PINS9520 Society and Sustainability Course description

Home exam in groups.

• Carried out in groups of 3-5 students.
• Three days.
• Scope: 2,500 words (+/- 10 %).
• Individual description of own contribution to the group is attached to the assignment, 350 words (+/- 10%).

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

All answers are assessed by two examiners.

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.

• 13 ECTS overlap with SYKK/SYKP1000 Foundations of Nursing 1, 13 ECTS.
• 2 ECTS overlap with SYKK/SYKP1200 Microbiology and Infection Control, 5 ECTS.
• SYKK1010 and SYKP1010 are fully overlapping.

Active participation in the seminars is necessary to adequately understand the course material and themes. Participation is therefore mandatory, and candidates are expected to attend all days of teaching and required to attend at least 80 percent of teaching days. In special cases of documented illness, the course leader may accept exceptions to this requirement. In these cases, lack of participation can be substituted with alternative arrangements such as writing a reflection note. Course requirements are assessed as confirmed or not confirmed. The course requirement must be completed and confirmed within the given deadline in order to have the right to submit a final essay.

The course requirements are:

• A plenary presentation on a subject decided in collaboration with the course lecturer.
• A prepared opposition to at least one other presentation.
• 80 % attendance is required.

Individual essay (4000-5000 words). The essay will discuss the most important theoretical aspects from the syllabus, with relevance for the candidate’s PhD project. Cover page, illustrations, and list of references come in addition.

If an essay is graded fail, the candidate has one opportunity to resubmit a revised essay within a given time-period.

All examination support material is allowed as long as source reference and quotation technique requirements are applied.

Assessment is pass/ fail.

The final essay is assessed by the course lecturer and one other examinator. External examinators will be used regularly. The assessment of the essay is based on the learning outcomes for the course.

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Gavin McCrory