PSYK2200 Behavior Analysis 2 - Applied Behavior Analysis Course description

This course presents the use of behaviour analysis in different fields. Learning and mastery are two essential concepts related to supporting and further developing an individual’s own competency. Also, this will increase their possibilities to influence their surroundings and to gain control of their own life. Different methods building on applied behaviour analysis and empirically supported approaches will be examined in the course.

Passed the courses PSYK1100, PSYK1200, PSYK1320, PSYK1420, PSYK1600, PSYK1700, PSYK2100, PSYK2200, PSYK2310, PSYKPRA10, PSYK2400, PSYK2600, PSYK3200, PSYK3400, PSYK3500 and PSYKPRA2.

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

Skills

The student can

• protect privacy (according to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)), including safeguarding consent to the collection of personal data and confidentiality
• conduct different types of literature searches
• formulate a research question that can be investigated and written about in a bachelor's thesis
• plan, conduct and document a study, a project work, or a care or training measure
• collect and process data
• use the IMRAD model in reporting and referring according to the current APA standard
• act in accordance with relevant ethical principles

General competence

The student can

• demonstrate practical research ethics and relevant critical thinking in accordance with academic standards
• exchange professional opinions and experience and contribute to the development of the field

Work on the bachelor’s thesis is conducted full-time over eight weeks. The students work independently on the thesis. A supervisor from among the department’s staff will be appointed for each student.

The following must have been approved in order for the student to submit the bachelor’s thesis.

• Prepare and get approved an outline for the bachelor’s thesis
• Participate in organised supervision (80%)

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

Grade scale A-F

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.

Arbeidskrav er alle former for arbeid, prøving og obligatorisk tilstedeværelse som settes som vilkår for å fremstille seg til eksamen. Arbeidskrav gis vurdering godkjent/ikke godkjent.

Følgende arbeidskrav må være godkjent for å fremstille seg til eksamen:

• minimum 80 % deltagelse på samlinger og presentasjoner
• individuelt skriftlig case-basert prosjekt etter gitte kriterier, presenteres i grupper på siste seminar

Det er studentens ansvar å påse at krav om tilstedeværelse på samlinger/presentasjoner oppfylles. Dersom studenten ikke oppfyller tilstedeværelseskravet på, må studenten normalt følge undervisning og avlegge eksamen med neste kull. Dette vil innebære en forsinkelse i studentens studieløp. I særlige tilfeller kan utdanningen vurdere dispensasjon gjennom kompensatoriske krav. En eventuell søknad om dispensasjon må fremsettes skriftlig til utdanningen.

Skriftlige arbeidskrav som ikke blir godkjent, må omarbeides før ny vurdering. Dersom annen gangs vurdering ikke godkjennes, kan ikke studenten framstille seg til ordinær eksamen/vurdering. Studenten har rett til et tredje forsøk før ny/utsatt eksamen. Ikke godkjent arbeidskrav kan medføre forsinkelse i studentens utdanningsløp.