YFFB3900 Bachelor’s assignment - Comprehensive vocational teacher competence Course description

Emnet omhandler forskningsbasert utvikling i fag- og yrkesopplæring sett i et individ-, bransje- og samfunnsperspektiv, som viser helhetlig yrkesfaglærerkompetanse. Tema som blir berørt er ulike pedagogiske retninger, kritisk tenkning, elevmedvirkning, vurdering for og av læring, profesjonsetikk, samarbeidsrelasjoner innenfor skole- og arbeidsliv.

No prior knowledge required

On successful completion of the course, the PhD candidate has the following learning outcomes defined as knowledge, skills, and general competence:

Knowledge

The PhD candidates have

• thorough knowledge of the links between work and health in Western societies and how they are shaped by social inequalities and institutional contexts.
• knowledge of the diversity of policies and schemes that are implemented to bring disadvantaged groups (back) into the labour market.
• knowledge about prominent research traditions and their theoretical and methodological aspects.

Skills

The PhD candidates have

• the ability to make well informed, critical assessments of different theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches to social inequality, health and inclusion in the labour market.
• a scholarly and systematic basis for designing and conducting studies about inequality, health, work/labour market, and how these interrelationships are influenced by welfare state institutions.

General competence

The PhD candidates are capable of

• assessing and identifying new research questions in the field.
• taking part in debates in national and international fora.

Assessment of practical training. The assessment is based on the learning outcomes for the course and the continuous assessment that students are subject to throughout the practical training period.

Students can only be assessed if they meet the minimum attendance requirement of 90% for the practical training. For more information, see the general part of the programme description about practical training assessment.

Resit assessment: Students who fail a period of practical training normally have to retake the whole practical training period.

Teaching is organised as a combination of lectures, group work and presentations of the participants' own projects. The course is in English.

Participation is mandatory, and candidates are expected to attend all days of teaching. A minor absence  can only be accepted under certain circumstances and upon application. In the event of absences that are not approved, candidates will lose their right to have their essays assessed. 

Language of instruction: Norwegian

This practical training course builds on knowledge and skills that the students have acquired during previous periods of practical training. The students are to develop their CT, MRI and conventional radiography skills, and a high degree of independence is expected. Students may also undergo practical training in one or more of the following areas: interventional radiography, paediatric radiography, nuclear medicine and mammography.

Most of the institutions that make up the external practical training arenas for this programme are located in Oslo and Eastern Norway. The students must therefore expect to commute during one or more of their periods of practical training. Students are assigned to diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy units. It is emphasised that the students should become familiar with the profession early on and that they will have practical training in all three years of the programme.

Students must comply with the clothing regulations in force at the practical training establishment. Special requirements for tests or vaccination may apply at individual establishments.

All examination support material is allowed as long as source reference and quotation technique requirements are applied. 

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of skills and general competence: 

Skills 

The student can

• assess how normal anatomy and common pathologies are shown in relevant diagnostic imaging examinations
• plan, prepare and carry out simple CT and MRI examinations and take part in other diagnostic imaging examinations and treatments
• plan and independently carry out a day programme of chest and skeletal examinations
• assess image quality requirements related to the indications for X-ray, CT and MRI examinations
• obtain and communicate the information needed to safeguard a patient when administering medication and contrast agents independently

General competence  

The student can 

• apply and reflect on the department's patient safety procedures
• apply hygiene guidelines and sterile procedures to prevent the spread of infection on an independent basis
• discuss image criteria and assess image quality
• apply and practise the code of ethics for radiographers and reflect on ethical issues in professional practice
• apply adapted communication, patient care and risk assessments for individual patients and next of kin
• understand the expectations and obligations inherent in interdisciplinary cooperation
• understand safe use of radiation and optimisation

The following must have been approved in order for the student to receive an assessment: 

• a minimum of 90 % attendance in practical training
• individual oral presentation at the midway assessment in accordance with set criteria