Opinto-opas

Objective

Students will understand the impact of the structures and processes of society on the lives of individuals and communities. They will become familiar with the development trends of social policy and how they are tied to the need for change in welfare services. Students will recognise the official and unofficial structures that support wellbeing, social participation and safety. They will comprehend the decision-making mechanisms within society. In addition, students will understand the effects of global economics and national economic development on social activities and people’s living conditions. They will become familiar with the different means of producing and organising welfare services.

Content

Welfare theories. Development of the Finnish welfare state and society. International welfare state models. Multi-ple-producer model of the welfare state. Structures and methods of decision-making. Dependency of the welfare state on the global economy, production, standard of living, economic policy and employment.

Materials

Assignment is announced later.
Exam material: Contact teaching, Korkman, S. (2012). Talous ja utopia. Docendo Oy.
Hyvinvointivaltio ylittää jälkensä. Eds. Sakari Hänninen ja Paula Saikkonen. THL 2017. Sivut 1-128.
Suomalainen sosiaaliturva. Heikki Niemelä ja Kari Salminen. Helsinki 2006. Sivut 1-22.
Additional material to alternative achievement (Assignment+exam): Talous ja utopia, Hyvinvointivaltio ylittää jälkensä. Eds. Sakari Hänninen ja Paula Saikkonen. THL 2017. Pages 1-128. Suomalainen sosiaaliturva. Heikki Niemelä ja Kari Salminen. Helsinki 2006. Pages 1-22.Anttonen, A. & Sipilä, J. 2009. Suomalaista sosiaalipolitiikkaa.

Teaching methods

Contact teaching, participation 80 %:
Assignment and exam
Alternative achievement
Assignment and different exam

Exam schedules

Mon 13.5.2019 klo 9-12
Re-exam: 4.6. and 26.8.

Further information

Mon 25.3.2019 at. 12.45-16 (KI)
Tue 26.3.2019 at. 8.30-11.45 (NM)
Wed 27.3.2019 at 12.45-16 (KI)
Mon 15.4.2019 at 8.30-11.45 S (NM)
Mon 13.5.2019 at 9-12 Exam

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment:
Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Assessment:
Assessment criteria see the attachment.
The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.