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Course syllabus - Health and Welfare - Focusing on Participation
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
VAE137
Valid from
Spring semester 2017
Education level
Second cycle
Progressive Specialisation
A1N (Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).
Main area(s)
School
School of Health, Care and Social Welfare
Ratified
2016-05-26
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Mandatory literature
The right to health : theory and practice
1. ed. : Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2012 - 368 s.
ISBN: 978-91-44-06780-3 LIBRIS-ID: 12495911
Participation, both a means and an end: a conceptual analysis of processes and outcomes in childhood disability
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, e pub ahead of print doi:10.1111/dmcn.13237, 2016
Patient participation: causing moral stress in psychiatric nursing?
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Science , e pub ahead of print, doi: 10.1111/scs.12358, 2016
The meaning of well-being and participation in the process of health and care - women's experiences following a myocardial infarction
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 1(2);11-108, 2006
URL: Link
Theorizing participation in health promotion: A litteratur review
Social Theory & Health 10, 188-207 doi:10.1057/sth.2012.2, 2012
Opening discourses of citizenship education: a theorization with Foucault
Journal of Education Policy, 28:6, 828-846, DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2013.823519, 2013
Dilemmas of participation in everyday life in early rheumatoid arthritis. A qualitative interview study (The Swedish TIRA Project)
Disability & Rehabilitation (37) issue 14: 1251-1259. DOI:10.3109/09638288.2014.961658, 2014
Empowerment: A conceptual discussion
Health Care Anal. 16:77-96. Doi:10.1007/s10728-007-0067-3, 2008
Additional references
Patient participation: A qualitative study of immigrant women and their experiences
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, [S.l.], v. 5, n. 1, feb. 2010,
URL: Link
Life meomories and the ability to act: the, meaning of autonomy and participation for older people when living with chronic illness
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Science, 29; 824-833. doi: 10.1111/scs.12215, 2015
Midwifery practice and the crisis of modernity: Implications for the role of the midwife
Social Science & Medicine, 58(12), 2613-2623, 2004
URL: Link
Objectives
The objective of the course is for students to acquire further in-depth knowledge of different theoretical perspectives and core concepts applied within health and welfare, with a special focus on participation.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:
1 critically assess and apply theories and models with the field of health and welfare
2 critically analyze, compare and evaluate the concept of participation from different perspectives
3 explain the principles and application of participatory research
4 develop a participatory perspective on their own work
Course content
- theories and models within the health and welfare area, regarding individual, group, organizational and societal levels
- the concept of participation in a life cycle and from a systems-theoretical perspective
- core concepts related to participation, such as power and equality
- literature searches in national and international databases of scientific articles, with a focus on participation
- participatory research
Tuition
Teaching and learning take place in the form of lectures, seminars and/or exercises. The purpose of these teaching methods is for the students to practice independent and active searches for knowledge, cooperation, discussion, argumentation and critical reflection. In the course, an educational web-based platform is used for the sharing of course materials, communication and discussion.
Specific requirements
A completed bachelor’s degree from an institution of higher education of three years or more, equivalent to 180 credits in one of the following subject areas: Public Health Science, Caring Science with Specialisation in Nursing, Nursing Science, Medical Science, Physiotherapy, Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, or the equivalent and the student must have been an active participant in the course Health and Welfare - Theoretical Perspectives 7.5 credits even if not yet examined. In addition Swedish B/Swedish 3 and English B/English 6 are required. For courses given entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish B/Swedish 3.
Examination
INL1, Hand-in assignment, 3 credits, group assignment, regarding learning outcomes 1-4, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
INL2, Hand-in assignment, 3 credits, individual assignment, regarding learning outcome 4, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
SEM1, Seminar, 1.5 credits, active participation in all seminars, regarding learning outcomes 1-4, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
For the grade VG on the course as a whole, a VG on INL2 as well as a G on INL1 and SEM1 are required. For more information, see the study guidelines.
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Grade
Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail