Old Age Politics and Well-beingLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

Students become familiar with the significance of social and old age politics to good and participatory ageing. They recognise and analyse old age policies and the impact of the strategic objectives of services on the well-being and health of the elderly as well as their position as users of social, health and rehabilitation services.

Content

Objectives of social and health care politics, theories of well-being and ageing society. Objectives and means of old age politics (national strategies and quality recommendations). Legislation and planning, organising, producing and financing services for the elderly. Municipalities and services for the elderly.

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.