PINS9540 Aesthetics in Innovation Course description

The work and teaching methods include self-study, interprofessional cooperative learning and external practical training under supervision.

The student has nine (9) weeks of supervised practical training in the municipal or specialist health service. During this period, the student must twice demonstrate an examination and/or provide treatment in practice and give grounds for the clinical choices made and reflect on their own professional practice.

During the practical training, the students must comply with the clothing regulations in force at all times at the relevant practical training establishment.

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

• Individual subject note in accordance with set criteria, 1000 words (+/- 10 %) The coursework will be subject to assessment.
• Two practical demonstrations: Carrying out an examination and/or treatment in practice, justifying clinical choices and reflecting on one's own professional practice, as well as discussing their choices with the practical training supervisor and the contact lecturer and possibly fellow students. The first demonstration is prior to the midway assessment. The second within the last two weeks of the practical training period. Both with a duration of up to two hours.

Upon completing the course, the candidates are expected to have gained the following learning

outcomes (knowledge, skills and general competence).

Knowledge

The candidate.

• has deep understanding of theories, concepts, and definitions within the area of applied aesthetics tied to sustainability and eco-media
• has advanced knowledge of visual and sensuous strategies in tech and design development
• has a nuanced understanding of the multiple aesthetic challenges in the development of innovative sustainable solutions
• has advanced knowledge of the sensuous sides of digital communication

Skills

The candidate.

• has developed an ability to critically examine and challenge established environments, materials and digital products from an aesthetic perspective
• can work and contribute efficiently in cross- and multi-disciplinary teams on the subject of aesthetics as part of sustainable innovation
• can apply a visual, material or aesthetic approach to a sustainable innovation problem in own research
• can suggest various sensuous solutions in an innovation context and identify various eco- medial strategies

General competence

The candidate.

• can identify relevant research problems and challenge established knowledge and practice within aesthetics in sustainable innovation
• can contribute to new, advanced knowledge and insight within the area of sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship based on applied aesthetical reflections
• can communicate with research community and collaborators outside higher education on the complex interaction between ideas and aesthetics (materials, sensuous and visual strategies) in a sustainable innovation context

Not relevant.

Pass/Fail

The midway and final assessments are made by the practical training supervisor and the contact lecturer at the university. The final decision on whether to award a pass or fail grade is made by the university.

15 credits overlap with FYSIOPRA and MENDIPRA Knowledge-based Clinical Physiotherapy.

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

Compulsory activity:

• oral group presentation or poster presentation at the bachelor’s conference. The group presents their bachelor’s project, or another project completed during the programme, up to 10 minutes
• group presentation at a seminar, up to 7 minutes, 3-5 students per group

Coursework requirements for INTER1300:

• Submitted individual log. Scope: 500 words (+/- 10%). In order to write the log, the student must first attend a seminar over two days.  

Individual oral exam based on patient case histories, up to 20 minutes. The exam paper is handed out two days before the exam.

Logbook from the practical training