ITI46514 Scientific method and theory (Autumn 2015)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 15
- Responsible faculty:
- Avdeling for informasjonsteknologi
- Course Leader:
- Harald Holone
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is affiliated to the following study programme
Teaching semester
Content
The student's learning outcomes on passing the course
Knowledge
The student is knowledgeable about central methods and theories within the field of applied computer science, and different perspectives on the use of informatics in the society. This includes:
- Research design and experiment techniques
- Statistical methods
- Methods for design and evaluation of information systems
- Social science methodologies
- Media science methodologies
- Research and developent activities at the faculty and its partners
The student is familiar with publishing channels relevant to applied computer science, different types of publications, their roles and functions.
Skills
The student is able to:
- assess scientific literature within the field of applied computer science
- use and review scientific references
- use relevant statistical methods for analyzing sets of numerical data
- use methods from social sciences and work with observation and interviews
- use methods for design and evaluation of IT systems
- think critically about the use of information technology deployed in organizations and in the society in general
General competence
After examination, the student has a sufficient understanding of applied computer science and the faculty's research and development activities. The student also has a better understanding of the use of IT in our society.
Teaching and learning methods
Workload
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
Exam
Individual oral exam.
Individual oral exam based on the curriculum (scientific publications which have been discussed in the course). Duration 20-30 minutes. No aidings tools allowed.
Assessment on the A - F grading scale.
Course evaluation
This course is evaluated by a
- Mid-term evaluation (voluntary)
- End evaluation (compulsory)
The lecturer compiles a report based on the evaluation forms filled in by the students and his/her own experience with the course. The report is the discussed by the study quality committee of the faculty of Computer Sciences.