MEK1400 Physics Course description

Through work with the literature and the course work, the student should be able to choose and design methods for electronic assessment that is adapted to the group of students and content at hand. The tuition is in English if English speaking students attend the course.

No prerequisites required.

After completing this course, the student has the following learning outcomes; defined as knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

The student:

• should be familiar with Newton's laws
• can explain concepts related to translation, rotational movements and dynamics
• has knowledge of work, energy and the conservation of energy
• has a basic understanding of oscillations
• has a basic understanding of electromagnetism

Skills

The student should be:

• able to apply mathematical knowledge to physics
• familiar with the use vectors in mechanical system calculations
• able to describe movements in space
• able to describe work, energy and the conservation of energy
• able to analyze and calculate relevant quantities related to translational and rotational movements.
• apply Newton's laws to describe physical systems
• able to perform calculations for the conservation of energy and momentum
• able to perform calculations for the rotation of rigid bodies.

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General competence

The student:

• should be able to perform calculations on mechanical systems using Newton's laws
• should be able to link general concepts in physics to their own subject area

Lectures and exercises.

The course is totally net based. Literature will be presented and discussed in a chosen discussion forum. Students are supposed to take active part in these discussions. Theories from the literature are to be applied in students¿ evaluation of technologies and methods of assessment.

Individual written examination under supervision of 3 hours.

Examination results can be appealed.

In the event of a new or postponed exam, an oral exam can be used. If an oral exam is used, the exam result cannot be appealed.

See general rules in the programme plan. Students must have the following course requirements approved before examination:

1. Present at least one paper from the list of literature for the peer students through a chosen medium (i.e. text, audio, video). Length: appr. 750 words +/- 10 % / 15 minutes
2. Comment on at least two of the other literature presentations. Length: appr. 150 words +/- 10 % / 5 minutes
3. Participate in making an overview of technology for assessment and its supposed application Length of individual presentations: appr. 750 words +/- 10 % / 15 minutes
4. Plan and discuss one assessment session for a given case, related to the course literature. Length of presentation: appr. 750 words +/- 10 % / 15 minutes

These tasks should be documented in a portfolio for each student.

The students will be assessed according to a digital portfolio consisting of two elements:

1. Presentation of a revised version of one of the course work requirements 1, 2 or 3, including your own comments on strengths and weaknesses. Length of presentation varies according to the chosen course work requirement (see above).
2. An essay (about 2250 words +/- 10 %) discussing a self-defined research question within the field of e-assessment. The essay should employ at least two of the theoretical approaches presented in this course literature, and discuss the research questions according to these approaches.

New/postponed exam will be organized in the same way as the ordinary exam. A revised version of the portfolio can be submitted.

One internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly.

Examination support material is permitted.