A tactile book for visually impaired childrenLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

The student learns to express his/her creativity by designing and making a tactile book for visually impaired children.
The student understands how a tactile book can help the visually impaired to cope in everyday life.
The student is able to analyse the making and using of a tactile book from the point of view of his/her own field.

The course advances and complements the student’s professional skills.

Content

Introduction to tactile books - for whom, why, how?
Visit to the IIRIS Centre at the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired
Designing and making a tactile book
Demonstrating and presenting the tactile book to the partner in cooperation

Qualifications

Ei edeltäviä opintoja

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students use the appropriate core concepts as well as make choices using the knowledge base of their own professional field. They recognise the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.

Students’ actions follow the rules and instructions given, and they use working methods appropriately and safely.

Students work according to the professional ethics of their own field, and they act responsibly as group members.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students analyse the relationships between appropriate core concepts as well as justify their choices using the knowledge base of their own professional field. They analyse the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.

Students act according to the rules and instructions given in their operating environment, and they use working methods appropriately and safely.

Students work according to the professional ethics of their own field, and they act flexibly as group members.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students analyse and assess the relationships between appropriate core concepts as well as make choices using the knowledge base of their own professional field. They assess the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.

Students act initiatively and goal-orientedly in diverse operating environments, and they apply working methods appropriately and safely.

Students work according to professional ethics in varied situations, and their functioning enhances group activities.