MALK4000-402 Relational Skills Course description

This course gives students a basis for developing and maintaining good relational skills, with special emphasis on the interdependence of verbal and non-verbal behavior. Through analyses of contributions from social psychology, motivation research, and behavior analysis, students learn a practical approach to understanding causal attribution. The actual observational basis for various explanatory models is systematically examined. The objective of the course is that students acquire ways of analyzing the contingencies for both their own behavior and the behavior of others, promoting desired behaviors.

Admission to the study program

On successful completion of the course, the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student can

• describe and discuss useful units of analysis in social interaction in working life and daily life
• describe how to factor in the difference between intended and actual results, and discuss confirmation bias and selective perception; fuzzy causality, and problems with self-assessment
• describe and discuss the relational perspective on behavior
• describe and discuss the topics of causal attribution, Future Time Perspective, Perceived Self-Efficacy, rule governed behavior, self-direction, influence and persuasion, and The Dunning-Kruger effect

Skills

The student can

• analyze important variables that influence individual behavior, including self- talk and self-rules

Competence

The student can

• observe and adapt to how their own behavior affects the behavior of others
• can describe and discuss ethical concerns raised by teaching techniques of influence and persuasion with reference to normative ethical theories

The student must have been admitted to the study programme. The course is also offered as an individual course.

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 in-depth knowledge of radioactive pharmaceuticals’ chemical, biological, and pharmacokinetic properties
• has advanced knowledge of the most common clinical examinations and therapies in nuclear medicine, and the relevance of these methods in relation to various diseases and disease mechanisms
• has advanced knowledge of nuclear medicine imaging and processing
• has in-depth knowledge of what characterises the different types of radiation
• has in-depth knowledge of the principles of quality control of nuclear medicine equipment and specimens
• has in-depth knowledge of preparation of radiopharmaceuticals
• is capable of describing applicable radiation protection provisions in the field of nuclear medicine

Skills

The student is capable of

• applying medical-technical equipment in nuclear medicine units
• mastering routine quality control of equipment and specimens
• mastering aseptic work techniques and knows how to protect him/herself and others against contamination and infection when preparing radiopharmaceuticals
• is capable of using safety equipment when handling radioactivity

Competence

The student is capable of

• familiarising him/herself with and taking a critical approach to new methods and apparatuses used in nuclear medicine with particular emphasis on their areas of application, possibilities, and limitations.

Individual school examination, 5 hours. Exam questions are in English. Students may submit their exams in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.

None

Grade scale A-F

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.