STKD6600 Technology and Society I Emneplan

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After completing this course, the student should have the following learning outcome:

Knowledge

On successful completion of this course the student understands:

• the role of technological innovation with regards to consumption, economic growth and sustainable development
• the idea of digital citizenship, including digital rights and responsibilities, from a local, national and global perspective, both in general and in relation with their field of study
• the democratic principles behind e-inclusion and a universally designed society, both in general and with regards to their future professional practice
• the basics of information security, including precautions to guarantee safety and privacy
• the basic ideas behind algorithms, machine learning and artificial intelligence, how they are used in organizational and societal governance, and how their use may constrain or enable work processes and other aspects of everyday life
• the role that technology plays in professional practice within their profession or field of study.

Skills

On successful completion of this course the student can:

• understand the technological and societal aspects of a case in a specific domain
• discuss and present an overview of ethical challenges at the intersection of technology and society, including issues of integration, participation and multiculturalism
• give examples of how technology is used in the profession(s) related to their field of study, both at the national and the international level
• identify, respond to and limit the negative impact of unethical and harmful online behavior
• evaluate the possibilities and challenges of technological solutions used in the profession(s) relevant to their field of study and present those in a structured form
• retrieve information effectively and efficiently from a variety of online sources, critically assess its quality and credibility.

General Competence

On successful completion of this course the student can:

• be a valuable contributor to the design, planning and implementation of new technology
• be a positive agent of change in their own profession and field of study with regards to leveraging the potential of technology
• participate in innovative processes involving new and emerging technologies and build skills in anticipating and adapting to technological change
• reflect on technology use both within their field and from an interdisciplinary perspective
• actively engage with social, ethical and moral issues related to the development and implementation of technology
• communicate concepts and models related to technology use in a structured manner, both orally and in written form.

The course uses a blended learning approach, with a combination of attendance-based teaching or guidance, and use of online material. The students will be working on interdisciplinary cases of direct relevance to their field of study.

The Spring/Autumn variant of the course involves weekly seminars throughout the semester, in addition to the online material.

The Summer School variant involves four weeks attendance-based teaching, in addition to the online material.

A minimum of three out of a possible eight individual assignments. The assignments consists of reflection tasks, such as mini-essays or opinion pieces of approximately two pages each.

The final assessment will be an oral group presentation of a relevant case, which counts for 100% of the grade. The oral presentation will last 20 minutes and all the members of the group must contribute actively to the presentation. The presentation can be given in either English, Norwegian or a combination of the two languages.

Each group may consist of 2-5 candidates.

The oral presentation cannot be appealed.

Through their professional practice, physiotherapists come into contact with people with different diseases and injuries and at all stages of life. A person’s functional ability must be understood as an interaction between the individual, task and environment. When examining and assessing functional ability, the physiotherapist must be able to address the needs of and interact with people who find it challenging to carry out activities and tasks at home, in kindergarten, at school, at work and in their free time. The learning outcomes of the course represent basic competence required to examine, assess and identify factors that promote and impede a person’s functioning and health. Cooperation with other professions requires a common understanding of concepts, and the course introduces the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as a common conceptual framework.

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence (learning outcome marked with an asterisk (*) is assessed in connection with the coursework requirements):

Knowledge

The student can

• describe the physiotherapy profession’s history and development in Norway and explain the concept of profession and the professions’ social mission
• describe different perspectives on health, disease and functioning*
• describe World Health Organizations (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as a conceptual framework and coding system
• explain key biomechanical concepts and principles and describe the effects of internal and external forces on the body and the body’s reactions to these forces
• describe the scientific basis for standardised tests in physiotherapy and is familiar with tests’ purpose and measurement levels, the test procedure and the validity and reliability of the tests

Skills

The student can

• analyse communication skills in a consultation between a patient and a therapist, and discuss the interaction between them
• apply anatomical and biomechanical theory in the analysis of positions, movements and muscle use
• plan and give grounds for their assessment of function and demonstrate this in practice on a fellow student
• palpate and identify the surface structure of the musculoskeletal system
• apply relational and communication knowledge in the examination of a fellow student

General competence

The student can

• reflect on ethical issues relating to undressing, touching and closeness, and address the fellow student’s needs when interacting with them
• reflect on their own learning strategies
• describe the profession’s ethical guidelines

The work and teaching methods include self-study, group work, seminars, lectures, practical skills training and experience-based practical training. Experience-based practical training takes place in different practical training arenas.