ERGOB1100 Human Prerequisites for Occupation and Participation in Everyday Life Course description

Basic knowledge of psychology, anatomy and physiology is necessary for the occupational therapist to be able to promote participation in occupation, analyse what prevents people from carrying out activities and implement relevant measures Students will learn about the human body’s functional anatomy, the human development from a lifespan perspective and meaningful activities in different life phases.

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 the structure and functioning of the musculoskeletal system

• describing the structure and functioning of the circulatory and respiratory system

• describing the structure and function of the nervous system

• describing the structure and functions of the sensory apparatus

• shedding light on the connections between movement, sense, perception and cognition in the performance of daily activities (human movement science)

• describing psychological theory and the connection between motivation and learning

• describing the main features of psychosocial, cognitive and motor development

• explaining the significance of play and learning for the development of children and adolescents

• explaining the significance of work in adulthood

• describing what promotes the elderly population’s mastery of everyday activities

Skills 

The student is capable of 

• planning and using activities in a therapeutic and adequate manner in relation to a given user group

• carrying out an activity analysis of motor, process, communication and

• interaction skills as well as an analysis of the body’s structures and functions

• applying functional anatomy and biomechanics in the analysis of everyday activities

General competence

The student is capable of 

• teaching fellow students and lecturers about a topic related to the course

• showing respect and care for fellow students in interactions relating to examinations that include touching and intimacy

Work and teaching methods comprise lecturers, seminars, skills training and field work related to meaningful activities in different life phases.

Digital learning resources will be made available to students in advance, so that much of the time spent at the university will be used to work on assignments and group work. Students are expected to form study groups for self-study. Skills training with surface anatomy is part of the course, where the students use each other to examine the body’s structure and functions.

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 

• supervised individual, digital multiple-choice test in anatomy, physiology and psychology, up to one hour.

If the test is not approved, it must be retaken. The students have a right to two attempts to pass the coursework requirement before the ordinary exam, and one further attempt before a resit/rescheduled exam.

Individual oral exam, up to 30 minutes.

Individual oral exam, up to 30 minutes.

A–F.

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.