ERGOB1110 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 basic knowledge of cognition, emotion, motivation, learning, social influence, health behaviour, stress, and coping
• describing the main features of motor development
• describing the main features of psychosocial and cognitive development from childhood to old age
• explaining the significance of important occupations and occupational participation in different phases of life, with a focus on children and play, adults and work, as well as the elderly and everyday occupations

Skills

The student is capable of

• planning and using activities in a therapeutic and adequate manner in relation to a given user group​
• applying functional anatomy and biomechanics in the analysis of everyday activities
• performing activity analysis of the body’s structures and functions

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

For å fremstille seg til eksamen må følgende være godkjent:

• Minimum 80 % tilstedeværelse ved timeplanfestede seminar og ferdighetstrening
• Individuell flervalgstest etter gitte kriterier, inntil 2 timer
• Individuell skriftlig test i legemiddelregning etter gitte kriterier

In order to be permitted to sit the exam part 1, the following must have been approved:

• A minimum of 80 per cent attendance in scheduled teaching related to the exam part 1

In order to be permitted to sit the exam part 2, the following must have been approved:

• Fulfilled the attendance requirement related to the exam part 1 and, in addition, a minimum of 80 per cent attendance in scheduled teaching related to the exam part 2

Combined assessment:

Part 1) Individual written exam under supervision with a combination of multiple choice and free text assignments, 1,5 hours.

Part 2) Individual practical/oral exam, up to 30 minutes.

One overall grade is awarded based on the following weighting of the parts of the exam: home exam - 50%, oral exam - 50%. Students must be awarded a pass grade A-E for both parts of the exam in order for a student to pass the course.

Resit exam: If the student is awarded an F in one part of the exam, this part of the exam must be retaken.

Students can appeal the grade awarded for the written exam.

Part 1 and part 2: None.

Anatomy is fundamental in order to be able to assess the functioning and disability of users with problems relating to the musculoskeletal system. Physiology is fundamental to the understanding of normal and pathological processes.

In this course, the students will receive an introduction to functional examinations of upper and lower limbs and the spine. Functioning is mapped and assessed by means of systematic examinations. The topics will be covered in more depth in the orthopaedic technology courses, which will review specific types of prostheses and orthoses.

17 stp. overlapp med RAB2000 Patologi, diagnostikk og behandling og 3 stp. overlapp med RAB2100 Farmakologi og legemiddelhåndtering.