Studyinfo subject PSYKPRA1 2021 HØST
PSYKPRA1 Applied Behavior Analysis - Exercises Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Anvendt atferdsanalyse - praksisstudier
- Weight
- 10.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2021/2022
- Course history
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Introduction
This is a practical course where knowledge and skills acquired from previous courses are used in practical work. The practical training must therefore be taken at establishments where the purpose is to provide training or conduct change work based on concrete issues. The course is taken full-time over six weeks, unless otherwise agreed. The average work week is 30 hours, totalling 180 hours for the whole period. Practical training may entail shift work, days and evenings.
Required preliminary courses
Passed PSYK1420 and required coursework for PSYK2200 completed/approved.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:
Knowledge
The student has knowledge of
the purpose of the practical training establishment
the legal basis for the establishment
Skills
The student is capable of
using expedient methods of registration
performing functional analyses
proposing expedient training methods in relation to establishing new behaviour
proposing expedient behaviour to replace inexpedient behaviour
facilitating generalisation and continuation of behaviour changes
analysing collected data and presenting these in a graph
communicating with users, next of kin and other partners
Competence
The student
has insight into behaviour analysis’ areas of application
is capable of discussing ethical issues linked to data collection and observation
is capable of describing judicial factors that affect data collection and observation, with particular weight on consent, information exchange and storage
has professional understanding, relational skills and professional qualifications that are required by the practical training establishment
Teaching and learning methods
The practical training requirements are participation in work in the workplace/the establishment, activities that promote the learning outcomes and compliance with the university's general practical training requirements. This general requirements can be found in Canvas.
Course requirements
Submission of planning documents for practical training
Participation in work at the practical training establishment (minimum attendance of 90%)
Participation at any lectures/seminars at the university (80%)
Compliance with general practical training requirements
Assessment
1. Assessment of practical training
2. Individual written assignment related to practical training, approx. 2,000 words. The report should show that the student has knowledge of different areas of the discipline (synthesis knowledge). Special criteria have been developed to assess this. When a fail grade is awarded for the written assignment, the student is permitted to submit a reworked version.
Permitted exam materials and equipment
All
Grading scale
Pass/fail
Examiners
For part 1: The person responsible for the course following a recommendation from the practical training supervisor
For part 2: One internal and one external examiner
The practical training supervisor must submit a recommendation on whether the practical training has been passed before the individual assignment is assessed.