3 ECTS credits
75 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1024117CNW for working students in the 1st semester at a (C) Bachelor - specialised level.
This course has two units: 'Welbeing, Physical Activity and health' en 'First Aid'. The first unit help to have more insight in the need for a healthy lifestyle, prevention of illness and diseases, and modern individual and social health problems such as stress and burn out. Several behavior change models, approaches and guidelines are presented and discussed. In the second part, first aid is practiced in order to be able to handle correct and efficient in different situations. Thanks to the availability of different tools/apps, mannikins and AED's, students have hands-on experience with different victims (age groups). The approach of the lessons is based on blended-learning with lots of video material available on the platfom and the possibility to send in the own CPR performances.
Students with a special and official recognized situation (high level athletes, international students, students with a job, …) have to contact the teacher in the beginning of the semester to agree on the approach of missing practical sessions.
The assessment of the practical skills will be done by a team of internal and external examinators (with specific diploma and competences).
Students who have First aid score of min 12/20 receive the Red Cross certificate of 'First aid'.
Students who have First aid score of min 14/20 receive the Red Cross certificate of 'Helper First aid'.
Students who follow an exeral first aid course from the beginning of the semester do not have to follow the VUB lessons and their external score counts.
As the theory lessons are given in Dutch, exchange students will follow a separate tutorship consisting in self-study of information from books and internet indicated by the professor. For the practical 'first aid' lessons, course material in English will be available and the skills can be practiced without speaking Dutch.
The student knows the most essential health problems which can occur and their prevention.
The student knows the recent international and natinoal health advices concering a physical active lifestyle.
The student knows the basic rules of first aid and is able to apply them on different victims (according to age).
The student is able to work with recent tools/apps in first aid (21st C skill ICT).
The student has the attitude to help others (21st C skill responsibility).
The student is able to prevent accidents and injuries.
The student can communicate correct and with empathy with victim(s) and the bystander(s) (21st C skill: communication)
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Task have to be done correctly and the teacher will check the active use of the tools for self- and peer evaluation. Students who were not active in performing the first aid skills supported by the tools/apps can be refused for the practical exam.
Students who do not succeed in CPR fail in the global exam.
When one of the sub-scores is 8/20 or lower, the lowest score will be given instead of the mean score of the two parts of the assessment.
This course offer isn't part of a fixed set of graduation requirements. Hence, it is a free elective.