ITI49014 Business project (Autumn 2015–Spring 2016)

The student may apply for this course to replace one of the three elective courses in the second semester.

An agreement between the student and the company must be made at the start of the master programme. The agreement must be approved by the Head of studies before the project starts.

An agreement between the student and the company must be made before the student starts working in the company.

A description of the business project should be prepared by the student and the company in collaboration. This must be endorsed by the faculty before the work starts. This is done to ensure necessary volume and depth of the project.The trainee normally works approx. 600 hours. 

At the end of the project the student must submit a report describing the work done and give an oral presentation of the project. 

The company pays the trainee.

Knowledge

The candidate has

• acquired good knowledge of ICT, giving a good systems perspective
• knowledge on the use of ICT within the selected theme of work

Skills

The candidate is able to

• use teoretical methods to solve professional tasks
• work with projects and tasks, both individually and as part of a team

General competence

The candidate is able to produce new knowledge through literature search, contact with experts, users and in his/her project work.

Project work with guidance from a mentor at the company and a supervisor at Østfold University College.

The language used can be either Norwegian or English as agreed upon by the student and the company.

• Two individual self reflection texts, at 20 % (approximately 120 hours) and 80 % (approximately 500 hours) of total work hours.
• Prepare and conduct meetings with mentor and supervisor every month, including writing abstracts and logging working hours.
• Presentation of the project at half time (approximately 300 hours). This includes a resume of the work done so far and a sketch of the planned/remaining work.

Coursework requirements must be accepted to qualify for the exam.

Individual oral exam

Individual oral exam based upon four criteria:

1. The process and the progress of the project.
2. The project report.
3. The result of the project.
4. The oral presentation of the project.

Emphasis is put on the project process. Duration approx. 20-30 min. Graded on scale A-F. No aiding tools allowed.

In the case of a new exam, a new project must be carried out on agreement with the instructor responsible for the course and with the company.

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.