EPN-V2

ERGOB1220 Inclusion, Belonging and Social Participation Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Inkludering, tilhørighet og samfunnsdeltakelse
Study programme
Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Course history

Introduction

Det benyttes en intern og en ekstern sensor.

Required preliminary courses

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

Learning outcomes

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

  • can describe and explain factors with a bearing on illness, health and quality of life in groups or in the population as a whole
  • can describe the epidemiological and demographical basis for public health work
  • can describe the purpose, organisation and coordination of health and social care services, and is familiar with laws and acts of relevance to the services.
  • can describe the UN Sustainable Development Goals and their significance to public health
  • can describe the principles for user participation and resource orientation in local communities
  • can assess and present inclusive and excluding factors that influence participation and sense of belonging in the big city
  • can describe the three elements of evidence-based practice: research-based knowledge, experience-based knowledge, and the user’s needs
  • can describe the levels in the knowledge pyramid, what characterises a scientific article (IMRAD), and can explain the difference between single studies and summarised research

Skills

The student

  • can apply relevant legislation when arguing for equal services for different groups in a diverse society
  • can apply occupational science and knowledge of human rights to argue for people's right to occupation and participation
  • can plan and defend the use of activities to promote inclusion and belonging adapted to a user group in the big city
  • can find, assess and refer to health promoting and preventive strategies, organisation and measures in light of the goals for sustainable development
  • can reflect on ethical challenges related to public health work that aims to change behaviours
  • can reflect on how and why the status of Sami as indigenous peoples affects the development of the health and social care services
  • can develop precise questions and search for research-based knowledge
  • can reflect on the cultural significance of activities for belonging in a local community

General competence

The student

  • is capable of acting respectfully towards and building relationships with fellow students and with people in the city who are involved in the project work
  • can critically assess health claims in the media

Teaching and learning methods

Undervisningen gir innsikt i forskningsdesign og metodologi og om hvordan man kan lese, forstå og systematisere vitenskapelige tekster innenfor barnehageforskningen. Stikkord for innholdet i emnet er:

  • Nyere norsk og internasjonal barnehageforskning
  • Forskningsdesign
  • Forskningsoversikter
  • Metodologi
  • Forskerroller
  • Forskningsetikk

Course requirements

In order to be permitted to sit the exam, the following must have been approved:

  • a minimum of 80 per cent attendance in scheduled teaching
  • an individual reflection note that describes the group process and the student's own contribution to this, up to 350 words

Assessment

Written project plan in groups of 4-6 students, up to 2,500 words

Resit exam: If the student fails the ordinary exam, he/she will be given one opportunity to submit a reworked version.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Grading scale

Pass/fail

Examiners

All answers are assessed by one examiner. An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.