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Health Promotion in an International Context (5 cr)

Code: S000EF55-3003

General information


Enrollment

01.09.2022 - 31.10.2022

Timing

08.11.2022 - 20.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

School of Health Care

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Master's Degree Programme in Health Promotion

Teachers

  • Pirjo Koski
  • Kirsi Talman

Teacher in charge

Pirjo Koski

Groups

  • S1922S6
    Terveyden edistämisen tutkinto-ohjelma ylempi

Objective

The student
- is familiar with health promotion structures, organizations and programs nationally and internationally
- knows international professional forums for health promotion
- understands and is able to evaluate the impact of the urban environment on health and health promotion
- is familiar with the global challenges on health promotion

Content

- Health promotion organizations and professional forums internationally
- The urban environment in terms of health promotion
- Global dimensions, concepts and phenomena of health

Location and time

8.11. 2022 klo 9.00–16.00 Zoomissa
23.11.2022 klo 9.00–16.00 MPA4018
Moodle
Learning assignment in a group

Materials

Literature
will be told at the beginning of the studies
The lecture material

Teaching methods

Participation in lectures
Moodle working
Individual reading
Group discussions and reflection
Learning task

Employer connections

-

Exam schedules

Course completion method:
Participation in lectures
Learning assignment

Completion alternatives

-

Student workload

1 ECTS lectures
4 ECTS Exam

Attendance requirement:
Contact classes
distance learning via Zoom

Content scheduling

-Health promotion organizations, programs and actors internationally and nationally
- The urban environment from a health promotion perspective, Urban Health
- Global health dimensions, concepts and phenomena
- Sustainable development and health promotion

Further information

-

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student displays competence to deal with the basic content of the study unit but lacks competence in independent data acquisition, interpretation and the ability to apply the acquired knowledge to the context of workplace.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student fulfills the requirements for the study unit well. S/he displays competence in active data acquisition and is able to interpret the key features of the data to a clinical setting. The student has the ability to analyze the acquired knowledge and to apply it to the context of workplace.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student displays broad and versatile competence in the content of the study unit. S/he has great competence in targeted data acquisition. The student’s ability to make decisions shows independent thinking, responsible actions and leadership skills. The ability to apply the acquired knowledge to the context of workplace is creative and versatile.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass: The student is proficient in the basic content of the study unit (competence evaluation), but independent data acquisition, interpretation and the ability to apply the acquired knowledge to the context of workplace has shortcomings.

Assessment methods and criteria

Participation in near/distance days
Learning task, evaluated 1-5


By returning the learning assignments, the student assures that his demonstration of competence is based on independent work and ethical action. Plagiarism can lead to a temporary dismissal from the university of applied sciences for up to one year. University of Applied Sciences Act 932/2014, § 38. To ensure independent competence in the online implementation, the teacher may, at his discretion, require the competence to be demonstrated under controlled conditions or with an oral exam.
The teacher informs about the method of demonstrating competence at the latest at the beginning of the study period.