MAJO5900 Masteroppgave Emneplan

Gjennom tilegnelse og syntese av kunnskap fra øvrige deler av studiet skal studentene under veiledning gjennomføre et selvstendig vitenskapelig arbeid i form av en mastergradsoppgave. Mastergradsoppgaven skal ha en systematisk og vitenskapelig oppbygning og skal baseres på aktuell og relevant litteratur og/eller empiriske data som besvarer den problemstillingen studentene har utviklet.

The course describes the physical, psychological, cognitive and social aspects of ageing. Ageing processes are seen from a social perspective where the interaction between ageing and society's attitude to the elderly is elucidated. The course deals with how occupational therapists work with healthy elderly people and elderly people with complex issues in terms of the fact that health problems increase with age. Occupational therapy expertise with systematic mapping and interventions in health promoting and rehabilitative work are emphasised to promote activity and participation.

The course consists of the following subject areas from the national curriculum, specified below as the number of credits:

• Ideas, theory and experience (2 ECTS)
• Research and development in occupational therapy (1 ECTS)
• Health-promoting and preventive work (1 ECTS)
• Rehabilitative work (3 ECTS)
• Illness and disability (3 ECTS)
• Sociology and social anthropology (2 ECTS)
• Psychology and pedagogy, communication, interaction and conflict work (1 ECTS)
• State and municipality studies, health and social policy (1 ECTS)
• Ethics (1 ECTS)

Passed the first year of the programme.

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

Knowledge

The student

• has knowledge about theory related to ageing and the elderly in society
• has knowledge about age-related diseases
• is able to describe ageing processes and consequences for activity and participation
• has knowledge about welfare technology and the facilitation of activity and situations to promote activity and participation
• has insight into interprofessional cooperation in the field of work with the elderly
• is capable of describing national health and socio-political guidelines relating to elderly people
• is capable of describing relevant public and private services for the elderly
• is capable of finding and discussing relevant research

Skills

The student is capable of

• discussing complex medical conditions and disabilities and their consequences for activity and participation
• discussing factors that affect elderly people's activity and participation in society
• using conceptual models to design mapping and intervention strategies in work with elderly people who have complex issues relating to activity and participation
• selecting, demonstrating and discussing relevant mapping tools
• planning and conducting interviews with elderly people
• planning and implementing group and individual interventions

Competence

The student is capable of

• identifying and reflecting on ethical dilemmas relating to working with elderly people
• cooperating in groups with other students doing field work
• describing and reflecting on systematic work with elderly people in health promoting and rehabilitative work

Work and teaching methods include lectures, skills training, seminars, portfolio assignments, workshops, fieldwork, group projects, supervision and student presentations. The students work individually and in groups.

On completion of the course, the students will have gained an understanding of the electrical properties of linear circuits and how basic circuits can be designed based on specifications. The course also gives a basic introduction to electromagnetics and confers 3 credits in physics.

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:

• solving basic dc and ac circuits
• have a good knowledge of the physical laws that apply to electrical circuits
• can account for electric and magnetic fields
• have a good knowledge of methods for analyzing DC circuits
• analysing transient states in RL and RC circuits
• analysing inverting and non-inverting circuit solutions using operational amplifiers
• knowing the basic structure of electric motors and generators
• have knowledge of three-phase systems

Skills

The student is capable of:

• using instruments such as a voltmeter, ammeter and oscilloscope
• designing circuits based on diagrams and troubleshooting hardware if necessary
• explaining the function(s) of a circuit
• using manufacturer manuals and data sheets

General competence

The student is capable of:

• analysing a problem and specifying a solution method
• discussing and justifying own choices and priorities in relation to electric circuits
• explaining the historical development of the field of electricity

Theory lectures, laboratory work, company visits and a large-scale project carried out in project groups. The goal of the project is to give the students insight into what type of tools and methods engineers use to illustrate and show results.

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

• five lab exercises with presence

All laboratorie exersices is to be written in a book with a hard cover. Each exercise must be solved and the results approved during the assigned hours in the time schedule. The complete book must be delivered to the lecturer the day after the last laboratory exercise.