SOS2120 Professional interaction with children, youths and families in local communities Course description

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 familiar with identity building (part 1)
• is familiar with theory and practice relating to branding (part 1)
• is familiar with intellectual property rights (part 1)
• is familiar with creative methods for innovation through problem solving and product development (part 2)
• is capable of analysing a business/client
• is familiar with different marketing strategies

Skills

The student is capable of

• using branding and marketing as a basis for a design project (part 1)
• using design sketch techniques as a strategic tool in the design process (part 2)
• coordinating his/her own project with another project group (BAPD3000) (part 2)
• using ideation processes fellow team members (part 2)
• presenting and arguing for the choices made in the project (part 2)

Competence

The student is capable of

• working on a project
• organising cooperation and sharing responsibility
• handling conflicts that arise during a project
• communication skills; exchanging different points of view and experience contributing to best practice
• reflecting on their own learning process and adjusting this under tutelage

Part 1: Projectwork in groups

Part 2: Workshop in collaboration with BA levels 1 and 3.

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

• Minimum 80% attendance in the project period (part 2).
• Oral presentation in groups where all group members contribute (part 1).
• Individual Reflective Note.

All.

The following compulsory activities must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

• Coursework 1. Compulsory attendance and active participation in skills training and seminar days. 

The minimum attendance requirement is 80% and is based on overall attendance. If a student’s absence exceeds 20% but is lower than 40%, a compensatory coursework requirement will be set. The coursework requirement must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam. If a student’s absence exceeds 40%, they lose the right to take the exam. 

The reason why attendance is compulsory is that the student will in this way acquire competence necessary to meet the objectives of the course that they would be unable to acquire from solely reading the syllabus and/or taking the exam.

• Coursework 2. INTERACT - INTER1200

The following required coursework must be approved:

Students must submit an individual log. Scope: 500 words (+/- 10%). The log requires participation at the two-day seminar. An individual assignment may compensate for absence.

Read more about INTERACT and INTER1200 here: https://www.oslomet.no/en/research/research-projects/interact

One internal examiner

The course consists of two parts. The projects answer to real world briefs.

Part 1 focuses on branding, creative methods and intellectual property rights (IPR).

Part 2 entails a practical project where students collaborate across all levels of the BA programme. The students form teams (‘design offices’). Third-year students act as project managers. This part focuses on practical project work in teams. Results can be weighted towards both concept development and final outcomes.

Pass/fail.

Oral exam is assessed by one internal and one external examiner.

Stine Harstad