ERGO1000 Helse, aktivitet og aktivitetsanalyse Emneplan

The PhD in Social Sciences is a full-time, 180 ECTS credit programme based at the Faculty of Social Sciences (SAM). The programme aims to qualify candidates for research, teaching, development work and other highly qualified work in the social sciences. The programme is characterized by interdisciplinarity and by theoretical and methodological pluralism. The programme has four specialisations:

Business Administration, Innovation and Governance (BIG)

Information, Library and Archival Studies (IBA)

Journalism and Media Studies (JMF)

Social Work and Social Policy (SASP)

The programme’s different specialisations are all broad fields of research and practice, which in turn house many disciplinary, theoretical, epistemological, and methodological approaches. “Social Sciences” is thus a wide-ranging appellation including humanistic and technological perspectives. All PhD candidates will be grounded in central philosophical traditions and paradigms within the Social Sciences via the common educational components of the programme. The PhD education will be organised around professional fields and will break down disciplinary barriers and facilitates innovative trans-disciplinary research. Closeness to the professional fields is important to prepare candidates for careers both within and outside academia. The PhD programme in Social Sciences thus aims to prepare candidates for the needs of an employment market within and outside academia.

The PhD programme consists of an educational (coursework) component (30 ECTS credits) and a research component comprising the doctoral thesis (150 ECTS credits). The programme is intended to be completed within an effective researcher training period of three years, alternatively four years including mandatory duties (pliktarbeid).

Upon completion and passing of the programme, the candidate will be awarded the degree PhD in Social Sciences. The candidate’s specialization will be named on the transcript and diploma.

The requirements for the PhD degree are established in the Provision for the Degree of Philosophiae doctor a (PhD) at OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University. https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2012-08-28-841

Reference is made to Section 2 of the Regulations Relating to the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) at Oslo Metropolitan University (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations relating to the PhD Degree at OsloMet).

To be admitted to the PhD programme, you should have completed a master's degree (120 ECTS credits) with good grades in social sciences, the humanities, and/or fields relevant to the specialisations in the PhD programme. The master's degree must include an independent project with a thesis of at least 30 ECTS.

• For international master's degrees (120 ECTS) that qualify for admission in the country where the degree was obtained, the requirement for independent work may be waived. The applicant must provide documentation of meeting the qualification requirements.

A completed master's degree of 90 credits may be considered as a basis for admission if your master's degree contains an independent work with a master's thesis of at least 30 ECTS. In addition, one of the following three criteria must be met:

• Advanced methodological knowledge in the form of completed master's course or documented exam in methods / theory of science at master's level
• A Scientific article assumed in a peer-reviewed journal and/or book article in a peer-reviewed book
• Relevant research experience

Grade requirements

Applicants must have a B or better on the master's thesis and an average grade B or better on the master's degree. In special cases, applicants with a grade of C may be considered for admission. In such cases, particularly relevant experience related to one's own research project and / or scientific publications may contribute to strengthening the application.

Admission is based on a comprehensive assessment of the application, including the relevance and quality of the project description, and funding.

Applications for admission must contain the following:

• Project description. The project description shall describe the topic, research question, theoretical basis, and choice of method
• Progress plan for the doctoral work.
• Documentation of the applicant's educational background and completed research work
• A plan for the training component
• A funding plan
• A proposal for academic supervisor(s)

In addition, you should provide information in which the language you wish to write your doctoral thesis. You may also be asked to provide information about possible problems in accordance with rights to intellectual property and if relevant special needs regarding infrastructure. In you have comprehensive data collection, you must clarify how this will be financed.

Admission is based on a total assessment of the application, including the relevance and quality of the project description. The quality of the applicant's master's degree thesis/thesis at second degree level and other written work can also be taken into consideration. Admission is subject to funding being approved.

Decisions on admission are made by the Research Education Board (DGU) at the Faculty of Social Sciences, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University. Upon admission to the programme DGU will assign you a supervisor/supervisors. Preferably, the main supervisor, but at least one of the supervisors, should be affiliated with the institute of the applied specialization.

The PhD program is an organised research education, and candidates shall participate in research groups. Externally funded candidates participate in research groups at their own workplace or in one of the faculty's research groups.

• Template, application for admission to the PhD programme (ansatt.oslomet.no)
• Template for the project outlines (oslomet.no)
• General information about admission (ansatt.oslomet.no).

Admission to separate subjects/courses

The courses are reserved for candidates admitted to a PhD programme. All courses will be offered to external PhD candidates provided availability.

• External applicants must submit a summary of approximately one A4 page in length containing information about their PhD project or another project/area of interest, stating the topic, method, theoretical approach, how far they have progressed in their PhD studies, and why they consider the course in question to be relevant to their own project.
• Internal candidates register via the Studentweb, and submit a summary of their PhD-project, maximum one page.

