DM500: Study Introduction for Computer Science
The Study Board for Science
Teaching language: Danish or English depending on the teacher
EKA: N330050112, N330050122, N330050102
Assessment: Second examiner: None, Second examiner
Grading: Pass/Fail
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Autumn
Level: Bachelor
STADS ID (UVA): N330050101
ECTS value: 5
Date of Approval: 03-03-2022
Duration: 1 semester
Version: Archive
Entry requirements
Academic preconditions
Course introduction
The aim of the course is that the student experiences a scholarly identity creating and retaining introduction to his study program. The course develops the student’s study competences through introduction to study strategies and active participation in scholarly activities.
Throughout the course the student establishes his personal learning plan to organize his learning process, and is associated to a study group, which constitutes itself by a study group contract. Throughout the course the student is involved in problem solving anchored in topics from the student’s introductory courses.
Expected learning outcome
Intended learning outcomes - after completing the course the student is expected to be able to:
- Applies study and learning strategies to organize hers/his own learning in relation to the intended learning outcomes, learning activities and assessment tasks.
- Establishes working relationships to his fellow students and describes his role as an active participant in the study program’s social and academic learning activities
- Specifies and analyzes a problem in pre-formulated form and communicates the solving process and the result of the process.
- Identifies different science representations (textual, auditory, visual, symbolic, iconic, graphical, tabular, static or dynamic) and applies them in problem solving.
- Understand the SDGs and their relationship with academic studies
- Understand issues and dilemmas related to achieving the SDGs
- Work academically, critically reflected, and interdisciplinary with the SDGs
- Reflect on the relevance of the SDGs to Computer science as well as in relation to other disciplines.
Content
The following main topics are contained in the course:
- Study group: Work in collaborative groups, communication, planning, conflict management, group forming and constitution and study group contract
- The student’s learning: Introduction to itslearning, study and learning strategies, harmonization of expectations, ethical standards in academia and the student’s personal learning plan.
- Problem solving anchored in topics from the student’s introductory courses.
- A research-based introduction to the Sustainable Development Goals and their relevance to academic studies
- Introduction to the SDGs and their historical and political context
- Specific issues related to the SDGs
- Dilemmas raised by the work to achieve the SDGs
- Multidisciplinary platform to work with the SDGs
- Experience working critically and reflected with the SDGs.
Literature
Examination regulations
Exam element a)
Timing
Autumn
Tests
Mandatory assignments in study introduction
EKA
N330050112
Assessment
Second examiner: None
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
Allowed
ECTS value
1
Additional information
The assignment consists of:
- Submitted study group contract which must be approved.
- An e-test which must be completed with at least 80% correct answers. The test can be taken several times before the deadline. Every time the test is submitted, feedback is given to the student.
Exam element b)
Timing
Autumn
Tests
Mandatory assignment in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
EKA
N330050122
Assessment
Second examiner
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
Allowed
ECTS value
1
Additional information
The exam consists of completing E-learning modules during the autumn. It is stated in the plans in itslearning when the different modules must be completed. To pass, all modules must be completed.
Exam element c)
Timing
Autumn
Tests
Take home-exam
EKA
N330050102
Assessment
Second examiner: None
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
Aids allowed
ECTS value
3
Indicative number of lessons
Teaching Method
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
- Intro phase: 3 hours
- Skills training phase: 36 hours, hereof: Tutorials: 36 hours.
Teacher responsible
Additional teachers
Name | Department | City | |
---|---|---|---|
Camilla Gundlach | cgk@sdu.dk | Det Naturvidenskabelige Fakultetssekretariat | |
Simone Louise Sørensen | simone@sdu.dk | Det Naturvidenskabelige Fakultetssekretariat |
Timetable
Administrative Unit
Team at Educational Law & Registration
Offered in
Recommended course of study
Transition rules
Transitional arrangements describe how a course replaces another course when changes are made to the course of study.
If a transitional arrangement has been made for a course, it will be stated in the list.
See transitional arrangements for all courses at the Faculty of Science.