EPN-V2

SBV4500 Prudence and the rule of law in Child welfare work Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Forsvarlighet og rettssikkerhet i barnevernsarbeid
Study programme
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Programme Option Child Care, part-time
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Programme Option Child Care
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Curriculum
FALL 2025
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

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Required preliminary courses

Grade scale A-F.

Learning outcomes

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.

Teaching and learning methods

  • 5 ECTS overlap with SYKK/SYKPPRA20x Nursing Patients with Acute, Critical and Chronic Diseases 1, 20 ECTS.
  • SYKK2100, SYKP2100 og SYKD2100 are fully overlapping.

Course requirements

The following required coursework must have been approved before the student can take the exam:

  • Coursework 1: An individual written assignment with a scope of 2,000 words (+/- 10%).

The purpose of the coursework requirement is to train students in writing legal texts.

The required coursework must be completed and approved by the stipulated deadline in order for the student to take the exam. If the coursework is not approved, the student will be given the opportunity to submit an improved version once by a given deadline.

Assessment

The exam in the course is an individual supervised exam of 5 hours.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

The following aids are permitted:

  • The exam version of Lovdata Pro.

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F.

Examiners

The exam papers are assessed by one internal and one external examiner. At least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded for the papers assessed by two examiners form the basis for determining the level for all the exam papers.

Course contact person

Elisabeth Gording Stang and Janne Thu Ilstad