MABIO5200 Surgical Pathology Dissection Course description

The course provides a broad theoretical and practical basis in anatomy, pathology, terminology and methods used in the dissection of selected surgical specimen in a pathology department. It also focuses on issues relating to fixation time and its significance for subsequent analyses of removed tissue as well as procedures concerning biobanking of material.

Students must have been admitted to the Master’s Programme in Health and Technology - Specialisation in Biomedicine. The course is also offered as an individual course, with the same admission requirements as for the specialisation.

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

Knowledge

The student

• can discuss laws and regulations that apply to the handling, documentation and banking of human biological specimen
• can assess the macroscopic and microscopic appearance of normal tissue as well as common pathological changes in the relevant tissues and organs
• can describe the anatomy, pathology and terminology for selected surgical specimen

Skills

The student

• can observe applicable safety regulations and satisfy hygiene requirements during work involving equipment, chemicals and biological specimen
• can identify macroscopic changes in the relevant specimen in an independent manner
• can perform dissection of pathological changes in tissue in a structured and quality assured manner

General competence

The student

• can work on the basis of knowledge of dissection in their own department
• can critically assess, discuss and convey procedures for dissection and contribute to the establishment of new procedures
• can critically assess the processing of human biological specimen for special analysis, biobanking and research

The course is largely web-based and includes digital lectures, digital group assignments and self-study. Self-study includes some training in dissection. In addition, there will be a compulsory three-day session at OsloMet that includes demonstration of dissection in a pathology department. The group assignments include oral presentations where students receive feedback on their work from fellow students and the lecturer.

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

• minimum attendance of 80% at scheduled digital lectures
• minimum attendance of 80% at campus-based session
• individual presentation of report from independently performed dissection, time frame: 15-20 min.

In this course, the students will complete a human computer interaction project as a group of two to four students. The projects can be self-proposed by the students, or offered by faculty members within OsloMet, a private company, public organization and non-profit organization.

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After completion of this course, the student has the following learning outcomes, defined as knowledge, skills, and general knowledge:

Knowledge

The student has:

• in-depth understanding of the synthesis of user needs, user interface design, and users’ interaction with technologies.
• advanced knowledge within areas in designing, developing and evaluating user interfaces.
• in-depth knowledge about conducting a human-computer interaction project.
• understanding of the importance of different roles in a human-computer interaction project.

Skills

The student can:

• apply human-computer interaction approaches and methods, and design principles in a project.
• conduct a project referring to human-computer interaction life cycle model.
• execute a human-computer interaction project systematically, from identifying user requirements, designing, and developing user interface to evaluations with users.

• work in a human-computer interaction project with group members from diverse disciplines.

General competence

The student can:

• identify issues related to user interfaces and propose relevant solutions.
• reflect on the importance of incorporating universal design, accessibility, and usability in human-computer interaction projects.

• reflect and discuss on the use of different approaches and methods in human-computer interaction projects.

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.

All aids are permitted, provided the rules for plagiarism and source referencing are complied with.