ERGOB3000 Global Health, Leadership and Innovation Course description

In a globalised society in a world that is constantly changing, occupational therapists need competence to think in new ways and develop the discipline in line with society’s needs. Occupational therapists must be equipped to work with people’s health and opportunity for participation, both locally and globally. It is important for occupational therapists to work systematically and independently on projects, and this course will also focus on competence in management and supervision. The course includes topics such as health-promoting workplaces and how occupational therapists can use their expertise to promote a good work environment, both for themselves and others.

Passed first and second year of the programme or equivalent.

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

• describing R&D work in occupational therapy in relation to public health, health-promoting and preventive work
• explaining how national and global health and environmental challenges influence the right to occupation and participation
• describing the role of innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability in occupational therapy to meet the challenges of the future
• describing management in occupational therapy, including planning, coordination, and financial frameworks for the service

Skills

The student is capable of

• demonstrating knowledge of ergonomics and adaptation of health-promoting workplaces
• reflecting on the connection between health, childhood, education, work and living conditions to contribute to the development of good public health and work inclusion for both individuals and groups
• using tools for innovation and entrepreneurship relating to global health and disseminating the results to an audience
• applying instructive, resource-oriented and empowering strategies that promote occupation and participation
• organising supervision and taking leadership responsibility in relation to students and other partners

General competence

The student

• is capable of exchanging points of view and experience on equal services, and in this way contribute to the development of good practice
• is capable of contributing to service innovation, systematic and quality-improving work processes
• is capable of cooperating with volunteers, individuals and organisations, and other relevant parties

Work and teaching methods comprise student-driven teaching, project work, lectures, seminars and group work.

Student-driven teaching

The course focuses on developing different skills in supervision and management. The students must be group leaders for first-year students, and provide supervision and feedback on a written assignment that the first-year students submit in the course ERGOB1200.

Students are to present different global health topics in the field of public health for each other in groups using digital stories or other types of digital dissemination.

Project work

The course comprises a project work related to health-promoting workplaces and preventive work in companies. The students themselves must find a company where they can observe and map needs that have been clarified in consultation with the company.

Furthermore, students will work on innovation and professional development through the development of a project and plan an occupational therapy intervention for people in vulnerable situations, focusing on public health and social inequality in health.

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
• completed supervision and group leadership of first-year students, and feedback on their written work
• digital presentation of a global public health topic in groups of 4-6 students
• completed project on health-promoting workplaces in groups of 4-6 students.
• completed project on innovation and sustainability in occupational therapy in groups of 4-6 students

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Individual oral exam, up to 30 minutes.

None.

A-F.

All answers are assessed by two examiners. 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.