ERGOB1210 Inclusion, Belonging and Social Participation Course description

Teaching activities should stimulate active learning and engagement. Good learning outcomes are first and foremost dependent on the students' own efforts. Own effort means both benefiting from teaching and academic supervision and following this up with independent work in the form of theoretical studies and practical skills training. Normal study progress requires students to be make great personal efforts in the form of study groups and individual work.

The work and teaching methods will facilitate the integration of knowledge, skills and general competence and have the greatest possible transfer value to professional practice. Health and natural sciences theory is placed in the context of medical laboratory science and is related to the profession right from the start of the programme.

A major part of the programme covers problem-based assignments relevant to the profession which require problem-solving, activity, reflection and cooperation.

An overview and description of the work and teaching methods used in the programme are provided below. The individual course descriptions state which work methods each course employs.

Practical training

Practical training is described below.

Self-study and student cooperation/group work Learning requires a high degree of own activity and self-study, including both individual work and cooperation with fellow students. Through activities such as exchanging ideas, presentations, discussions, writing assignments and problem-based assignments, students will be stimulated to learn by communicating knowledge and experience, expressing their own opinions and, together, reflecting on their own attitudes, actions and understanding of the field. Students are encouraged to take initiative to schedule and actively participate in study groups to promote learning.

Written assignments Assignments are written individually and in groups. Students work on different forms of written assignments throughout the programme. Through these, the students learn to see connections, develop more in-depth knowledge and understanding, and develop their terminology. It is expected that students supplement subject matter from teaching activities and the syllabus with research and scholarly articles, reference works and online resources.

Laboratory reports A laboratory report is documentation of laboratory work performed. Each student will be followed up by supervision and feedback on the reports they submit. Students will also be given feedback from fellow students on some of the assignments.

Logs A log is written individually in connection with laboratory work. It is intended to help the student to focus on everything that has to be done during this work. Students are given feedback on the logs they submit.

Portfolio A portfolio is a systematic collection of the students' own work. They are used to structure the students¿ learning and are helpful to acquire knowledge in a specific course, and to see the relationship between different parts of the programme.

Project work Project work provides experience of some of the challenges inherent in scientific work methods. Students will develop skills in the systematic use of methods, including theoretical basis, data collection, analysis, discussion, written formulation and verbal communication. Students develop research questions and work both independently and in groups.

Reflection notes Reflection notes are written to help the students to develop the ability to critically assess and reflect on their own learning.

Lectures Lectures are used to provide an overview, go through difficult subject matter, point out connections, discuss relevant issues and as an introduction to skills training.

Seminars In seminars, students are able to engage in relevant topics to deepen their knowledge and practise their skills in academic formulation and reflection. This is done through academic contributions, solving assignments and discussion.

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

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

• can describe and explain factors with a bearing on illness, health and quality of life in groups or in the population as a whole
• can describe the epidemiological and demographical basis for public health work
• can describe the purpose, organisation and coordination of health and social care services, and is familiar with laws and acts of relevance to the services.
• can describe the UN Sustainable Development Goals and their significance to public health
• can describe the principles for user participation and resource orientation in local communities
• can assess and present inclusive and excluding factors that influence participation and sense of belonging in the big city
• can describe the process of growing up in a society characterised by social and cultural diversity*

Skills

The student

• can apply relevant legislation when arguing for equal services for different groups in a diverse society
• can apply occupational science and knowledge of human rights to argue for people's right to occupation and participation
• can plan and defend the use of activities to promote inclusion and belonging adapted to a user group in the big city
• can find, assess and refer to health promoting and preventive strategies, organisation and measures in light of the goals for sustainable development
• can reflect on ethical challenges related to public health work that aims to change behaviours
• can reflect on how and why the status of Sami as indigenous peoples affects the development of the health and social care services
• can reflect on the cultural significance of activities for belonging in a local community
• can cooperate with students from other programmes of professional study on relevant challenges in the everyday lives of children and young people*
• can discuss and reflect 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*

Coursework requirements are all types of work, tests and compulsory attendance that are requirements for being permitted to take the exam or complete practical training. Coursework requirements are assessed as approved/not approved. The coursework requirements for each course are described in the relevant course description.

