Bachelor's Degree Programme in Information Technology Programme description

This programme description was prepared by OsloMet;pursuant to the Norwegian Qualifications Framework for Higher Education, which was adopted by the Ministry of Education and Research on 20 March and 15 December 2011. It provides an overview of the overall learning outcomes defined in terms of the knowledge, skills and general competence candidates are expected to have achieved after completing the education.

The Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Information Technology provides a basic, broad and professions-related education in information technology, focusing in particular on programming, software, system and application development. The programme also comprises system-oriented and technical engineering courses. Of all the computer science programmes at OsloMet, this is the one that provides the most comprehensive education in computer science, since all the courses on the programme are directly related to IT. The programme qualifies students for a number of computer science jobs in private and public enterprises, such as programming, software engineering, consultancy services, system operation, user support and user training. The programme also forms a good basis for entrepreneurship and innovative activities. Furthermore, it qualifies students for further education in information technology at master’s degree level at universities and university colleges, for example the master programme;Applied Computer and Information Technology;(ACIT) at OsloMet.

It is a full-time three-year programme, and candidates who complete the programme earn 180 credits and are awarded the degree Bachelor of Information Technology.

The target group is first and foremost students who want a broad, solid and practical education in information technology and who want to work in the area of data processing and information technology.

The Higher Education Entrance Qualification/prior learning and work experience + Mathematics (R1 or S1+ S2).

Reference is made to the Regulations concerning Admission to Higher Education, https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2005-04-01-15?q=forskrift_opptak_høyere_utdanning

Etter fullført emne har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten har

• inngående kunnskap om struktur og molekylær variasjon som sekvens-, lengde- og kopinummervariasjon, og mekanismer som fører til genetisk variasjon
• avansert kunnskap om genetisk variasjon som kan føre til sykdom
• inngående kunnskap om screeningmetoder som benyttes i medisinsk genetikk og -high troughput- metoder som benyttes for molekylærgenetisk forskning.
• avansert kunnskap om metoders prinsipper og anvendelsesområde
• spesialisert innsikt i anvendelsesområde av utvalgte bioinformatikkverktøy for DNA- og RNA-analyser.

Ferdigheter

Studenten kan

• selvstendig utføre basale analyser med PCR-teknikk, DNA-sekvensering, fragmentanalyse og qPCR.
• på et selvstendig grunnlag vurdere metoders egnethet og anvende dette i metodeutvikling av diagnostiske metoder
• på selvstendig grunnlag forstå og tolke kvantitative resultater fra qPCR
• anvende basale bioinformatikkverktøy for metodeutvikling og analyse av NGS data

Generell kompetanse

Studenten kan

• kritisk sette seg inn i nye metoder og apparatur brukt i biomedisin (inkludert NGS plattformer) med tanke på deres anvendelsesområder, muligheter og begrensninger

Arbeids- og undervisningsformene omfatter forelesninger, laboratoriekurs, seminarer, gruppearbeid og selvstudier.

Følgende arbeidskrav må være godkjent for å fremstille seg til eksamen:

• minimum 80 % tilstedeværelse på laboratoriekurs
• minimum 80 % tilstedeværelse på seminarer
• ca. 3 skriftlige laboratorierapporter etter gitte kriterier

Eksamensinnhold: Læringsutbyttene

Eksamensform: Individuell skriftlig eksamen, 4 timer

Required coursework means compulsory assignments/activities that must be approved by a given deadline in order for students to be able to sit the exam. Coursework can be written work, project work, oral presentations, lab courses, compulsory attendance at lectures etc. Required coursework can be done individually or in groups.

Required coursework is intended to ensure the students’ progress and development and that they participate in necessary elements of the programme. Coursework requirements can also be set to ensure that students achieve a learning outcome that cannot be tested in an exam.

The number and type of coursework requirements, the rules for meeting the coursework requirements, deadlines and other details are set out in the course descriptions and teaching plans that are announced at the start of the semester.

Previously approved coursework can be valid for two years after it is approved, provided that the course has not changed.

Required coursework is assessed as ‘approved’ or ‘not approved’.

Not approved coursework

Valid absence documented by, for example, a medical certificate does not exempt students from meeting the coursework requirements. Students who have valid grounds for absence, or who have submitted coursework that is not approved, should as far as possible be given a new chance to resubmit it before the exam. This must be agreed with the lecturer in question on a case-to-case basis. If another attempt at meeting a coursework requirement is not possible because of the nature of the subject/course, the student must be prepared to meet the coursework requirement on the first possible occasion. This can result in delayed progress in the programme.

The examination regulations are specified in the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges and the;Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet;and the;National Curriculum Regulations for Engineering Education. See OsloMet’s website;www.oslomet.no

Oral and practical exams are assessed by two examiners, as the exams results cannot be appealed. Formal errors can nonetheless be appealed.

One overall grade is given for the portfolio. It is only possible to appeal the exam result for the portfolio assessment as a whole. Any information provided about weighting is only considered additional information in relation to the final grade. If parts of the portfolio contain elements such as an oral presentation, practical assignments etc., the exam result cannot be appealed. The rules concerning right of appeal are described in each individual course description.

Exams that are only assessed by internal examiners shall be regularly selected for external assessment.

Assessment

The grades pass/fail or a grade scale with grades from A to E for pass and F for fail are used for exam assessment.

Prerequisite knowledge and study progress

Prerequisite knowledge over and above the admission requirements are described in the course descriptions.

Even if no specific requirements for prior knowledge are defined, the students should take courses worth at least 50 credits each year to be able to complete the programme within the nominal length of study.

• From the first to the second year of the programme – courses worth 50 credits should be completed
• From the first and second years to the third year of the programme – courses worth 100 credits should be completed

Students must be registered in the third year of the programme and have completed at least 100 credits from the first and second years of the programme by 1 October, before they can write their bachelor’s thesis.

Programme supervisor scheme

The programme supervisor scheme is part of the quality assurance of each individual study programme. A programme supervisor is not an examiner, but someone who supervises the quality of the study programmes. All study programmes at OsloMet;shall be subject to supervision by a programme supervisor, but there are different ways of practising the scheme. Reference is made to the Guidelines for Appointment and Use of Examiners at OsloMet:;https://student.oslomet.no/retningslinjer-sensorer;

Rescheduled/resit exams

Students must register for resit/rescheduled exams themselves. Resit/rescheduled exams are normally organised together early in the following semester. Resit exams are for students who have taken the exam and failed. Rescheduled exams are for students who did not take the ordinary exam. The conditions for taking resit/rescheduled exams are set out in the;Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet.

Diploma

The final assessment for each course is included on the diploma for the Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering. The title of the bachelor’s thesis will also be included on the diploma.

Gradert skala A-F