Sign Language Programme description

Årsstudiet i tegnspråk er en grunnleggende innføring i norsk tegnspråk, som er et av de eldste og største minoritetsspråkene i Norge. Studiet er hovedsakelig praktisk rettet, med stor vekt på praktisk språkinnlæring. Studentene skal lære å bruke tegnspråk i samtale og å forstå enkle tegnspråktekster. I tillegg får de en teoretisk innføring i hvordan norsk tegnspråk er bygget opp og brukes, og en orientering om samfunnsmessige, kulturelle, historiske og kommunikative sider ved språket.

Studiet kan brukes som videreutdanning, eller som et tillegg til annen utdanning for at studenten skal kunne kommunisere direkte med mennesker som bruker norsk tegnspråk. Mye av det faglige innholdet og undervisningen på programmet er felles med fagplanen i norsk tegnspråk i grunnskolelærerutdanningene for 1.-7. trinn og for 5.-10. trinn (emnene MGNT3100 Norsk tegnspråk 1 og MGNT3200 Norsk tegnspråk 2).

Gjennom dette studiet kan det være mulig å oppnå den tegnspråkkompetansen som er nødvendig for å være kvalifisert for opptaksprøve til bachelorprogrammet i norsk tegnspråk, eller masterfordypningsemner i Norsk tegnspråk og tegnspråkdidaktikk ved OsloMet.

Årsstudiet i tegnspråk retter seg mot

• søkere som ønsker et utgangspunkt for videre studier der det er nødvendig med grunnleggende ferdigheter i norsk tegnspråk
• søkere som ønsker å lære seg grunnleggende ferdigheter i norsk tegnspråk, uavhengig av videre studier

Internationalisation improves the quality of education and strengthens the academic community on the programme, at the same time as it prepares the students to become global citizens. The increasing globalisation of the labour market also makes international professional experience, language skills and cultural knowledge more and more important. Staff at the radiography programme have established cooperation with universities and university colleges in and outside Europe, and OsloMet is a member of different academic networks.

Students are offered the possibility to gain international experience and achieve the related learning outcomes, both through incoming and outgoing exchanges, and through the use of English as the language of instruction in selected courses. The programme's focus on multicultural and global issues prepares the students for professional work in a multicultural society. International academic literature gives students access to English specialist terminology and relevant knowledge about current international challenges. An understanding og English academic literature is important in order to be able to actively participate in the international radiography community.

Students can choose to write their bachelor's thesis in English, Norwegian or another of the Scandinavian languages. Students who go on exchanges must write their thesis in English if the exchange is in a country outside Scandinavia. Reference is made to the university's criteria for student exchanges and information about stays abroad.

Incoming exchange students

The program may accept radiography students who are enrolled at institutions of higher education abroad. Admitted students may be offered the opportunity to complete clinical placements during the 5th semester and/or take part in the following courses in the 6th semester: RAB3100 Specialization in CT and Digital Health Technology, and RAB3900 Bachelor's Thesis. These courses are offered in English only if international students are admitted as exchange students.

Exchanges

Students are encouraged to take part of their education at an institution abroad. As a rule, the minimum duration of an exchange period is three months, and an exchange can take place during the practical training period in the fifth semester. Reference is made to the criteria that apply to student exchanges and information about stays abroad.

Required coursework is all forms of work, tests and compulsory attendance that are requirements for a student to be assessed/permitted to take the exam or complete practical training. Required coursework is assessed as approved/not approved. The coursework requirements for each course are described in the relevant course description.

The purpose of the coursework requirements is to:

• promote progress and academic development
• encourage students to seek out and acquire new knowledge
• facilitate cooperation and communication on radiography issues

The programme has coursework requirements in the form of compulsory attendance, oral presentations, written assignments and tests. The coursework requirements are set to help students to develop their competence in accordance with one or more of the expected learning outcomes of the course. Required coursework is carried out individually or in groups.

Compulsory attendance

Attendance is compulsory for all parts of the programme where the students cannot achieve the learning outcomes on their own. Participation is necessary in order to ensure that patient assessment and treatment are based on both theory and thorough supervised skills training on fellow students.

The minimum attendance requirement for the practical training period is 90 %. A minimum attendance requirement in scheduled group work, project work and seminars are 80 %. Other activities may also be subject to compulsory attendance requirements. Detailed provisions on compulsory attendance are included in the course descriptions.

If a student exceeds the maximum limit for absence, the lecturer will consider whether it is possible to compensate for the absence by meeting alternative requirements, for example individual oral or written assignments. Whether or not it is possible to compensate for absence depends on the extent of the student's absence and which activities he/she has missed. Absence from compulsory teaching activities that cannot be compensated for may lead to delayed progress in the programme.

