PHUV9350 Cultural-Historical Activity Theory – CHAT Course description

For å begynne på dette emnet må emnet KREFTPRA1 Kliniske studier i kreftsykepleiers funksjons- og ansvarsområder 1 være bestått.

On completion of the course, the candidate will have achieved the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

The candidate:

• has knowledge of historical and contemporary perspectives on Activity Theory, related to philosophy of science and theories of knowledge
• has knowledge of key questions related to research and ethics in activity theoretical action research

Skills

The candidate:

• can explain key concepts of Activity Theory
• can analyze relationships between theories of knowledge and Activity Theory
• can discuss epistemological, methodological, and ethical problems in activity theoretical action research
• can give academically competent oral presentations of action research projects guided by Activity Theory

General competence

The candidate:

• can use Activity Theory as a theoretical framework for action research

Veiledede kliniske studier i 6 uker, selvstudier og ev. gruppearbeid. Emnet gjennomføres i spesialisthelsetjenesten eller kommunehelsetjenesten.

For å kunne fremstille seg til vurdering i emnet må følgende være godkjent:

1. Konkretisering av læringsutbyttet for emnet.

2. Oppgave 1: Kreftsykepleierens ansvar og oppgaver for fagutvikling og undervisning. Studenten, fortrinnsvis sammen med praksisveileder, skal identifisere et tema relatert til kreftsykepleie og utarbeide en undervisningsplan for temaet.

• Utføres individuelt, eventuelt i gruppe hvis det er flere studenter på samme post.
• Muntlig fremlegg for posten/praksistedet.
• Selvvalgt pensum skal anvendes i besvarelsen.
• Studenten får muntlig tilbakemelding fra praksisveileder og/eller faglærer.

Vurdering i kliniske studier. Vurderingen tar utgangspunkt i læringsutbyttet for emnet, studentens konkretisering av læringsutbyttet og den formative vurderingen som er gjort av studenten i løpet av gjennomføringen av emnet.

For å kunne gi en vurdering av studenten i praksis kreves det nok tilstedeværelse.

• Mindre enn 10 % fravær, studenten kan fullføre praksisemnet på vanlig måte.
• 10-20 % fravær, studenten kan hvis mulig, ta igjen praksis man mangler. Dette må avtales med praksisveilederen og veilederen ved universitetet.
• Mer enn 20 % fravær, studenten må ta hele praksisemnet på nytt.

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Bestått-ikke bestått.

Target Group

The target group is PhD candidates/students and others who want to learn about how Activity Theory can be used as a theoretical and methodological framework in educational intervention research.

Admission requirements

The requirements for admission include completing a five-year master's program (integrated or consisting of a three-year bachelor's program and a two-year master's program, in total 300 ECTS) in the fields of teacher education, other pedagogical disciplines, educational science, development studies, social sciences, or other relevant areas related to the PhD programme. The master's degree should include a substantial independent project equivalent to a master's thesis (minimum 30 ECTS). An internationally completed master's degree that corresponds to at least four years in the Norwegian education system may also be considered for admission (please check the grounds for enrollment on the website of the Directorate for Higher Education and Skills). https://hkdir.no/en/foreign-education/lists-and-databases/higher-education-entrancequalification-gsu

In case of a large number of applicants, PhD-students enrolled in the PhD programme in Educational Sciences for Teacher Education will be prioritized, then students in other PhD-programmes, then academic employees at the Faculty of Teacher Education and International Studies.

Those applicants who are not enrolled in the PhD Programme in Educational Sciences for Teacher Education will have to send a summary of max. one A4 sheet with relevant information about their own ph.d. project or other project/sphere of interest containing the topic, methodology, theoretical approach, how far they are in their ph.d. work and why this particular subject is relevant for their project.