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ERGO3100 Primary Health Care and Occupational Health Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Ergoterapi innen allmennhelse og arbeidshelse
Study programme
Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy
Weight
15.0 ECTS
Year of study
2021/2022
Course history

Introduction

This course has two main parts and sheds light on forms of interprofessional and interagency cooperation in health promoting, preventative, and rehabilitative and habilitative work on the system, group and individual levels.

The contents of ERGO3100(a) comprises the occupational therapist´s role and responsibilities in the municipal health services and how occupational therapists can contribute to promoting opportunities for activity and participation for the citizens. The user group comprises many different types of people with different abilities of all ages. It also focuses on prioritising services and developing alternative services to meet the challenges faced by the municipal health service.

The contents of ERGO3100(b) are related to occupational health on the individual, group and system levels. This focuses on health promoting working environment factors, the employees' mastery of work activity and participation in the workplace.

The two parts have one joint exam.

Required preliminary courses

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student:

  • is capable of calculating the motions of a kinematic mechanism
  • is capable of finding the inverse kinematics of a mechanism
  • is capable of calculating and understanding singularities that may arise
  • is capable of programming a robot
  • is knowledgeable about safety regulations
  • is familiar with the useful properties of a robot in an industrial context
  • has knowledge of the field of operation and tools of a robot
  • has knowledge of sensors and actuators used in robotics

Skills

The student is capable of:

  • developing robot tool solutions
  • using a design program to simulate an industrial robot solution
  • simulating a robot
  • programming and testing the finished solution on a robot

General competence

The student:

  • is capable of assessing the expedience of an industrial robot solution
  • is capable of discussing and justifying their own choices and priorities in relation to robot automation
  • has basic knowledge of robotics

Learning outcomes

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

  • 4 lab exercises in groups of 2-4 students
  • 4 (out of 5) individual assignments

Teaching and learning methods

1) Project assignment (5-20 pages) in groups of 2-4 students (30%).

2) Individual written exam, 3 hours (70%).

The exam result can be appealed.

In the event of a resit or rescheduled exam, an oral examination may be used instead. In case an oral exam is used, the examination result cannot be appealed.

Course requirements

Grade scale A-F.

Assessment

1) Two internal examiners.

2) One internal examiner.

External examiners are used regularly.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

The course builds on ELFE1000 Mathematics 1000.

Grading scale

Grade scale A - F

Examiners

One external and one internal examiner will assess at least 20% of the students. Two internal examiners assess the remaining students. The external examiner´s assessment shall benefit all students.