MBIB4890 Digital cultural heritage Course description

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 elaborate on the relationship between the anatomy, pathology, biomechanics and function of the lower limbs
• has knowledge of material technology and advanced use of composite materials, including joining different materials used in orthosis design
• can outline his/her knowledge of orthoses for children
• can explain functional and potential psychosocial consequences of disabilities
• can explain the structure of rehabilitation/habilitation services and the creation of individual plans

Skills

The student

• can, with some supervision, prepare and reflect on orthopaedic follow-up plans for users in need of lower limb or spinal orthoses
• can carry out clinical functional analysis and relevant procedures for taking measurements, designing and customize lower limb and spinal orthoses
• can make critical assessments of biomechanical factors with a focus on ankle, knee and hip disabilities and link this to gait and orthosis design
• can assess biomechanical factors of importance to spinal orthoses and special seating
• can assess and propose measures relating to positioning in wheelchairs to prevent and treat pressure sores
• can use research articles and specialist literature to analyse topics relating to lower limb and spinal orthoses
• can prepare work descriptions and carry out technical processes applied in the production of lower limb and spinal orthoses

General competence

The student

• can reflect on challenges associated with communication and interdisciplinary cooperation in relation to users in need of treatment with lower limb orthoses, spinal orthoses and/or special seating
• can document and communicate relevant clinical and biomechanical assessments in patient records and communicate such assessments orally
• can reflect on user perspectives, planning, implementation and the effect of treatment
• can reflect on the significance of motivating conversation when interacting with users

The work and teaching methods used vary between seminars, a clinical and technical module, lectures, digital resources, student cooperation and self-study.

The student should have the following learning outcomes upon successful completion of the course:

Knowledge

The student has

• advanced knowledge of methods for distant reading of large text corpora.
• in-depth knowledge of how metadata can be used for analysis, visualization, and dissemination of digital library and archival materials.
• a solid understanding of the history and implications of digitization.

Skills

The student can

• independently use methods for corpus creation.
• use text corpora for analytical purposes.
• conduct independent analyses of digitized material.

General competence

The student can

• participate in public discourse on the digitization and dissemination of cultural heritage.
• apply relevant theory to new subject areas.

Systematic documentation and evaluation of the art therapy process and outcome is crucial for developing both the quality and the evidence-base of art therapy practices. During this course students will experiment and learn to use different tools to observe and evaluate therapeutic change, art therapy process and its outcome. They learn to consider ethical issues as well as to know the principles and laws that regulate practice with different clients.

The students’ own art therapy practice is at the core of learning during this course. They will practice evaluation of practice processes and utilize the findings in improving professional self-reflection and the quality of practice work. The course includes supervision of the student’s art therapy practice training.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence: 

Knowledge

The student:

• can critically consider and use ethical principles in evaluating practice

• can analyse and evaluate practice experiences to improve the quality and evidence-base of art therapy

 Skills

The student:  

• can apply different methods and tools to evaluate the process and outcome of art therapy
• can critically reflect and evaluate art therapy process and outcome

• can adjust and develop own practice work in a constructive and flexible manner according to the experiences and evidence of the process and outcome

Competence

The student:

• can evaluate the process and outcome of art therapy

• can contribute to professional collaboration and developing of the quality of art therapy services

The course is combining campus seminars and distant learning. The course will use varied art-based and student-active learning methods. Teaching and learning methods include lectures, workshops and skills training in workshops and practice. It also includes supervised practice

Between the seminars, there will be digital practice supervision and the students will work on the documentation and evaluation assignment that will later be presented and discussed in group.

Skills training takes place during seminars. In professional experiential workshops, the focus is on simulating art therapeutic interaction to enable learning and reflection from the therapist perspective. In personal experiential workshops, students will explore and reflect art making and their own creative process from the client’s perspective.

Practice

The art therapy practice can be conducted both in live and in distant interventions depending of the context of practice and client group. For more detailed descriptions of practical training, see separate plan for practical training.

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

• participation in seminars, compulsory attendance of 80 %
• 60 hours of art therapy practice, compulsory attendance of 90 %
• Individual evaluation of own practice on a given format

Course requirements can be conducted in English or in Scandinavian language.

Individual written project exam up to 1500 words excluding references. Project exam is worked during the course period and contains reflection of the art therapy practice with a client or a group.

The exam answer can be given in English or a Scandinavian language.

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.