MABY4200 Building Physics and Climate Adaptation of Buildings Course description

The goal of the course is to gain thorough knowledge of building physics processes and mechanisms so that these principles are taken into account in the design of integrated, energy efficient and climate-resilient building envelopes. The effects of the outdoor and indoor climate, relevant mechanisms relating to heat and moisture transfer and not least their impact on energy efficiency and the degradation of building materials will be addressed. The following topics are addressed in particular:

• principles of interaction between exterior climate and building envelope;
• heat, air and moisture transport through building elements and components;
• heat transfer and thermal performance of building elements and components, transparent (e.g. windows) and non-transparent (wall constructions);
• sources of heat loss, for example air leakages, thermal bridges;
• moisture transport and design of building elements against surface condensation and mold growth;
• moisture buffering in building materials;
• coupled heat and moisture transport through building envelope;
• air infiltration in buildings and design of an airtight building envelope;
• natural ventilation due to wind and stack effect;
• sound proofing and building acoustics.

No formal requirements over and above the admission requirements. Some knowledge of basic building physics at bachelor's degree level is an advantage.

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:

• has advanced knowledge of building physics principles and methods for assessing and calculating heat, air and moisture transfer in buildings.
• has advanced knowledge of coupled hygrothermal phenomena in the building envelope.
• is capable of giving an account of standards and requirements for buildings and structures with regard to heat, mass and moisture transfer in the building envelope.
• is capable of identifying effects of the outdoor and indoor climate and explaining how they are related to heat, mass and moisture transfer in the building envelope.
• is capable of taking sound proofing and acoustic properties of building components into consideration.

Skills:

The student is capable of:

• using analysis methods, calculation tools and numerical simulations related to heat and moisture transport, thermal and hygrothermal performance, thermal bridges, infiltration and natural ventilation and sound proofing of building components.
• designing common building components and building details based on building physics principles and calculation results.
• assessing the need for measurements, such as airtightness measurement, thermography techniques and determination of moisture content in building components, and of interpreting the results.

General competence:

The student is capable of:

• explaining the background for user-related, societal and environmental requirements for buildings.
• applying relevant regulations, instructions and documentation.
• presenting results in a scholarly manner with the help of written reports and oral presentations.

The teaching consists of physical and degital lectures, demonstration of measurement methods and simulations tools. In addition, a project assignment will be given in which the students are to perform analytical and simulation-based calculations of the performance of building components in connection with the different building physics phenomena.

Digital lectures will be recorded, and the material will be made available to students on CANVAS.

If lectures are delivered online, they may be recorded, and the recordings will be made available to students on Canvas.

In this course, nursing of patients in the context of care and rehabilitation is a key area. The course covers the nursing of patients with complex health challenges on short-term or long-term stays in different institutions. Students will gain experience of communicating and interacting with patients and next-of-kin related to long-term health challenges. Mapping of loss of function, challenges related to key patient phenomena and cognitive deficits will be part of the course. Emphasis is also placed on attention to the patients’ background as a basis for nursing. Management, organisational competence, ethics and work on the nurse's pedagogical function are also included.

To start this course you must have passed:

• Passed the first year of study.
• SYKP/SYKP2100 Person Centered Care, 15 credits.
• SYKK/SYKPPRA21 Nursing Patients with Acute, Critical and Chronic Diseases 1, 15 credits.
• SYKK/SYKPPRA30 Nursing Patients with Acute, Critical and Chronic Diseases 2, 10 credits.

or equivalent.*

* For year group 2022 at OsloMet, the equivalent is:

• Passed the first year of study.
• SYKK/SYKPPRA20 Nursing Patients with Acute, Critical and Chronic Diseases 1, 20 credits.
• SYKP/SYKP1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, 5 credits.
• SYKP/SYKK2000 Theory of Science and Research Methods, 5 credits.
• SYKK/SYKPPRA30 Nursing Patients with Acute, Critical and Chronic Diseases 2, 10 credits.

