SYK2830A Research in Nursing Course description

Normally taught in English. Taught in Norwegian if no English-speaking students are taking the course.

In this course, you will plan and carry out a small-scale research project under supervision. The objective is to get a sense of what it is like to conduct research in the field of nursing. You will carry out the project in groups of students under the supervision of the lecturer with a view to understand and apply research. The group itself will choose the problem area and data collection and analysis methods to be used. The results will be published in a project report.

The following must have been completed and approved in order for a student to take the exam:

• project-based practical training, 3 weeks, compulsory attendance of 90 %
• INTER1200, Individual log. Scope: 500 words (+/- 10%). In order to write the log, the student must first attend a seminar over two days.

Admission to the programme.

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

KnowledgeThe student

• can describe common data collection and analysis methods
• can assess quantitative and qualitative results with a critical approach to methods
• can describe how it is possible to update your own skills in a chosen subject area and how to contribute to developing professional practice

SkillsThe student

• can formulate a research question, competently carry out a literature search and plan research under supervision
• can collect and analyse data, and present results from a mini-research project orally and in writing in the form of a project report
• can reflect on current procedures and methods, and take the initiative to engage in dialogue about the implementation of new knowledge and new work methods

CompetenceThe student

• can develop expertise in a chosen subject area and contribute to developing professional practice
• can reflect on nursing issues within a chosen subject area

Lectures, seminars, self-study and group work.

The first week comprises lectures about research and research methods, and students will also be divided into groups, choose their topic and plan the project. The second week comprises supervised group work with data collection and analysis. In the third week, students will write their project report, and present and discuss the results.

In this course, you will be able to specialise in the field of supervision. You will learn about supervision, and the supervisor’s role, responsibility and function. This elective course provides basic skills in supervision of nursing students, but can also be used in other contexts, such as the guidance of colleagues, patients and next of kin. The course content combines basic theory of supervision with practical training in groups and individual supervision.

Students who pass the course may apply for exemption from the course VEIPR6000 Supervision and assessment 1 (5 credits) in the programme Further Education in Supervision of Students in Internship (10 credits) at OsloMet.

Normally taught in English. Can be taught in Norwegian if no English-speaking students are taking the course.

In this course, you learn about health-promoting and preventive work at both individual, group and society level. The course gives you knowledge about conditions that promote health and quality of life and challenges that entail health risks. This includes nursing challenges in working with healthy vulnerable and marginalised groups, and children and young people's upbringing environment.

In addition, students will participate in the interdisciplinary teaching activity INTER1200 ‘Communication with children and adolescents’, with a scope corresponding to 1.5 credits carried out in the beginning of January. Exchange students may occasionally be exempted from this requirement. Relevant topics include children’s and adolescents’ cooperation with professionals, explorative approaches to children and adolescents and professionals’ contributions to children and adolescents’ formation of opinions. The learning outcomes expected after completion of INTER1200 are marked with *. See INTERACT’s website for a more detailed description of the content of INTER1200 : https://www.oslomet.no/forskning/forskningsprosjekter/interact

Admission to the programme.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student

• is capable of reflecting on health promoting and preventive work at the individual-, group- and society level with focus on healthy, vulnerable and marginalised groups
• is capable of describing conditions that influence children and adolescent’s formative environment and how activity and well-being are significant for health, welfare and the prevention of disease for all groups of the population
• is capable of describing key issues related to women’s health
• is capable of describing key issues related to sexual health and sexually transmitted diseases
• is capable of describing how migration, refugee and judicial status can affect each person’s health
• has knowledge about the importance of appreciative communication with children, adolescents and their parents/guardians*
• can explain children and adolescents’ right to participation in decisions that concern them*
• can explain the importance of explorative approaches in cooperation with children and adolescents*

Skills

The student is capable of

• exploring how social health determinants are significant to public health and work inclusion at the individual and group level
• using knowledge of pregnancy, birth and the post-partum period
• completing a project under supervision and disseminating the results
• carry out a conversation about everyday life with children and adolescents*
• have appreciative communication with parents/guardians*

Competence

The student is capable of

• discussing the connection between social health determinants and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
• reflecting on the health risks of people who live with demanding caregiving tasks, drug addictions in the family, and people who have experienced neglect or domestic violence
• can reflect on their own role in explorative conversation with children, adolescents and their parent/guardians*
• understands the importance of interprofessional cooperation with children, adolescents and their parents/guardians*

Project-based practical training: The students work with various topics related to health-promoting and preventive work based on practical experience (3 weeks, including INTER1200).

INTER1200 'Communication with children and adolescents' forms part of a common seminar day, digital learning resources and assignments related to interprofessional group work and self-study.

Oral exam in groups

• Until 10 students in groups, 30 minutes

Exams take place throughout the course and conclude with an oral presentation.

The group can choose whether the oral exam is given in Norwegian and / or English.