to accomodate international exchange.

Grade scale A-F.

Admission to the program.

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 has knowledge of:

• entrepreneurship and innovation education in the field of design, arts and crafts
• key concepts, processes and methods related to entrepreneurship and innovation
• sustainability and ethical issues concerning entrepreneurship and innovation
• relevant regulations and framework conditions for establishing a business

Skills

The student can:

• plan, organize and carry out teaching in entrepreneurship and innovation
• apply and disseminate knowledge about innovation and entrepreneurship processes
• apply and guide relevant methods and digital tools for creative work
• identify and analyze information that is relevant for the implementation of entrepreneurship and innovation projects, define and carry out a limited development work within the subject area.

General competence

The student can:

• work in interdisciplinary teams, build networks and collaborate with external partners
• evaluate and update the competence for teaching entrepreneurship and innovation
• communicate opportunities for education- and career choices through entrepreneurship and innovation education
• apply relevant forms of communication

The course provides an introduction to data collection, and the use and analysis of geographic information in connection with road design and land use planning. The course also provides an introduction to traffic engineering and the consequences of traffic. The course also gives an introduction to the Norwegian Public Roads Administration's guidelines for the geometric design of roads.

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The course is assessed as a group portfolio exam.

In some cases, students can be instructed to deliver an individual exam.

The portfolio consists of:

1. A written project report with a scope of 3,000 - 4,000 words, including a didactic reflection. 
2. A reflection on the group's learning with a scope of 500 - 1000 words
3. Oral final presentation with discussion between the student groups
4. Portfolio submissions from the course period documented as attachments:
   • team organization, roles and responsibilities
   • the student company's mission statement
   • project plan
   • prosess log
   • sustainability goals for the project
   • documentation of pitches and presentations
   • collected background information and research

The grade can be appealed.

All forms of support materials are permitted.

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

• 4 of 6 assignments (3 hours each) - individually
• Submission assignment in traffic counts - completed as a group, but delivered individually
• The NovaPoint laboratory course must be approved (20 hours)
• Fieldwork in surveying (16 hours)
• The project assignment must be approved (max. 6,000 words) - group assignment

Individual written exam, 3 hours.

The result of the exam can be appealed.

Aids enclosed with the exam question paper, printed and written aids and a handheld calculator that cannot be used for wireless communication or to perform symbolic calculations. If the calculator’s internal memory can store data, the memory must be deleted before the exam. Random checks may be carried out.

Daniel Bjerkan