Digital Skills for Teachers Programme description

The study programme consists of courses that enable students to specialise in different areas. One programme option is suitable for medical laboratory technicians/engineers/pharmacists who want to specialise in biomedical research and development. There are two options for radiographers who want to specialise in CT or radiotherapy, respectively. The fourth option is for medical laboratory technicians and radiographers who want to specialise in nuclear medicine. Students can choose other course combinations than those recommended.

A student's academic/professional background and desired area of specialisation or the topic of his/her master's thesis will be decisive to his/her choice of programme option. The programme management provides advice and guidance.

The scope of the master's thesis is 60 credits, and it ensures in-depth specialisation in an area in the form of an independent scholarly work. Students are offered master's thesis topics related to hospitals, research institutions or the university's research environments. A thesis normally includes practical research work, but it could also be a theoretical work based on empirical data. Students are usually included in a research group. The thesis could also be based on independent development work carried out at the student's own place of work.

Students receive information about the programme options and the different courses during the first week of study, and must submit their choice of programme option in writing 3–4 weeks after the programme begins at the latest. Normally, at least ten registered students are required for a course to be taught.

Students will be offered alternative courses if an insufficient number of students register for their first choice. On the other hand, they are guaranteed a place on the courses offered. The ten-student limit could mean that students will have to choose another recommended programme option or an alternative combination of courses to complete the programme within the nominal length of study.

Study progress

Students must have passed all their exams for the first year before they can be given access to laboratories and academic supervision to work on their master's thesis.

Coursework requirements are all types of work, tests and compulsory attendance that are requirements for being permitted to take the exam. Required coursework is assessed as approved/not approved. The coursework requirements for each course are described in the relevant course description.

The primary purpose of coursework requirements is to promote students' progress and academic development and to encourage students to acquire new knowledge. The programme has coursework requirements in the form of compulsory attendance, lab reports, written assignments and practical tests.

Compulsory attendance

Attendance is compulsory in areas where the student cannot acquire knowledge and skills simply by studying literature. Therefore, compulsory attendance requirements may apply to laboratory courses and skills training, scheduled group work, seminars and presentations of different types of work. Students are themselves responsible for ensuring that they meet the attendance requirements. If a student does not take part in a group presentation, he/she must give an individual presentation to the lecturer.

If a student exceeds the maximum limit for absence stated in the course plan, the subject teacher will consider whether it is possible to compensate for absence by meeting alternative requirements, for example individual written assignments. If it is not possible to compensate for the absence, the student must take the course the next time it is taught. Whether or not it is possible to compensate for absence depends on the extent of the student’s absence and which activities he/she has missed.

Written assignments

Several courses have compulsory written assignments or reports as part of their coursework requirements. Written work that is not approved must be improved before re-submission. If the work is not approved on re-submission, the student cannot take the ordinary exam/assessment.

The students are entitled to a third attempt before the resit/rescheduled exam. If an assignment is not approved the third time it is submitted, the student must re-take the course with the next class.

Practical test

The course MABIO4500 Nuclear Medicine includes a practical test in aseptic work technique. If a student fails the test, he/she will be given another attempt before the ordinary exam. The student cannot sit the ordinary exam if the test is not approved after two attempts. The students are entitled to a third attempt before the resit/rescheduled exam. If the test is not approved after three attempts, the student must take the course with the next class.