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

• can explain age-related diseases and treatments
• can discuss how person-centered nursing can contribute to well-being, health promotion and maintenance of physical and cognitive function in the individual
• can explain the grounds for how health and social care policy can set the guidelines for quality development in the municipal health service
• can explain current prioritisation criteria in the Norwegian health service

Skills

The student

• can apply the nursing process by observing, assessing, and making clinical decisions in complex nursing and treatment processes, and documenting the patient’s situation and needs for nursing in the patient records
• can administer, observe and assess the effects of medicines, current side effects and prevent polypharmacy
• can apply person-centered nursing, communication skills and communication principles when dealing with people with dementia to prevent and manage challenging behavior
• carrying out prioritised patient safety measures and discussing how this is exhibited and laid as a basis for professional improvement work in the nursing and care services
• taking responsibility for professional management by delegating and following up work
• tasks towards a group of patients and staff and reflect on how this can have an impact on the quality of the nursing service
• can apply educational principles in teaching, guidance and information to patients, next-of-kin, students, and relevant personnel
• can reflect on own and others' attitudes and values ​​in interaction with patients and next-of-kin, and in interprofessional collaboration

General competence

The student

• can assess patients' existential needs, and central phenomena such as meaning, hope, faith and reconciliation to contribute to quality of life
• can reflect on what can prevent and resolve conflicts in the working environment
• can identify and reflect on relevant ethical issues and dilemmas at the individual, group, and society level reflecting on the significance of social relations and the role the patient’s next-of-kin of patients who are on short- or long-term stays in institutionscan
• can reflect on the importance of the patient's social relationships and the role of relatives of patients who are on short- or long-term stays in institutions
• can reflect on the meaning of good care pathways for elderly people and chronically ill patients and how these can contribute to ensuring a coordinated, holistic, and cohesive service
• takes responsibility for own learning by identifying own learning needs and acquiring new knowledge, showing initiative, accuracy and reliability

This course teaches students about patients and next-of-kin in an acute, critical and chronic context, and what the nurse’s areas of responsibility entail. Students will learn to communicate with patients and next-of-kin in situations of stress and crisis. Systematic mapping and assessment, nursing of somatic diseases, pre and postoperative nursing and competent drug administration are also part of the course.

To start this course, you must have passed:

• SYKP/SYKP1010 Foundations of Nursing 1, 15 credits.
• SYKK/SYKP1110 Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, 15 credits.
• SYKK/SYKPPRA10 Foundations of Nursing 2, 15 credits.

or equivalent.*

* For year group 2023 at OsloMet, the equivalent is:

• Approved work requirements from SYKK/SYKP1300 Pharmacology and Drug Administration, 5 credits.

Passed course:

• SYKP/SYKP1000 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing/Foundations of Nursing 1, 13 credits.
• SYKK/SYKP1100 Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, 12 credits.
• SYKK/SYKP1200 Microbiology and Infection Control, 5 credits.
• SYKK/SYKPPRA10 Fundamentals of Nursing/Foundations of Nursing 2, 15 credits.

Combined assessment.

Part 1 Assessment of practical training.

The assessment takes its point of departure in given criteria based on learning outcomes for the course, criteria for failing the practical training, criteria for suitability assessment and compulsory activities carried throughout the entire course. During the practical training period, a minimum of 90 percent attendance is required to pass the practical training. For more information, see the general part of the programme description about the assessment of practical training.

If the student has failed the practical training, the whole practical training course must be retaken. This includes associated requirements. Part 1 and part 2 appear on the diploma.

Part 2 Individual home examination.

• Three days.
• Scope: 2,500 words (+/- 10 %).

Part 1 and part 2 can be taken independently of each other. The student must have obtained a pass on both parts in order to pass the course as a whole and earn the credits. . Part 1 and part 2 appear on the diploma.