Spanish 2 Programme description

The Bachelor’s Programme in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences covers subjects in the fields of biomedical laboratory sciences, natural sciences and the social and humanistic sciences. The programme has three main focus areas:

• laboratory medicine and medical laboratory technology
• health and disease
• professional role

The topics are closely intertwined in the teaching and form the basis for the skills that are necessary to practise the profession. Students will develop knowledge, skills and general competence that enable them to follow up and influence development of the discipline and what society requires of biomedical laboratory services.

First year of study: Fundamentals of biomedical analysis and laboratory medicine

In the first year of study, fundamental knowledge in laboratory technology and the natural sciences will be emphasised. A course in evidence-based practice is also included. Students take practical training in an outpatient clinic.

Second year of study: Biomedical analysis, methodology and diagnosis

The emphasis in this year of the programme is laboratory medicine and medical laboratory technology as a basis for diagnosis. This includes knowledge of methods, analysis, quality assurance and assessment of test results within the laboratory subjects. The students take external practical training at a laboratory for medical biochemistry.

Third year of study: Biomedical laboratory sciences and professional knowledge in practice

The last year of the programme emphasises laboratory medicine and medical laboratory technology focusing on professional knowledge in practice. Main topics are quality assurance, quality development, evidence-based practice and ethical reflection in relation to practising the profession and the practitioner’s professional role.

The students take external practical training in a blood bank and later in another laboratory for instance in microbiology, histopathology or immunology. The programme concludes with a bachelor’s thesis in biomedical laboratory science research and development work.

The structure of the programme

The programme is divided into 18 compulsory courses and incorporates both practical and theoretical teaching at the university and supervised external practical training. Each year of the programme has a scope of 60 credits.

The courses in the programme description build on each other to ensure progress, with increasing requirements for knowledge and understanding of biomedical laboratory sciences. All the courses conclude with a final assessment. The students are divided into two groups in parts of the second year of the programme. Reference is made to the course descriptions for more detailed information about of the content of the individual courses in the programme.

The academic year is 40 weeks long, and the expected normal workload is 40 hours per week. This includes scheduled activities, students’ own activity and exams.

Study progress

The following progress requirements apply to the programme:

• The blood sample collection course in BIOB1000 must be approved in order to be able to take the two days’ practical training in an outpatient clinic with blood sample collection from patients.
• The first year of study must be passed before the student can start the second year*
• The second year must be passed before starting the third year**

*Exception from the progression requirement:

• The second year of study can be started even if the course BIOB1060 is not passed

** Exception from the progression requirement:

• The course BIOB1050 can be started even if the second year of study is not passed

This course is a complete solution for learning and developing Enterprise applications, and is divided into two parts, "Software Architecture" and "Framework".

The "Framework" section focuses on learning Enterprise-oriented application development through programming in popular frameworks such as Spring MVC, Spring Boot, Hibernate / JPA (for database linking), Spring ROO (for rapid prototype development), XML and JSON (for data exchange), and Amazon EC2 (for cloud installation and software testing).

The "Software Architecture" section includes various architectural desing patterns (client-server, distributed, web architecture, etc.). It also covers how to take an idea and divide it into business requirements and produce it through architectural diagrams. This section of the topic shows how a solid architecture forms the backbone of an application.

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student:

• has general knowledge of a broad range of software architecture and frameworks
• understands how design patterns can be used in software development
• understands the cost/benefit of using software architecture and frameworks in large-scale software systems

Skills

The student is capable of:

• using techniques and a small number of frameworks that may include standard client-server architecture, web frameworks and object-relational mapping (ORM).
• working on projects and tasks both independently and in groups
• preparing documentation for frameworks and architecture

General competence

The student:

• is familiar with techniques and theories that promote good quality in software systems
• is aware of the importance of frameworks and architecture in large-scale software systems

Det pedagogiske opplegget vil variere fra et emne til et annet. Arbeidsmåter kan være forelesninger, øvingsoppgaver, oppgavegjennomgåelser, skrivekurs, studiebesøk, diskusjoner, prosjektarbeid, studentpresentasjoner, gruppearbeid, seminarer, kollokvier, veiledning, respons, praksis og selvstudium.

Project assignment in groups (2-3 students), where the documented results of the work are assessed.

The project assignment consists of the final report (8-16 pages with analysis, system requirements, system diagrams, modelling etc.) and the program code. The code must include most of the frameworks and technologies the students have learnt about during the semester. Each student group shall be given a unique business case that covers a greater area than cases given for compulsory assignments (required coursework).

The final report will be assessed in relation to how well business requirements and the corresponding domain design are implemented. The program code will be assessed based on the implementation of the framework in relation to the business logic.

The exam result can be appealed. In the event of a resit/rescheduled exam, a new project assignment (business case) can be given with a new deadline.

For the two courses that are included in Spanish 2, students will be asked to carry out different tasks (both face-to-face and online), that will be used as an element of evaluation of the work done, prior to the final exams that will take place in Norway at the end of each course. There is an 80 % attendance requirement for each course in both face-to-face weeks and online sessions. Attendance is compulsory because of the work methods involving dialogue and discussions. The programme emphasises student participation, cooperative learning and dialogue.

Coursework requirements in connection with the project

• 3 milestone meetings in the group
• 1 oral and visual presentation in the group

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