ERGOB3010 Global Health and Innovation - INT Course description

In a globalised society in a world that is constantly changing, occupational therapists need competence to think in new ways and develop the discipline in line with society’s needs. Occupational therapists must be equipped to work with people’s health and opportunity for participation, both locally and globally.

Passed the first year of an Occupational therapy or equivalent bachelor program.

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 research- and developmental work in occupational therapy in relation to public health, health promotion and health protection
• explaining how national and global health and environmental challenges influence occupational justice
• describing the role of innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability in occupational therapy to meet future challenges
• discussing a global health and/or innovation related topic in depth

Skills

The student is capable of

• reflecting on the relationship between health, childhood, education, work and living conditions to be able to develop good public health and work inclusion for both individuals and groups
• using tools for innovation and entrepreneurship related to global health, and present the results to an audience
• applying instructive, resource-oriented, and empowering strategies that promote occupation and participation
• comparing at least two different countries’ perspective in public health issues

General competence

The student is capable of

• exchanging points of view and experiences and argue for equality in services, thus contribute to the development of good practice
• contributing to service innovation, systematic and quality-improving work processes

Work and teaching methods comprise student-driven teaching, project work, lectures, seminars, and group work.

Student-driven teaching

Students are to present different global health topics in the field of public health for each other in groups using digital stories or other types of digital dissemination.

Project work

Students will work on innovation and professional development through the development of a project and plan an occupational therapy intervention for people in vulnerable situations, focusing on public health and social inequality in health.

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
• digital presentation of a global public health topic in groups of 4-6 students
• completed project on innovation and sustainability in occupational therapy in groups of 4-6 students

If a student has not attended the whole or parts of a seminar or group work, the student must carry out a compensatory assignment.

An individual project examination in the form of an assignment that is developed during the course. Scope: Up to 3,000 words, including references. The student can choose to write the assignment in English or in a Scandinavian language (Norwegian, Swedish or Danish).

Resit examination: If the student is awarded the grade F (fails the written assignment), he/she will be given one (1) opportunity to submit a reworked version.

All

A-F

All answers are assessed by two examiners. 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.