Master's Degree Programme in Universal Design of ICT - part-time Programplan

Opptak skjer i henhold til forskrift om opptak til studier ved OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.

Kravet for opptak til masterprogrammet er bachelorgrad, eller annen likeverdig grad. I tillegg kreves det 3 års relevant yrkespraksis. Med relevant yrkespraksis menes arbeidserfaring innen ledelse, saksbehandling, utredningsarbeid, organisasjonsstyring og prosjektstyring.

Søkere må ha karaktersnitt C eller bedre i det faglige grunnlaget for opptak.

For opptak til enkeltemner gjelder de samme opptakskravene med unntak av krav om karaktersnitt C eller bedre.

Læringsutbyttebeskrivelsene i studiet er utformet i henhold til 2. syklus (masternivå) i det nasjonale kvalifikasjonsrammeverket for høyere utdanning. Kandidaten skal etter fullført studium ha følgende totale læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Kandidaten har inngående kunnskap om

• Ledelse, organisering og organisasjonsutvikling
• Økonomiske og administrative aspekter ved beslutninger
• Utredningsmetodikk, både i offentlig, frivillig og privat kontekst

Ferdigheter

Kandidaten har ferdigheter til å

• Organisere, utvikle og lede organisasjoner
• Gjennomføre selvstendig analysearbeid
• Analysere økonomisk-administrative problemstillinger

Generell kompetanse

Kandidaten kan

• Analysere avanserte økonomisk-administrative problemstillinger
• Utføre avansert utredningsarbeid på selvstendig basis
• Kommunisere økonomisk-administrative problemstillinger, analyser og konklusjoner til både spesialister og til allmennheten
• Bidra til nytenkning i innovasjonsprosesser, organisasjonsmessig design og endringsprosesser i både offentlige, private og frivillige organisasjoner
• Analysere relevante fag- og yrkesetiske problemstillinger

Det er lagt til rette for studier på deltid, men med valgfri progresjon. Det vil si at emnene kan tas uavhengig av hverandre.

Masterprogrammet inneholder tre deler på til sammen 90 studiepoeng. 30 studiepoeng obligatoriske basisemner (3 emner hver på 10 studiepoeng), 30 studiepoeng valgfrie emner (3 emner hver på 10 studiepoeng) og en masteroppgave på 30 studiepoeng. Det anbefales at basisemner gjennomføres før de øvrige emnene, men emnene kan gjennomføres i den rekkefølgen studenten selv ønsker.

De tre obligatoriske basisemnene gir en bred forståelse og innsikt i fagfeltet organisasjon og ledelse med utgangspunkt i lederfunksjonen og tar utgangspunkt i at studentene har med seg egne praktiske erfaringer inn i studiet.

Valgemnene gir grunnlag for faglig fordypning innen ledelse i organisasjoner. Studentene kan velge fritt mellom de ulike emnene som tilbys innenfor studieprogrammet. For at mastergraden skal gi grunnlag for spesialisering, må foruten tema for masteroppgaven, også minst 20 studiepoeng innenfor nærmere angitte spesialiseringer gjennomføres. Det blir kunngjort nærmere hvilke spesialiseringer som kan tas. Foreløpig er det en spesialisering som tilbys: Prosjektledelse (hvor Prosjektledelse 1 og prosjektledelse 2 inngår).

Studenter som har tatt Rektorutdanningen eller Styrerutdanningen ved OsloMet kan få denne innpasset i sin helhet som valgemner. Også studenter med annen lederutdanning på masternivå kan søke om å få innpasset denne som valgemner.

Studiet er innrettet slik at studentene skal kunne gjennomføre det på deltid ved siden av jobb. Det innebærer at det for noen emner vil være samlingsbasert med digitale gjennomføringsmåter i tillegg. Noen av emnene vil kunne ha en heldigital gjennomføring uten bruk av fysiske samlinger. Under samlingene blir det brukt varierte undervisningsformer med en kombinasjon av forelesninger, diskusjoner og case-studier. Det forventes at studentene møter på alle samlinger og forelesninger, og deltar aktivt i undervisningen. Studentene har ulik utdanningsbakgrunn og yrkeserfaring. Ved at de deler sine erfaringer og sin faglige kompetanse med hverandre, blir dette en ressurs for gjensidig læring.

