EPN-V2

VERND2320 Health Issues II Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Helsefaglig emne II
Study programme
Bachelor's Programme in Social Education
Bachelor's Programme in Social Education
Weight
9.0 ECTS
Year of study
2021/2022
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

In this course, students become acquainted with various factors that are crucial to good health. The students will learn to identify different signs of illness, carry out relevant examinations and measurements, and carry out practical procedures. The course also covers drug administration in accordance with applicable guidelines.

Required preliminary courses

The course forms a broad theoretical basis in biomedical subjects and comprises metabolism, cellular communication, gene regulation, and control of cell growth. It focuses on differences between normal conditions and different pathological conditions.

Learning outcomes

Studenten må være tatt opp på studiet. Emnet tilbys også som enkeltemne.

Teaching and learning methods

Etter fullført emne har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten

  • har avansert kunnskap om celleproliferasjon, ulike former for celledød og karsinogenese
  • har avansert kunnskap om cellulær kommunikasjon og biokjemisk signaloverføring
  • har detaljert kunnskap om endo- og exocytose
  • kan redegjøre i detalj for molekylær transport over membraner
  • har inngående kunnskap om cytoskjelettet
  • har avansert kunnskap om regulering av genekspresjon, ulike epigenetiske og posttranslasjonelle modifikasjoner
  • har inngående kunnskap om kreft på molekylært og cellebiologisk nivå
  • har inngående kunnskap på molekylært nivå om retrovirus og utviklingen av HIV/Aids
  • kan beskrive molekylære mekanismer for utvalgte metabolske og endokrine sykdommer samt kardiovaskulære og nevrologiske lidelser
  • har avansert kunnskap om stamcellers egenskaper og anvendelsesmuligheter

Ferdigheter

Studenten kan

  • anvende cellebiologi til å forklare normale cellulære prosesser
  • anvende cellebiologi til å forklare utvalgte patologiske tilstander og til å vurdere mulige strategier for intervensjon

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

  • kan analysere, drøfte, sammenfatte og formidle vitenskapelige artikler innen molekylær cellebiologi

Course requirements

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

Knowledge

The student

  • can describe and discuss societal influences that support a complexity perspective
  • can describe and discuss complexity as a scientific approach
  • can describe and discuss dualism as a philosophical perspective, and the problems with dualism in applied settings
  • can describe concepts from complexity science such as reductionism; emergence; critical mass; consilience, and the unity of science
  • can give examples of analyses of the same phenomenon at different levels of reduction
  • can describe and discuss differences in antagonistic and complementary professional approaches to the same phenomenon
  • can describe and discuss the principle of selection at different levels of complexity

Skills

The student

  • can analyze networks as the structure of complex adaptive systems
  • can identify nodes and hubs, assessing the robustness and vulnerability of Networks
  • can identify category mistakes and discuss mentalism and evolutionary approaches
  • can cite sources and arrange a reference list according to the current standard from APA
  • can use EndNote for citations and references in written assignments

Assessment

Exam content: The learning outcomes

Exam form: Individual written exam, 5 hours

Permitted exam materials and equipment

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

  • 4 individual written assignments, each with maximum 6000 keystrokes.

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F.

Examiners

An external and internal examiner will assess all exams