MABIOD5000 Computed Tomography Course description

CT er en bildediagnostisk undersøkelsesmetode som benytter ioniserende stråling til å produsere snittbilder, slik at kroppens strukturer kan fremstilles i ulike plan.

Emnet omfatter hovedtemaene:

1) Strålevern 2) CT-teknologi 3) Kontrastmidler 4) Kvalitetskontroll og bildekvalitetsparametere 5) Arbeidsstasjon og bildebehandling 6) Pasientdose, referanseverdier og protokollutvikling.

Varied and student-active teaching methods are used in the programme. Good learning outcomes are first and foremost dependent on the students’ own efforts. The number of hours of adapted teaching at the university will be relatively low. Own effort means both benefiting from teaching and academic supervision and following this up with independent work in the form of theoretical studies and, if relevant, practical skills training. Normal study progress requires students to make great personal efforts. The most important work and teaching forms used in each course in the programme are described below. The individual course descriptions state which work methods each course employs. Practical training is described in a separate chapter; see below.

Web-based work and teaching methods

Several forms of digital learning resources are used in the programme, such as digital textbooks, digital lectures, video clips, podcasts, tests, learning pathways and assignments. These resources can be used to prepare for teaching sessions, during seminars using the flipped classroom method, and as part of self-study. This form of teaching requires the students to meet prepared for the scheduled teaching sessions. Interaction can also take place digitally, in the form of Skype meetings, webinars etc.

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.

Lectures

Lectures are primarily used to introduce new subject matter, provide an overview and highlight main elements and links within different topics, and also to communicate relevant issues.

Seminars

Seminars emphasise dialogue and discussion between the subject teacher(s) and students in order to stimulate the student's academic development. Verbal presentations by students and discussions are emphasised.

In connection with the master's thesis, seminars are held where the master's theses are presented and discussed. The students receive feedback from their fellow students and teachers, which enables them to learn from each other. Research-related issues, methods and academic supervision are among the topics discussed in the seminars. Seminars can also take place on digital collaboration platforms.

Written assignments and academic supervision

Through written assignments and the master's thesis, students will formulate research questions for assignments and work on them over time, either individually or in cooperation with other students. They will learn theory and develop skills in using and referencing sources, analysis, discussion and written and oral communication. The primary purpose of this is to develop their ability to reflect critically, see elements in context and develop a deeper understanding of a subject.

Developing academic writing skills is a key aspect of all parts of the programme. Supervision is an important component of the work on the master's thesis. The supervision is intended to ensure that the project complies with research ethics principles and help students to formulate the research question and ensure quality in the collection and analysis of data.

Studenten må være tatt opp på studiet. Emnet tilbys også som enkeltemne.

Etter fullført emne skal studenten ha følgende læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten

• har avansert kunnskap om CT-teknologi, herunder dens utvikling
• har inngående kunnskap om kvalitetskontrollrutiner ved CT
• har inngående kunnskap om bruk av kontrastmidler og CT
• har inngående kunnskap om bildekvalitet og CT-teknologi
• har avansert kunnskap om arbeidsstasjon, bildebehandling og lagringsmedier
• har avansert kunnskap om doseberegning på CT
• har kunnskap om lover, forskrifter og veiledere som omhandler strålevern knyttet til bruk av CT

Ferdigheter

Studenten

• kan utføre postprosesseringer på de vanligste CT undersøkelsene
• kan analysere rapporter fra kvalitetskontroller på CT, samt utføre dosemålinger ved hjelp av måleutstyr
• kan selvstendig gjennomføre bildebehandling og vurdere bildekvalitet
• kan optimalisere CT-protokoller, med spesielt fokus på tilpasset bildekvalitet og stråledose til undersøkelsen

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• kan formidle omfattende selvstendig arbeid og behersker fagområdets uttrykksformer
• kan kommunisere om faglige problemstillinger, analyser og konklusjoner innen fagområdet CT i større og mindre fora
• kan anvende sine kunnskaper og ferdigheter på nye områder for å gjennomføre avanserte arbeidsoppgaver og prosjekter

The programme was established under the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges and the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University.

