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SFV4700 Globalisation and the Development of Health and Social Policy Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Globalisation and the Development of Health and Social Policy
Study programme
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Study Option International Social Welfare and Health Policy
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Programme Option Child Care, part-time
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Programme Option Child Care
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, part-time
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Programme Option Social Work
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2020/2021
Curriculum
FALL 2020
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

The course presents the main debates concerning the impact of economic, cultural and political globalisation on health and social welfare in different parts of the world, and the role of multilateral agencies (including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund) in influencing social and health policies in high-, middle-, and low-income countries.

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 and skills:

Knowledge

The student has advanced knowledge of

  • main theoretical and empirical debates concerning how globalisation impacts upon health and social welfare in different parts of the world
  • trends in economic growth, poverty and inequality
  • The importance of the demographic and epidemiological transitions for understanding differences in health status and social welfare between as well as within countries
  • welfare state changes in high, middle and low income countries
  • how decisions are made in multilateral agencies (in particular the World Health Organisation, the World Bank and IMF), and the polities of multilateral organisations
  • the relationship between international and national health policy and social policy

Skills

The student can

  • review and discuss different theoretical perspectives on globalisation and local development
  • investigate health and social policy outcomes in different countries
  • investigate how demographic and socioeconomic changes influence disease patterns and changes in health and social inequality
  • analyse how various aspects of globalisation influence health and social policy outcomes in high, middle and low income countries

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 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 at least 3000 words, preferably written in groups of 3-5 students. 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.

The papers are to be presented at a seminar or poster session. Participation in the seminar or poster session is a mandatory part of the work requirement.

Assessment

The learning outcome will be assessed on the basis of an individual six-hour written school exam.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Students may use a spelling dictionary, as well as a bilingual dictionary.

Grading scale

The course describe the analysis and processing of signals in the frequency domain and analysis of systems for signal processing. Images are two-dimensional signals. The course also include the acquisition of image data, reconstruction of images and basic image processing of images for medical diagnostics.

Examiners

After finishing this course the student should have the following outcome:

Knowledge:

Understand the connection between the impulse response and frequency response

Understand that images are 2D signals and can be analysed accordingly

Understand the connection between resolution, impulse response, point spread function and frequency response.

Know how to describe wave propagation, reflection, refraction and attenuation of waves

Understand how an ultrasound image is formed and how the pulses are transmitted and recorded.

Understand how x-rays are generated and how an X-ray image is formed.

Understand how tomographic data are recorded and how CT-images are reconstructed.

Understand the physical principals of magnetic resonance and how images are formed.

Skills

Can describe and analyse signals with the use of the Fourier transform.

Be able to frequency analyse signals and design optimal processing

Can digitize signals by sampling and AD-conversion.

Can explain the difference between diagnostic and technical image quality.

Understand how images are reconstructed fro measured data.

Can use an ultrasound scanner and chose optimal settings.

General competence:

Be able to process a measured signal to optimize information content.

Be able to evaluate technical quality of an image in order to optimize diagnostic quality

Course contact person

Lectures and exercises including use of MATLAB