RAB1050 Public Health and Health Management Course description

Normally taught in English. Taught in Norwegian if no English-speaking students are taking the course.

This common course is developed for all the bachelor’s degree programmes taught at the Faculty of Health Sciences that are covered by the National Curriculum Regulations for Norwegian Health and Welfare Education (RETHOS).

The course deals with public health and health management. Public health emphasises the distribution of health challenges in the population based on causal connections and risk factors relating to health, education, work and living conditions. Health management emphasises international guidelines and conditions with a bearing on illness, health and quality of life in the population at individual, group and society level, including the sustainability goals.

The course is intended to contribute to a fundamental professional understanding of how the health service is organised, relevant legislation, strategies and goals for preventive and health promoting work in Norway.

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

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

Knowledge

The student

• can describe and explain factors that affect disease, health and quality of life in groups or the population as a whole
• can describe the epidemiological and demographical foundation for public health work
• can describe social inequality in relation to health, and is familiar with the national and global consequences of inequality
• can describe the purpose, organisation and coordination of health and social care services
• is familiar with relevant laws and regulations relating to the health and social care services
• can describe the relationship between work, education, social participation, inclusion and the experience of health
• can describe the goals for sustainable development and their significance for public health

Skills

The student

• can reflect on ethical challenges related to public health work that aims to change behaviours
• can find, assess and refer to health promoting and preventive strategies, organisation and measures in light of the goals for sustainable development
• can reflect on how and why the status of Sami as indigenous peoples affects the development of the health and social care services

Emnet gir en introduksjon til C-programmering for PC og mikrokontrollere.

Ingen ut over opptakskrav.

Etter å ha gjennomført dette emnet har studenten følgende læringsutbytte, definert som kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten kan syntaksen i standard C. Dette inkluderer:

• variable og datatyper
• innlesing og utskrift
• løkker og valg
• funksjoner
• pekere
• strukturer

Ferdigheter

Studenten:

• kan skrive, kompilere og kjøre et C-program på PC og mikrokontroller-plattform

Generelle kompetanse

Studenten:

• kan analysere et problem og spesifisere en løsningsmetodikk
• kan drøfte og diskutere ulike valg av løsningsmetode
• har grunnleggende kunnskaper i C-programmering

Teoriundervisning, øving på PC og laboratoriearbeid.

Følgende arbeidskrav er obligatorisk og må være godkjent for å fremstille seg til eksamen:

• 4 laboratorieøvinger

Kravet gjelder både individuell skriftlig eksamen og prosjektarbeid i gruppe.

1) Individuell skriftlig eksamen, 3 timer (teller 70 %)

2) Prosjektarbeid i gruppe med muntlig presentasjon (teller 30 %)

Eksamensresultat i del 1 kan påklages, del 2 kan ikke påklages. Begge deleksamener må være vurdert til karakter E eller bedre for at studenten skal kunne få bestått emne.

Alle skrevne og trykte hjelpemidler er tillatt under skriftlig eksamen. Kalkulator som ikke kommuniserer trådløst. Internminnet på kalkulatoren må være slettet.