PHVIT9580 Theories and Models for Midwifery Course description

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

Knowledge

The student is capable of explaining:

• polymorphism
• design patterns, architecture and modelling
• recursive functions
• alternative programming styles in Java, such as generic, functional and concurrent programming

Skills The student is capable of handling the following advanced programming constructs in Java:

• abstractions and graphic user interfaces
• exception handling, unit testing and debugging
• file processing and flows
• text manipulation and regular expressions
• algorithms and data structures in Java Collections

General competence

The student is capable of:

• planning and implementing large-scale programming projects in groups
• using modern programming environments and storage and distribution tools

The following work requirements must be approved or admission to the exam:

• Five individual exercises related to lectures, each on two to three pages.

Exam part 1: Assistive products annexed to the examination paper. Handheld calculator that does not communicate wirelessly. If the calculator has the possibility of storage in the internal memory, the memory must be deleted before the exam. Sampling can be done.

Exam Part 2: All.

Project assignment in groups (2-3 students) throughout the semester, where the documented results of the work are assessed based on the source code. The scope of the assignment is deemed to be relatively extensive (several thousand lines of code).

The project shall be carried out in groups, but the students will receive an individual assessment that considers each student’s contribution to the group, in addition to the overall result.

The exam result can be appealed. In the event of a resit or rescheduled exam, a six-hour written exam shall be used instead.

Part 1 An internal sensor.

Part 2 Two internal sensors.

External censorship is used regularly.

Individual home examination, to be submitted no more than two weeks after the end of the course. The examination includes describing and discussing complex issues in midwifery, strengths and challenges in maternity care in the Nordic context of high income and welfare societies. Furthermore, explore the historic roots of midwifery and critically assess the relevant theories and models of care for research in midwifery from a Nordic, as well as international, perspective. The essay must be written in English and consist of up to 5000 words

One or two internal examiners. External examiners are used regularly.

DAPE1400 Programming or equivalent.

Emnet er ekvivalent (overlapper 10 studiepoeng) med: DATS1600, ITPE1600, LO137A og LO137I. Ved praktisering av 3-gangers regelen for oppmelding til eksamen teller forsøk brukt i ekvivalente emner.

This course is aimed at PhD students admitted to the PhD Programme in Health Sciences and is also open to Nordic and international PhD students with a research project within the field. Admission requirements are a completed master's degree (120 ECTS credits) or equivalent qualification.

The course can also be offered to students who have been admitted to the "Health Science Research Programme, 60 ECTS", by prior approval from the supervisor and based on given guidelines for the research programme.