MERG4200 Complex Interventions in Work and Everyday Life Course description

Language of instruction: Norwegian

This course deals with the the development and evaluation of complex interventions to promote health, activity and social participation. The students will also work with topics that are relevant to their own research topic. The course is based on theories on activity, participation and inclusion. Such theories can contribute to an understanding of challenges that can arise in people’s everyday and working lives, and of what can contribute to good health and participation. The student will learn to work systematically with the development and evaluation of complex interventions, and understand how different frameworks and methods can be used in such processes. The students will have an opportunity to continue work on the topics from this course in the elective course MAVIT5300 Knowledge Translation.

The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Degree Programme in Health Sciences. 

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can critically assess and identify strengths and weaknesses in how complex interventions are developed and evaluated
• can apply knowledge of relationships between person, activity and environment in the development of interventions

Skills

The student

• can identify and apply selected theories and models related to the development and evaluation of complex interventions
• can identify and describe elements and strategies for change in complex interventions to understand which mechanisms contribute to the desired outcome
• can critically assess the quality of interventions and programs that aim to promote participation in work and everyday life
• can master systematic work and critical reflection on own and others' development and evaluation of interventions
• can discuss how frameworks for the development and evaluation of complex interventions can be used to promote participation in everyday and working life

General competence

The student

• can apply different types of frameworks to assess, adapt, develop and/or evaluate complex interventions

The course will use varied, student-active work methods. The teaching is organised into two five-day sessions. Work and teaching methods comprise lectures, seminars, digital learning resources, assignments, group work, oral presentations and self-study. Throughout the course, students will work on a written assignment. At the teaching sessions, the students will present their home assignments and receive feedback from fellow students and lecturers. The written assignment forms the basis for the examination assignment.

None.

An individual project examination in the form of an assignment that is developed during the course. Scope: Up to 3,500 words, excluding reference list.

Resit examination: If the student is awarded the grade F (fails the written assignment), he/she will be given one (1) opportunity to submit a reworked version.

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Grade scale A-F.

At least 20% of the examination papers will be assessed by an external examiner together with an internal examiner. The remaining papers will be assessed by two internal examiners. The external examiner’s assessment should benefit all students.

10 ECTS credits overlaps with MAERGD4000 Interventions in Everyday Life and Work, 20 ECTS credits.