VERB2200 Behavior Analysis - from Theory to Application Course description

The main focus of the course is to learn how behaviour is established, changed, and maintained to increase independence and improve quality-of-life. The students will learn the basic principles of behaviour analysis and how behaviour is operationalised and measured. The course also introduces experimental methodology with an emphasis on single-subject designs to allow students to assess the effect of behavior analytic interventions and understand research results in the field. Self-determination, social validity and the legal basis for services provided are emphasized. Different schools of thought in the field of psychology are compared. Relevant philosophy of science and ethics are presented, along with the historical development of applied behaviour analysis.

The interprofessional student collaboration INTER1200 Communication with Children, Youth and their Families, a scope of work corresponding to 1.5 credits focuses on communication and interaction with children, young people and their families, and on how interprofessional work needs to be coordinated to strengthen the provision of services to the individual child.

INTER1200 addresses the learning outcomes marked with an asterisk (*) and written in italics.

The course is taught over ten weeks, including one week for Interact.

Passed VERB1100, VERB1200, VERB1300, VERB1400 og VERB1500

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

Knowledge

The student

• has knowledge of explorative approaches when interacting with children and young people*
• has knowledge of children and young people’s right to participation and about the necessity of cooperating with children, young people and their families*
• can describe the main features of the historical development of applied behaviour analysis
• can explain how philosophy of science is relevant to the practice of applied behaviour analysis
• can explain basic principles of behaviour analysis
• can describe different ways of observing and measuring behaviour
• can discuss self-determination, supported decision-making and social validity
• can describe different single-subject experimental designs and selected research methods that can be used in social education
• can describe characteristics of empirically supported interventions

Skills

The student

• can explore the daily life of children and young people and construction of meaning*
• can reflect on his/her own role in explorative conversation with children and young people*
• can reflect on the group's interprofessional cooperation*
• can assess similarities and differences between important theories in the disciplines of psychology and pedagogy
• can assess social validity of interventions based on behaviour analytic principles
• can operationalise and analyse behaviour
• can assess the effect of interventions by analysing figures that present single-subject experimental designs
• can apply basic legal methods to implement lawful and professional practice
• can assess how welfare technology can be introduced to support the individual's resources and possibilities for mastery of functional skills

General competence

The student

• understands the importance of interprofessional cooperation with children, young people and their families*
• can apply behaviour analytic principles to promote self-determination and equal participation in society in line with applicable legislation, professional guidelines and ethical considerations
• can assess the effect of interventions based on behaviour analytic principles to promote socially valid behaviour change
• can apply relevant and up-to-date specialist literature to shed light on practical problems, make well-founded choices and apply behaviour analytic principles in socially valid behavior change

The teaching and learning methods include lectures, self-study, skills training, Interteaching, flipped classroom, podcast, case studies and assignments in groups with or without feedback/supervision, and submission of written assignments. The multiple-choice test can be taken as many times as the student wants/needs to.

INTER1200 Communication with Children, Youth and their Families includes one common seminar day, digital learning resources and assignments related to interprofessional group work and self-study.

Norge har tilgang til et bredt spekter av naturressurser; petroleumsforekomster, mineraler, torsk og annen villfisk, skog, jordbruk, havbruk og vannkraft. Disse har hatt og har en stor betydning for verdiskapningen i Norge.

Økonomisk teori har lang tradisjon i å studere optimal utnyttelse av naturressurser fra et samfunnsperspektiv. Videre predikerer økonomisk teori at et uregulert marked i mange tilfeller ikke vil realisere en hensiktsmessig utnyttelse av naturressursene eksempler er overfiske og avskoging. Manglende oppmerksomhet om miljøeffekter, kan også gi uheldig bruk av naturressurser.

Dersom naturressursene blir utnyttet til samfunnets beste, vil de i de fleste tilfeller generer en ekstra gevinst som gjerne blir kalt ressursrente. Ressursrenten er profitt utover normalavkastningen på investert kapital. I Norge er det betydelig ressursrente i olje og gass, havbruk, vannkraft og til dels fiskeriene.

I Norge og til dels i andre land har det vært en konsensus at ressursrenten skal tilfalle alle. Myndighetene vil derfor ikke bare søke å regulere naturressursnæringer utfra effektivitetshensyn, men også utfra at ressursrenten skal tilfalle hele befolkningen.

• Fakta om norske naturressurser med spesiell fokus på olje- og gass, vann-, sol- og vindkraft, havbruk, fiskerier og bioressurser (skog)
• Klassiske økonomiske teorier for utnyttelse naturressurser; Hotelling knapphetsrente, Gordon-Clarke modellen for fiske, Faustmann reglen for skogbruk mm.
• Regulering av naturressursnæringer gjennom deltagelsesbegrensninger, tildeling av omsettbare kvoter, ressursrentebeskatning mm.
• Skattlegging av naturressursnæringer for å omfordele ressursrenten

Ingen forkunnskapskrav.

Studenten skal etter å ha fullført emnet ha følgende totale læringsutbytte definert i kunnskaper, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten har inngående kunnskap om:

• viktige norske naturressurser; verdiskapning, offentlige reguleringer og generell markedsforståelse.
• klassiske økonomiske modeller for optimal utnyttelse av petroleumsressurser, fiskerier, skogbruk og vann-, sol- og vindkraft.

Ferdigheter

Studenten kan

• anvende økonomisk teori til å analysere uttaket av naturressurser i en uregulert tilstand og til å diskutere effekten av ulike reguleringer

For å kunne framstille seg til eksamen må studenten ha følgende godkjente arbeidskrav:

• Arbeidskrav 1: Studentene skal levere en semesteroppgave i form av et essay. Omfanget skal være på 5-7 sider. Essayet skal inneholde en økonomisk modell og ta opp en sentral ressurs-økonomisk problemstilling for Norge. Faglærer vil være behjelpelig med å finne problemstilling. Essayet skal besvares av to studenter i fellesskap.

Arbeidskravet må være gjennomført og godkjent innen fastlagt frist for at studenten skal kunne framstille seg til eksamen. Dersom arbeidskravet ikke blir godkjent, gis det anledning til å kunne levere en forbedret versjon én gang innen angitt frist.

Eksamen i emnet er en skoleeksamen på 4 timer.

Ingen hjelpemidler er tillatt.