Course content

The student has knowledge of project work and management, innovation, creative processes, and entrepreneurship in interdisciplinary collaboration with user and interest organizations and other relevant partners. Develops, plans and implements a project aimed at improving occupational therapy practice, and presents the results to relevant target groups. This may also include assignments from external partners.

The asterisk (*) in the learning outcome descriptions refers to § 7 b and d, § 8 a and b, § 9 b-d, § 11 b, § 12 a and b, § 14 c, § 16 c, d and f, § 17 e, § 19 a and b, § 20 b and  § 21 a, in the Regulations on National Guidelines for Occupational Therapy Education, which are based on Regulation of 4 July 2025 No. 1478 on the Common Framework Plan for Health and Social Care Education § 2, and adapted to the occupational therapy program.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

The student

• has knowledge of project work and project management, innovation, creative processes, and entrepreneurship, *(§ 19 b).
• has broad knowledge of user participation, communication, interdisciplinary collaboration and ethics in project work and innovation processes.
• have knowledge of scientific theory and research ethics, and how these can contribute to the development of knowledge in occupational therapy.

Skill

The student

• can apply new knowledge and can make professional assessments to improve and develop services and products.
• can apply creative and problem-solving strategies to promote activity and participation.
• can apply methods for project work.
• can communicate results of project work.

General competence

The student

• knows innovational thinking and methods that can contribute to service innovation, systematic and quality-improving processes, *(§ 21 a).
• can plan, implement, and lead occupational therapy professional development projects.
• can plan, implement, and lead cooperation with relevant partners, *(§ 12 b).

Learning methods and activities

The course is based on longitudinal teaching. The course uses student-active forms of learning, both individually and in groups. Learning methods include collaboration in groups, team-based learning, self-study, assignments, seminars, and skills training. Lectures and digital learning methods are used when appropriate.

Students have the opportunity to receive supervision, which can focus on academic content and/or collaboration in the group. It is the students responsibility to request supervision if they wish to receive it, and they must submit a plan or questions/topic for supervision well in advance.

Compulsory assignments

• Written assessment
• Mandatory participation

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

The course has admission requirements and is reserved for students enrolled in the Bachelor's program in Occupational Therapy at NTNU in Gjøvik/Trondheim. The following courses are prerequisites and must be passed before the student can begin this course:

• ETT/ETG2201 Habilitation, rehabilitation and facilitation for activity
• ETT/ETG2203 Coping of Everyday Life with Mental Health Challenges
• ETT/ETG2220 The Occupational Therapy Process and Clinical Reasoning (fieldwork)

Course materials

The syllabus and recommended literature will be published in the course room on the digital learning platform at the start of the course. Students must have their own personal computer.

Credit reductions