Introduction
Welcome to your first Module! In the next lessons we will cover key information about your studies at Noroff. There is no pressure for this module, we are just easing into the technologies and approaches that will become second nature by the end of the programme.
Course Hierarchy
Our content is organised in a hierarchy:
- Lesson
- Module
- Course
- Programme
A lesson contains one day’s worth of content, including time for reading, comprehension, engagement, discussion, research and task practice. Some lessons require more independent work than others, some are long, some are short, some straightforward and some challenging. As such the exact amount of time needed to complete a lesson will vary from person to person.
A module contains one week’s worth of lessons that are grouped together due to a common theme. Although you may work through modules at your own pace, each academic week is associated with a specific module in your studyplan. If you are ever unsure of which module you should be working on, you can check your progression calendar.
A course contains one or more modules grouped around a technical category. Each course ends with a mandatory Course Assignment which is marked with a Pass/Fail outcome. The purpose of the Course Assignment is to ensure that the key learning outcomes for each Course have been achieved.
Finally, a programme is a collection of courses. We offer two programmes, FED1 and FED2 - or the first and second years. A programme is completed when each course assignment has been passed.
Deliveries
Types of Delivery
There are three types of deliverables in our course:
- Non-graded Formative Tasks (Lesson Tasks)
- Pass/Fail Competency Assessment (Course Assignments)
- Letter grade Examination (Project Examinations)
Lessons may contain Lesson Tasks, designed to help us practice specific techniques. These are not graded by teachers, although they are always happy to provide feedback. Lesson tasks should be short and sweet, sometimes prompting us to ask “Was that all?“. By completing many of these small tasks, we build up to a comprehensive understanding. Think carefully about skipping them!
Each course contains a Course Assignment, designed to confirm that the key competencies for a Course have been achieved. These are graded by teachers or automatically using automated testing technologies such as Jest or Cypress. Students are required to pass each of the Course Assignments in order to complete a Programme.
Each Semester, we complete a Project Examination, designed to simulate a real front-end project such as building a web application from scratch. Project exams cover all the content we have learned up to date, instead of a narrow set of skills from a single course. These are the most effective way for teachers to measure progress. Project exams provide a great opportunity for expression, creativity and originality.
How we Deliver
We use Teams Assignments to deliver all of our work. Within the class Team group, there is a tab called Assignments. This tab shows information on both completed and upcoming assignments. When delivering it’s important to check that all of the requested information has been provided, and that work is submitted before the deadline.
We do not tolerate late submissions except in the case of extenuating circumstances, such as illness, family emergency or national disaster. If an extension is required, it must be requested before the deadline has been reached. All issues surrounding delivery should be communicated with the Student Success Team.
Resit and Redelivery
In the event that an assessment is not passed, the assignment will either need to be completed again with a new brief (resit) or adjusted based on teacher feedback (redelivery).
Resit
If an assignment has been failed, it must be sat again with a new brief during the holiday period. This process is managed by the Student Success Team and involves an additional cost.
Redelivery
In some cases, a failed assignment may not require a resit assessment. If there is a small mistake that costs the delivery, a teacher may provide feedback on this and request a redelivery. In this situation there is no additional cost as long as the feedback can be promptly implemented.
Additional Resources
From time to time, we might link useful content in the overview that is not necessarily a part of the study plan, but is considered “very useful” and “nice to know”. We recommend that you explore these if you have time to spare. Feel free to request an additional resource on a useful subject if you think this is missing!