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PSYK1420 Behavior Analysis 1 - General Principles of Behavior Analysis Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Generelle prinsipper i atferdsanalyse
Study programme
Bachelor's Programme in Psychology with an Emphasis on Behavior Analysis
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2019/2020
Curriculum
FALL 2019
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

One internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly.

Required preliminary courses

Sam Woodford

Learning outcomes

The course builds on MAPE1300 Statics and Introduction to Solid Mechanics..

Teaching and learning methods

Work and teaching methods used in the course are lectures, self-study and student-initiated group work. Seminars will also be held where the students present subject matter. Participation in these seminars is compulsory. Tests will be held during the course and students will also present assignments related to the syllabus. The assignments will be set by the lecturer.

The students’ learning outcomes will be documented through presentations, tests and the exam.

Course requirements

Students must

  • Present three given topics to fellow students
  • Identify an area of presentation technique with room for improvement and evaluate this in the students’ own presentations
  • Evaluate three presentations by fellow students (both academic content and presentation technique)
  • Teach fellow students topics from the syllabus using flash cards (discrete trials training) and establish flow (precision teaching).

The required coursework must be approved before the students can take the supervised written exam.

Assessment

Portfolio exam comprising four tests and a digital, supervised written exam lasting four hours. All four tests must be approved before the student can take the digital, supervised written exam. All the components must be awarded a pass grade before the exam as a whole can be passed.

If the student fails one test, the student can retake this test. Resit/rescheduled attempts at the four tests can be taken once before the ordinary, digital, supervised written exam. Before the resit/rescheduled digital, supervised written exam, students will be given a third and final attempt at one or more of the tests.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

None

Grading scale

A–F. A grade will be awarded on the basis of the tests taken during the course (60%) and the result of the final written exam (40%). The student has a right to appeal the overall exam grade for the whole portfolio.

Examiners

Two internal examiners

Overlapping courses

10 ECTs overlap with the course PSYK1410 (15 ECTs).