SYKP1070 Technology and Society Course description

The language is normally English.

Technologies, from the stone axe to the computer, have been integral in shaping how we live, think, interact, and work. Advances in digitalization have made digital competences a significant factor in ensuring the employability of candidates in all professions vital to our society. Understanding the benefits, the limitations, and the transformative power of technologies on public and private life as well as professional practice is crucial.

In this course, students will acquire the basic knowledge needed to harness the potential of digital technologies and identify opportunities to use technology to foster inclusion, active participation, and sustainability in society and the workplace. Through individual reflection, shared exploration and group discussions, students will gain awareness of how technological developments might impact their future professions, and their role as citizens in an increasingly digitalized society.

This course will provide students with the foundational knowledge and means to become a responsible agent of change in their own profession and field of study. Students will learn to recognise limitations, strengths and potentially disruptive consequences of technological innovation and grapple with the social, ethical, and political issues that arise as technology becomes both increasingly complex and essential to the function of society.

This course introduces students to basic pharmacology, drug administration and drug calculation. They will learn about the connection between drug administration and patient safety and about the accuracy requirements that apply to working with drugs. This is an introductory course in pharmacology and drug administration, and the theme will be continued in the second and third years of study.

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

• describing different types of medication, administration methods, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
• describing interactions and side effects of the use of selected drugs
• describing different reasons for variations in the response to drugs
• describing generic drug substitution and applying the Norwegian Medicines Agency's substitution list or local substitution list
• describing the procedure for handling drugs from the drug is prescribed until the patient has taken it or it has been disposed of
• referring to relevant legislation and regulations for the use of drugs, including guidelines for documentation, handling of non-conformities and disposal
• giving an account of the risk of addiction and abuse of drugs

Skills

The student is capable of

• carrying out independent and faultless calculations of drug dosages, quantities and strengths using different methods of administration
• assessing and checking their own and other people’s calculations
• using reference works such as Felleskatalogen and Legemiddelhåndboka

Competence

The student is capable of

• planning and carrying out responsible drug administration and quality assuring the individual patient’s use of drugs

Self-study, lectures, work on assignments in groups at worskshop.;Practical assignments in digitale platforms. Simulation in drug calculations and drug administration at the SF-unit.

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

• participation at workshops and calculation groups, compulsory attendance of 80 %
• simulation in drug administrations, take place in SF-unit, one day
• reflection assignment based on the simulation with a scope of 1,000 words (+/- 10%).
• multiple choice assignment, qualifying arithmetic problems (100% correct) in the form of multiple choice questions within a set time before the exam.;

Fagplanen som høyrer til dette emnet er lagt på emne M1GNO1100 Norsk 1, emne 1.

Ingen.

Pass/fail.

Two internal examiners.