VERB1300 Anatomy and Physiology Course description

On successful completion of the course, the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can describe the responsibilities of different parties and professions in a professionally sound target selection process
• can explain how to facilitate supported decision-making, participation and self-determination in a lifespan perspective
• can explain how skills can be established and maintained in a lifespan perspective
• can outline how to facilitate maintenance and change of behaviour at individual level through assessment and testing, description of interventions and evaluation of results
• can describe functional assessments
• can describe interventions based on behaviour analytic principles to prevent and reduce challenging behaviour
• can describe how to implement behaviour analytic principles in staff training
• can describe lawful and professionally sound case processing for individual decisions concerning services pursuant to the Health and Care Services Act

Skills

The student

• can apply selected assessment methods to prepare interventions based on behaviour analytic principles
• can carry out, in cooperation with others, a satisfactory planning and target selection process with an emphasis on the service recipient's wishes and self-determination
• can formulate goals at different levels in interventions based on behavior analytic principles
• can determine appropriate methods for collecting data and selecting a design, and present data from interventions
• can apply up-to-date knowledge of the health and welfare system, legislation, regulations and guidelines in their practice to ensure that service recipients receive equal and professionally sound services
• can apply up-to-date knowledge of laws and relevant guides in relation to coercive measures and use of force
• can provide behaviour-specific feedback to fellow students in connection with oral presentations

General competence

The student

• can discuss academic, ethical and legal issues associated with interventions based on behaviour analytic principles
• can communicate academic subject matter orally and in writing
• can explain methods for systematically obtaining information about the experience and knowledge from different parties

The teaching and learning methods include lectures, self-study, assignments based on cases, supervised group work, peer assessment and practical skills training.

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• Submission of written preparatory work to supervised group work in groups of six, up to 1,500 words
• 100% attendance in supervised case-based group work
• Oral presentation of case analysis, selection of target behaviours and training curriculum in supervised group work
• Individual oral presentation of target behaviour and training curriculum based on case analysis in groups of six students. Feedback from fellow students based on set criteria.
• Individual project description for self-modification project, up to 1,000 words
• Individual oral presentation of self-modification project in groups of six students. Feedback from fellow students and lecturer based on set criteria.
• 100% attendance in three days with skills training

Individual written home examination over five days, up to 3,200 words

The research question for the bachelor's thesis is prepared on the basis of an evidence-based project work, training and/or care measure implemented in cooperation with the service recipients and others in the supervised practical training course VERPRA35. The research question and the thesis outline are approved in the course of VERPRA35. The bachelor's thesis is a specialisation in a topic and research question chosen by the student him/herself. The bachelor's thesis will document that the student has acquired important and fundamental knowledge and skills in project, care and/or change processes, or quality-enhancing measures.

The bachelor’s thesis is written over a period of eight weeks of full-time work.

The required coursework for VERPRA35 must have been approved before a student can start the course. VERB3200, VERB3100 and VERPRA30 must be passed before the bachelor's thesis can be submitted for assessment.

On successful completion of the course, the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can explain different data collection and processing methods and different forms of reporting in line with ethical and legal requirements
• can explain different principles for assessing scientific quality
• can explain the specific area of specialisation he/she has chosen

Skills

The student

• can ensure protection of privacy, cf. the General Data Protection Regulation (GPDR), obtain consent and observe the duty of confidentiality
• can formulate a reasoned research question of relevance to the area of specialisation in accordance with the general requirements that apply to research questions
• can carry out relevant literature searches
• can make a critical assessment of the scholarly contributions made by others in his/her chosen area of specialisation
• can assess data collection methods, principles and concepts relevant for assessing scientific quality
• can use the relevant thesis structure and cite references in accordance with the applicable APA standard
• can apply relevant research results
• can document a project, care or educational intervention or a quality-enhancing measure
• can apply academic knowledge in a critical discussion of his/her own work, including the findings described in his/her own bachelor's thesis.

General competence

The student

• can engage in critique of the discipline and has insight into professional, ethical and legal challenges and dilemmas in social education
• can document and communicate social education work
• can assess and discuss the use of digital tools and AI in professional work, including ethical and legal implications

The teaching and learning methods include lectures, supervision and independent work on the bachelor's thesis. Up to five hours of supervision is available per bachelor's thesis. A supervisor is appointed for each thesis. It is the student's responsibility to contact his/her thesis supervisor and provide him/her with the material necessary for the supervision.

The following required coursework must be approved before a student can receive a final assessment:

• A multiple-choice test with a minimum of 90% correct answers by the given deadline
• 1 hour individual supervision in connection with the bachelor's thesis

Individual written bachelor's thesis in accordance with set criteria, up to 8,000 words

On reasoned application and following a special assessment, students can be allowed to write their bachelor’s thesis in pairs. The maximum length of the thesis is still 8,000 words even when two students write a thesis together. Each of the two students must enclose a description of his/her own contribution to the thesis. They are both responsible for the content of the thesis.

Resit exam: If the bachelor’s thesis is awarded the grade F (fail), the student will be given one (1) opportunity to submit a reworked version.