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BIOB1510 Laboratory Technology and Quality Assurance Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Laboratorieteknologi og kvalitetssikring
Study programme
Biomedical Laboratory Sciences Programme
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Curriculum
FALL 2025
Schedule
Course history

Introduction

Students will be able to:

  • describe and discuss the values and rules of behavior analysis through primary and secondary source writings on ethics and professional issues (e.g., submitting or reviewing original research)
  • describe and discuss professional codes of conduct relevant to specific fields of work in behavior analysis
  • describe and discuss the application of these value systems and professional codes to their own clinical, educational, and research activities
  • follow the guidelines set down in the APA Publication Manual when publishing scientific work and when participating in public discussions
  • exhibit honesty, objectivity, integrity, carefulness, openness, respect for intellectual property, confidentiality, responsible publication, responsible mentoring, respect for colleagues, social responsibility, non-discrimination, competence, legality, animal care (if relevant), and human subjects protection
  • describe and discuss institutional review board processes and human subjects research guidelines
  • describe and discuss the logic and ethical application of single-subject and traditional group designs

Required preliminary courses

The course consists of 1 introductory meeting, 6 - 12 seminars of 4 x 45 minutes, and a final seminar (4 x 45 minutes). The introductory meeting takes place 2 weeks ahead of the main part of the course. At this meeting, the structure, content and purpose of the course are presented. The students are asked to give short presentations of their Ph.D. projects, and describe how the course is relevant to it. The main purpose of this early session is to help the students to start systematic work with the course readings.

The seminars target central themes from the course readings for discussion and reflection. A high level of student participation is expected. During this time, students will produce several reaction papers (3 - 4 pages double spaced), and a final presentation of one central theme from the course. Themes are assigned by the lecturers.

The final seminar consists of a discussion of the presentations, which are distributed in advance as papers not to exceed 10 pages double spaced, and introduced by each candidate in a short (3 minute) session. Course teachers mediate the discussions.

Learning outcomes

  • All papers approved,
  • attendance in at least 80 % of the seminars, and
  • approved paper presentation in final seminar.

Content

The course consists of the following subject areas, specified below as the number of credits:

  • Laboratory technology and methods: 6 credits
  • Analysis quality and quality assurance: 3 credits
  • External practice: 1 credit

Teaching and learning methods

Portfolio.

Portfolio requirements: 4 reaction papers

Course requirements

All

Assessment

Pass / Fail

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Internal

Grading scale

Ethics in clinical work, research and publication of research results, with emphasis on the core values of behavior analysis

Examiners

No overlap with existing courses.

Overlapping courses

  • 9 credits overlap with BIOB1500 Laboratory Technology and Quality Assurance
  • 1 credit overlap with BIOB1210 Anatomy and Physiology (external practical training)