Program Overview

Course Overview - Bachelor Thesis - TBBY2200 (Translated to English where necessary for clarity and consistency, while maintaining original content and meaning as per the instructions provided in the context)

The Bachelor Thesis course, TBBY2200, is a comprehensive program designed for students in their third year of study, specifically tailored for those pursuing a degree in Traditional Building Craft. This course spans three semesters, with a total of 22.5 credits, and is conducted in Norwegian.

Course Content

The course is structured as follows:

• Introduction and preparation in the spring semester, worth 2.5 ECTs.
• Practical research, sources, and documentation of craft processes in the autumn semester, worth 15 ECTs.
• Assembling and presenting the project in the spring semester, worth 5 ECTs.

Through a self-chosen specialization task in building new on a traditional professional basis, students develop their practice in carpentry, bar construction, or carpentry. The course involves documenting one's own professional development, the process of finding and selecting source material, and testing different methods for building new in a traditional context.

Learning Outcome

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to have acquired the following knowledge, skills, and general competences:

• Knowledge: Familiarity with methods for traditional analysis.
• Skills:
  • Formulate relevant issues within traditional building crafts.
  • Develop their own practical craft skills.
  • Apply and critically apply source material.
  • Document objects and processes and make choices according to academic guidelines.
• General Competence:
  • Present and discuss their own development work and place it in a traditional professional context.
  • Assess the quality of their own and others' knowledge production and make use of these results in their professional practice.

Learning Methods and Activities

The assignment is performed as group work (with a maximum of 3 students in one group) but can be made as an individual assignment by agreement. All forms of work must be supervised, with presentations of status in own project and reflections on own and others' work.

Evaluation

Assessment is weighted as follows:

• Practical research: 50%
• Assignment: 30%
• Oral presentation of assignment and exercise: 20%

The course ends with a practical work test with a graded grade. In the event of a valid absence, a practical work test must be taken by a new deadline by agreement with the course coordinator. In the event of failure, invalid absence, or voluntary repetition, a new test may be taken earliest at the next examination.

Specific Conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required: Traditional Building Craft (FTTRADBYGG).

Required Previous Knowledge

To begin a bachelor's thesis, the student must be registered as a student in the 6th semester of the study traditional building crafts and have passed at least 60 credits in their (individual) study plan. Exceptions from this can be processed upon application.

Course Materials

Lectures and literature in the introductory course given in the course. Relevant tools and materials for the exercise and literature the student finds necessary.

Subject Areas

• Architectural Design, History, and Technology

Additional Details

• Location: Trondheim
• Duration: 3 semesters
• Language of Instruction: Norwegian
• Level: Third-year courses, level III
• Course Start: Spring

This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding and practical experience in traditional building crafts, preparing them for their future careers in the field.