EPN-V2

MEST4600 Aesthetics in society Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Estetiske fag i samfunnet
Study programme
Master of Aesthetic Practices in Society
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2023/2024
Curriculum
SPRING 2024
Schedule
Course history

Introduction

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Learning outcomes

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

Knowledge

The student can

  • describe and discuss characteristics of behavior analysis as a science
  • explain core concepts and relations on classical conditioning, and operant conditioning
  • discuss how prediction and control can be demonstrated in single-case designs
  • describe and exemplify different measures of reliability
  • discuss different methods of observation and recording of behavior
  • describe core elements of behavior chains and different ways in which such chains can be established
  • describe core ethical principles and discuss how the core ethical principles relate to behavior analysis
  • discuss how social aversive contingencies may influence behavior

Skills

The student can

  • select the appropriate behavioral dimensions and methods for reliable measurement, and observe and measure behavior
  • identify examples of respondent conditioning
  • explain how a behavior chain can be established
  • identify examples of the operant paradigm
  • interpret data from line and bar graphs

Competence

The student can

  • provide practical examples of respondent behavior
  • provide practical examples of operant conditioning
  • use and explain core concepts in behavior analysis to professionals in different branches communicate important aspects of behavior analysis as a science

Teaching and learning methods

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Course requirements

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

  • 2 individual written assignments submitted digitally, each with a maximum length of 6000 characters, including spaces. References are to be included in the 6000 characters.

Assessment

None

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Grade scale A-F

Grading scale

Essay assignments: All answers are assessed by one examiner.

An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

Multiple choice/digital test: quality assured by an examiner and automatically assessed.

Examiners

Gradert skala A-F

Overlapping courses

10 ECTS with MEST4111