Driving teacher Programme description

The target group is people who wish to train as prosthetist/orthotists. The discipline combines health sciences and engineering, and the prosthetist/orthotist's core competence is to plan, develop and follow up prostheses and orthoses in close cooperation with users and other professional groups. Therefore, applicants should be creative, interested in developing technical skills and, not least, interested in developing good communication and cooperation skills.

The admission requirements are the Higher Education Entrance Qualification and mathematics R1 and R2 and physics FYS 1.

Students must submit a transcript of police records on admission to the programme pursuant to the Regulations concerning Admission to Higher Education.

The use of clothing that covers the face is incompatible with taking the programme. Particular requirements relating to clothing apply for health, safety and environmental reasons, and exemptions from these requirements are not granted.

Applicants should be aware that the students will have to conduct physical examinations of each other, and that they will never be divided by gender in examinations and skills training sessions.

Masterprogrammet i sosialfag, studieretning familiebehandling gir praktisk og teoretisk spesialkompetanse innen endringsarbeid med familier med barn og unge. Studiet fokuserer blant annet på familier med hjelpebehov som faller innunder barne- og ungdomspsykiatrien, familievernet, PP-tjenesten, rusmiddelomsorgen, voksenpsykiatrien, kommunens lavterskeltilbud og andre sektorer. Systemisk tenkning er en grunntanke gjennom hele studiet.

Emnet Masterklinikk er todelt; prakisutplassering hvor studenten gjennom veiledet praksis skal øve seg på å være familieterapeut og workshops/undervisning knyttet til de ulike familieterapeutiske tilnærmingene. Emnet går over fem semestre med totalt 300 timer veiledet praksis fordelt over tre semestre. Praksisen skjer eksempelvis på familievernkontor, i barneverntjenesten, i helseforetak, i andre etater eller privat praksis. Studenten forventes i løpet av perioden å ha rollen som hovedterapeut i egne saker.

Det skal være tett sammenheng mellom det studenten lærer i praksis og det som læres i workshop. Foruten praktiske ferdigheter og samtaleteknikker lærer studenten om ulike teoretiske tilnærminger til familiebehandling.

Studiet har et bredt nedslagsfelt og kvalifiserer til:

• endringsarbeid i virksomheter innenfor familievern og andre familievirksomheter, barnevern og i barne- og ungdomspsykiatri.
• arbeid med familiefaglige problemstillinger i velferdsforvaltningen
• stillinger knyttet til utviklings - og forskningsprosjekter innen fagfeltet
• opptak til ph.d.-studier

Bachelorstudiet i medier og kommunikasjon retter seg mot studenter som ønsker å kvalifisere seg for informasjons- og kommunikasjonsvirksomhet eller medieproduksjon innenfor offentlig og privat sektor.

The programme's learning outcomes cover a broad spectrum. The learning and teaching approaches are intended to facilitate the integration of knowledge, skills and general competence and help to achieve the greatest possible transfer value to professional practice. Varied learning and teaching approaches are used to promote the learning process by having students alternate between theoretical studies and practical training.

Teaching should stimulate active learning and engagement. The students are followed up with supervision and feedback throughout the programme. In some contexts, students provide feedback on each other's work.

A considerable amount of self-study is required, as good learning outcomes first and foremost depend on the effort an individual student puts in. This applies both to preparing for and benefiting from teaching activities 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.

Digital technology is used to an increasing extent to stimulate learning and cooperation. Digital learning resources can form part of the teaching and supervision provided, but are also used as student cooperation tools. It is up to the students themselves to take the initiative to cooperate. In addition to traditional student cooperation, the students are also to give each other written and/or verbal feedback.

An overview and description of the work methods used in the programme are provided below. The individual module descriptions state which work methods are used in each module.

Skills training

Skills training under supervision is a key method used throughout the programme. The students practise practical tasks that facilitate the development of clinical and technical skills. Skills training is closely related to the theory taught in the module. Several of the prosthetic and orthotic modules organise the skills training in sections. There are two types of such sections: clinical modules and clinical and technical sections. Written work such as patient records and oral presentations are included in clinical modules, while patient records, process descriptions and oral presentations are included in the clinical and technical modules.

Seminars

Seminars are a complex teaching and work method whose main purpose is the processing of subject matter and to provide an arena for discussion between students and the teaching staff. This method requires students to prepare in advance and participate actively in the seminars. Seminars can comprise different activities: short lectures or presentations by the lecturer, presentations by students, discussions, group work, assignments and practical exercises.