Written assignments and compulsory activities

Several courses have written assignments, oral presentations and practical tests as required coursework. Written work that is not approved must be reworked before re-submission. Oral presentations and practical tests that are not approved will normally have to be retaken. If re-submitted written work or a retaken presentation/test is not approved, the student cannot take the ordinary exam/assessment.

The student is entitled to a third attempt before the resit/rescheduled exam. If a piece of required coursework is not approved, this may lead to delayed progress in the programme. More detailed requirements for written work, oral presentations and tests, deadlines etc. are set out in the teaching plan for the course in question.

Different forms of assessment are used in the programme that are adapted to the learning outcomes of the different courses. The forms of assessment used are intended to support learning and document that the students’ competence is adequate in relation to the applicable learning outcomes. The students will receive advice and supervision and have their performance assessed during the programme. It is important and necessary to assess students’ knowledge and skills often, so that the students receive feedback on whether their performance is in line with the programme's requirements and whether they have achieved the learning outcomes.

Exams and practical training are assessed in accordance with the applicable rules set out in the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges, the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet and the Guidelines for Appointment and Use of Examiners at OsloMet.

The forms of assessment and criteria are described in the individual course descriptions. All exams taken will be stated on the diploma, along with the title of the student's bachelor's thesis.

Assessment/exam

All courses conclude with a final assessment and/or an exam. The student's performance is assessed on the basis of the learning outcomes defined for the course. The grades used are either pass/fail or letter grades on a scale from A to F, with A being the highest grade and E the poorest pass grade. The grade F means that the student has failed the exam.

In some courses, the exam consists of more than one part. The student's performance in each part of the exam is assessed by a separate grade, before a final overall grade is awarded. For courses that use exams consisting of more than one part, the course description will state how the final grade for the course is arrived at on the basis of the separate grades awarded for the different parts of the exam.

Most courses have required coursework that must be approved before the student can take the exam. See the course descriptions for more details.

Resits/rescheduled exams

Resit and rescheduled exams are carried out in the same manner as the ordinary exam unless otherwise specified in the course description. In special cases, resit and rescheduled exams in courses with group exams may be held as individual exams.

For exams where a percentage of the exam papers are selected for assessment by an external examiner, the external examiner's assessment shall benefit all the students. In such cases, one external and one internal examiner will first grade the selected papers. The internal examiner then continues grading the remaining papers together with another internal examiner. The assessments from the first part are summarised to serve as guidelines for the assessments carried out by the two internal examiners.

Grades awarded for written exams can be appealed, cf. Section 5-3 of the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges.

It is not possible to appeal the grades awarded for oral and practical exams. In a group exam, the result of an appeal will only have consequences for the candidates who have submitted the appeal. This means that all members of the group do not have to participate in the appeal.

Assessment of practical training

The external practical training is assessed as passed or failed. The assessment is based on the learning outcomes for the course and the continuous suitability assessment that students are subject to throughout the practical training period.

To pass the practical training, the student must have met the compulsory attendance requirement. A minimum attendance requirement of 90% applies to practical training courses. The attendance requirement applies both to time spent at the practical training establishment and any teaching activities provided as part of the programme. The following provisions apply as regards absence:

Students with less than 10 % absence can complete the practical training course as normal. Students with between 10–20 % absence can make up for the practical training/teaching activities missed, insofar as it is practically possible. This must be agreed with the practical training supervisor and the contact lecturer at the university. If it is not possible to compensate for the absence, the whole period of practical training must be retaken. This will result in delayed progress in the programme.

External programme supervisor

The study programme has an external programme supervisor in accordance with the Guidelines for Appointment and Use of Examiners at OsloMet. The external programme supervisor is charged with evaluating the programme's structure and coherence, including the relationship between the learning outcomes as described in the programme description, the work and teaching methods and assessment arrangements. The external programme supervisor should normally supervise all the courses in the programme over the course of a three-year period and provide feedback and advice that the academic environment can use in its further work on the quality of education.

Suitability

Diplomas for the completed programme will only be awarded to graduates who are suited to practise the profession. A student who represents a potential threat to the physical or mental health, rights and safety of his/her patients and colleagues is not suited for the profession.

