PSYK1610 Organization, Society and Work life Course description

The course activities include:

• Reading comprehension practice
• Listening comprehension practice
• Conversation practice
• Grammar exercises
• Written assignments

None.

Course Code: NOBE6000.

Exam Form: Written and oral exam.

Semester: By the end of the semester.

The final assessment consists of a one-hour written exam arranged in INSPERA and a fifteen-minute oral exam. Both the written and oral exams are organized on campus, under supervision. The students have to pass both the written and the oral part to obtain the final grade.

Re-examination

In case of failing the exam or in case of valid absence at the time of the exam, the student is entitled to make a renewed attempt the next semester. The re-examination will be arranged in the same manner as the regular exam. The students are themselves responsible for registering for the re-examination within given deadlines.

No helping resources are allowed for the final exams.

The assessment criteria correspond to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages descriptions of A1-level language competencies. The grading scale used in the final assessment is the ECTS-grading scale, Pass/Fail.

The final exams are assessed by internal examiners.

Target Group

The target group of the course is international exchange students who are admitted to the study programmes at OsloMet for the current term.

Admission

International exchange students, who are admitted to the study programmes at Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet) for the current term, will be given priority over other applicants. Other categories of international students who currently follow study programmes at OsloMet, may be admitted to the course provided that there will be available places. Trainees through the ‘Akademisk dugnad’ at OsloMet must be approved by the Section for Internationalisation and must meet the general admission requirements for Higher Education Entrance Qualification (GSK).

The following categories will not be able to apply for the course:

• Applicants with equivalent or higher language competence
• Other categories of applicants, who are not international students at OsloMet
• Students with ordinary admission to OsloMet

Ranking of qualified applicants

Qualified applicants will be ranked in the following order:

• Erasmus+ students and trainees.
• Exchange students from other exchange programmes.
• Trainees through the ‘Akademisk dugnad’ at OsloMet and have been recommended by the Section for Internationalisation.
• Master’s degree programme students.

Applicants in each category will be ranked according to drawing of lots principle.

The course comprises 40 hours of language instruction (4 hours * 10 weeks) organized as whole class instruction.

One internal and one external examiner