The primary purpose of coursework requirements is to promote students' progress and academic development and to encourage students to acquire new knowledge. The programme has coursework requirements in the form of compulsory attendance, written assignments and a practical test.

Compulsory attendance

There is a compulsory attendance requirement for several parts of the programme to ensure that the students have the necessary basis to achieve the learning outcomes.

A minimum of 90% attendance is required in skills training in the university college¿s laboratories and in practical training at medical laboratories, outpatient clinics and blood banks. There is a minimum attendance requirement of 80% for scheduled group work, project work and some seminars. Other activities may also be subject to compulsory attendance requirements. Detailed provisions on compulsory attendance are included in the course descriptions.

If a student exceeds the maximum limit for absence, the lecturer will consider whether it is possible to compensate for absence by meeting alternative requirements, for example individual written assignments. Whether or not it is possible to compensate for absence depends on the extent of the student's absence and which activities they have missed. Absence from compulsory teaching that cannot be compensated may delay the student's advancement in the program.

Written assignments

Several courses have written assignments, logs or reports as part of their coursework requirements. Written work that is not approved must be reworked before re-submission. If the work is not approved on re-submission, the student cannot take the ordinary exam/assessment.

Students are entitled to a third attempt before the resit/rescheduled exam. Non-approved coursework requirements may delay the student's advancement in the program.

Practical test

In the course BIO1100, students must perform an individual practical test in laboratory skills. If the coursework requirement is not approved, it will be arranged for a second attempt before the ordinary exam. Approval is a prerequisite for being able to take the ordinary exam. The student is entitled to a third attempt before the resit/rescheduled exam. Non-approved work requirements may delay the student's advancement in the program.

The student will encounter different forms of assessment during the programme. The forms of assessment are intended to ensure a continuous process towards a two-sided objective: promote learning and document the student's qualifications as sufficient in relation to the applicable learning outcomes. By giving the student qualified and frequent feedback both in relation to processes and products, the information about the competence achieved can motivate the student's further efforts and identify whether the forms of learning should be adjusted.

The assessments are carried out in accordance with the applicable rules set out in the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges, the Regulations Relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet, and the Guidelines for Appointment and Use of Examiners at OsloMet.

The programme has an external programme supervisor who contributes to quality assurance. The external programme supervisor is charged with evaluating the programme's structure and coherence, including the relationship between the learning outcomes as described in the programme description, the work and teaching methods and assessment arrangements. The external programme supervisor should normally supervise all the courses in the programme over the course of a three-year period and provide feedback and advice that the academic environment can use in its further work on the quality of education.

Practical training Practice periods are assessed as pass/fail, in accordance with set criteria. Practical training in the courses BIOPRA1 and BIOPRA2 must be passed before the student can take the exam.

Exams Each course is concluded with an exam, cf. the overview of the exams in the programme in the figure on the next page. The assessment is based on the learning outcomes for the course, and on whether the student has achieved the stipulated learning outcomes. The grades pass/fail or letter grades from A to F are used.

Most courses have coursework requirements that must be approved before the student can take the exam. See the course descriptions for more detailed provisions. 

Resit and rescheduled exams are carried out in the same manner as the ordinary exam unless otherwise specified in the course description.

For courses where a percentage of the exam papers are randomly selected for assessment by an external examiner, the external examiner's assessment shall benefit all the students. In such cases, one external and one internal examiner will first grade the selected papers. The internal examiner then continues grading the rest of the papers together with another internal examiner. The assessments from the first part are summarised to serve as guidelines for the assessments carried out by the two internal examiners.

The grade given for a written exam can be appealed, cf. Section 5-3 of the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges and Section 7-3 (2) of the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet. It is not possible to appeal the grades awarded for oral and practical exams. In a group exam, the result of an appeal will only have consequences for the candidates who submitted the appeal. This means that all members of the group do not have to participate in the appeal.

Informasjon om programplan:

Godkjent av avdelingsstyret ved Avdeling for helsefag 22.05.2007

Siste endringer godkjent av prodekan ved Fakultet for helsefag 23.01.20

Gjelder for kull 2019. 

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

Pass/fail

All answers are assessed by one examiner. An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.