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SYKDPRA21B null Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Sykepleie til pasienter med akutt, kritisk og kronisk sykdom 1
Study programme
Bachelor's Programme in Nursing - Part Time
Weight
15.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Course history

Introduction

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

Knowledge

The student

  • has broad knowledge of updated national and international research on the topic of the bachelor’s thesis
  • has knowledge of professional development and project work and can use the knowledge in his/her own project
  • has knowledge of philosophy of science, research ethics and research methods, and is capable of discussing how this impacts the development of knowledge in occupational therapy

Skills

The student is capable of

  • applying problem-solving and creative strategies in the development of a project outline
  • developing a research question and a project plan
  • using philosophy of science, research ethics and methods to his/her own bachelor’s degree project
  • applying a relevant scientific method and conducting data collection and analysis
  • preparing an abstract and bachelor’s thesis based on traditions in research dissemination
  • obtaining, applying and discussing relevant research articles and other specialist literature from national and international R&D work on the topic of the bachelor thesis
  • discussing the bachelor thesis’ topic and results in relation to occupational therapy theory and occupational science
  • discussing, assessing and reflecting on results and factors that have influenced the results’ reliability and validity

General competence

The student is capable of

  • planning and carrying out an occupational therapy development project in cooperation with others under supervision
  • critically reflecting on research ethics issues and guidelines
  • communicating in written form, discussing and presenting the results of his/her own project

Recommended preliminary courses

  • Gjennomført emne SYKD1410 Sykdom og helsesvikt, 13 stp.
  • Bestått SYKD1310 Legemiddelhåndtering, 2 stp.

Required preliminary courses

In order to be permitted to sit the exam, the following must have been approved:

  • application for approval of the topic and an overview of those who will write the assignment
  • a written assignment in the form of a project outline for the bachelor thesis, up to 1,500 words. The project description must be written and submitted in groups normally comprising two students.

Learning outcomes

Written bachelor’s thesis in groups normally comprising two students, up to 7,000 words.

Resit exam: If the bachelor’s thesis is awarded a fail grade, the students have the right to submit a reworked version once.

Teaching and learning methods

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Course requirements

A-F.

Assessment

All answers are assessed by two examiners. An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Ikke relevant.

Grading scale

Bestått-Ikke bestått.

Examiners

Kontaktlærer godkjenner etter innstilling fra praksisveileder. Endelig vedtak om Bestått-Ikke bestått fattes av universitetet.

Overlapping courses

SYKKPRA21x, SYKPPRA21x og SYKDPRA21x er fullt overlappende.