EPN-V2

SYKK1060B Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Kunnskapsbasert praksis (KBP) i helsetjenesten
Weight
5.0 ECTS
Year of study
2023/2024
Course history
Programme description

  • Introduction

    Passed first and second year of the programme.

  • Recommended preliminary courses

    Prior to the course, the students are recommended to go through the elements in "Startpakka" which focus on literature search, critical appraisal and use of references, see                    https://x.oslomet.no/courses/course-v1:OsloMetX+ST22+01/about

  • Required preliminary courses

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

    Knowledge

    The student

    • can discuss the nurse’s role and responsibilities in a chosen area of specialisation
    • can summarise relevant research and professional development in the chosen specialisation

    Skills

    The student

    • can create a project description, including a time schedule and how he/she intends to complete the bachelor’s thesis with the resources available
    • can formulate a clear research question relating to nursing, which is possible to answer within the framework of the thesis
    • can carry out an independent systematic literature review in accordance with the applicable research standards
    • can clarify concepts, analysing and assessing different sources of information, and using these sources to formulate relevant argumentation
    • can present specialist literature in an independent, logical, critical and systematic manner

    General competence

    The student i

    • can disseminate and arguing for strengths and weaknesses of his/her own study in a substantial and methodical manner
    • can reflect on relevant research ethics issues

  • Learning outcomes

    Lectures, seminars, supervision, and self-study. All students will be allocated a supervisor.

  • Teaching and learning methods

    The following coursework requirement must have been approved in order for the student to take the examination:

    • Project description for the bachelor’s thesis, scope 1,000 words (+/- 10%).
    • Completed supervision, three compulsory supervision sessions out of the four sessions offered.

  • Course requirements

    Bachelor’s thesis.

    • Literature review.
    • Normally written in group with 2-3 students.
    • Scope of 8,000 words (+/- 10%).

    Resits/rescheduled exam: If the bachelor’s thesis is awarded a fail grade, the student has the right to submit a reworked version once.

  • Assessment

    All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    Grade scale A-F.

  • Grading scale

    One internal and one external examiner.

  • Examiners

    SYKK3900, SYKP3900 and SKOMP3910 are fully overlapping.

  • Overlapping courses

    BIOB1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, 5 credits, ERGOB1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, 5 credits, FYB1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, 5 credits, RAB1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, 5 credits, SYKK1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, 5 credits, SYKP1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, 5 credits, TAB1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, 5 credits, FARB1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, 5 credits, PMED1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, 5 credits, ORI1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, 5 credits, and VERB1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, 5 credits overlaps 100 %.