Work Placement 2 (10 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Students are proficient in the basics and protocols of the service process of actors in prosthetics and orthotics. Students learn client service. Students apply their previously acquired knowledge to an authentic work environment. Students participate in the assessment of client’s functional capacity. Students work in accordance with the ethical guidelines of the field and as responsible members of the work community.

Content

•Work safety, use of machines and equipment.
•Knowledge of materials.
•Work methods, measurements and rapid prototyping in prosthetics and orthotics.
•Learning assignment in the form of a case study.
•Self-evaluation and peer evaluation.
•Written documentation.
•Perceiving client’s functional capacity.

Prerequisites

Passed before course beginning:
Work Placement 1

Teaching methods

professional work
Self-reflection and evaluation

Learning materials and recommended literature

N/A

Alternative completion methods of implementation

Possible to execute at summer job or at the school, as well as separately agreed

Internship and working life connections

As a rule, is realized in working life

Exam dates and retake possibilities

-

International connections

it is possible to carry out overseas training - must be settled separately

Student workload

30h contact/ week + written assignments to be defined and agreed upon separately

Content scheduling

Training can be divided into two sections, for example - must be settled separately

Further information for students

Under the guidance we go along with the avowed objectives through training, as well as discussing professional development during the period.

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation of workplace representative
Active participation in training

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students master professional concepts, and they justify their choices using the comprehensive knowledge base, based on the client’s needs. Students assess systematically the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.
Students act independently and professionally aiming at goals set to them in their operating environment as well as apply working methods appropriately and safely.
Students work according to professional ethics as well as commit themselves to the group, enhancing its functioning.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students master professional concepts and make choices together with the client using the comprehensive knowledge base. They also assess and develop their own functioning systematically.
Students act independently and professionally aiming at goals set to them in their operating environment. They also apply working methods flexibly and safely.
Students work according to professional ethics considering the characteristics of various situations, and in their work they commit themselves to the code of professional conduct.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students master professional concepts and make choices together with the client using the comprehensive knowledge base, in changing environments. They also assess their own functioning and produce knowledge to develop their operating environment.
Students act independently and professionally and develop their working and operating environments together with other actors.
Students work according to professional ethics considering the characteristics of complex and unpredictable situations. Their work develops and renews professional procedures and practices.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Students master professional concepts, and they justify their choices using the comprehensive knowledge base, based on the client’s needs. Students assess systematically the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.
Students act independently and professionally aiming at goals set to them in their operating environment as well as apply working methods appropriately and safely.
Students work according to professional ethics as well as commit themselves to the group, enhancing its functioning.