The two-year programme consists of 120 ECTS credits.

• 50 ECTS compulsory courses
• 10 ECTS advanced and elective courses
• 60 ECTS Master's Thesis

The following table shows the overall structure of the full-time programme:

Semester 1

MAUU4100 Academic Writing, 10 ECTS

MAUU4200 User Diversity and ICT Barriers, 10 ECTS

MAUU4300 Universal Design of Interactive Systems, 10 ECTS

Semester 2

MAUU4400 Research Methods and Research Ethics, 10 ECTS

MAUU4500 Interaction Styles and Technologies for Accessibility, 10 ECTS

MAUU5910 Master's Thesis Project phase I

Semester 3

Elective course, see course descriptions (1) MAUU5010 / MAUU5020 / MAUU5030, 10 ECTS

MAUU5920 Master's Thesis Project phase II

Semester 4

Master's Thesis Project phase III Final exam MAUU5900 Master's Thesis (60 ECTS)

The Master project counts 60 ECTS credits, starts in the 2nd semester, and is distributed over three semesters. The 4th semester is dedicated solely to the Master project

(1) Please note that the elective courses will only be offered if enough student are registered for the course.

The following table shows the overall structure of the part-time programme:

Semester 1

MAUUD4100 Academic Writing, 10 ECTS

MAUUD4200 User Diversity and ICT Barriers, 10 ECTS

Semester 2

MAUUD4400 Research Methods and Research Ethics, 10 ECTS (only one course in 2nd semester)

Semester 3

MAUUD4300 Universal Design of Interactive Systems, 10 ECTS

MAUUD5910 Master's Thesis Project phase I

Semester 4

MAUUD4500 Interaction Styles and Technologies for Accessibility, 10 ECTS

MAUUD5910 Master's Thesis Project phase I

Semester 5

MAUUD5920 Master's Thesis Project phase II

Semester 6

MAUUD5920 Master's Thesis Project phase II

Semester 7

Elective course, see course descriptions (2) MAUUD5010 / MAUUD5020 / MAUUD5030, 10 ECTS MAUUD5900 Master's Thesis Project phase III

Semester 8

Master's Thesis Project phase III Final exam MAUUD5900 Master's Thesis (60 ECTS)

The Master project counts 60 ECTS credits, starts in the 3rd semester, and is distributed over six semesters. The 5th, 6th and 8th semesters are dedicated solely to the Master project.

(2) Please note that the elective courses will only be offered if enough student are registered for the course.

Arbeidskrav og obligatoriske aktiviteter er beskrevet i hver enkelt emneplan. Det vil i god tid før hver enkelt gjennomføring av emnene, bli presisert mer omkring innhold, omfang og rammer knyttet til dette. Det vil være ulike former knyttet til både skriftlige oppgaver, muntlige presentasjoner og/eller obligatorisk deltagelse som må være godkjente for at man skal kunne få avlegge eksamen.

This programme is suitable for incoming exchange students in the first semester taking these courses; MAUU4100, MAUU4200 and MAUU4300, totalling 30 ECTS.

Students affiliated with the programme have two opportunities to apply for doing parts of the programme abroad.

1. In the 3rd semester, students who choose to take the elective course MAUU5030 / MAUUD5030 Globalisation of Technology 10 ECTS, may apply to carry out a course project abroad for four to six weeks.

2. In the 3rd or 4th semester, students may apply to carry out parts of their master projects and proceed to write their Master's Thesis abroad. This must be based on a "professor-to-professor" arrangement, with an agreement between the student's appointed supervisor and a professor at a higher educational institution abroad, who collaborate with the Universal Design of ICT research group. The agreement is required to ensure that the master project is of mutual interest for all parties, and for establishing necessary supervision abroad. The student's supervisor will be able to continue giving remote supervision from Norway via email and video/conference-calling.

Requirements:

• An average grade C in previously completed courses.
• Normal study progression.
• Acceptance from a receiving professor or institution to an exchange-stay with the necessary academic relevance. Per 30.09.2017 we have no agreements with receiving institutions or professors, but are working towards establishing this.

