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IT3020

Current Topics in Informatics

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Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2024 / Spring 2025
Duration 1 semester
Examination arrangement Aggregate score

About

About the course

Course content

The course is adapted to the individual student's needs and his/her masters thesis. In the fall semester, the course will normally consist of theoretical modules offered in conjunction to the depth study courses in the technology programme.

List over theoretical modules: http://www.idi.ntnu.no/education/courses.php?&p=alle&v=tema

Registration of theoretical modules you wish to follow: www.idi.ntnu.no/education/mine_teorimoduler.php

If taken in the spring, the course is a self study constructed in dialogue with the supervisor. This is for students not able to do this in the autumn in parallel with the preparatory project.

Learning outcome

Insight into advanced research in various areas of informatics.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, colloquia, presentations etc. depending on the actual content of the course. The autumn version of the course is organized as combination of two electable modules with separate teaching. Some modules will have oral exams and others will have graded assignments. In the Spring semester the course is based on selfstudy on an assigned curriculum with oral exam.

Further on evaluation

Students have to pass both theorethical modules in order to pass the course. Retake of the exam for one or both modules that fail.

If a student wants to retake the course the whole course need to be done.

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

This course is awailable to exchange students upon request and by instructor's conscent.

Course materials

Will be announced at semester start.

Subject areas

  • Informatics

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Computer Science