Candidates who pass the programme will be awarded the degree Master of Health Sciences (Norwegian: Master i helsevitenskap) in accordance with Section 3 of the Regulations concerning Requirements for the Master's Degrees. A specialisation in one of the following 15 specialisations forms part of the master’s degree programme:

Specialisations for applicants with backgrounds in health or social care:

• Health Sciences
• Empowerment and Health Promotion
• Mental Health and Addiction
• Rehabilitation and Habilitation

Specialisations for applicants who are authorised health personnel in the specified professional fields:

• Nutrition for Health Personnel
• Occupational Therapy
• Physiotherapy for Children and Adolescents
• Physiotherapy for the Older Adult
• Physiotherapy for Musculoskeletal Health
• Psychomotor Physiotherapy
• Advanced Nursing Practice
• Public Health Nursing
• Cancer Nursing
• Nursing – Clinical Research and Professional Development

Specialisations for applicants from the professional field of nutrition:

• Public Health Nutrition

The specialisation will also be stated on the diploma alongside the name of the degree: Master of Health Sciences.

The master’s degree programme has a scope of 120 ECTS credits. Some of the specialisations are taken full-time over two years, while others are taken part-time over three or four years.

The programme comprises compulsory common courses, compulsory specialisation courses and elective courses, in addition to the master’s thesis. A more detailed overview of the programme’s structure for each specialisation is given under the section Content and structure.

According to the UN Agenda 2030, a prerequisite for achieving sustainable development is that everyone is able to live healthy lives. The Master’s Degree Programme in Health Sciences is primarily aimed at the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3, Good Health and Well-being, while SDGs 4, 5 and 10 on ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all, and achieving gender equality and reducing inequality, are also relevant. The 17 SDGs must be seen as a whole, however, where each goal is seen in conjunction with the others. The purpose of the programme is therefore to educate candidates who are qualified to help to ensure good health and promote quality of life for everyone, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, education, sexuality and functional ability, while also attempting to address considerations relating to sustainability, including life-long learning.

The students taking the programme can choose a specialisation in health promotion, illness prevention, treatment, palliative care and (re)habilitation work. The programme teaches the students to handle professional problems at the individual, group and system level in close cooperation with other professions, patients, users, next of kin and other services. The candidates should also be able to contribute to safe, effective, holistic and integrated services with good use of resources, and to innovation, improvement work and systematic user involvement.

Relevance to working life

Possible fields of work and careers after completing the programme include:

• research and development in the health sciences
• teaching, development and advisory functions in the guidance, administration and dissemination of knowledge in the health professions
• clinical work that is based on specialised expertise
• health and social care management positions

Relevance to further education

Students taking the Master's Degree Programme in Health Sciences who choose to write a master’s thesis worth 50 ECTS credits can apply for admission to the research programme for health sciences while taking the master’s programme. This is taken in parallel to and as an extension of the master’s programme. The research programme develops researcher expertise over and above that provided during the master’s programme and results in a research work that can later form part of a PhD-level work.

Candidates with a Master's Degree in Health Sciences are qualified to apply for admission to PhD programmes, including the PhD Programme in Health Sciences at OsloMet.

Specialisations

The Master's Degree Programme in Health Sciences has a number of specialisations that candidates can choose. Applicants must choose and apply directly for the specialisation they wish to take when applying for the master’s programme. The specialisations are subject to different admission requirements. However, the students will take a significant part of the programme together with students from the other specialisations, partly through compulsory common courses and partly through elective courses across the specialisations. More information about this is found in the section Content and structure.

MERG: Occupational Therapy

This specialisation focuses on interventions that promote activity and social participation in the population. We live in a heterogeneous and multicultural society where people live longer with various illnesses, and this means that health personnel require new expertise. This specialisation will provide knowledge and skills to address challenges related to activity and participation that can be linked to such changes in society. The student will learn to develop and evaluate interventions. These skills will be used to put together tailored, targeted measures that make it possible for people to participate in everyday activities and working life despite impairments to social, mental or physical functioning. New technological solutions create both opportunities and challenges, and the specialisation will give the students a basis for analysing these through research on everyday and working life where such solutions are taken into use.

