The programme is based on the curriculum proposals made by the ACM.
At the end of a successfully completed one-year study (with exams corresponding to 60 credits) candidates are awarded the diploma “One-Year Programme in Information Processing”.
The study can be part of a bachelor’s degree, or an elective part of a teacher’s education, and will give a good foundation for positions in the private sector, educational sector and other public management positions.
The degree programme is particularly applicable for graduates of an upper secondary school wishing a non-technical education in information processing, either as a separate, completed study or as a part of another education such as a bachelor’s degree.
The objective with the study is to provide the students with:
•an overview of how information technology may be used to gather, organise, process and present information
•an overview of methods for developing new information systems, changing of existing systems, and what influence such systems may have on a workplace
•an insight into organising and management of database systems, and how to realise such systems
•an overview ofthe most important principles for data communication
•an overview ofprinciples for management of computer network systems
•an insight into how operating systems are built and how they administrate the resources in IT systems
•an insight into the principles for human-computer interaction
Applicants must meet the general entrance requirements to higher education in Norway, or be able to document other relevant education, work and organisation experience.
For students without any previous knowledge of information technology, the college will run an intensive IT preparatory course. This course starts at the beginning of the first semester, and in addition to giving general IT knowledge, it provides an introduction to computer equipment, computing facilities, as well as net and software programmes available at the college.
There will be much emphasis on problem-oriented work in groups under guidance, with written reports and thorough evaluation. Consequently, the instruction will be less marked by traditional lectures, and students will be given more responsibility to learn the subject matter on their own by working with concrete problem issues.
There are work demands in most of the courses, assignments must be handed in for approval or some practical work may be approved to pass through the final assessment.
The method of final assessment for each course is specified under the individual course description.
Please confer the course description for each subject.