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MAKRE4300 Professional Nursing Leadership, Collaboration and Technology in Cancer Care Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Sykepleiefaglig ledelse, samhandling og teknologi i kreftomsorgen
Study programme
Master's Programme in Health Sciences - specialisation in Cancer Nursing
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Course history

Introduction

None

Required preliminary courses

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

  • insight and specialist insight into strategy, process and content that is fundamental to understanding how a strategy is developed
  • knowledge and understanding of why an organisations competitive arena is important for understanding the environment within which a strategy is developed
  • developed his/her ability to reflect in order to understand strategies at different levels
  • up-to-date knowledge of the forefront of research and different strategic dilemmas in the area of strategy
  • theoretical knowledge of what makes some organisations more able than others to resist pressure from competitors over time

Skills

The student is capable of

  • analysing complex and comprehensive strategic issues
  • applying methods for developing competitive advantages in organisations

General competence

The candidate has

  • insight into relevant subjects and professional ethical issues
  • can plan and execute varied work tasks and projects in accordance with ethical requirements and guidelines
  • can communicate key subject matter such as theories and problems and solutions both in writing and orally
  • can exchange views and experiences with others with background in the subject area and through this contribute to the development of good practice
  • be familiar with innovative thinking and innovation processes

Learning outcomes

The course is taught in weekly sessions with assignments for submission, various forms of case discussions, including discussion of dilemmas relating to defining an organisation's goals and how this takes place in relation to different groups of stakeholders, presentations and participation in lessons.

Teaching and learning methods

The following coursework requirements must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

  • Coursework 1: Teaching sessions in the course are compulsory. The teaching sessions in this course are compulsory in order to acquire the necessary competence to fulfill the course's learning objectives. The minimum attendance requirement is 80 percent active participation. These skills cannot be achieved by reading the syllabus and/or taking the exam alone.
  • Coursework 2: 5 oral presentations of a maximum of 15 minutes. The presentations are carried out in groups of approximately 2-3 students. The presentations deal with articles, cases or relevant issues related to the syllabus.
  • Coursework 3: Two written individual submissions totaling a maximum of 10 pages. Font and font size: Arial / Calibri 12 points. Line spacing: 1.5.

All required coursework and activities must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam. If one or more coursework requirements have not been approved, the student will be given the opportunity to give a new oral presentation or submit an improved version by a given deadline.

Course requirements

The exam in the course is a supervised exam of 5 hours.

Assessment

Grade scale A-F

Permitted exam materials and equipment

The written exams are assessed by one internal and one external examiner.

At least 25% of the written exams 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.

Grading scale

Fred Strønen

Examiners

Hver besvarelse vuderes av to sensorer. Ekstern sensor vurderer minimum 20 % av besvarelsene. Ekstern sensors vurderinger skal komme alle studentene til gode.

Overlapping courses

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