BAL1200 Leadership, Organization and Communication Course description

Language of instruction: Norwegian: Autumn and English: Spring (Norwegian if no English-speaking students have registered for the course).

This course deals with main areas of quality of life research relating to children, young people and adults. This forms the basis for using quality of life instruments or qualitative methods when assessing and documenting what is important to a person having a good life, and when evaluating the effect of implemented measures. The topics included in the course are: theoretical models that form the basis for the quality of life concept, contextual and cultural frameworks, the quality of life concept at group, individual and societal levels, and different methodological approaches to evaluating quality of life, both in the health and social care services and in research, what promotes and diminishes quality of life and the relationship between quality of life and health in light of a sustainable society.

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

Studenten skal etter å ha fullført emnet ha følgende totale læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten har kunnskap om

• organisasjoners visjoner, mål og strategier
• formell organisasjonsstruktur, organisasjonskultur og organisasjoners omgivelser
• sammenhengen mellom de grunnleggende organisasjonsfaktorene og makt og atferd i organisasjoner
• kjennetegn ved offentlige versus private organisasjoner
• ledelse: trekk, ferdigheter og atferd
• lederrollen, makt og innflytelse
• ledelse som et samspill
• ledelse og kjønn
• kommunikasjonsteori
• dialog som kommunikasjonsform
• konflikthåndtering og etikk i praktisk arbeid

Ferdigheter

Studenten kan

• anvende faglig kunnskap på praktiske og teoretiske problemstillinger
• nyttiggjøre seg relevante organisasjons- og ledelseskunnskaper
• nyttiggjøre seg relevante kommunikative virkemidler
• reflektere over makt og innflytelse i organisasjoner
• håndtere uenighet og bidra til konflikthåndtering i organisasjons- og arbeidsliv

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• kan reflektere over egne verdier, normer og ferdigheter
• har innsikt i relevante faglige problemstillinger innenfor feltet organisasjon, ledelse og kommunikasjon

The course will use varied, student-active work methods. The methods used are lectures, group work, role play and exercises, and self-study.

For å kunne framstille seg til eksamen må studenten ha følgende godkjente obligatoriske aktiviteter:

• Obligatorisk aktivitet: Fem gruppeoppgaver i kommunikasjon med innlevering av et tilhørende refleksjonsnotat med et omfang på inntil 2 sider hver. Maksimum gruppestørrelse er fem personer. Det kreves minst 80 prosent tilstedeværelse med aktiv deltagelse i gruppene. Ved manglende tilstedeværelse utover 20 prosent må det leveres et alternativt arbeidskrav. Manglende tilstedeværelse utover 40 prosent medfører tap av eksamensrett.

Formålet med den obligatoriske aktiviteten er at studentene skal få trening i å omsette teori til praksis i kommunikasjon.

Obligatorisk aktivitet må være gjennomført og godkjent innen fastlagt frist for at studenten skal kunne framstille seg til eksamen

Through work with the literature and the tasks, the student should learn to initiate and perform critical learning processes for adult and young students within the field of digital citizenship. 

The aim of this course is to give the students the tools to participate and critically evaluate in and teach about digital democratic processes in society 

A student who has completed his or her qualification has the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence: 

Knowledge 

The student 

• Has advanced knowledge of the interrelationships between digital citizenship and civic participation 
• Has advanced knowledge of the role of technology in a digitalised society 

Skills 

The student 

• Can identify and communicate key concepts related to digital citizenship  
• Can critically evaluate conceptions of digital citizenship  
• Has the ability to initiate learning processes related to digital citizenship 
• Can apply knowledge on digital citizenship and civic participation to design and perform relevant teaching and learning processes 

General competence 

The student 

• Understands how to engage with digital citizenship in a digitalised society 
• Understands the importance of safety, literacy, and ethics in a digitalized society 
• Can communicate key concepts in digital citizenship to colleagues and students 

The course is designed for students to be physically present, but may also be adapted to students who participate online. Synchronous participation is recommended. No video recordings of the teaching and learning sessions are made. Work methods are student-active and collaborative. The students are expected to take active part in discussions and supposed to read the course literature on their own. The course work requirements will ensure that the student acquires sufficient theoretical knowledge to participate in oral and internet-based discussions during the semester.  The course may be taught in English if English speaking students attend.  

Grade scale A-F.

All answers are assessed by one examiner.

An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.