EPN-V2

MALKA218 Etiske overveielser innen anvendt atferdsanalyse Emneplan

Engelsk emnenavn
Ethical Considerations in the Application of Behavior Analysis
Omfang
10.0 stp.
Studieår
2025/2026
Emnehistorikk
Pensum
VÅR 2026
Timeplan
Programplan

  • Innledning

    Emnebeskrivelsen finnes kun på engelsk. Velg engelsk versjon av nettsiden for å se fullstendig emnebeskrivelse.

  • Forkunnskapskrav

    Admission to the study program

  • Læringsutbytte

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

    Knowledge

    The student can

    • present ethical dilemmas and discuss different ethical perspectives from moral philosophy
    • discuss normative ethics considerations in applied behavior analytic treatment
    • discuss the BACB "Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts"

    Competence

    The student can

    • discuss the ethical considerations described above in relation to commonly used Applied Behavior Analytic interventions

  • Arbeids- og undervisningsformer

    Campus-based lectures, exercises, discussions and oral presentations are the main teaching methods. Students read selected texts in advance for each day of class, and everyone is expected to participate in class through questions and through joining in discussion. Feedback is used on written assignments.

  • Arbeidskrav og obligatoriske aktiviteter

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

    • None

  • Vurdering og eksamen

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

  • Hjelpemidler ved eksamen

    All

  • Vurderingsuttrykk

    Grade scale A-F

  • Sensorordning

    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.