NEW UNIS COURSE – ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024
Please fill in the following information in the tables underneath and answer the listed questions. This form includes information UNIS need in order to be able to quality assure new courses according to routines for course development and cooperation with the Norwegian universities.
Deadline of submission of new course: February 1 2022 to study@unis.no Successful course development include the course proposal being:
1) Discussed in the UNIS Education committee and 2) the UNIS Leader Group, 3) submitted to the Norwegian Universities for consultation, 4) recommended by the Norwegian universities at the Dean Meeting,
and 5) finally approved in the UNIS Board, September 2022.
Proposal of new UNIS course – autumn 2023 / spring 2024
Part A: Preliminary course description
* UNIS Department:
* Course name:
* Course level
Bachelor/master/PhD Please note if course is master+PhD
* Admission requirements:
* Course responsible person/
UNIS contact person:
* The course will be offered:
If every second year is an option, please comment upon the reason for this:
Yearly: Y/N Every second year: Y/N
* Academic content:
Brief description.
The contents should correspond with the learning outcomes and the learning activities listed below.
* Learning outcomes, preliminary/general description:
What do you want students to know and be able to do when they leave this course?
If the course is both on master / PhD level, the learning outcomes should differ in accordance with
the Norwegian Qualification Framework (level 7-8) here:
Levels and learning outcome descriptors | Nokut
* Learning outcomes, detailed description:
Knowledge: the body of facts, principles, theories and practices that is related to the field /fields covered by the course
Knowledge; Upon completing the course, the students will…
* Learning outcomes, detailed description:
Skills: the ability to apply
knowledge and use know- how to complete tasks and solve
problems.
Skills; Upon completing the course, the students will…
* Learning outcomes, detailed description:
General competences: the proven ability to use knowledge, skills and personal, social and/ or methodological abilities, in work or study situations and in
professional and personal development.
General competences; Upon completing the course, the students will…
* Learning activities:
Brief description of the learning activities, and preferably a description of how each activity contributes to effective learning
(Preparatory work, lectures, seminars, lab work, excursions, field work, assignments /reports etc.)
* Course materials/Curriculum:
Brief description
List of literature (specify)
Necessary software (specify)
* Estimated workload:
Hours/days devoted to various learning activities, including preparatory work and work after the course period.
Be aware that students have enough time for self-study, reading and reflection.
Hours Days
Preassignments, reading etc. - preparatory work:
Lectures:
Seminars (students active):
Laboratory work:
Exercise hours:
Excursions (students watching/looking):
Field work (students active):
Work on field/lab logs, reports, assign- ments during course period at UNIS:
Self-studies / reflection/ reading:
Work to be conducted after leaving UNIS:
Other (please clearify activity):
Total workload (hours/days):
* ECTS
The standard number of hours of student work required is 25-30 hours per course credit/ECTS.
The estimated workload
equalizes: ECTS
* In which month(s) will the course be run?
* Estimated duration of course period:
(10 ECTS courses – 5-6 weeks)
Number of weeks from startup to exam /end of UNIS
course period: Weeks
* Compulsory learning activities:
If you at this stage have planned which activities that should be obligatory, i.e.
activities that must be approved in order to sit the exam.
* Assessment methods/forms
& percentage of final grade:
List the assessment forms you will choose (written report/essay, written exam, oral presentation, oral exam etc.) which are appropriate for evaluating attainment of the various kinds of learning outcomes described for the course.
Course code: To be filled in by Dept. of Academic Affairs
* Examination support
material: Bilingual dictionary between English and mother tongue.
Other support material:
* Examination language:
* Grading system:
(A-F or pass/fail)
* External examiner: The external examiner should have been asked beforehand.
Dept. of Academic Affairs will send the formal appointment letter to the external examiner.
Name, e-mail address and academic title of external examiner:
* Credit reduction/overlap:
Does this course overlap with an already existing course, and to which extent?
Part B: Capacity, economy, logistics
* Max/Min number of students:
* Estimated total course costs:
* How will the course be financed?
* Facilities/equipment at UNIS
which will be necessary to run the course:
Facilities (type of teaching rooms including labs):
Equipment needs (beyond standard UNIS equipment):
* Field work- / logistical resources which will be necessary to run the course:
* Where will the field activities be conducted?
* In which period(s) will the field activities take place?
Part C: Background and supplementary information
Brief explanation/description of the background for this course idea.
* How does the proposal fit into UNIS’ strategy and the relevant UNIS Department’s Action Plan?
* From which programmes at Norwegian Universities will the proposed course recruit students?
* Will this course be comple- mentary /supplementary to courses at Norwegian Universities?
If so, specify courses and universities:
* Are there similar courses offered at the Universities?
If so, how is this different?
* Describe any relationship to / overlap with other UNIS courses
* Are representatives from the Norwegian universities
development work?
If so, specify persons and universities:
