HOVFEL23020 Digital opportunities in health and welfare (Spring 2023)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Health, Welfare and Organisation
- Campus:
- Campus Fredrikstad
- Course Leaders:
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- Hanna Marie Ihlebæk
- Ragnhild Elisabeth Sørbotten
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
The course is connected to the following study programs
Elective course in the following programmes:
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Bachelor in Child Welfare
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Bachelor in Nursing
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Bachelor in Social Educator Training
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Bachelor in Social Work
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Bachelor in Work and Welfare Studies
The course is open for international students within the same bachelor programmes.
The course is to be combined with:
HOVFEL20020 - Digitalisation and interdisciplinary collaboration in health and welfare services (10 ECTS)
Absolute requirements
The course is to be combined with:
HOVFEL20020 - Digitalisation and interdisciplinary collaboration in health and welfare services (10 ECTS).
Recommended requirements
Completed courses from the first year of the bachelor programme.
Lecture Semester
4th semester (spring).
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Knowledge
The student:
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has knowledge about digital tools and solutions in health and welfare services
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has knowledge about how digital tools and solutions affect service receivers and patients
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has knowledge about ethical aspects of digitalisation in health and welfare contexts
Skills
The student:
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can identify, evaluate and reference relevant literature on possibilities and challenges relating to the use of digital aids, and relate this to a relevant research question
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can reflect upon social inequality, inclusion and non-discrimination related to digitalisation of health and welfare services
General competence
The student:
has knowledge of digital tools and methods relating to digital innovation, implementation and service improvement work at the individual and system level
Content
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Opportunities and challenges related to digital tools and solutions for patients and service users
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Innovation and service improvement work
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Ethical aspects of digitalisation with focus on inclusion, equality and non-discrimination
Forms of teaching and learning
Relevant learning methods: Digital methods like screencast, classroom lectures, group activities and seminars.
Workload
Expected study effort in the course is 130 hours.
Practical training/internship
No practical training/internship in this course.
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
There are no compulsory activities in this course.
Examination
Individual written home exam over 8 days (192 hours)
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Scope of the assignment: 1,000 words
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It is optional whether the thesis is written in Norwegian or English
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All aids are allowed, but it is not permitted to communicate with others about the question paper, or to work on an answer together
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Grading system: Pass/Fail
Examiners
One external and one internal examiner or two internal examiners.
Course evaluation
Feedback from our students is vital in order for us to be able to offer best possible courses and study programmes. The following forms of evaluation are used for this course:
- Continuous evaluation with reference group
- Final evaluation
The results are considered in a programme council.