General provisions

The content, length and level of the education are regulated by chapter 1, section 9 of the Higher Education Act 1 (1992:1434), by the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100), and by the Ordinance on changes to the Higher Education Ordinance (2006:1053). The course is given in semester 5 in Biomedical Laboratory Science Programme and consists mainly of practical proficiency training. The course aims to enable students to acquire the knowledge in biomedical laboratory science and its methodology which are required for an understanding of later courses in the programme as well as the skills that are included in the biomedical analyst's professional activities.

Entry requirements

1) At least 90 passed credit points in subjects equivalent to year 1 and 2 in the programme and completed clinical courses from semester 3 and 4, completed clinical practice for Practical Tuition I, as well as at most 2 examinations left of which no more than 1 from year 1.

2) For admission to the course as a separate course, an older biomedical laboratory science education or equivalent skills is/are required, as well as a completed clinical programme course.

Furthermore, passed practical tests are required for 1 and 2.

Learning outcomes

SKILLS AND ABILITY

On completion of the course, the student should:

- be able to apply his/her theoretical and practical knowledge within biomedical laboratory methodology

- be able to write a project outline in a scientific way according to a given template

- review, assess and use relevant information critically

- show ability for teamwork and co-operation in the workplace irrespective of the staff's gender, ethnicity or sexual disposition.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

- notice and handle technical irregularities

- process and interpret analysis and research results from both a technical and a medical point of view

- describe the basic organisation of diagnostic or research laboratories

- be able to present the regulatory framework that applies to documentation in a laboratory

EVALUATION ABILITY AND ATTITUDES

On completion of the course, the student should :

- with regard to human rights be able to meet patients professionally in the sample taking / examination situation from an ethical, diversity and equality perspective.

Content

Laboratory analyses and studies including analysis principles, the technical implementation, result assessment and quality assurance for the chosen field. Information retrieval from scientific magazines. Write a report on a chosen project.

Instruction

Practical and theoretical teaching is carried out under supervision at a diagnostic or research laboratory

Assessment

Examination takes place in the form of an individual written report. The supervisor in the placement makes assessments according to a standard assessment form. If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.

The student has the right to go through a renewed clinical placement once. Exemption for additional occasions can be granted by the programme committee if special circumstances apply

Other regulations

A student who did not pass the placement has the right to go through a renewed placement once (chapter 6, section 21 in the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100)).

PREMATURELY INTERRUPTED PLACEMENT

A student may fail and be forced to interrupt the clinical placement prematurely if there is a noticeable risk that the student due to incompetence may injure another individual or valuable property if he or she continues the clinical education.

An individual plan should be decided for the student and be given to him or her in writing. This plan, to be decided by the programme committee, must state the knowledge and skill shortages at hand, the support the student may receive from the department and also state how and when the control will take place.. A student has the right to at most two control occasions however no more than one a year.

The student may not participate in the clinical placement again until the programme committee has controlled and accepted that the student has the required knowledge and skills.

Decisions on the individual study plan may be delegated by the programme committee to a student welfare committee or equivalent with student representation.