EPN-V2

MALKA212 Utdyping av grunnleggende begrep i atferdsanalyse Emneplan

Engelsk emnenavn
Refinement of Behavior Analytic Terms
Omfang
10.0 stp.
Studieår
2020/2021
Emnehistorikk
Pensum
VÅR 2021
Timeplan
Programplan

  • 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.