ERGOB1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care Course description

After completing the course and INTER1100*, 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

• assessing and presenting inclusive and excluding factors that influence participation and sense of belonging in the big city
• describing the principles for user participation and resource orientation in local communities
• describing the process of growing up in a society characterised by social and cultural diversity*

Skills

The student is capable of

• using relevant legislation when arguing for equal services for different groups in a diverse society
• using occupational science and knowledge about human rights to argue for people's right to occupation and participation
• reflecting on the cultural significance of activities for belonging in a local community
• planning and defending the use of activities to promote inclusion and belonging adapted to a user group in the big city
• cooperating with students from other programmes of professional study on relevant challenges in the everyday lives of children and young people*
• discussing and reflecting on his/her own future professional role in an interprofessional cooperation with children, adolescents and their parents/guardians*

General competence

The student

• is capable of acting respectfully towards and building relationships with fellow students and with people in the city who are involved in the project work
• has an understanding of interprofessional cooperation with children, young people and their families*

Prior to the course, the students are recommended to go through the elements in "Startpakka" which focus on literature search, critical appraisal and use of references, see https://student.oslomet.no/startpakka

Work and teaching methods comprise lectures, work and supervision in project groups and field studies in Oslo. On the basis of the field studies, the students will develop a project plan including a design of activity measures targeting towards a chosen user group. The students will work on the project plan throughout the course.

INTER1100

INTER1100 The Same Child - Different Arenas includes two seminar days, digital learning resources and conversation and observation assignments related to interprofessional group work. The students will converse, reflect on and discuss selected cases in groups across the different programmes.

In order to be permitted to sit the exam, the following must have been approved:

• a minimum of 80 per cent attendance in scheduled teaching
• an individual reflection note that describes the group process and the student's own contribution to this, up to 350 words

Coursework requirements relating to INTER1100:

• submitted individual log. Scope: 500 words (+/- 10%). In order to write the log, the student must first attend a seminar over two days.

Written project plan in groups of 4-6 students, up to 1,500 words

Resit exam: If the student fails the ordinary exam, he/she will be given one opportunity to submit a reworked version.

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

Pass/fail.

All exam papers are assessed by two examiners. An external examiner will assess at least 20% of the papers together with an internal examiner. Other exams are assessed by two internal examiners. The external examiner’s assessment shall benefit all students.

Pass/Fail. The same grade is given for all students in the Group.

One external and one internal examiner will assess at least 10 percent of the assignments. To internal examiners will assess the remaining assignments. The external examiner’s assessment shall benefit all the students.

The course has 5 ECTS of overlapping content towards BIO1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, ERGOB1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, FYB1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, RAD1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, SYKK1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, SYKP1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, TAB1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, FARB1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, PMED1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, ORI1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care.