VERN1500 Health Issues I Course description

Knowledge of anatomy, physiology and motor development is crucial to health personnel. This course covers cytology, microbiology, genetics and neuroanatomy.

The course gives students knowledge of the most common diseases, their causes and symptoms.

Passed VERN1110/VERND1110, VERN1210/VERND1210/VERNL1210, VERN1310/VERND1310, VERN1400/VERND1400, VEPRA10/VEPRAD10 before starting the course is recommended.

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 has:

• good knowledge of the concept of health and health-related topics in the social educator programme
• good knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology
• knowledge of the structure of a cell and various processes relating to the cell's functions
• knowledge of the structure and physiology of the various organ systems, with particular emphasis on the nervous system
• knowledge of normal motor development
• knowledge of physical consequences of and changes caused by old age
• knowledge of senile dementia
• knowledge of microbiology and the most important hygiene principles

Skills

The student:

• is capable of recognising and assessing different signs of illness

Competence

The student is capable of:

• applying knowledge about health-related issues to identify abnormalities and signs of illness
• contributing to users’ health-related challenges being addressed
• explaining the causes and identifying symptoms of the most common diseases in the body's different organ systems

The course comprises teaching, self-study and group work.

Lectures are followed by self-study and submission of group assignments and subsequent testing. Students are expected to learn some of the syllabus in groups, where they will answer a number of questions.

Two tests will be given during the course. The tests will mainly consist of multiple choice questions and short-answer assignments.

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

• compulsory participation in group work, with submission of group assignments
• two tests

Supervised individual written exam, 4 hours

None

A grade scale with grades from A to E for pass and F for fail is used.

One examiner