EPN-V2

MEK1200 Introduction to IT for Engineers Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Introduksjon til IT for ingeniører
Study programme
Bachelor's Degree Programme in Biotechnology and Applied Chemistry
Bachelor's Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2019/2020
Course history

Introduction

The students will develop knowledge about and understanding of how digital tools are used in the engineering professions, and how they influence the society in which these professions are carried out. The students are to gain insight into programming, IT security, and other ethical problems relating to IT. Practical cases and exercises are used to acquire the relevant knowledge.

Required preliminary courses

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

Learning outcomes

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

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures and work on cases and practical assignments.

Course requirements

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.

Assessment

A supervised three-hour individual written exam.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

None.

Grading scale

Grunnleggende forståelse i organisasjonspsykologi er viktig både som ansatt og som leder i arbeidslivet. Kunnskap om individer og grupper i en organisasjonskontekst er vesentlig for å kunne iverksette strategier og beslutninger fordi dette vil involvere menneskene i organisasjonen. Kunnskaper og ferdigheter opparbeidet i emnet gir grunnlag for senere emner i organisasjon, ledelse og strategi.

Examiners

Kunnskaper

Studenten har

  • kunnskaper om motivasjon og belønning, kommunikasjon
  • kjennskap til betydningen av personlighet, kognisjon, emosjoner, jobbholdninger og arbeidsmiljø
  • grunnleggende kunnskap om makt, innflytelse og konflikter, ledelse, beslutninger
  • organisasjonskultur, læring og endring fra et organisasjonspsykologisk perspektiv.
  • mer inngående kunnskap i et fordypningstema innenfor fagfeltet som varierer fra år til år

Ferdigheter

Studenten kan

  • bruke ulike teoretiske tilnærminger og perspektiver fra faget for å forstå og analysere utfordringer og dilemmaer knyttet til menneskers atferd i organisasjoner
  • benytte kunnskap fra organisasjonspsykologien når de skal fatte og iverksette beslutninger i organisasjoner.

Generell kompetanse

Studenten har

  • oppøvet ferdighet i kritisk refleksjon om fagets muligheter og begrensninger