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MALKA218 Ethical Considerations in the Application of Behavior Analysis Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Etiske overveielser innen anvendt atferdsanalyse
- Study programme
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Master's Program in Behavioral ScienceMaster’s Program in Behavioral Science - Specialisation in Innovation and ImplementationMaster’s Program in Behavioral Science - Specialisation in Concepts and ApplicationsMaster's Programme in Learning in Complex Systems, elective courses
- Weight
- 10.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2023/2024
- Curriculum
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FALL 2023
SPRING 2024
- Schedule
- Programme description
- Course history
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Introduction
Programme Description:
Approved by the Academic Affairs Committee at the Faculty of Health Sciences on 21 October 2019.
Most recent amendments adopted by the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences on 26 March 2025
Applies to students starting the programme in 2025.
Required preliminary courses
Admission to the study program
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge and competence:
Knowledge
The student can
- present ethical dilemmas and discuss different ethical perspectives from moral philosophy
- discuss normative ethics considerations in applied behavior analytic treatment
- discuss the BACB "Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts" https://www.bacb.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BACB-Compliance-Code-english_190318.pdf
Competence
The student can
- discuss the ethical considerations described above in relation to commonly used Applied Behavior Analytic interventions
Teaching and learning methods
In the BSCA specialisation, campus-based lectures, exercises, discussions and oral presentations are the main teaching methods. Students read selected texts in advance for each day of class, and everyone is expected to participate in class through questions and through joining in discussion. In the BSII specialisation, the main teaching method is digital course sequences, and feedback on details of course content, and supervised discussion groups will be available during pre-determined time periods. Feedback on written assignments is used in both specialisations.
Course requirements
The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:
- None
Assessment
Individual home examination, 5 hours. Exam questions are in English. Students may submit their exams in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Permitted exam materials and equipment
All
Grading scale
Grade scale A-F
Examiners
One internal and one external examiner will assess all exams.