MBIB4150 Scholarly Communication Course description

The course covers practical and theoretical knowledge relating to the various stages of scholarly communication. The course includes:

• models for scholarly communication
• open science and open data
• publication patterns in different scholarly disciplines
• bibliometric methods and aims
• funding models for scholarly publication
• open access publishing and institutional archives

The language of the course is Norwegian.

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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:

• understands the structure of scholarly communication and publication on a national and international level, and how it is influenced by disciplinary differences
• has advanced knowledge of the political and practical aspects of open data, open access and open science
• is well acquainted with bibliometric methods and aims for the development of collections, mapping of research activity and research evaluation

Skills

The student is capable of:

• advising researchers in open-access publication solutions
• explaining and recommending metadata solutions for research data
• working with the administration of research data
• conducting simple bibliometric analysis

General competence

The student has

• good knowledge about the research cycle
• a solid understanding of research projects and how they can be evaluated

The course is organised as a weekly series of seminars. The students can attend the lectures on campus or follow them remotely online.

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

The students will write an assignment on a self-selected topic, which must be approved by the lecturer in advance. The semester paper can be written individually, in which case its scope shall be approx. 15 pages, or it can be written in groups of two or three students, in which case it shall have a scope of approx. 20 pages.

The requirement must be delivered by a prescribed deadline, and it must be approved to qualify for final grading. The required coursework must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam. If coursework requirements have not been approved, the student will be given the opportunity to submit an improved version once by the given deadline.

The assessment form is an individual written three-day home exam.

The answer must have a scope of approx. 20000 characters including spaces. Font and font size: Arial / Calibri 12pkt. Line spacing: 1.5.

The course provides a fundamental introduction to assistive technology in health (ATH) in an interdisciplinary, practice-oriented, and person-centered context, both at the individual and system levels within specialised health services and municipal health and social services. In the Nordic countries, ATH is referred to as 'welfare technology' and is applied in the fields of health-promotion, prevention and (re)habilitation. The course focuses on how ATH can assist individuals in achieving activity, participation, safety, dignity, and coping with everyday life. At the system level, the course emphasises how ATH contributes to cost-effective and sustainable health and social services in both the private and public sectors. Students will learn about models, theories, and ethical reflection to understand the interaction between humans, health, activity, participation, movement, and technology in various contexts. Additionally, students will gain insight into technological trends and future technology in Norway and internationally.

Students must have been admitted to the Master’s Programme in Health and Technology - Specialisation in Assistive Technology in Health. The course can be taken as an elective course by students admitted to other master’s specialisations if there are vacant places.

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 discuss key concepts within the field of assistive technology in a national and international context
• can explain different types of assistive technologies
• can critically evaluate the use of various types of assistive technologies in health-promoting, preventive, therapeutic, and (re)habilitative work
• can describe methods, outcome measures (subjective and objective), and theories within movement and activity analysis
• can analyse the interaction between humans and machines/technology based on relevant theories and models

Skills

The student

• can apply needs analyses and user involvement in interventions with assistive technologies in interdisciplinary collaboration
• can use their professional background in interdisciplinary collaboration with private and public actors working with assistive technologies
• can conduct a project focusing on assistive technologies

General competence

The student

• can analyse, justify, and communicate ethical aspects of implementing assistive technologies
• can critically evaluate and communicate factors that hinder or promote the implementation of assistive technologies at the individual, system/service level, and in various contexts
• can contribute to knowledge development in collaboration with users, services, research and development environments, and industry related to assistive technologies

The course will use varied, student-active teaching methods. The course is organised in sessions of 3-5 days. Teaching and learning methods include lectures, seminars, digital learning resources, assignments, group work, oral presentations, and self-study. Students participate in demonstrations of technology for monitoring, activity, and movement analysis and learn how to conduct such assessments.