Further Education in Emergency Medical Dispatch Programme description

This education is for those who want to contribute to society with a unique blend of creativity, technical skills, and strategic thinking. Whether you are interested in national and international design research projects, product design, systems design, or design for health and well-being, the knowledge and skills gained during this degree can significantly impact personal growth and professional opportunities.

During the study, you will be involved in design processes that encompass creativity and strategic problem-solving. Throughout the course, we encourage our students to consider sustainable and ethical practices in creating products, systems, and services.

Upon successful completion of this programme, students are able to design for a wide variety of contexts. Their individual approach to the studies opens up diverse career paths in various industries.

This programme sets out to admit applicants from the fields of design, architecture, engineering, fine arts, graphic design, game design, and more. The programme considers design to explore complex issues faced by individuals, industries, and society. The Master’s Degree Programme in Product Design offers the tools and methods to provoke new thought, initiate social and cultural change, and address environmental issues.

Admission Requirements

To apply for this programme, you must have:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent, including at least 80 ECTS within the field of design. This may include product design, industrial design, service design, interaction design, furniture and interior design, design-oriented anthropology, universal design, inclusive design, medical/health design, game design, material culture and experimentation, or consumption and consumer behaviour, architecture, or design engineering.
• An average grade of at least C (according to the ECTS grading scale) on your bachelor’s degree.
• A portfolio consisting of documented design works related to products, systems, or services and a letter of motivation. The portfolio must demonstrate skills in visualisation and form development in a creative design process, the ability to define and analyse a design problem, general competence in using design methodology and design thinking, and the ability to demonstrate different holistic design solutions to a problem.

English Language Requirements

You also need one of the following:

• English from a Norwegian or Nordic upper secondary school and a bachelor’s degree from Norway or the Nordic countries.
• At least 4 in English from upper secondary school.
• Proof of your English proficiency.

For more details, refer to the section on admission to master’s programmes.

The programme builds on the foundation that design can bridge individual and collective interests. It is a challenging programme that focuses on developing design solutions centred around human beings and their environment.

During the two-year degree programme, you will be challenged both in design practice and in the discussion of design and its role in societies.

The Master's Degree in Product Design runs for two years as a full-time study and is divided into several courses. All courses, except for the Master's Project (30 ECTS), have a value between 10 and 20 ECTS. All other courses are compulsory in order to complete the Master Programme in Product Design.

The different courses expose you to several design methodologies that help enhance and expand your individual design expression. Each course offers you the possibility to develop your own design projects within a set theme or methodology. This helps you in defining your personal value system and working methods. Particularly, the second-semester internship course or the third-semester exchange offers you the possibility to connect to relevant networks within design, craft, and industry in Norway or abroad.

Throughout the two years, the course encourages you to consider and develop design solutions that meet current and future societal challenges.

For more information, refer to the programme description.

Etter fullført utdanning har kandidaten følgende totale læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Kandidaten har

• inngående kunnskap om den akuttmedisinske kjeden, og den medisinske nødmeldetjenestens (MNTs) bidrag til prehospital håndtering av tidskritiske tilstander og sårbare pasientgrupper
• kunnskap om lover, forskrifter og rundskriv som regulerer den medisinske nødmeldetjenesten
• inngående kunnskap om kommunikasjonsteori og kommunikasjonsstrategier som er relevant for medisinsk nødmeldetjeneste
• inngående kunnskap om beslutningsteori og ulike beslutningsstøtteverktøy som blir brukt i medisinsk nødmeldetjeneste

Ferdigheter

Kandidaten kan

• gjennomføre et strukturert mottak av en nødsamtale ved bruk av beslutningsstøtteverktøy
• anvende ulike kommunikasjonsstrategier ved mottak av nødsamtale og ved samhandling internt og eksternt
• identifisere og belyse tidskritiske tilstander og sårbare pasientgrupper
• kritisk anvende oppdatert kunnskap om helse- og velferdssystemet, lover, regelverk og veiledere i sin tjenesteutøvelse

Generell kompetanse

Kandidaten kan

• reflektere kritisk om et godt pasientforløp innenfor prehospital akuttmedisin
• samhandle med eksterne og interne samarbeidspartnere for å bidra til gode og sikre pasientforløp
• identifisere og reflektere over etiske problemstillinger som kan oppstå ved mottak av en medisinsk nødmelding

During the second semester, students will be required to complete practical training. This training is valued at 20 ECTS credits and is designed to give students real work experience in private businesses or the public sector. Students will acquire knowledge of relevant organisational models, decision-making mechanisms, and gain experience of the methods used in the organisation. The goal is for students to further develop their skills in the design environment.

Individual cooperation agreements are entered into between the university and relevant businesses, municipalities, and other institutions regarding the practical organisation of specific student assignments, which can be completed at the cooperation partner's location within a period of three months. The assignments will typically involve research and development tasks at the cooperation partner's location. Practice in the public sector may involve students being assigned to ongoing research projects within the institution. The student is assigned a contact person with the cooperation partner or the research project for the agreed time period. Guidance will come from both the staff working at the place of practical training as well as the university teaching staff.

