MAHEL4200 The Health of th Family - Children 0-5 years Course description

Language of instruction: Norwegian

This course focuses on work with children in the age group 0-5 years and their caregivers at the population, group and individual level. The child’s development, family/caregivers and home, and other arenas that influence their childhood environment form an important part of the course. Relevant protection and risk factors related to children and their family/caregivers’ everyday lives are also addressed. The course emphasises resource-oriented and solution-oriented approaches. User participation and interdisciplinary cooperation are key components. Emphasis is also placed on key theories and methods that are essential in health promotion and disease prevention work, including pedagogical methods and health communication.

The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Degree Programme in Health Sciences - Specialisation in Public Health Nursing.

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can analyse and assess the public health nurse’s function, areas of responsibility and tasks in relation to young children and their families/caregivers at different levels
• can critically analyse and assess theories on young children’s physical, psychological, sexual and social development
• can critically assess the significance of protection and risk factors that influence on children’s development
• can describe key theoretical perspectives on attachment and interaction
• can describe the significance of following up children as next of kin in connection with crises, trauma and stressful circumstances
• can assess the significance of cooperation, and interdisciplinary and cross-sector collaboration for young children and their families/caregivers

Skills

The student

• can use relevant methods to independently map and assess children’s health, identify developmental abnormalities, illness and disabilities and implement measures where needed
• can assess children’s linguistic development and refer to other professionals as needed
• can identify, prevent and deter psychosocial strain in the children’s surroundings, including with regard to neglect, violence, sexual assault and substance abuse
• can identify and elucidate nutritional challenges and provide guidance on nutrition, breastfeeding and growth, and refer to other professionals as needed
• can use evidence-based methods to promote informed health choices, coping skills and quality of life among children and their families/caregivers
• can use relevant pedagogical methods and health communication when interacting with children and their families/caregivers
• can use knowledge of young children’s use of digital media to implement measures as needed

General competence

The student

• can analyse and apply knowledge-based methods in children’s health clinic work
• can analyse professional and ethical issues when interacting with children and their families/caregivers
• can analyse relevant professional issues in cooperation with health personnel and other professional groups, to contribute to appropriate health services for children and their families/caregivers
• can contribute to culturally sensitive approaches to children and their families/caregivers
• can contribute to creating a sense of security and trust when interacting with children and their families/caregivers

The course aims at encouraging critical journalism combined with analysis and debate regarding changing conditions for journalism due to digitalization, ownership structures and social media platforms' impact on the media industry. The course aims at deepening the knowledge about the changing conditions for news production, distribution and consumption brought forward by emerging technology, ownership structures and changes to revenue streams for funding of journalism.

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After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has advanced knowledge of how changes related to digitalization, media innovation and social media affect journalism as an institution and cultural practice;
• has knowledge about media innovation and the shifting financial conditions influencing the funding of journalism
• has thorough knowledge about how the interrelationship between social media platforms has resulted in changing news distribution and consumption
• has knowledge about research into the productiion and circulation of disinformation/ misinformation via digital media platforms ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;;

Skills

The student

• can analyze developments in; funding of the news media internationally and nationally
• can analyze how digitalization and social media platforms impact the production, distribution and consumption of news
• can critically analyze news publishers;approaches to user participation; via different nonproprietary social media platforms, and their consequences for journalism
• can find, analyze and refer to relevant information and literature in order to develop research questions and undertake independent research or development projects
• can independently assess and discuss concepts in academic literature, and also make intellectual use of such in writing academic text

General competence

The student

• is able to analyze professional and occupational issues;
• is trained in innovative thought and able to apply her/his knowledge and skills in areas such as innovation, digitalization and social media
• can use the competencies and skills acquired in new ways in order undertake advanced tasks and projects
• can transfer knowledge on key challenges within the field to specialists and the public
• can contribute to the creation of new knowledge and processes of innovation within the field

No coursework requirements

An individual term paper of 12-15 pages.;The term paper may be written in either English or Norwegian (or another Scandinavian language).;Font and font size: Arial/Calibri 12 points. Line spacing: 1.5.

Grade scale A-F

The exam papers are assessed by one internal and one external examiner. At least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded for the papers assessed by two examiners form the basis for determining the level for all the exam papers.