Etter fullført emne har studenten følgende kompetanse definert som kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten

• har fordypet kunnskap på sitt fagfelt med klar relevans for barnehagefeltet
• har god kjennskap til forskningsetiske problemstillinger

Ferdigheter

Studenten

• kan utforme og gjennomføre et forskningsprosjekt
• kan gjøre forskningsmessige problematiseringer av faglig relevante sammenhenger innen feltet
• kan anvende og håndtere ulike tilnærminger innen vitenskapsteori og metodologi relevant for barnehagefeltet på en selvstendig måte i egne arbeider
• kan håndtere fagspørsmål på en forskningsbasert og etisk forsvarlig måte
• kan argumentere for, og redegjøre for, faglige standpunkter innenfor eget valgt fagfelt både skriftlig og muntlig
• kan vurdere kritisk og forskningsmessig sitt fagfelts kunnskapsgrunnlag

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• kan bidra til kunnskapsutvikling innen barnehagefeltet
• kan formidle forskningsbasert kunnskap på feltet både skriftlig og muntlig
• kan bruke sin kunnskap med faglig integritet og etisk bevissthet
• kan ivareta barnehagefeltets viten- og metodemangfold

Med utgangspunkt i valgt tema får studenten oppnevnt veileder. Student og veileder skal gjennomgå og undertegne en veiledningskontrakt. Oppgaven skal i utgangspunktet skrives individuelt.

Det kan, etter søknad, åpnes opp for at flere skriver sammen. Dersom flere studenter skriver sammen, skal fordeling av ansvar og omfang godkjennes av studieleder i samråd med emneansvarlig.

Masteroppgaven kan inneholde multimodale dokumentasjonsformer (bilde, video og annet) eller kunstnerisk arbeid. Det skal utarbeides et sammendrag på engelsk (inntil 350 ord).

Studentene inviteres til å presentere masteroppgaven på et åpent seminar på institutt for barnehagelærerutdanning.

Learning outcomes at the programme level for the Master's Degree Programme in Health Sciences

The student’s overall learning outcomes for the Master’s Degree Programme in Health Sciences fully cover the description of master’s degree level (level 7) of the Norwegian Qualifications Framework.

A candidate who has completed his or her qualification should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The candidate

• has advanced knowledge of health-related services and health-promoting work within their field of specialisation
• can analyse academic problems on the basis of the history, traditions, distinctive character and place in society of the health sciences
• has knowledge of different perceptions of body, health, illness, function and functional impairment
• has in-depth knowledge of the individual’s right to autonomy and user participation, and of important considerations in the development of equitable health services and health-promoting work
• has insight into the role of interprofessional cooperation in achieving results in health-related services and health-promoting work
• has insight into the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 3, Good Health and Well-being, and an understanding of the connection between health and sustainable development in society
• has thorough knowledge of the theory of science, research methods and ethics of particular relevance to health sciences and the area of specialisation

Skills

The candidate

• can understand, motivate and cooperate with individuals and next of kin undergoing health-related learning, coping and change processes
• can analyse existing theories, methods and interpretations in the field of health sciences and work independently on practical and theoretical problem-solving
• can adapt health services and health-promoting work to different groups in society
• can contribute to the expedient and correct use of technology to improve the quality of the health services
• can use knowledge of quality improvement and implementation to improve the services
• can analyse and deal critically with various sources of information and use them to structure and formulate scholarly arguments
• can use relevant methods for research and scholarly and/or professional development work in an independent manner
• can carry out an independent, limited research or development project within their specialisation under supervision and in accordance with applicable norms for research ethics

General competence

The candidate

• can analyse the relationship between the individual, service and societal levels when designing health-related services and in health-promoting work
• can contribute to innovation and quality improvement that builds on relevant knowledge of nursing gained from research and experience, and knowledge of users
• can work in interprofessional teams in order to more efficiently address complex health challenges
• has an international perspective in their field of specialisation
• can assess their own research design and research method based on a specific research question
• can disseminate relevant problems, analyses and research results to specialists and the general public in a way that meets research ethics requirements
• can contribute to new thinking and innovation processes in the health services and in health-promoting work

Specialisation in Occupational Therapy

The following additional learning outcomes apply to candidates taking the Specialisation in Occupational Therapy:

• can analyse chosen theories and models related to interaction in everyday and working lives between people, activity and surroundings, and use them in research
• can summarise, assess and use the results of research as a basis for their own research project related to participation in everyday and working life
• can disseminate their own research work and other up-to-date academic knowledge of everyday and working life

CT er en bildediagnostisk undersøkelsesmetode som benytter ioniserende stråling til å produsere snittbilder, slik at kroppens strukturer kan fremstilles i ulike plan.

Emnet omfatter hovedtemaene:

1) Strålevern 2) CT-teknologi 3) Kontrastmidler 4) Kvalitetskontroll og bildekvalitetsparametere 5) Arbeidsstasjon og bildebehandling 6) Pasientdose, referanseverdier og protokollutvikling.

Alle hjelpemidler tillatt så lenge regler for kildehenvisning følges.