Physiotherapy Programme Programme description

The target group for the programme is in-service teachers teaching at the 5‒10 levels in Norwegian schools, and teachers who wish to qualify for teaching at the lower secondary level.

Reference is made to the Regulations relating to Admission to Studies at OsloMet. In addition, the following applies to this programme:

• Completed and passed teacher education

and

• Documented knowledge of French at minimum A2 level or level II (or equivalent) from upper secondary school with pass grade. A2 level can be documented from the test DELF A2 or equivalent tests

Opptakskravet er generell studiekompetanse eller tilsvarende realkompetanse, og tilsetting som yrkesfaglærer, instruktør eller faglig leder i bedrift, avdelingsleder eller fellesfaglærer på yrkesfaglige utdanningsprogram, eller fagskolelærer.

Følgende krav må oppfylles for å være kvalifisert realkompetansesøker:

1. Søkere må være 25 år eller eldre i opptaksåret og kan ikke ha generell studiekompetanse. Søkere må dokumentere ett av følgende:

• fagbrev eller tilsvarende, og minimum to års relevant yrkespraksis;
• minimum fem års relevant yrkespraksis. Inntil to av de fem årene kan erstattes av relevant ulønnet arbeid, utdanning, organisasjonserfaring eller liknende.

1. Søkere må ha tilstrekkelige ferdigheter i norsk (eller annet nordisk språk) til å kunne gjennomføre

studiet. Faget norsk (eller annet nordisk språk) skal bestå av minimum 112 årstimer fra videregående opplæring eller tilsvarende, bestått med karakteren 2 eller bedre. Alternativt kan kravet til norsk dokumenteres med en attest fra arbeidsgiver som beskriver hvordan søkeren på en tilfredsstillende måte har brukt norsk skriftlig og muntlig (eller annet nordisk språk) som en vesentlig del av sitt arbeid. Søkere med morsmål fra land utenfor Norden må dokumentere at de oppfyller krav til norsk tilsvarende kravet til generell studiekompetanse, i henhold til krav i forskrift om opptak til høyere utdanning.

Relevant deltidsarbeid av ulikt omfang og lengde kan regnes om til heltid, etter gjeldende regelverk.

Søkere som har fått innvilget stipend og/eller vikarmidler fra Utdanningsdirektoratet (Udir) får 5 tilleggspoeng.

French 1 is a blended learning course with digital learning combined with three periods of 1‒3 days of campus training at OsloMet and two one-week periods at Université de Caen Normandie, France. The two periods in Caen will focus on practicing French in a French-speaking environment, and in collecting data and documents in order to build pedagogical material.

The first period in Caen will take place one week in June, and will be organised as an intensive language course. The next period in Caen will arranged in February in the spring semester. This will include a visit in a French school, and will be the opportunity to learn more about the educational system organisation of the target language country. This will give the opportunity for the student, here the in-service teacher, to dedicate one full week to French and to exchange with the rest of the group.

The three periods in Oslo will take place in September/October (week 40), January and April.

The first semester will focus on oral and written communication in French. This includes how to use authentic materials (newspapers, flyers, songs etc.) in a French course. The second semester will be dedicated to oral and written communication and will focus on teaching variation in contemporary French through different cultural vectors: cinema, literature, arts. The online activities aim to pursue the programme initiated by the sessions in Oslo and in Caen.

Oral and written communication and skills will be integrated with emphasis on vocabulary and grammatical structures through active learner approaches. Knowledge about culture and society in French-speaking countries, including cultural, historical, geographical, and everyday life knowledge about France and French-speaking countries through visual art, literature, song and cinema and cultural events, is essential content in the course. This course will also contain a critical approach to different learning materials, textbooks and different online resources.

The programme’s learning outcomes cover a broad spectrum. This requires varied and complex work and teaching methods in order to support students’ learning process. The work methods promote learning processes that build on the students’ own activity and responsibility for their own learning. Students are expected to use problem-solving work methods and develop their ability to work both in groups and independently. A good learning outcome is first and foremost dependent on the students’ own effort. This applies both to benefiting from teaching and academic supervision and to independent work in the form of theoretical studies and practical skills training. Independent work includes both cooperation with fellow students and individual work.

The following work and teaching methods are used in the course: lectures, digital learning resources, seminars, skills training, lab exercises, clinical training, self-study, project work and other independent or group assignments. The students may also be taken on excursions.

