Course name: SOV01010 Current professional practice (Aktuellyrkespraxis), 5 ECTS
Competences / Students- Have knowledge of and deepen their knowledge of different areas of professional expertise
- Develop their reflective capacity concerning their own professional development
Implementation/methods / Self-studies: course attendance and/or field visits, literature studies and written assignment
Semester / Flexible
Assignment / Assignment (5 ects)
Part 1:
The student undertakes at least 32 hrs of studies within an elective course (often outside school) or makes some field visits to different places where social workers (socionomer) work.
The student chooses an elective course or contact different work places in accordance with the course description. Responsible teacher should be contacted in advance for approval.
Part 2:
After completing the course or field visits, the student write an essay (10-12 pages) about:
-the course content/content of the field visits in relation to their own competence development and to the nationally approved competences for socionom YH (social workers graduated from Universities of Applied Sciences in Finland)
-the course content/content of the field visits in relation to current research and literature
The essay based on literature and the course certificate or document with places and dates for the field visits (including signature and contact information) are submitted to the course coordinator.
Assessment / Assessment of assignment:
-Ability to reflect on the course content in relation to national competences for socionom YH (social work) or ability to reflect on and connect the content of the field visits to the national competences
-Ability to reflect on one’s own competence development in a critical way
-Ability to analyze the course content/filed visits in relation to literature
Assessmentscale: 0-5
Course name: USOÅ15V0405Current professional practice (Aktuellyrkespraxis), 10 ECTS
Competences / Students- Have knowledge of and deepen their knowledge of different areas of professional expertise
- Develop their reflective capacity concerning their own professional development
Implementation/methods / Self-studies: course attendance and/or field visits, literature studies and written assignment
Semester / Flexible
Assignment / Assignment (10 ects):
The student undertakes at least 32 hrs of studies within an elective course (often outside school) or/and makes some field visits to different places where social workers (socionomer) work.
The student chooses an elective course or contact different work places in accordance with the course description. Responsible teacher should be contacted in advance for approval.
After completing the course or/and field visits, the student write an essay (25-30 pages) about:
-the course content/content of the field visits in relation to their own competence development and to the nationally approved competences for socionom YH (social workers graduated from Universities of Applied Sciences in Finland)
-the course content/content of the field visits in relation to current research results and literature
The essay based on literature (7ects) and the course certificate or document with places and dates for the field visits, including signature and contact information (3 ects) are submitted to the course coordinator.
Assessment / Assessment of assignment:
-Ability to reflect on the course content in relation to national competences for socionom YH (social work) or ability to reflect on and connect the content of the field visits to the national competences
-Ability to reflect on one’s own competence development in a critical way
-Ability to analyze the course content/filed visits in relation to current research results and literature
Assessmentscale: 0-5
Literature
Ansvarsperson/-personer / Johanna Wikgren-Roelofs, johanna.wikgren-roelofs(a)novia.fi
02-432 3377
Course name: SOV01020 Trends in Social Services and Health Care, 5 ECTS
Competences / Student- acquires knowledge in the professional areas of competence and in the requirements of working life in Social Services and Health Care
- acquires knowledge in the development, the challenges and recent trends in Social Services and Health Care
Implementation/methods / Self-studies: literature studies and written assignment
Semester / Flexible
Assignment / Written assignment (5 ECTS)
Part 1 (3 ects): The student chooses literature (scientific articles and books) and write about the current development, challenges and trends in Social Services and Health Care. Student contacts responsible lecturer to get her/his acceptance concerning the chosen literature (altogether 250-350 pages). The title of the written assignment is chosen by the student himself/herself.
Part 2 (2 ECTS): After reading and writing about current development, challenges and trends within Social Services and Health Care, the student reflects on his/her own professional development – Which professional skills and what kind of knowledge still need to be developed in order to be a good professional and able to meet the requirements of working life in the future? The student must use the national competences for the Degree Programme in Social Services (KompetensområdenaförSocionom YH) as guidelines.
Assessment / Assessment of assignment:
- Ability to discuss the current development, challenges and trends in Social Services and Health Care based on theoretical knowledge and scientific research
- Ability to reflect on one’s own professional development linked to the requirements of working life today and in the future
Assessmentscale: 0-5
Literature / Books and articles are chosen by the student himself/herself and approved by the responsible lecturer.
To get an English version of the national competences for the Degree Programme in Social Services (Bachelor of Social Services, Finland), contact responsible lecturer.
Ansvarsperson/-personer / Johanna Wikgren-Roelofs, johanna.wikgren-roelofs(a)novia.fi
02-432 3377
Course name: UL14KI02 Quality Management, 5 ECTS
Competences / The student is able to- define structure, service and outcome quality and meaning of quality assurance from the different perspectives,
- identify and apply prevailing quality assessment methods and quality standards within social and health care,
- describe the most central quality management systems within social and health care,
- integrate quality assurance and quality improvement to her/his professional duties
Implementation/methods
Semester / September-December 2016
Assignment
Assessment
Literature
Ansvarsperson/-personer / Heli Vaartio-Rajalin,
02-432 3356