Rejections of applications for admission can be appealed pursuant to the Regulations Relating to Studies and Examinations at Oslo Metropolitan University

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

Kunnskap

Studenten kan

• gjøre rede for teori om aktivitet; aktivitetsvitenskap, retten til aktivitet og deltakelse, hverdagslivets aktiviteter og hvordan roller og kultur påvirker aktivitetsidentitet
• gjøre rede for følgende modeller som belyser sammenhengen mellom menneske, aktivitet og omgivelser: Internasjonal klassifisering av funksjon, funksjonshemming og helse (ICF) og Model of Human Occupation (MOHO)
• vise kjennskap til forskning og utvikling innenfor aktivitetsvitenskap (Occupational Sciences)
• beskrive historikk og utvikling av ergoterapifaget
• beskrive ulike perspektiv på helse, sykdom og funksjonshemming
• gjøre rede for psykologisk teori og sammenhengen mellom motivasjon og læring
• beskrive sentrale begreper innen kommunikasjonsteori
• beskrive teori om etikk, profesjonsetikk og yrkesetiske retningslinjer
• beskrive vitenskapsteori og forskningstradisjoner innen helsefag
• beskrive forvaltningsnivåene i helsetjenesten, relevante lover og forskrifter

Ferdigheter

Studenten kan

• vise ferdighet i bruk av aktivitetsanalyse; aktivitetsform og aktivitetsutførelse
• drøfte materielle, fysiske, sosiale og kulturelle omgivelsers betydning for aktivitet og deltakelse og anvende prinsippene for universell utforming
• begrunne metodisk bruk av aktivitet
• søke relevante fagartikler og formidle innholdet skriftlig og muntlig til medstudenter og lærere

Generell kompetanse

Studenten kan

• vise andre respekt og er prosess- og målorientert i samarbeid om gruppeoppgaver
• anvende en kreativ designprosess for å løse gruppeoppgaver
• tilpasse sin kommunikasjon i møte med brukere og opptre i samsvar med etiske retningslinjer

Teaching and learning methods will vary, but in most PhD courses will comprise lectures, discussions, oral presentations, and written assignment(s) with individual feedback. The seminar form also supports the candidates’ training in presenting their own research, both to fellow PhD candidates in their own programme and to external participants. A seminar form with a dynamic structure and with PhD candidates from different programmes requires active engagement. This combination of teaching and learning forms enables candidates to engage themselves in multiple ways and thus enhance their learning outcomes. Participation is mandatory at all seminars and lectures. Only in special cases can a minor absence from teaching (up to 20%) be accepted upon application. The form of assessment in the courses will be an essay. In case of unapproved absence, the participant will lose the right to have the essay assessed.

If fewer than six enrol for an advertised course, the teaching may be given as a supervised reading course.

The work on the PhD thesis consists of active research under supervision. The duties of the supervisors are regulated by the Regulations relating to the PhD Degree at OsloMet Section 3. The main supervisor should normally come from the programme's department / faculty. If the main supervisor is not from the programme's department, a co-supervisor from the department shall be appointed upon admission. The total time the supervisors spends on the candidate is estimated to be 210 hours, including contact with the candidate, preparations, reading, follow-up work, etc. The standard distribution between the main supervisor and a co-supervisor is 140 and 70 hours respectively. If there are more co-supervisors, a different distribution will apply. The candidate is entitled to a total of 70 hours of direct supervision during the programme. Upon admission to PhD education at OsloMet, a written employment contract is formalized regarding their duties and rights during the admission period, cf. the PhD

Regulations at OsloMet, § 2-6. A progress schedule is drawn up at the first supervision meeting. The candidate and the supervisor shall submit progress reports annually, cf. the PhD Regulations at OsloMet, § 3-3.

Midway assessments are arranged for each candidate. Here the candidate presents her/his dissertation project and receives comments from an opponent. The opponent should not be employed in the department/ workplace of the candidate or the principal supervisor's department. Supervisors and researchers in the study's research communities are invited to participate. The mid-term seminar is a central arena for the presentation of the candidate’s progression and professional development and represents an important milestone for the candidate.

The programme will host an information seminar about submission and dissertation at least once a year. Seminar meetings can be held on ‘kappe’ writing, which can complement corresponding seminars at OsloMet. Regular research seminars will be organised at the departmental/ research unit/ research group levels, where candidates may also participate and present their own research.

Det kreves minimum 80 prosent tilstedeværelse i introduksjon til emnet og til enkelte temaer, i ferdighetstrening, introduksjonspraksis, feltarbeid, prosjektarbeid, veiledning og gruppearbeid. Enkelte forelesninger, seminarer og andre studieaktiviteter kan også være obligatoriske. Det vises til emnets time- og undervisningsplan for mer detaljert informasjon.

For å fremstille seg til eksamen må kravet til obligatorisk tilstedeværelse være tilfredsstilt.

Eksamensinnhold: Læringsutbyttene.

Eksamensform

Kombinert eksamen:

1. Individuell mappe bestående av 3 skriftlige oppgaver, inntil 1500 ord per oppgave.
2. Individuell skriftlig hjemmeeksamen over 4 dager, inntil 2000 ord.

Alle

Gradert skala A-F. En av oppgavene i mappen trekkes ut til sensur. Det gis en samlet karakter for mappeoppgaven og hjemmeeksamen, der hver del vektes likt i karaktersettingen. Begge eksamensdeler må likevel være vurdert til bestått (A-E) for at studenten skal bestå eksamen. Dersom studenten får karakteren F i en av delene, må denne delen tas på nytt.

Tidspunkt: 1. semester.

En ekstern og en intern sensor vurderer 20 prosent av besvarelsene. De øvrige vurderes av én intern sensor. Ekstern sensors vurdering skal komme alle besvarelsene til gode.