BLNF0000 Natural Sciences Course description

The course covers basic natural sciences knowledge. The purpose of the course is for students to acquire knowledge of the structure (anatomy) and function (physiology) of the normal human body, and of biochemical processes that affect the normal body. The final assessment in the course is in the form of a national exam based on common, national learning outcome descriptions.

• Studenten har kunnskap om naturfaglig tilnærminger for barn i barnehagealder, særlig innen økologi og eksperimentell lek
• Studenten har ferdigheter i observasjon av barn og fenomener i naturen som kan lede til naturfaglige samtaler med barn
• Studenten har ferdigheter i å presentere fagstoff muntlig, å delta i gruppesamtaler og plenumssamtaler

Undervisningsformene vil variere mellom forelesninger, kollokviearbeid, gruppe- og individuelle veiledninger, case arbeid og digitale læringsverktøy. Det forventes arbeid mellom undervisningsøktene som for eksempel lese en artikkel, skrive en kort refleksjon, forberede et lite faglig innlegg til undervisningen eller lignende. Undervisningen vil ta utgangspunkt i studentenes erfaringer fra øvrig undervisning, og innholdet vil støtte opp under studiekompetansen studentene trenger for å delta der.

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

Knowledge

The student is capable of

• naming anatomical structures and organs in the human body
• describing where organs are located in relation to each other
• describing anatomical structure in terms of
  • macroanatomical: organs and organ systems
  • microanatomical: cells and tissues
• describing the function of different organs and organ systems in the body
• describing normal physiology in the various organs and organ systems
• describing regulation mechanisms and homoeostasis in a healthy body

Skills

The student

• is capable of disseminating basic knowledge of human anatomy and organ systems and of physiological and biochemical processes

Competence

The student

• recognises the importance of knowledge of the topic for practising professional nursing

Lectures, group work, written assignments, supervision, multiple choice and self-study.

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

• 80% attendance at seminars
• 60% correct digital multiple choice assignments

Supervised individual written exam, 4 hours.