BERGAMO
Overview
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Syllabus
Course Objectives
The module aims to provide students with theoretical knowledge and practical skills for the analysis and understanding of the specific needs of persons with motor impairments and disability throughout their lives, from early childhood to old age. Through the study of survey tools and methods, students will be able to design inclusive, accessible and personalized interventions in different life contexts.
In particular, the training objectives will be:
- knowledge of the main characteristics of motor impairment and disability and their implications in everyday life;
- ability to use methods and tools for the analysis of individual needs in the different areas of activity and participation;
- knowledge of the main assistive technologies in relation to the specific needs of persons with motor impairment and disability;
- development of skills for the design of targeted educational and social interventions.
Course Prerequisites
This Module belongs to the Cluster "ANALYSIS OF THE NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE". It can be used according to individual preferences, but in any case after the four modules of the Cluster "THE LIFE PROJECT OF THE PERSON WITH DISABILITIES"
Teaching Methods
The course is mainly held remotely and in Italian (with subtitles in Italian, English and Spanish). It is divided into Delivery Teaching (DE) and Interactive Teaching (DI) activities.
The in-person lessons (6 hours) are held in the classroom and delivered in a videoconference environment that allows active participation by students remotely. Pre-recorded video lessons lasting approximately 15 minutes and study materials are available on the course page (DE, 9 hours corresponding to 18 hours for re-listening purposes).
The DI activities include interactive web-conference sessions (DI, 3 hours) and communication and collaboration training activities such as forums, formative assessment, group work (DI, 6 hours estimated).
The schedule of activities in hours may be subject to changes during the course in light of student feedback and organizational elements.
The small group activities carried out during the online lessons and exercises (DI) and the discussion of case studies in the video lessons and in-person lessons are the teaching methods used in the course to allow students to analyze complex situations and design in an educational and inclusive way. The video lessons (DE) present the indications for the use of the ICF model and the personalized design tools, with examples and cases taken from the literature, from regulatory documentation and from professional experiences. The activities are integrated with the internship experiences and with the first in-person meeting, in which we work in a laboratory mode with stakeholders.
Assessment Methods
To complete the module and obtain the open badge, the student will have to take a verification test (open/closed questionnaire) aimed at verifying the understanding of the topics covered.
Below are the evaluation criteria adopted.
- Correctness of the answers
- Mastery of the specific language
- Level of depth of the arguments
The assessment is expressed in terms of suitability. The test is considered passed upon achieving suitability.
The test takes place in person. Passing it, preparatory to taking the cluster test, entails the release of the Open Badge.
The exam sessions take place during the academic calendar of the training offer in the same number of exam tests of the Cluster.
Contents
- Synthetic framework of motor impairment and disability
- Methods and tools for the analysis of the needs of persons with various forms of motor impairment and disability in relation to different ages and areas of activity and participation: learning and application of knowledge, tasks and general requests, communication, mobility, personal care, domestic life, interactions and interpersonal relationships, main life activities, social, civil and community life
- Technologies and supports for motor impairment and disability in relation to different ages and areas of activity and participation: learning and application of knowledge, tasks and general requests, communication, mobility, personal care, domestic life, interactions and interpersonal relationships, main life activities, social, civil and community life
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More information
This module belongs to the Educational Cluster “ANALYSIS OF THE NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE".
Students with PDP and PEI may request to take the exam in oral form (this if it is provided for in their program document); however, all students are advised to take the exam in the form provided for in the syllabus. Any changes must be agreed with the course teacher.
We also remind you that in the case of using concept maps (provided only for those who are entitled to them) it is necessary to send them to the teacher at least one week before the exam to obtain approval.
For foreign students or Erasmus mobility students, it is possible to take the exam in English and to agree on the exam program after an interview with the teacher, based on the texts in the language indicated in the bibliography.