ORI2300 Lower Limb and Spinal Orthotics Course description

This course is based on the clinical work processes covered in ORI1000, ORI1300 and ORI2200 and is the third of four courses iadressing clinical and technical competence in the field of prostethics and orthotics. Knowledge from the courses anatomy, pathology and biomechanics is also used. The course primarily focuses on ankle foot orthoses (AFO) and knee ankle foot orthoses (KAFO), but also covers knee hip orthoses, spinal orthoses, brace treatment for scoliosis and individually adapted seating products, and wheelchairs as part of rehabilitation for all relevant diagnosis groups.

This course is about making digital cultural heritage visible through interaction with digital texts and images, primarily from archives and libraries. Visibility here means that aspects of these texts, which are not accessible through traditional methods like close reading, are made visible using digital and statistical methods such as "distant reading" of large corpora. Such aspects may include less-read or referenced texts (also known as "the great unread"), occurrences of pregnant words and themes among different authors and through different eras, identification of patterns in images etc. The course addresses the challenges and opportunities associated with the quantity and diversity of digital material. Through examples drawn from literature and archives, students experience firsthand how digital methods can generate new knowledge.

The course language is English.

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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.

Admission to the programme

The exam in the course is a supervised exam of four hours.

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.

Grading scale A-F.

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