EPN-V2

SN4200 Understanding Citizens' Street-level Encounters with the Welfare State Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Understanding Citizens' Street-level Encounters with the Welfare State
Study programme
Master's Programme in Applied Social Sciences – Study Option Nordic Social Policy and Global Sustainable Development
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2024/2025
Curriculum
FALL 2024
Schedule
Course history

Introduction

Contact lecturer approves the exam after recommendation from practical training supervisor. The final decision on whether to award a pass or fail grade is made by the university.

Required preliminary courses

  • Completed course SYKK/SYKP1410 Diseases and Health Deficits, 13 credits.
  • Passed course SYKK/SYKP1310 Administration of Medicine, 2 credits.

Learning outcomes

  • 15 ECTS overlap with SYKK/SYKPPRA20x Nursing Patients with Acute, Critical and Chronic Diseases 1, 20 ECTS.
  • SYKKPRA21 and SYKPPRA21 are fully overlapping.

Teaching and learning methods

The course will comprise a mix of lectures and active student involvement. Students will end the course with a paper and a presentation in which they discuss one of the theories covered in the curriculum. There will be a meeting set aside for student presentations.

Course requirements

The following coursework requirement must be completed and approved by the given deadline for the student to take the exam.

The student must (1) submit an individual written paper (6 pages, Calibri, pt.12, 1,5 line spacing) where they present and discuss one of the theories covered in the curriculum, and (2) present it in one of the two final meetings, with feedback from lecturers and classmates.

If the individual written paper has not been approved, the student will be allowed to submit an improved version one time by the given deadline.

Assessment

The student's learning outcome will be assessed on the basis of an 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

Grade scale A-F.

Examiners

The exam papers are assessed by one internal and one external examiner.

A random selection consisting of at least 25% of the exam papers will be graded by both an internal and external examiner. This will inform the grading of the remaining exam papers.

Course contact person

Ira Malmberg-Heimonen