Lectures

The field is constantly developing, and resource lectures are primarily used to introduce new subject matter. Lectures are intended to highlight connections and main elements in important topics and to communicate relevant issues.

Digital teaching resources

Some of the teaching is available on the programme's own website. This is known as the flipped classroom method. The material posted could be videos, demonstrations and recordings of lectures. The students review this material before teaching activities, thus freeing up the lecturer's time for problem-solving, in-depth study activities and discussions. Digital resources are also very useful because they can be used at any time and as many times as students want after the teaching activities.

Group work

Different forms of group work is a method used in most modules. Through exchange of ideas, presentations, discussions, writing assignments and other forms of collaboration, students will stimulate each other's learning by communicating discipline knowledge and experience, expressing their own opinions and together reflecting on their own attitudes, actions and understanding of the field. Lecturers provide academic supervision in connection with selected group work.

Project work

Through project work, the students will learn to identify connections and gain a deeper understanding of the field. They will prepare research questions and work systematically on the problem-solving process, both individually and in cooperation with others. Project work and other forms of group work usually conclude in a seminar with presentations and discussion, but can also conclude in a written report and poster.

Practical training ranges from single days of observation to six-week periods of supervised practical training. Observational practice can take place at orthopaedic technology enterprises, rehabilitation institutions, assistive technology centres and with orthopaedic appliance suppliers.

Supervised practical training in private prosthetic and orthotic companies make up the bulk of the practical training, corresponding to 18 weeks (30 credits). These training periods include supervision, assessment and the exchange of reflections between student and supervisor. Direct contact with users and other partners in real situations form the basis for the students acquisition of knowledge, skills and general competence. The focus is on theoretical and clinical knowledge and skills, but students must develop their technical skills. Learning outcomes become more advanced from one period to the next, both in terms of knowledge and skills and when it comes to taking responsibility and being capable of working independently.

As the only educational institution in Norway with a prosthetics and orthotics programme, the programme at Oslo Metropolitan University has cooperation agreements with prosthetic and orthotic companies all over Norway. Students must therefore be prepared to take practical training periods outside the Oslo area.

Studiet er treårig. Første studieår er felles for alle og organisert som et heltidsstudium som gir 60 studiepoeng.

I emner hvor antall deltagere begrenses av tilgjengelig produksjonsutstyr fordeles plassene etter karakter i forutgående relevante produksjonsemne. Se nærmere bestemmelser i emneplan for de aktuelle emnene. Hvis flere stiller likt, eller det ikke er et forutgående produksjonsemne foretas loddtrekning.

Progresjonsbestemmelser

• Emner tilsvarende minst 50 studiepoeng av første studieår må normalt være bestått før studenten kan fortsette på andre studieår.
• Hele første studieår og emner tilsvarende minst 45 studiepoeng av andre studieår må normalt være bestått før studenten kan fortsette på tredje studieår.
• For å kunne ta emnene MOK3900 Bacheloroppgave og MOKVPRAK Praksis må 120 studiepoeng være bestått.

Studenter som mangler flere studiepoeng enn beskrevet ovenfor, får ikke fortsette på neste studieår før kravet er oppfylt.

Arbeidsmåtene veksler mellom forelesninger, filmvisninger, prosjektarbeid, gruppearbeid, seminarer, praktisk arbeid med mer. Studentene må regne med å utføre mye praktisk arbeid i grupper og individuelt. Den enkelte student må innstille seg på at det også kan være nødvendig å avsette tid til studiearbeid på ettermiddagen og kvelden.

Undervisningen er organisert slik at det både gis felles teoriforelesninger gjennom hele semesteret, samt undervisning gruppevis.

Alle emnene består av arbeidskrav som må være godkjent før man kan fremstilles seg til vurdering. Det forventes at studentene trekker med seg medieteoretisk refleksjon i det praktiske arbeidet med medieproduksjoner.

Praksis er valgfag som tilbys i henholdsvis 5. og 6.semester.

Studenten får hjelp til å finne og søke relevant praksis, men har selv ansvar for å ordne praksissted, og må i samarbeid med praksisstedet bestemme tid, sted og oppgaver. Praksis er normalt ulønnet.

