Opinto-opas

Objective

Students are able to describe the significance of an individual’s background, build and activities and participation as well as that of the environment to development and prevention of musculoskeletal problems from the perspective of podiatry. Students identify the most common musculoskeletal diseases and are able to describe the pathogenic mechanisms of these. Students gain practice treating lower extremity problems of people with musculoskeletal conditions and counselling their care. Students gain practice in multidisciplinary co-operation with parties involved in caring for musculoskeletal patients.

Students are familiar with the most common classification systems used in podiatry. They know how to apply them to making podiatric diagnosis and podiatric plans as well as describe various dysfunctions/deformities of the feet based on them.

Students are able to mobilise joints of the lower limbs with correct movements and techniques and describe the application areas of mobilisation. They know how to apply mobilisation as part of the podiatric treatment and assess the effectiveness of foot care.

The students acquire the written and oral language skills in the second domestic language that are necessary in their professional field, as required by national legislation (352/2003 8§). The students are able to communicate in Swedish in professional contexts both in Finland and in the other Nordic countries, taking into account the cultural and linguistic backgrounds of the communication partners. The students acquire oral and written language and communication skills that are at least at the B1 level as defined in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. They learn to seek information related to their own professional field in various sources and convey information both orally and in writing. During their studies, the students form a positive and realistic view of their language and communicative competence as well as skills and motivation to develop it further.

The course of Finnish as a second language is obligatory for the students of Degree Programmes whose language of school education is not Finnish and who have been exempted from Swedish studies.

Content

- Most common musculoskeletal disorders, impaired functions and functional restrictions on participation as well as their underlying pathological processes
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Classification systems in podiatry
- Use of classification systems in work with clients
- Core concepts and techniques of mobilisation
- Use of mobilisation in podiatry
- Implementing mobilisation of joints in the foot

Swedish language
- self-assessing one’s language and communication skills and developing learning strategies
- Education and career planning
- Organisations, working environments, tasks, processes and tools
- Field-related texts; increasing and activating the knowledge of technical terminology
- Key interactive communication situations: individual and group communication

Location and time

Myllypuro

Materials

power point presentation which are given during the course
Stolt, Flink, Saarikoski, Väyrynen 2017: Jalkaterveys

Swedish: will be given at OMA

the student can use the teachers´ material only in his/her studies

Teaching methods

laboratory instruction
guided assignment
interactive lecture

Exam schedules

Ortoositerapian perusteet oppimistehtävä: virtuaaliportfolio
Tules perusteet jalkaterapian osuuden teoriakoe 25.9.2020

ruotsi: sovitaan kurssin aikana

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Swedish: 3 ECTS = 81h

Content scheduling

Ortoositerapian perusperiaatteet ja pikapohjallisten valmistusmenetelmät (3op)
Tulesairauksien perusteet (1op)
Jalkaterapian luokittelujärjestelmät, nilkan ja jalkaterän asentomuutokset, rasitus- ja urheiluvammat 1 (3op)
Ruotsi (3op)

Further information

if the student has studied in Swedish at school, he/she shows Finnish language skills to a Finnish teacher

if the student has not earlier studied Swedish, he/she studies Finnish instead of Swedish

if the student has a RPL decision of Swedish, he/she shows it before the course to the Swedish teacher

The teacher may give additional assignments as a pedagogical solution e.g. to cover for absence.

MATERIALS and assignments created by the teacher are protected under the Copyright law (404/61), and the teacher holds copyright to these creations. Assignments and materials may not be used other than in your own studies. The public distribution of these is only allowed with the permission of the teacher.

In case the student has received a decision for individual support, which can affect the completion of the study unit, the student should be in touch with the responsible teacher of the study unit directly after the ending of the enrolment period.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
The student is able to:
- display learning in professional knowledge and core content in the field
- search information from a variety of sources
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
The student is able to:
- work in various duties in a variety of operating environments
- show that he has achieved the targets for core competence
RESPONSIBILITY, COOPERATION AND MANAGEMENT
The student is able to:
- display learning in the key safety practices in the field
- act according to ethical principles
- to contribute his learning for the benefit of a group or project
SWEDISH LANGUAGE
In communication situations related to their professional field, the student trusts their communication skills enough to manage professional language use situations by asking questions to check any unclear points, and thanks to their own short speeches are able to understand the other speaker's communication in order to act appropriately. The student expresses their thoughts in a simple way and for the most part coherently and reasonably understandably despite shortcomings in professional language and making grammatical errors that make it difficult for the message to get across. The student can produce simple texts of a specific format independently, and longer texts by means of language tools.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
The student is able to:
- use concepts and knowledge in his field systematically
- find information and assess andnuse information sources with a critical eye
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
The student is able to:
- apply professional information in professional assignments
- apply professional expertise in various work assignments
- act independently and responsibly in professional contexts
RESPONSIBILITY, COOPERATION AND MANAGEMENT
The student is able to:
- plan operations with safety in mind
- act according to professional ethics
- act purposefully in working groups and projects
SWEDISH LANGUAGE
In communication situations related to their professional field, the student trusts their communication skills enough to manage language situations in the field as expected from a professional. The student exchanges ideas on an equal basis with an independent language user, and if necessary, takes the initiative to communicate in professional language use situations, taking into account to some extent the other participants' language and cultural backgrounds and the circumstances. The student expresses themselves, without delay, clearly and in detail, using professional vocabulary accurately. The student pronounces English clearly so that the overall message is conveyed, and produces texts for different purposes, without any of the occasional weak points in the language stopping the message from getting across.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
The student is able to:
- use concepts and knowledge in his field professionally
- argue the use of his sources
- argue a course of action on the basis of research information or findings
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
The student is able to:
- operate in a range of duties and work situations, also in international contexts
- to act in a way that is customeroriented and displays entrepreneurial spirit
RESPONSIBILITY, COOPERATION AND MANAGEMENT
The student is able to:
- to act responsibly, taking safety issues into consideration
- argue his choices on the basis of professional ethics
- organise and manage the operation of a group and project
SWEDISH LANGUAGE
In communication situations related to their professional field, the student trusts their communication skills to take part and take the initiative in language use situations in various communication situations in the field, following the conventions. The student exchanges ideas clearly and fluently on an equal basis with a skilful language user, and communicates, taking the initiative if necessary, also in demanding professional language use situations, taking into account the other participants' language and cultural backgrounds. The student expresses themselves efficiently and accurately, using demanding professional vocabulary accurately. The student pronounces English clearly with natural stress and rhythm so that the overall message is emphasised, and produces clear, well-structured and compelling texts in various text types.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Failed
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
- The student does not know or appreciate knowledge in the field sufficiently
- The student does not know or cannot use concepts in his field properly
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
- The student's professional level is insufficient
- The student is not acting in accordance with his training and guidance
- The student is not trying to develop himself or his actions
RESPONSIBILITY, COOPERATION AND MANAGEMENT
- The student is unconcerned about professional safety or ethical principles
- The student is not motivated by or participating in group or development work

Assessment methods and criteria

Swedish: written and oral learning assignments and/or exams

Qualifications

Professional Basics of Podiatry 1 - SJ00BJ65
Professional Basics of Podiatry 2 - SJ00BJ66
Basics of Assessment of Functional Capacity in Podiatry - SJ00BJ68


The acquisition of professional language and communication competence in the second domestic language (Swedish) requires the starting level B1.1 as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.