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ETT2330

Innovation and Development within Occupational Therapy (Fieldwork)

Credits 15
Level Third-year courses, level III
Course start Autumn 2026
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Practical training

About

About the course

Course content

The student works independently and perform an occupational therapy process model with different user groups. The student is working evidence-based and focusing on project work, innovation and/or professional development.

An asterisk (*) in the learning outcome descriptions refers to § 7b and d, § 8a and b, § 9bd, § 11b, § 12a and b, § 14c, § 16c, d and f, § 17e, § 19a and b, § 20b and § 21a, in Regulations on National guidelines for occupational therapist training, which is based on regulations of 4. juli 2025 no.1478 on joint framework plan for health and social studies education § 2, and adapted to the education.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

The student

  • has broad knowledge of how people's activity, participation, and health influence each other and interact with the environment throughout their life span.
  • has broad knowledge of therapeutic guidance, communication, ethics, and relationship-building, *(§ 7 d).
  • has knowledge of client involvement in innovation and research.

Skills

The student

  • can apply and documents an occupational therapy process with a high degree of independence.
  • can promote client participation throughout the entire occupational therapy work process.
  • can identify their own therapeutic style and applies different styles adapted to meet the clients’ needs.
  • can distinguish between everyday communication and targeted, professional communication in interaction with users, next of kin, healthcare personnel, and other partners.
  • can discuss how activity analysis can be implemented as part of service development at the individual, group, and/or system level.
  • can assess the environment's impact on independence, health, and quality of life.
  • can use therapeutic strategies appropriate to the situation and explains one's choice of strategies.
  • can apply new knowledge and can make professional assessments, decisions, and carry out treatment in line with evidence-based practice, *(§ 20 b).
  • can find and evaluate scientific literature relevant to their own professional practice.
  • can explain the connection between political guidelines/legislation and the services offered at the fieldwork placement.

General Competence

The student

  • can explain the use of innovative methods that contribute to service innovation and systematic quality improvement processes. *(§ 21 a).
  • can follow the occupational therapists’ professional ethical guidelines to promote individuals’ right to activity and participation, *(§ 9 b).
  • can convey, document, and promote occupational therapy professional practice, *(§ 9 c).
  • can assess and prevent the risk of adverse events and is familiar with methods for systematic follow-up, *(§ 9 d).
  • can plan and collaborate across disciplines, professions, sectors, and organizational levels, and initiates such collaboration, *(§ 12 b).

Learning methods and activities

The course lasts 11 weeks, which consists of one week of preparatory learning with lectures, skill training, seminars and submissions, and 10 weeks of fieldwork. Additionally, there will be learning activities such as writing a logbook, supervision and oral presentation.

The course has longitudinal teaching. External fieldwork mainly take place in the municipal and specialist healthcare services (The Central Norway Health Trust and private specialist healthcare services), and with private service providers.

Compulsory assignments

  • Preparation clinical placement

Further on evaluation

How practical training periods are carried out and assessed are regulated by the "Academic Regulations for the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)" and the "Guidelines for the Implementation and Assessment of practical training at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU." A dedicated handbook with detailed guidelines for the practical training course is available on the website dedicated to practical training at the program.

Attendance during the preparatory week for the practical training is mandatory. A maximum absence of 20% may be approved. If the student is absent between 21-40%, they must complete compensatory assignment. The scope and content of this assignment will depend on the extent of the student’s absence. Absence exceeding 41% means the student is not allowed to start practical training.

If the student receives a failing grade, the entire practical training period, including mandatory activities and preparatory week, must be repeated. In the case of a failing grade, the next opportunity to complete the course will be during the next regular offering. Students have a maximum of two attempts to pass the practical training.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Occupational Therapy (BERGO)

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/ETG2202 Occupational therapy work processes and methods
  • ETT/ETG2203 Coping of Everyday Life with Mental Health Challenges
  • ETT/ETG2220 The occupational therapy process and clinical reasoning (fieldwork)

Course materials

An overview of updated, recommended literature for the course is posted on the learning platform before the start of the course. Students must have their own PC.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
ETG2330 15 sp Autumn 2020
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Timetable

Timetable

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Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Practical training
Grade: Passed / Not Passed

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2026

Practical training
Weighting 100/100 Exam system Inspera Assessment

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