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SFV4600 Comparative Social Risk Management Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Comparative Social Risk Management
Study programme
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Study Option International Social Welfare and Health Policy
Master in Programme Applied Social Sciences
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences
Elective modules, Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Programme Option Social Work
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2018/2019
Curriculum
FALL 2018
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

The course presents main social protection strategies with regard to major social risks, as well as evaluation methods to assess the advantages and disadvantages of health and social policy interventions.

Required preliminary courses

None.

Learning outcomes

A student who has completed his or her qualification has the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has advanced knowledge of

  • social protection strategies, in particular related to major social risks: unemployment, sickness, disability, lack of a provider, child abuse, and old age
  • the interplay between protection provided by the state, the voluntary sector, the family and the market
  • principles of social insurance and health insurance
  • strategies for providing residual or universal social and health assistance
  • the extended family as a risk-managing institution
  • problems with social protection coverage and strategies for extending coverage
  • strategies for efficient delivery of health and social services
  • policy evaluation methods in health and social care

Skills

The student can

  • identify similarities and differences in social and health protection strategies in high, middle and low income countries
  • investigate the arguments for and against public management, public/private partnerships, outsourcing and other strategies with regard to the delivery of publicly provided health and social services
  • analyse processes of social/health policy implementation
  • evaluate social/health policy outputs and outcomes

Teaching and learning methods

The course is organised into a series of lectures and seminars. Students are expected to play an active role. Lectures are given by both the course lecturer and invited lecturers. Students will also be required to present papers, and discuss course themes during lectures and seminars.

Course requirements

Students must submit a work requirement of 11 pages ( +/-10%) on a course topic, preferably written in groups of 3-5 students. Students must have approval from the course lecturer in order to write individually. The paper must be approved by the course lecturer. Students whose papers are not approved after the first submission will be given the chance to resubmit once.

Papers that are not approved after two submissions will disqualify students from sitting the final examination.

Assessment

Individual six-hour written school examination.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Students may use a spelling dictionary, as well as a bilingual dictionary during the written school exam.

Grading scale

Students are awarded grades on a descending scale from A to E for pass and F for fail.

Examiners

The written exam will be assessed by an internal and an external examiner. The external examiner grades a random sample consisting of at least 25 per cent of the written exams. The grades given for this sample provide a basis for the internal examiner's assessment. The external examiner will also grade papers where there is doubt about giving a grade of pass.

Course contact person

Einar Øverbye