SBV4600 The child welfare worker in relation and context Course description

The students shall acquire knowledge of and insight into the development of applications (apps) for mobile devices. The course takes the framework for the Android platform as its point of departure to highlight important concepts in the development of mobile devices. The course will be a useful foundation for students who wish to work on mobile applications in connection with their bachelor’s thesis. It is desirable but not a requirement that students have access to an Android device.

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After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:  

Knowledge 

The student has 

• advanced knowledge of social policy, institutional and professional conditions for interaction in the child welfare service 

• the advanced theoretical knowledge required to establish cooperative alliances with children, families and other services 
• advanced knowledge of professional ethical issues
• advanced knowledge of conditions that impede and promote professional development 

 Skills 

The student can 

• analyse circumstances of importance to child welfare workers’ understanding of their role and professional practice
• analyse and handle professional ethical issues and dilemmas 
• analyse their own position on the basis of gender, age, class and their own life story and their bearing on the relationship with children and parents 

General competence  

The student can 

• analyse and take a critical approach to their own position and values in encounters with children, parents and partners and seek guidance as needed
• use knowledge of one’s own and other professions’ expertise and areas of responsibility when considering the child’s best interests 

• apply their knowledge to safeguard children’s and parents’ rights to participation and co-determination

The teaching takes place with in-person attendance on campus, and the working methods vary between lectures and student-active learning methods. 

The following coursework requirements must have been approved for the student to take the exam:

• Coursework requirement 1: One individual written assignment of 4 pages. The assignment will be read and commented on orally by one or two fellow students, before the teacher assesses the assignment as approved/not approved.

The purpose of the coursework requirement is to further develop the students’ academic writing skills. It is crucial that child welfare workers are skilled at expressing themselves clearly and accurately in writing.

The coursework requirement 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. 

The exam in the course is an individual oral exam with a time frame of approximately 45 minutes per candidate. The time frame includes examination and assessment with oral explanation.

No aids are permitted.

Portfolio assessment subject to the following requirements:

• two projects, individually or in pairs
• one individual assignment

The portfolio will be given one final grade. All parts of the portfolio must be evaluated to pass in order to pass the exam.

The exam result can be appealed.

In the event of resit and rescheduled exams, another exam form may also be used or a new assignment given with a new deadline. If oral exams are used, the result cannot be appealed.

The oral exam is graded by one internal and one external examiner.  

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