The students will receive regular supervision and feedback throughout the study period, both in connection with theoretical tuition, written assignments and clinical training.

LecturesLectures will primarily be used to introduce important subject matter. The purpose of the lectures is to highlight connections and main elements in topics, and to communicate relevant issues. The theory lectures will mainly take place at Oslo University Hospital (OUS) – the Norwegian Radium Hospital, or through the use of digital learning resources.

Seminars Seminars are used to focus on a specific topic and require active participation by the students. The seminars are led by the course lecturer and are a forum for discussing and communicating issues in the field of radiography. Seminars normally require advance preparation, which can be done using digital resources, academic texts, articles and interactive assignments.

Written assignments The students will work continuously throughout the study period on written reports and project assignments, individually and in groups. Presentations in plenary sessions to fellow students, lecturers and others may also be relevant. The work will give the students experience of presenting their own knowledge, experience and opinions, in writing and orally. Students will receive feedback on their written assignments from the supervisor and/or fellow students.

Skills training and lab exercisesSkills training and lab exercises take place in smaller groups. In clinical practice in radiotherapy, skills training will take place in different modalities where the students acquire skills through clinical training and reflection. In clinical physics and dosimetry, lab exercises will be carried out and tuition will be provided in how to conduct different measurements and calculations.

Arbeidskravene skal bidra til fordypning, refleksjon og læring, og bidra til å sikre at studenten er aktive og medansvarlige for studieprogresjonen. Arbeidskrav skal være levert/utført innen fastsatt(e) frist(er). Arbeidskravene må være godkjent før eksamen kan avlegges.

Se for øvrig beskrivelse av arbeidskrav under hvert enkelt emne.

The compulsory and elective courses comprise required coursework. The required coursework is assessed as approved/not approved. The required coursework must be submitted/completed by the stipulated deadline(s). Absence for valid reasons documented by e.g. a medical certificate does not exempt students from meeting the coursework requirements. Students who fail to submit required coursework by the deadline due to illness or for other documented valid reasons can be given an extended deadline. A new deadline for meeting the coursework requirements must be agreed with the lecturer in question in each individual case.

Students who submit the required coursework by the deadline, but whose work is assessed as ‘not approved’, will be given one opportunity to resubmit the work. In such cases, the student must agree with the lecturer on resubmission of the coursework in question. Students who do not submit required coursework by the deadline without a documented valid reason will not be granted another attempt.

The coursework requirements are described in more detail in the individual course descriptions.

Students must write an essay as part of the compulsory course.

The elective courses offered use various exam forms which are described in more detail in the individual course descriptions.

The essay will be assessed and approved by the person responsible for the course and a member of the academic staff affiliated to the PhD programme. The learning outcome descriptions are used as assessment criteria.

If the essay is not approved, the student can submit a revised essay once by a specified deadline. The PhD Regulations Section 4-3 states that the provisions regarding cheating in the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University apply to exams or tests taken during the PhD programme's training component.

The degree PhD of Educational Sciences for Teacher Education is awarded on the basis of:

• approved completion of the training component, alternatively other approved academic training or qualification
• an approved trial lecture on a specified topic
• an approved research thesis and approved public defence of the thesis.

Assessment is regulated by Chapter 6 of the Regulations. The supplementary provisions for assessment for the degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD) at OsloMet contain more detailed guidelines on the assessment procedure for submitted theses. The diploma will state the title of the thesis and information about the academic training programme the PhD candidate has completed.

Right of appeal

Rejections of applications for assessment of the thesis and decisions not to approve a thesis, trial lecture or public defence can be appealed to the Board of Appeal pursuant to the Public Administration Act Section 28 ff. The Appeals Board at OsloMet is the appeals body.

Required coursework is 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 respective course descriptions.

The primary purpose of coursework requirements is to contribute to the students' progress and academic development, and to stimulate the students to master the subject matter. The programme has coursework requirements in the form of compulsory attendance and laboratory assignments. Other coursework requirements may apply; see the course descriptions for more information.

Compulsory attendance

Attendance is compulsory for teaching activities that cover subject matter that the student cannot acquire on his or her own, or in teaching activities where cooperation with fellow students is a precondition for carrying out the activities.

A minimum attendance of 80% is required at seminars and compulsory scheduled and supervised group work. A minimum of either 80% or 90% attendance is required for skills training (laboratory courses and practical handling of prescriptions). Other activities may also be subject to compulsory attendance requirements. Detailed provisions on compulsory attendance are set out in the course descriptions and teaching plans.

