HMS0504 ¨C Field Safety

Course content

Excursions and field work should always be conducted in a safe manner. This course provides you with information on how to do that when you are planning or going on an excursion or conducting field work.

Learning outcome

After completing the course you should have knowledge of:

• What policies and procedures apply to fieldwork/excursions
• What you are expected to contribute with prior to and during field work/excursions
• Which insurance schemes that are applicable/non-applicable
• How to conduct risk assessments and how to use appropriate clothing, protective gear and different communication aids
• How to provide first aid in the field

Admission to the course

The course is compulsory for:

• Students taking a course having HMS0504 as a prerequisite
• New students in the following Master?s degree programmes:
  • Bioscience?(Note: certain programme options)
  • Geosciences

Teaching

The course is an individual online course. The course is available on a smart phone, PC, Mac or tablet.

You need to be registered for the course and exam in Student Web to complete the online digital exam. You have to wait until the day after you registered for the course to take the test to get a pass.

Examination

The online course includes an online digital exam that you need to pass, to pass the course. Please note that you will have to be registered for the course in StudentWeb to complete the exam.

The digital exam is multiple choice and you can take the exam more than once. When you have passed the exam you will receive an email confirming you have passed the course.

If HMS0504 is a?degree requirement or a formal prerequisite for any of the courses in your degree, you will not get your degree approved until you have passed the course.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.

More about examinations at UiO

• Use of sources and citations
• Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
• Withdrawal from an exam
• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Explanation of grades and appeals
• Resitting an exam
• Cheating/attempted cheating

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.