EPN-V2

MALKA212 Utdyping av grunnleggende begrep i atferdsanalyse Emneplan

Engelsk emnenavn
Refinement of Behavior Analytic Terms
Studieprogram
Masterstudium i atferdsvitenskap, deltid
Masterstudium i atferdsvitenskap - spesialisering i innovasjon og implementering
Masterstudium i atferdsvitenskap - spesialisering i begreper og anvendelse
Omfang
10.0 stp.
Studieår
2020/2021
Pensum
VÅR 2021
Timeplan
Programplan
Emnehistorikk

Innledning

This course is a refinement and nuancing of basic and higher-order concepts from research on respondent and operant conditioning introduced during MALKA211.

Forkunnskapskrav

Coursework requirements from MALK4000-401, MALK4000-403 and MALKA211 or equivalent must be approved to participate and submit coursework requirements in MALKA212.

Læringsutbytte

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

Knowledge

The student can

  • describe and discuss core concepts from research on respondent conditioning
  • describe and discuss core concepts from research on operant conditioning

Skills

The student

  • can identify in practical examples the terms of the operant paradigm

Competence

The student

  • can describe and exemplify a functional analysis of behavior
  • can describe selected experimental research that has been foundational in the development of behavior analysis as a science

Arbeids- og undervisningsformer

Teaching and learning methods include lectures, exercises, oral presentations and discussion of reading materials. The lectures will partly be based on interteaching sequences using literature from the curriculum. Internet-based exercises consisting of programmed instructions will be used.

Arbeidskrav og obligatoriske aktiviteter

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

  • 3 individual written assignments, each with maximum 6000 keystrokes

Vurdering og eksamen

Individual written examination with invigilation, 4 hours. Exam questions are in English. Students may submit their exams in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.

Hjelpemidler ved eksamen

None

Vurderingsuttrykk

Grade scale A-F

Sensorordning

One internal and one external examiner will assess all exams.