ITI49009 Business project (Autumn 2009–Spring 2010)

The course is connected to the following study programs

This course can replace one of the other courses in the master programme. An agreement between the student and the Faculty decides which of the ordinary courses is replaced. This must be agreed before the course is started.

An agreement between the student and the company must also be made at the start of the master programme. The agreement must be approved by the Faculty before the project is started. 

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

Lecture Semester

First and second semesters (autumn and spring). In addition the student is expected to do some work during the summer between the first and the second year's of study.

Content

The trainee will work in a company on prior agreement.

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 is started. This is done to ensure necessary volume and depth of the project. The volume of the work should be approximately 600 hours.

At the end of the project the student shall submit a report describing the work done as well as giving an oral presentation.

The trainee will be paid by the company.

Forms of teaching and learning

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

Examination

The project is graded Pass/Fail 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.

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.

Literature

Depends on the project and is agreed on with the supervisor and the company.