The location of the practical training within the study programme has been arranged so that students may extend their practical placement into the summer months. Placements that exceed three months are a voluntary option and are not part of the formal study programme. Practical training that extends beyond three months does not account for additional ECTS credits.

Since the design subject itself focuses on and evolves within an international context, the programme also includes activities with international lecturers, teachers, researchers, and companies.

It is possible to undertake an exchange with foreign universities and university colleges in the third semester. We advise you to choose one of the institutions with whom we have established agreements. It is possible to study abroad for one semester as part of the master's education (30 ECTS credits).

Arbeidskrav er alle former for arbeider, prøving og obligatorisk tilstedeværelse som settes som vilkår for å fremstille seg til vurdering/eksamen og/eller gjennomføre praksisstudier. Arbeidskrav gis vurdering godkjent/ikke godkjent. Arbeidskravene tilknyttet hvert emne fremgår i den enkelte emneplan. Hensikten med arbeidskrav er å:

• bidra til at studenten oppnår læringsutbyttene i emnene
• fremme progresjon og faglig utvikling i utdanningen
• stimulere til å oppsøke og tilegne seg ny kunnskap
• legge til rette for samhandling og kommunikasjon om faglige spørsmål

Obligatorisk tilstedeværelse

Det er obligatorisk tilstedeværelse innenfor områder som er vesentlige for videreutdanningen, og hvor studenten ikke kan tilegne seg kunnskap og ferdigheter gjennom selvstudier alene. Dette medfører at det er obligatorisk tilstedeværelse på følgende aktiviteter:

• Oppstartsseminaret
• Webseminar
• Observasjonspraksis
• Simuleringsøvelsen

Det kan også være krav om obligatorisk tilstedeværelse i andre aktiviteter. Det er studentens ansvar å påse at krav om tilstedeværelse oppfylles innen de fristene som er angitt. Dersom studenten overskrider fraværsgrensen, vil emneansvarlig vurdere om det er mulig å kompensere for fravær gjennom alternative krav, for eksempel skriftlige individuelle oppgaver. Dersom fraværet ikke kan kompenseres, må studenten følge neste kull. Muligheten for kompensasjon avhenger av hvor stort fraværet har vært og hvilke aktiviteter studenten ikke har deltatt på.

Skriftlige arbeider

Emnene har obligatoriske skriftlige oppgaver og refleksjonsnotater som arbeidskrav. Tilbakemelding forutsetter at det skriftlige arbeidet er levert til fastsatt tid. Skriftlige arbeider som ikke blir godkjent, må omarbeides før ny innlevering. Dersom annen gangs innlevering ikke godkjennes, kan ikke studenten fremstille seg til ordinær eksamen/vurdering.

Studenten har rett til et tredje forsøk før ny/utsatt eksamen. Dersom tredje gangs innlevering ikke godkjennes må studenten gjennomføre emnet med neste kull. Nærmere bestemmelser om krav til skriftlige arbeider, frister etc. fremgår av emneplanen for det enkelte emne.

Provisions governing examinations are laid down in the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges and the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet . The form of assessments will be approved/not approved for compulsory assignments, and Pass/Fail for the exam in the MAPD Practical Placement or in the other exams a graded scale from A (highest) to F (lowest) where A to E is a pass grade and F is a fail grade. The grade achieved in each course will be stated on the diploma.

Assessment methods vary between courses. They include written reports, oral presentations, physical models, prototypes, videos, portfolio assessments and oral examinations.

A portfolio assessment provides an overall assessment awarding one grade for the whole portfolio. Students may only appeal against the determination of the examination grade awarded for the whole portfolio.

If the portfolio consists of elements such as an oral presentation, practical work etc., the examination result cannot be appealed against. The right to appeal is stated in the individual course descriptions.

If the examination in a course consists of more than one part, all parts of the examination must be passed in order to pass the course.

A portfolio assessment provides an overall assessment awarding one grade for the whole portfolio. Students may only appeal against the determination of the examination grade awarded for the whole portfolio.

If the portfolio consists of elements such as an oral presentation, practical work etc., the examination result cannot be appealed against. The right to appeal is stated in the individual course descriptions.

If the examination in a course consists of more than one part, all parts of the examination must be passed in order to pass the course.

If the portfolio consists of elements such as an oral presentation, practical work etc., the examination result cannot be appealed against. The right to appeal is stated in the individual course descriptions.

Normally each course has two internal examiners to assess students' work. Each semester one course will be chosen to include an external examiner, thus the students' work will be assessed by one external and one internal examiner.

The Master's thesis is assessed by the one external examiner and one internal examiner, the supervisor is not a part of the grade setting in the master thesis. Guildeline for master's theses at the Faculty can be found here: Retningslinjer for masteroppgaver ved Fakultet for teknologi, kunst og design - Student - minside (oslomet.no)