How to apply:

• Applications for going abroad as part of the elective course MAUU5030 / MAUUD5030 Globalisation of Technology (alternative 1 above) must be sent using the OsloMet online form (https://student.hioa.no/en/slik-soker-du). Deadline: 15. February.
• Applications for going abroad to carry out parts of the master project and proceed to write the Master's Thesis abroad (alternative 2 above) must be sent by e-mail to studie-tkd@hioa.no. Deadline: One semester prior to going abroad.

Students submit the Master's Thesis for assessment to, and get their ECTS from Oslo Metropolitan University.

Please note that it is not currently possible to combine this programme with the ordinary OsloMet programmes for exchange and study abroad.

In addition to opportunities to apply for doing parts of the programme abroad, students are introduced to international research through compulsory and supplementary course literature, and through having teachers and supervisors that take part in international research. Most of the teachers and supervisors involved in this programme are affiliated with the research group Universal Design of ICT at the computer science department.

A coursework requirement is a compulsory piece of work/activity that must be approved before the student may take an examination. Coursework requirements are assessed "approved" or "not approved".

Not approved coursework requirements

Legitimate absence based on, for example, a medical certificate, does not exempt students from meeting the coursework requirements. Students who due to illness or any other documented legitimate absence, do not meet the coursework requirements within the appointed deadline, should as far as possible, be given a new attempt to meet the requirements before the relevant examination. An agreement with the relevant lecturer must be made in each individual case.

If, due to the nature of the subject/course, it is not possible to implement a new attempt to meet the requirements before the course exam, the student must expect to submit the coursework requirements at the next possible submission deadline. This may lead to a delay in progression through the Master's programme.

If a work requirement is assessed "not approved", students have two chances to retake the work requirement. A work requirement that three times is assessed "not approved", will result in loss of the right to take the course exam.

Attendance requirement

In courses that have required participation through stated attendance requirement, students must have participated in class minimum the required percentage to pass the course. In cases where students do not meet the attendance requirement due to illness or any other documented legitimate absence, the teacher responsible for the course may give other requirements, e.g., an additional assignment, adapted to each individual case. Failure to meet this requirement may mean that the student has to retake the course the next time it is scheduled. In cases of students retaking a course that has attendance requirements, regulations for coursework requirements apply.

Provisions governing examinations are laid down in the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges and the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences. Please refer to OsloMet's website at www.oslomet.no

Assessment methods vary between courses. They includes written reports, oral presentations, portfolio assessments and oral examinations. The Master's project will be assessed based on the thesis and an oral presentation and examination. The grading scale ranges from A (highest) to F (lowest) where A to E are pass grades and F is a fail grade. Both parts of the examination need to be passed (i.e., minimum E grade in both parts) in order to pass the exam as a whole. Further details on assessment methods can be found in the individual course descriptions.

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. Any information on weighting of grades must be considered as supplementary information in connection with the final grade. If the portfolio consists of elements such as an oral presentation, practical work etc., the examination result can not 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.

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 student's supervisor and one external examiner.

External programme supervisors External programme supervisors are a part of ensuring the quality of the individual study programmes. An external programme supervisor is not an examiner, but someone who supervises the quality of the study programmes. All study programmes at Oslo Metropolitan University are supervised by an external programme supervisor. However, how the external programme supervisors are used may vary. Reference is made to Guidelines for Appointment and Use of Examiners at OsloMet (available in Norwegian only): http://www.hioa.no/Studier/Lov-og-regelverk

Quality Assurance System

The purpose of the Quality Assurance System at OsloMet is to strengthen the students' learning outcome and development by increasing the quality throughout. OsloMet wants to cooperate with its students, and their participation in the Quality Assurance System is crucial. Some of the overall goals of the Quality Assurance System are to ensure:

• the educational institution, including practical training, learning and study environment maintains a high standard
• relevance of the study programmes for the professional field
• continuous development and improvements in the quality of teaching and learning

Student evaluations:

• Course evaluations
• Annual student survey, common for all students at OsloMet