ERGOB2100 Accessibility, Adaption and Technology Course description

Accessible environments are an important precondition for occupation and participation. Occupational therapists can work at system level with universal design, or at individual and group level with adaptation of the environment and the use of aids as a health-promoting or compensating measure Technology makes up a significant part of the aids currently available to users with physical, cognitive, mental or social challenges. Technology can also be used as part of the training of skills and functions in a rehabilitation process. Digital competence in development, use and security is important in a digitalised society.

The student must have passed the first year of the programme or equivalent.

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 universal design and adaptation of environment
• explaining how technology and aids can promote people’s occupation and participation
• describing different arenas such as home, school and workplace, and explain the connection between functional impairment, disability and participation

Skills

The student is capable of

• applying relevant knowledge about adaption of the city environment to promote independence, health and quality of life
• using relevant legislation, research and user experience to explain how the design of the surrounding environment influences occupation and participation
• justifying and communicating the need for physical and cognitive aids and adaptation of different arenas such as the home, school and workplace
• guiding people in testing, adaptation, training and follow-up in the use of aids and welfare technology
• reflecting on the benefits and challenges of using welfare technology

General competence

The student is capable of

• exchanging points of view and cooperating with others on the development of welfare technology and its use
• using activity analyses and adapting physical surroundings to promote inclusion, coping and participation in play, learning, work and recreation

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 group psychology and social influence, motivation, learning, cognition and emotion
• 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

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 group work.

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 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.