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

Course name in Norwegian
Kunnskapsbasert praksis (KBP) i helsetjenesten
Study programme
Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy
Weight
5.0 ECTS
Year of study
2024/2025
Curriculum
SPRING 2025
Schedule
Course history

Introduction

Passed first year of the programme or equivalent.

Recommended preliminary courses

Alle besvarelser vurderes av én sensor.

Ekstern sensor benyttes regelmessig, og minimum ved hver tredje gjennomføring av emnet. Ved uttrekk av besvarelser til ekstern sensur skal uttrekket omfatte minimum 10% av besvarelsene, men uansett ikke færre enn 5 besvarelser. Ved uttrekk skal ekstern sensors vurdering komme alle studentene til gode.

Required preliminary courses

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 seeing the profession in a cultural context and from a contemporary perspective
  • is familiar with key theories, issues, processes, tools and methods in cultural understanding, communication and presentation.

Skills

The student

  • is capable of applying cultural understandings to his/her own design process
  • is capable of planning and carrying out a strategic design process
  • is capable of conducting several iterations in the product development and analysing them
  • masters relevant design tools, techniques and forms of expression
  • is capable selecting a suitable means of communication and presentation for a group of recipients, and reflecting on dissemination
  • is capable of using relevant forms of expression in communication
  • is capable of using varipous design research methods
  • is capable of reflecting on and including sustainability as part of his/her own design process
  • masters written and oral presentation and argumentation

Competence

The student

  • is capable of using resource persons to promote professional development
  • is capable of reflecting on him/herself and his/her own work in a cultural context and from a social perspective
  • is capable of reflecting on his/her own design practice and adjusting it under supervision
  • is capable of navigating and interacting with an international and multicultural classroom environment
  • can participate in innovative processes involving new and emerging technologies and build skills in anticipating and adapting to technological change
  • masters fundamental English design terms and how to use them in the design process

Learning outcomes

Individual work or in groups of up to three people, lectures, workshops, presentations and discussion, literature studies and research.

Teaching and learning methods

The teaching is mainly designed with "flipped classroom" and learning activities in class and smaller groups. Digital learning resources such as digital lectures, videos and films will be available to the students in advance. Students are recommended to use these resources and to be prepared before the lectures and the seminars. The students are specially recommended to participate at the presentation seminar since this seminar offers a unique opportunity for learning.

Course requirements

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

  • Compulsory attendance at the seminar on literature search (normally week 1 of the course).Compensatory work requirement if not present: The student must choose a different health claim, create a PICO based on this health claim, and describe a search for this PICO in Up-To-Date, Health Library according to guidelines or in Cochrane Library. The assignment is not academically assessed by the person with the course responsibility, but it will be registered (in Fagpersonweb) that the work requirement has been submitted and the student will find the registration in studentweb.
  • Compulsory attendance at the Help-desk seminar (normally week 2 of the course) where students/exam groups ask questions and receive answers/guidance on the exam assignment. Compensatory work requirement if not present: In case of absence, students must submit 2 questions to the exam assignment and provide an academic justification for the questions of up to 100 words. The assignment is not academically assessed by the person with the course responsibility, but it will be registered (in Fagpersonweb) that the work requirement has been submitted and the student will find the registration in studentweb.

Assessment

Portfolio assessment, individual or in groups of up to three people, subject to the following portfolio requirements in the project report:

  • Scope of the portfolio - one student max 35 pages, group of two students max 40 pages, group of three students max 45 pages. Appendices come in addition.
  • Process documentation in the form of pictures, graphics, text and other media, with argumentation for the development and choices made.
  • Result from the designer project.
  • Discussion and analysis of how/what the product the student has designed communicates, and in what way and to whom.

All parts of the portfolio must be passed (grade E or better) in order to pass the exam in the course.

The exam result can be appealed.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Grade scale A-F.

Grading scale

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt så lenge regler for kildehenvisning følges.

Examiners

Gradert skala A-F, der A er beste karakter og E er dårligste karakter for å bestå eksamen.

Overlapping courses

Målgruppe

Målgruppen er primært yrkesutøvere i helse-, sosial- og omsorgstjeneste, skole og barnehage, men inkluderer også andre yrkesutøvere som møter personer som kan bli eller har blitt utsatt for seksuelle overgrep.

Opptakskrav

Søkere må ha bachelorgrad eller tilsvarende innen helse- og sosialfag, folkehelse eller idrettsfag. Søkere som har fullført minst tre år av femårig integrert masterutdanning eller av seksårig profesjonsutdanning, kan også tas opp.

Det vises til Forskrift om opptak til studier ved OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.