ITD35014 Placement (Autumn 2014)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible faculty:
- Faculty of Computer Sciences, Engineering and Economics
- Course Leader:
- Gunnar Misund
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is affiliated to the following study programme
Elective course in:
- Bachelor Programme in Computer Engineering
- Bachelor Programme in Computer Engineering, Y-veien
- Bachelor Programme in Computer Engineering, Tress
- Bachelor Programme in Digital Media Production
- Bachelor Programme in Information Systems: specialisation in IT Management and specialisation in Web Development
- Bachelor Programme in Computer Science
Prerequisites
Teaching semester
Semester 5 (autumn)
Total workload:
A minimum of 250 hours. This includes preliminary work, reporting, presentation and other necessary work in connection with the course.
Content
The students must write a report and give a presentation of the project
The student's learning outcomes on passing the course
Knowledge
The students have knowledge of the industry in which they have worked and of the specific topics related to the work.
Skills
The students:
- have received practical training in analyzing issues that are relevant for the business/industry
- can prepare a work plan and resolve assigned tasks
- can write a final report documenting the project/work assignment and time use
General competence
The students:
- have gained work experience and knowledge of the corporate culture in the industry in which they worked
- can reflect on their own knowledge and learning and on their role in cooperating with others
Teaching and learning methods
Supervision will be given by the company's supervisor and a supervisor appointed by HiØ.
Exam
Project/work assignment
Grades are awarded on the basis of an overall assessment of the presentation of the project/work assignment, outcome and written report, and of the feedback from the company.
Grades are awarded individually on the basis of pass or fail.
Students must undertake a new project/work assignment in the case of resit exams.
Course evaluation
This course is evaluated as follows:
- Mid-semester evaluation (optional)
- Final evaluation (compulsory)
The course instructor prepares a course report on the basis of student feedback and on his/her own experiences of the course. Course reports are discussed with the Committee for Study Quality at the Faculty of Computer Sciences.