The attendance requirements must be met before the student can take the exam in the course. Students will be contacted if they are at risk of exceeding the maximum limit for absence. If it emerges that a student has exceeded the limit for absence, the lecturer must assess whether and how the student can compensate for the absence. Whether or not it is possible to compensate for absence depends on the extent of the student's absence and which activities they have missed. Absence from compulsory teaching activities that cannot be compensated for may lead to delayed progress in the programme.

Laboratory reports

In certain laboratory courses, the student must document his/her laboratory work through written reports (lab reports).

Reports that are not approved after the first submission must be improved and re-submitted.

Different forms of assessment are used in the programme that are adapted to the learning outcomes of the different courses. The forms of assessment used are intended to support learning and document that the students’ competence is adequate in relation to the applicable learning outcomes. The students will receive advice and supervision and have their performance assessed during the programme. It is important and necessary to assess students’ knowledge and skills often, so that they receive feedback on whether their performance is in line with the programme's requirements and whether they have achieved the learning outcomes.

Exams and practical training are assessed in accordance with the applicable rules set out in the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges, the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet and the Guidelines for Appointment and Use of Examiners at OsloMet.

The forms of assessment are described in the individual course descriptions. All exams taken will be stated on the diploma, along with the title of the student's bachelor's thesis.

Exams

All courses conclude with an exam. The assessment is based on the learning outcome descriptions for the course, and it is assessed whether the student has achieved the stipulated learning outcomes. The grades pass/fail or letter grades from A to F are used, with A being the highest grade and E the poorest pass grade. The grade F means that the student has failed the exam.

In some courses, the exam consists of more than one part. The student's performance in each part of the exam is assessed by a separate grade, before a final overall grade is awarded. For courses that use exams consisting of more than one part, the course description will state how the final grade for the course is arrived at on the basis of the separate grades awarded for the different parts of the exam.

Most courses have required coursework that must be approved before the student can take the exam. See the course descriptions for more details.

Resit and rescheduled exams are carried out in the same manner as the ordinary exam unless otherwise specified in the course description.

For exams where a percentage of the exam papers are selected for assessment by an external examiner, the external examiner's assessment must benefit all the students. In such cases, one external and one internal examiner will first grade the selected papers. The internal examiner then continues grading the remaining papers together with another internal examiner. The assessments from the first part are summarised to serve as guidelines for the assessments carried out by the two internal examiners.

Grades awarded for written exams can be appealed, cf. Section 11-10 of the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges. It is not possible to appeal the grades awarded for oral and practical exams. In a group exam, the result of an appeal will only have consequences for the candidates who have submitted the appeal. This means that all members of the group do not have to participate in the appeal.

Assessment of external practical training

Supervised external practical training is assessed as pass/fail. The assessment is based on the course’s learning outcomes, the assessment criteria and the continuous suitability assessment conducted throughout the practical training period.

To pass the practical training, the student must have met the compulsory attendance requirement. The student must attend at least 90% of the scheduled time. The attendance requirement applies both to time spent at the practical training establishment and any teaching activities provided as part of the programme. The following also applies to absence:

• Less than 10% absence: The student can complete the practical training course as normal.
• Between 10–20% absence: The student can make up for the practical training/teaching missed, if this is doable. This must be agreed with the practical training supervisor and the person responsible for the course at the university.
• More than 20% absence: The student must normally retake the whole practical training course. This will result in delayed progress in the programme.

If the student exceeds the maximum limit for absence, the practical training course will be registered as failed and count as an attempt. Other criteria for passing the practical training are set out in the manual for practical training at a pharmacy and the programme’s own practical training compendium.

Suitability

Diplomas for the completed programme will only be awarded to graduates who are suited to practise the profession. A student who represents a potential threat to the physical or mental health, rights and safety of their patients and colleagues is not suited for the profession.

Suitability assessments are made on a continuous basis throughout the study programme, and will be included in the overall assessment of the students' professional and personal suitability for work as health personnel. Students who demonstrate little ability to master the pharmacist profession must be informed of this at the earliest possible stage of the programme. They will be given supervision and advice on how to improve, or be advised to leave the programme. Special suitability assessments are used in exceptional cases, cf. Regulations to the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges, Chapter 7.