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6L5009 Occupational Injury Prevention 7.5 credits

Arbetsskadeprevention

  • Educational level

    Third cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

    D

  • Subject area

  • Grade scale

At present this course is not scheduled to be offered.

Learning outcomes

This course will teach quantitative and qualitative research methodology of relevance to the applied prevention of work-related illness and trauma.

Course main content

Perspectives from social psychology, sociology, and anthropology are used in the description of conditions and methods necessary for field studies, local intervention, and action-oriented research applied to a real injury prevention problem. A limited fieldwork is included.

Disposition

  • Elementary theory of science
  • Field study methods
  • Interview methodology
  • Qualitative approaches
  • Intervention and evaluation

Eligibility

Accepted for doctoral studies at KTH or KI.

Literature

Asplund, J, Det sociala livets elementära former, 1985 eller senare, Bokf. Korpen
Törestad, B; Nystadt, L (Red.), Människa - omvärld i samspel. En bok om interaktionistisk psykologi, 1994, Natur och Kultur (Kapitel 4-7, 9,11)
Jordan, P W, An Introduction to Usability, UK 1998, Taylor & Francis
Kjellberg, A, Att ställa frågor om arbetsmiljön, Arbetsmiljöinstitutet 1989:2
Forsyth, D R, Group Dynamics, Belmont Ca 1998, Brooks/Cole
Patton, M Q, Qualitative Evaluation and Research Methods, Newbury Park Ca 1990, Sage Publ.
Robson, L; Shannon, H; Goldenhar, L; Hale, A, Guide to Evaluating the Effectiveness of Strategier for Preventing Work Injurioes. How to show whether a Safety Intervention Really Works, ICOH/SCOAP 2000, NIOSH, Institute for Work Health, www.monash.edu.au/IPSO

Examination

Participation in workshops, write-up of field report.

Requirements for final grade

Participation in workshops, write-up of field report.

Offered by

STH/DASH

Contact

Professor Tore J Larsson

Examiner

Tore J Larsson <tore.larsson@chb.kth.se>

Version

Course plan valid from: Autumn 12.