HEL621 Evidence-based Practice: Critical Perspectives (Autumn 2025)
- ECTS Credits:
- 5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences
- Course Leader:
- Henrik Berg
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn and Spring
- Teaching language:
- English - in English speaking participants
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is connected to the following study programs
Teaching language
English - in English speaking participants
Recommended previous knowledge
Admitted to a PhD-programme
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the candidate:
Knowledge
- will have insight into definitions, major concepts, and theoretical perspectives in evidence-based practice
- will have insight and understanding of evidence in healthcare sciences
- will understand some of the limitations of evidence-based practice
Skills
- can discuss the notion of evidence in their own research projects.
- can critically analyze, evaluate, and interpret healthcare research.
General competence
- can communicate and discuss scientific issues within and outside the scientific community.
- can identify ethical issues and understand the relevance of ethics in healthcare.
Contents
The aim of this course is to introduce students to evidence-based practice in healthcare sciences. It will enable the candidates to understand the background of evidence-based practice and how it has shaped the contemporary thinking of evidence within healthcare sciences. Moreover, the course will seek to investigate the notions of evidence in the participants’ projects.
Teaching and learning methods
This course will be taught over 3 days, followed by writing a paper. The teaching and learning methods will consist of a combination of lectures, group work, and discussions. The course will include regular sessions to enable the candidates to relate the learning in the course to their own ongoing research work.
Examination requirements
The course days, group work, and final assessment are mandatory.
Examinations
The final assignment will be a written paper discussing the notion of evidence in their projects.
Student evaluation
Digital student evaluation.
Offered as a free-standing course
No
Other information
Contact person: Professor Henrik Berg (henrik.berg@uia.no)
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