BIO1000 The Foundation and Basis of the Health Professions Course description

Common values apply to those practising health sciences, including a holistic view of people, and respect for people-s integrity, autonomy and right of co-determination. The course covers basic knowledge about health professions and topics that form a common frame of reference for practising the various professions. The professional practice of a medical laboratory technician is elucidated on the basis of knowledge in the fields of ethics, communication and cooperation.

The course consists of the following topics, specified below as the number of credits:

• Ethics 4
• Profession, cooperation and communication 5
• Philosophy of science and research methods 1

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

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

Knowledge

The student

• is capable of describing what characterises a profession and explaining the concept of professional competence
• has insight into the professional role of a medical laboratory technician in a historic and forward-looking perspective
• can describe what characterises scientific knowledge and what forms of knowledge are key to the health field
• is familiar with scientific methods and knows the main differences between natural sciences and social sciences
• is capable of explaining key concepts in the field of communication theory
• can describe strategies for good communication, problem-solving and cooperation in groups
• is capable of explaining the concept of culture and challenges related to intercultural communication
• is capable of explaining ethical theories and concepts relevant to research in the health sciences field
• understands the importance of having professional ethical guidelines for practise of the profession
• is capable of describing different perspectives on health and disease

Skills

The student

• can perform simple knowledge searches and assess different sources of knowledge
• can use guidelines for referencing sources and draw up a reference list

General competence

The student

• is capable of carrying out simple project work in cooperation with other students

Teaching activities comprise joint lectures with some of the other health sciences programmes and a part specific to the programme. The part specific to the programme includes discussion assignments related to the joint lectures, visits to the practical training institutions with subsequent poster presentation, group assignments and laboratory assignments that elucidate the medical laboratory technician's area of work, project assignment with presentation and assessment of the work of fellow students.

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• a minimum of 80% attendance in scheduled group work
• a project assignment in groups of 5-6 students, 2,000 words (+/- 10%)

Oral exam in groups of 5-6 students, up to 50 minutes

None

Pass/Fail

One external and one internal examiner will assess at least 50% of the exam papers. Two internal examiners will assess the remaining papers. The external examiner-s assessment shall benefit all the students.