EPN-V2

MALKA218 Ethical Considerations in the Application of Behavior Analysis Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Etiske overveielser innen anvendt atferdsanalyse
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2020/2021
Course history
Curriculum
FALL 2020
Schedule
Programme description

  • Introduction

    This course in ethics is intended to comply with licensing requirements from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.

  • Required preliminary courses

    Coursework requirements from MALK 4000-401, 4000- 402 and MALKA 211 or equivalent must be approved to participate and submit coursework requirements in MALKA212.

  • Learning outcomes

    On successful completion of the course, the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge and competence:

    Knowledge

    The student

    Competence

    The student

    • can discuss the ethical considerations described above in relation to commonly used Applied Behavior Analytic interventions

  • Teaching and learning methods

    The course will include lectures, exercises, oral presentations and discussion of reading materials. The lectures will partly be based on interteaching sequences using literature from the curriculum. Internet-based exercises consisting of programmed instructions will be used.

  • Course requirements

    Students submit 4 written assignments, each with maximum 3 pages including references, according to the deadlines in the course schedule.

  • Assessment

    Individual written examination with invigilation, 4 hours.

    Exam questions are in English. Students may submit their exams in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    None

  • Grading scale

    A grading scale of A (highest) to F (lowest) where A to E is a pass grade and F is a fail grade

  • Examiners

    One internal and one external examiner