IN5480 – Specialization in Research in Design of IT

After you have completed this course you are able to:

• Explain important concepts within the research field
• Compare and contrast the research theme with other parts of the larger field it is part of
• Describe particular frames for design grounded in the research field
• Illustrate the research field’s particular perspectives in concrete design suggestions
• Analyse and evaluate your own and other people’s design suggestions with concepts from the research field

There are a total of 12 spots in this course. Ranking rules:

1. Master´s students in the study program Design, Use, Interaction with the topic in the approved study plan, and which writes a thesis on the theme of the year
2. Master´s students in the study program Design, Use, Interaction
3. Students at IFI who in previous courses (e.g. IN1060 or IN2020) have written a project assignment within this years theme

2 hours lectures.

Submission of compulsory assignments is required. Read more about requirements for submission of assignments, group work and legal cooperation under guidelines for mandatory assignments.

A large written report counts 100%.

To be able to take the exam, all compulsory assignments in the subject must be approved and approved during the same semester.

In this course, postponed exams are not offered for exam candidates who are ill before the exam or who become ill during the exam. A deferred submission deadline may be offered. Deadlines may be extended up to 7 days; the duration of the extension depends on the duration of the exam. The illness must be documented with a doctor's certificate dated no later than the ordinary submission date. You must submit the doctor's certificate to the Student Administration at IFI before the submission deadline for the home exam.

https://www.uio.no/english/studies/examinations/illness-postponed/index.html