Suitability assessments are made on a continuous basis throughout the study programme, and will be included in the overall assessment of the students' professional and personal suitability for work as health personnel. Students who demonstrate little ability to master the radiographer profession must be informed of this at the earliest possible stage of the programme. They will be given supervision and advice on how to improve, or be advised to leave the programme.Special suitability assessments are used in special cases, cf. Regulations to the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges, Chapter 7. For more information about suitability assessment,Skikkethetsvurdering | Rettigheter og plikter - Student - minside

Approved by the Academic Affairs Committee at the Faculty of Health Sciences on 6 November 2019

Most recent amendments adopted by the Vice/dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences on 29 January 2024

The programme description applies to students starting the programme in 2024 Autumn Full-time

Studentene skal bli kjent med at det er likheter og forskjeller mellom de ulike tegnspråkene i verden. Studentene skal også gis anledning til å reflektere over ulike måter de enkelte storsamfunn i verden hanskes med relasjonen mellom tegnspråkmiljø og storsamfunn. Døvesamfunnets transnasjonale karakter skal også være kjent og forstått for studentene. Deler av pensum i tegnspråkfaget er på engelsk. Det kan legges til rette for at utenlandske studenter med gode ferdigheter i andre tegnspråk enn norsk tegnspråk kan komme til OsloMet på utveksling og følge emner som er relevante for dem. Deler av pensum er på engelsk.

Alle arbeidskrav i et emne må være godkjent for å kunne gå opp til avsluttende vurdering.

Hvor mange arbeidskrav som knytter seg til de enkelte emner, fremgår under beskrivelsen av hvert emne.

Arbeidskrav skal være levert/utført innen fastsatt(e) frist(er). Gyldig fravær dokumentert med for eksempel sykemelding, gir ikke fritak for å innfri arbeidskrav. Studenter som på grunn av sykdom eller annen dokumentert gyldig årsak ikke leverer/utfører arbeidskrav innen fristen, kan få forlenget frist. Ny frist for å innfri arbeidskrav avtales i hvert enkelt tilfelle med ansvarlig faglærer.

Arbeidskrav vurderes til "Godkjent" eller "Ikke godkjent". Studenter som leverer/utfører arbeidskrav innen fristen, men som får vurderingen "Ikke godkjent", har anledning til to nye innleveringer/utførelser. Studenten må da selv avtale ny innlevering av det aktuelle arbeidskravet med faglærer. Studenter som ikke leverer/utfører arbeidskrav innen fristen og som ikke har dokumentert gyldig årsak, får ingen nye forsøk. Studentene er selv ansvarlige for å holde seg orientert om de ulike tidsfristene.

Krav om deltakelse

Studiet har krav om 80 prosent tilstedeværelse i all undervisning. Studiet er bygget opp rundt arbeids- og undervisningsformer, med kollektive læringsprosesser som ikke kan erstattes med individuelle studieformer.

Sykdom og dokumentert fravær fritar ikke for kravet om deltakelse. Ved helt spesielle omstendigheter kan det etter avtale med faglærer gis kompensatoriske oppgaver ved overskridelse av fraværet

Det er avsluttende vurdering av hvert emne.

Ved avsluttende vurdering av hvert emne benyttes vurderingsuttrykk bestått/ikke bestått eller en gradert skala med fem trinn fra A til E for bestått og F for ikke bestått. Hvilken vurderingsform og hvilket vurderingsuttrykk som benyttes, framgår av beskrivelsen av hvert emne.

1. Norsk tegnspråk 1A, TGSP1100 (15 studiepoeng) 1. semester – Muntlig gruppeeksamen
2. Norsk tegnspråk 1B, TGSP1200 (15 studiepoeng) 1. semester – Individuell muntlig eksamen
3. Norsk tegnspråk 2A, TGSP1300 (15 studiepoeng) 2. semester – Muntlig gruppepresentasjon, med individuell karakter
4. Norsk tegnspråk 2B, TGSP1400 (15 studiepoeng) 2. semester – Individuell muntlig eksamen og oppgave

Rettigheter og plikter ved eksamen

Eksamenskandidatens rettigheter og plikter framgår av Forskrift for studier og eksamen ved OsloMet. Forskriften beskriver blant annet vilkår for ny/utsatt eksamen, klageadgang og hva som regnes som fusk ved eksamen. Kandidaten har plikt til å gjøre seg kjent med bestemmelsene i forskriften.

Programplan fastsatt av Det utdanningsvitenskaplige fakultet, Universitetet i Oslo 11. april 2005 Revisjon godkjent på fullmakt av leder i studieutvalget ved LUI 30. juni 2015. Revisjon godkjent av studieutvalget 11. mai 2017. Revisjon godkjent av utdanningsutvalget 29. januar 2018. Redaksjonelle endringer foretatt 9. juni 2017 og 30. april 2018. Revisjon godkjent av utdanningsutvalget 14. februar 2019. Revisjon godkjent av utdanningsutvalget 29. november 2021.

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