BYVE3401 Land Use and Transport Planning Course description

The course provides an introduction to land use and transport planning from a sustainability perspective. Students are given an introduction to the Norwegian planning system, as well as to the history, theories and methods of land use planning. The framework for land use planning is explained in relation to the overriding guidelines (legislation, standards etc.), but also in relation to the desired qualities (value basis) to be incorporated in the planning. The transport system has consequences for all parts of society and affects the environment and people in the form of air quality, noise, climate change and traffic accidents. Land use, the transport network, transport committees, local climate, road, water, sewage and storm water infrastructure are strongly linked to sustainable development, and the course provides an overview of how they are related and describes strategies for sustainability. Compulsory participation in laboratory exercises (NovaPoint Areal or Focus Arealplanlegging and NovaPoint VA) as well as inspections and study trips.

For those who cannot participate in the organized study trips and examinations, it will be possible to conduct individual study trips and examinations in the Oslo area, by agreement with the course coordinator.

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 is familiar with:

• legislation, regulations, central and local government planning guidelines, guides and local government standards for drawing up plans and case processing of land-use plans
• planning and public participation processes, case processing of plans and the use of objections
• selected parts of the history of land use planning and planning theories
• environmental and planning ethics
• the relationship between urban structure and transport. The student is capable of explaining sustainable land use and transport solutions.

Skills

The student:

• is capable of preparing a zoning plan with pertaining zoning regulations and plan descriptions in accordance with the Ministry of the Environment's guidelines for zoning plans, and overriding guidelines
• is familiar with the principles for drawing up zoning plans using suitable software (NovaPoint Areal, Focus Arealplanlegging or similar) and pertaining technical plans for roads and water and sewage (plan drawings, longitudinal and cross-section drawings), and is capable of conducting impact assessments for area zoning plans and risk and vulnerability assessments for detailed zoning plans
• is capable of carrying out basic traffic technical calculations and analyses

General competence

The student is capable of:

• organising, planning and carrying out interdisciplinary studies, analyses and reports based on scientific principles, including being able to use a reference handling system (EndNote, RefMan or similar)
• describing political processes and decision-making processes for municipal land-use plans
• describing the principles for sustainable land use and transport development
• using interviews and literature studies as methods for producing surveys and reports

The course provides an introduction to medical laboratory science R&D work. The goal of the bachelor's assignment is to give the students the opportunity to immerse themselves in a topic of their own choice that is relevant to medical laboratory sciences. Scientific methods are a recurring topic during the work on the assignment. The students are expected to develop an understanding of the importance of updating and developing medical laboratory science practice.

The course consists of the following subject areas, specified below as the number of credits:

• Philosophy of science and research methods 2
• Medical laboratory sciences subjects 13
• Total 15

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

• participation in all compulsory inspections (up to 4 days)
• participation in a joint universal design programme in cooperation with the Occupational Therapy programme at HiOA (4 days)
• participation in laboratory training in the use of software (Fokus Areal or NovaPoint Areal, NovaPoint VA, and, if relevant. GIS) (10 hours)

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 knowledge of research and development work in an area of medical laboratory sciences
• is familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of the research methods applied in his/her own project
• is familiar with research ethics as an aspect of his/her own project
• has knowledge of philosophy of science and research methodology

Skills

The student

• is capable of obtaining, critically assessing and integrating relevant subject matter in his/her own project work
• is capable of disseminating and reflecting on his/her own project verbally and in writing
• is capable of applying relevant scientific methods

General competence

The student

• is capable of planning, carrying out and disseminating a project in the field in binding cooperation with others
• demonstrates independent reflection in areas of medical laboratory sciences, particularly in relation to interpreting and evaluating the results achieved during work on the assignment

1) None.

2) All.

Exam content: The learning outcomes

Exam form: An assignment written in groups of three to four students over a period of ten weeks. The scope of the assignment is up to 10,000 words.

All

Grade scale A-F.

Students can appeal the grade awarded, cf. the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges Section 5-3 and the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet, Section 7-3 (2). The result of an appeal only has 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.

One external and one internal examiner will assess all the papers.