Praksisoppholdet varer i 5. semester i 4 uker og i 6.semester normalt i 9 uker, men det kan tilrettelegges for den enkelte student.

The assessment arrangements are intended to assess the students regularly throughout the programme in order to promote learning, while also providing information about study progress and the results achieved to the programme and the student.

Assessment of practical training

The programme lecturers assess whether students have met the coursework requirements for practical training modules, while the students' performance is assessed as pass/fail by their practical training supervisor. The criteria for having achieved the learning outcomes are stipulated in the teaching plans.

The assessment of practical training cannot be appealed, cf. the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges Section 5-3(5).

Exam

All modules conclude in an exam or, for the practical training modules, a final assessment, see the table below. Most modules have required coursework that must be approved before the student can take the exam/undergo final assessment. See the module descriptions for more detailed provisions. 

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

Detailed information will be provided in the guidelines for the individual exams well before the exam date.

For modules where a percentage of the exam papers are randomly selected for assessment by an external examiner, the external examiner's assessment shall 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 rest of the papers together with another internal examiner. The assessments from the first part are summarised to serve as guidelines for the internal examiners.

Grades awarded for written exams can be appealed, cf. the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges Section 5-3 and the Regulations Relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet Section 7-3(2). Grades awarded on reassessment following an appeal are final and cannot be appealed.

Grades awarded for oral and practical exams cannot be appealed. In connection with a group exam, the result of an appeal will only have consequences for the candidate(s) who submitted the appeal. This means that all students in the group do not have to participate in the appeal.

All written exam papers, including multiple choice exams, are submitted digitally.

Examiners

One external and one internal examiner will assess at least 20% of the papers. The remaining papers will be assessed by two internal examiners. The external examiner's assessment shall serve as a guideline for the assessments carried out by the two internal examiners in order to benefit all the students.

External programme supervisor

The programme has an external programme supervisor who is to contribute to quality assurance and development of the programme. The external programme supervisor should preferably be employed by a Scandinavian educational institution, since Oslo Metropolitan University has the only programme of its kind in Norway. The person in question must understand Norwegian in order to be able to read all the relevant documents that form the basis for the work.

The external programme supervisor is charged with evaluating the programme's structure and coherence, including the relationship between the learning outcomes as described in the programme description, the work and teaching methods and assessment arrangements. The external programme supervisor should normally supervise all the modules in the programme over the course of a three-year period and provide feedback and advice that the academic environment can use in its further work on the quality of education.

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 life, physical or mental health, rights and security of users 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 prosthetist/orthotist 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 special cases, cf. the Regulations concerning Suitability Assessment in Higher Education.

Studentene på studiet kan ta ett semester som utveksling ved våre samarbeidsinstitusjoner i Norden, Europa og resten av verden. Produksjoner i emnene kan også gjennomføres i utlandet etter nærmere avtale.

Det er et ønske å motivere studentene til å gjennomføre deler av studiet ved en utenlandsk undervisningsinstitusjon. Utdanningen underviser et valgfritt emne og et obligatorisk emne på engelsk fjerde semester, til sammen 30 studiepoeng. Utenlandske studenter på innveksling følger disse emnene.

Studentutveksling og utenlandsopphold

Studier ved utenlandsk universitet/høgskole legges til 4. eller 5. semester, og erstatter da enkeltmoduler eller ett helt semester. Før studentene tar utenlandske delstudier, må de søke om å få disse godkjent jf. de krav som til enhver tid gjelder ved OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet. Gjennomførte og beståtte studier ved godkjent utenlandsk undervisningsinstitusjon krediteres som del av bachelorgraden.

Utdanningen har egne avtaler i Norden og Europa innenfor stipendprogrammet Erasmus. Studentene kan også benytte seg av OsloMet - storbyuniversitetets generelle avtaler med institusjoner utenfor Europa. Flere opplysninger om samarbeidsinstitusjoner og muligheter for utvekslingsopphold finnes på OsloMet - storbyuniversitetets og fakultetets hjemmesider.

Utvekslingsopphold kan også legges til sjette semester, men det må da først søkes om å ta bacheloroppgaven i femte semester. I tillegg til bacheloroppgaven tar man et av de valgfrie eller det obligatoriske emnet i femte semester. Eventuelt kan et emne som tilsvarer bacheloroppgaven ved utvekslingsinstitusjonen forhåndsgodkjennes for sjette semester.