EPN-V2

KJM1500 Physical Chemistry Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Fysikalsk kjemi
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2019/2020
Course history
Curriculum
SPRING 2020
Schedule
Programme description

  • Introduction

    No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

  • Required preliminary courses

    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 capable of explaining fundamental principles of programming and describing the ways in which program code works
    • is familiar with fundamental security ideas and understands the end goal of risk analysis
    • understands GDPR and ethical problems relating to personal data protection
    • understands the role information technology has in a broader sense (including questions of economic growth, the environment, and democracy)

    Skills

    The student is capable of

    • transforming loose problem formulations via program design to functioning program code
    • identifying points of attack that can be exploited using technical software and explaining how certification and encryption takes place
    • discussing ethical problems relating to the use of digital tools, for instance inclusion, universal design, influence on the environment and society

    General competence

    The student

    • is capable of working systematically, purposefully, and in a structured manner in order to solve a problem
    • understands social engineering and the risk this entails
    • is familiar with regulations concerning data processing and anonymity
    • understand changes in technology and how these influence people’s work and daily life

  • Learning outcomes

    Lectures and work on cases and practical assignments.

  • Teaching and learning methods

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

    Three written project assignments in groups of four to five students. Scope of approx. twenty pages for each assignment.

  • Course requirements

    A supervised three-hour individual written exam.

  • Assessment

    None.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    Grade scale A–F.

  • Grading scale

    Two examiners. External examiners are used regularly.

  • Examiners

    One internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly.

  • Overlapping courses

    The course has an overlap of 10 credits with KJPE1500.

    Under the rule that students have three attempts to take an exam, attempts in equivalent courses also count.