Guidelines for course description
Guidelines for course description with requirements for how all fields in the course description must be described.
Fields marked with * are fields that appear in the online version of the topic description.
*Field name English |
Approval requirement |
*Name of course Emnenavn |
The name of the course must be given in Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk and English. The name must be unique and descriptive. Will appear in the online course description and FS. |
*Course code Emnekode |
The course code shall be in the correct format. Courses shall be assigned course codes according to the following model: The entry of new course codes and the faculty in charge must be done by the person responsible in the faculty. |
Study level Studienivå |
The study level of the course must be indicated. The field is used in FS and provides the opportunity to extract statistics at various levels, 70-Ex.Phil |
*Credits Studiepoeng |
The course must normally have a minimum of five credits. |
*Weighting reduction Vektingsreduksjon |
Students who sit examinations in courses at NMBU with completely or partly The weighting reduction rules must be described. Also list any old courses that involve a The scope of the reduction in relation to different courses is determined by |
*Overlap Overlapp |
Does the topic overlap with other topics at NMBU? If yes: is there a credit reduction corresponding to |
*First and last semester the course is offered Første og siste undervisnings |
If it is a new course, state the semester and year it is planned that the course will be offered for the first time. If the course is to be closed, state the semester and year of the course If a course with a final written or oral examination arrangement is closed, a student has the right to If the time is ahead of time, it will be displayed in the online version of the study handbook. |
First and last semester for examination Første og siste eksamenstermin |
If it is a new course, state the semester and year it is planned that the course will be offered for the first time. If the course is to be closed, state the semester and year the course is to be given for the last time. |
NUS code (SSB) |
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Studieprogram rapportering |
Enter which study program the course is reported under in the NSD system. |
*Associated study program Tilknyttede studie- |
These study programs have the right to take the course. |
Sorting subject Fag sortering |
Subject code for the "most important" subject the subject includes. The course can be linked to several subjects, but in those contexts the course must be |
*The courses assessment scheme Emnets vurderings- |
The text entered here will be processed manually before registration in FS. The assessment information is important for grading registration, exam planning, etc. Assessment schemes a subject may have: Portfolio assessment, Written examination, Oral examination, Home examination, Assignment, Practice. This must be registered in the field: Assessment system, grade rule, 1. Written exam 3 hours during the exam period, A-F.
Combined assessment |
Written final examination Skriftlig avsluttende eksamen |
Does the course have a written campus-based exam during the exam period (either as the course's only |
*Content and structure Innhold og oppbygging |
The academic approach in the course and thematic structure (the student's learning activities) must be described and must be suitable for the students to achieve learning outcomes and learning goals. For compulsory courses, the course must be well adapted to the rest of the program in terms of |
Registration Påmelding |
Specify the type of registration that applies to the course. Direct registration is the most common |
Teaching period Undervisningstermin
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For course information transferred from FS - only changes from the original values (if applicable) should be written in the free-text field. For courses that are new in EpN, one should describe a possibly more complicated structure The teaching term will be displayed in the online version of the study handbook and |
Teaching and assessment period Undervisning og vurderings- |
Ex: The course starts in the spring parallel. The course has teaching / assessment in the spring parallel. |
*Course frequency Emne |
Yearly, every second year, even years |
*Personal role Personrolle |
The course coordinator must be employed at NMBU and normally have scientific competence at the minimum amanuensis level. Course coordinator: Write the responsible for the course. Select from the drop-down menu. Participating: Fill in if the person is not in the drop-down menu for personal roles under the teaching tab. |
*Learning outcome Læringsutbytte |
The learning outcome must be correctly described in accordance with National Qualifications Framework (NKR).
It is important to have a good connection between learning outcomes and the chosen learning activities |
*Learning activities Læringsaktiviteter |
The learning plan must be suitable for the student to achieve the learning outcomes described for the course. It should therefore give students the opportunity to practice the type of treatment of the learning material that the goals say they should master. The student can acquire knowledge, gain skills and general competencies through many types of learning activities. Feel free to use student-active learning methods in line with NMBU's learning philosophy |
*Assessment system for the course Vurderingsordning for emnet |
This description will be visible to everyone under Assessment scheme on the online version of the course's The description of the assessment system must clearly and unambiguously convey what is included in the assessment, When approving courses with an overall assessment, the course coordinator / faculty must determine Example of description: "Written exam 3 hours during the exam period, A-F." - "Long-term assessment: |
*Compulsory activities Obligatorisk aktivitet |
Compulsory activities are works that must be approved, but which are not grade-giving, and which the student has performed during the course's teaching period. Compulsory teaching is teaching that the student must participate in, but which does not give a grade, and which requires participation to get the course approved. Mandatory activities may include one or more parts, which are not grade-giving and may, Unless otherwise described in the course description, compulsory activities are normally valid For the veterinary and veterinary studies, it is stated in the study plan whether compulsory |
*Assumed and recommended pre-knowledge Forutsatte |
It must be stated which courses, in the form of the existing course codes, are expected completed in order to be able to take the course. This is about what level the teaching starts at, or what topics a course is based on. The student may have achieved a sufficient level of knowledge in another way, and is therefore not excluded from taking the exam. If general knowledge is required, this can be described in the text field. Also indicate recommended prior knowledge. Courses that are recommended to be completed, |
*Expected workload Forventet arbeids-mengde |
Normal work effort is 25 hours per credit. |
*Learning support Lærings- |
Describe how the students' learning is supported through e.g. access to teachers during their office hours, professional guidance, support teaching and more related to the subject. |
*Teaching language Undervisningsspråk |
Indicate which languages are offered for teaching / assessment If a course is to be given in English when needed, a plan must be available, All teaching material must be available in English and all lecturers in the course |
*Course responsible and faculty Emneansvarlig |
The course coordinator must be employed at NMBU and normally have The course will be linked to the same faculty as the person who registers the course. |
External examiner Sensor |
Describe and justify how an external examiner is used to ensure the quality of the assessment system. There must also be a written guidelines for each individual course, where teachers and examiners describe in more detail how the examination for each individual examination is carried out. The course coordinator can be an internal examiner. |
*Number limits Antallsbegrensning |
This field should only be completed if there is a number limit in the course. Enter ev. minimum / maximum number of students for the course to be offered and possibly division figures for the course or activities included in the course (maximum number of students to complete an activity in a group, if the number is exceeded, the activity must be completed in two or more groups) |
*General admission requirements Generell opptaks-informasjon |
Indicate which admission requirement applies to admission to this course. Enter GSK if the course only requires general study competence. Write REALFAG if the course presupposes that you have science competence from before. (informatics, science, nature and environmental topics) |
*Priority Fortrinns- |
State study programs that have priority for admission to the course and any number restrictions can be stated. |
*Literature Pensum |
Indicate sources and other literature used in the course |
Teaching information for the time table system (time edit) Undervisnings-informasjon |
Enter useful information so that the Department of Academic Affairs' timetable office has enough information for the timetable: X hours of teaching per week, distributed as follows: |
*Aids Hjelpemidler |
Aids (aids code) that are permitted for assessment must appear in the course description The course coordinator / faculty decides which aids are to be allowed during the exam. The online version of the course descriptions will always be the current one. Permitted aids must comply with the following codes: |
Cancelled teaching Avlyse undervisning |
Teaching in a course can be cancelled if fewer students are registered for a course than what is stated as a requirement in the course description. |
Excursions Ekskursjoner |
Excursions can be set up as an independent credit-bearing course. |