EPN-V2

PSYK1070 Technology and Society I Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Technology and Society I
Weight
5.0 ECTS
Year of study
2024/2025
Course history
  • Introduction

    Work and teaching methods used in the course are seminars, self-study, supervised written assignments, workshops, and practical exercises in the seminars. On the basis of the information given from a case, the students, working in groups, will develop treatment goals on different levels, justify the treatment goals, and present them to the class. In addition, the students will individually develop a research question for a scientific study, plan and conduct the study and write a method and result section.

  • Required preliminary courses

    To prepare for the examination must the following obtain approved:

    • Participation throughout the day in 7 seminars. The seminars include both individual and group presentations
  • Learning outcomes

    Individual written home examination over four days, maximum 3,500 words.

  • Teaching and learning methods

    The course uses a blended learning approach, with a combination of attendance-based seminars and digital learning materials. Students will explore real-world cases emerging at the intersection of society, technology and their future profession.

    English will be the primary language of communication.

  • Course requirements

    None

  • Assessment

    An individual home exam consisting of three exercises. Each of the exercises are between 800 and 1200 words. The maximum length of the exam submission is 3000 words.

    The submission is assessed as a whole and given one single pass/fail grade, but the three individual assignments that constitute the exam must receive a pass grade in order to pass the exam.

    The exam submission must be written in either English or a Scandinavian language.

    The exam can be appealed.

    New/postponed exam: In case of failed exam or legal absence, the student may apply for a new or postponed exam. Students are required to submit a new exam, not an improved version of their previous exam submission. In case of a second failed exam or legal absence, the third and final exam attempt will be an oral examination.

    New or postponed exams are offered within a reasonable time span following the regular exam. The student is responsible for applying for a new/postponed exam within the time limits set by OsloMet. The regulations for new or postponed examinations are available in regulations relating to studies and examinations at OsloMet.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    All answers are assessed by one examiner.

    An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

  • Grading scale

    Pass/fail.

  • Examiners

    All answers are assessed by one examiner.

    An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

  • Overlapping courses

    The course has 5 ECTS of overlapping content towards STKD6610 Technology and Society, STKD6600 Technology and Society I, PSYK1070 Technology and Society, BIOB1070 Technology and Society, ERGOB1070 Technology and Society, FYB1070 Technology and Society, RAB1070 Technology and Society, SYKK1070 Technology and Society, SYKP1070 Technology and Society, TAB1070 Technology and Society, ORI1070 Technology and Society, PMED1070 Technology and Society, FARB1070 Technology and Society and VERB1070 Technology and Society