Diversity of Ageing (5 ECTS)

Objective

The Students
• are able to use multidisciplinary gerontological data
• identify ageing as a separate phase of life
• can explain the starting points of agency
• are able to describe the resources of the older people
• can describe inclusion and its importance to an old person
• are able to act in accordance with the ethical principles of elderly care
• are able to explain the importance of meeting skills as a key starting point for customer work
• identify, for example, the effects of memory disorder on interaction
• can explain the competence produced by the degree programme

Content

• key aspects of gerontology and developmental psychology
• holistic image and perception of the older people
• key theories of ageing, such as agency
• the resources and inclusion of older people;
• ethical action of the Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, responsibility and a growing professional proficiency in elderly care
• the starting points for meeting a memory impaired client

Location and time

30.08.2022 12.45 - 14.15 Ennakkotehtävä ja kummivanhustyöskentelyn info
31.08.2022 10.15 - 11.45 Muistiasiakkaan kohtaaminen
12.09.2022 08.30 - 11.45 Orientaatio opintojaksoon ja terveysgerontologia
14.09.2022 12.45 - 16.00 Psykogerontologia
29.09.2022 12.45 - 16.00 Sosiaaligerontologia
31.10.2022 08.30 - 11.45 Synteesi
31.10.2022 12.30 - 14.30 Kummivanhustyöskentelyn välipurku
09.12.2022 09.30 - 11.30 Kummivanhustyöskentelyn purku

Materials

Go to Moodle-workspace.

Teaching methods

Interactive lectures
Net learning
Workshop
Essay / paper
Work placement, practical training
Supervision of work placement /work placement orientation

Employer connections

Adopt-an-old-person programme at elderly working field.

Exam schedules

It is not possible to increase the approved written essey.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

1 credit = 27 hours

Content scheduling

1. st and 2. nd period

Further information

Opintojakson aikataulu:

30.08.2022 12.45 - 14.15 Ennakkotehtävä ja kummivanhustyöskentelyn info
31.08.2022 10.15 - 11.45 Muistiasiakkaan kohtaaminen
12.09.2022 08.30 - 11.45 Orientaatio opintojaksoon ja terveysgerontologia
14.09.2022 12.45 - 16.00 Psykogerontologia
29.09.2022 12.45 - 16.00 Sosiaaligerontologia
31.10.2022 08.30 - 11.45 Synteesi
31.10.2022 12.30 - 14.30 Kummivanhustyöskentelyn välipurku
09.12.2022 09.30 - 11.30 Kummivanhustyöskentelyn purku
30.08.2022 12.45 - 14.15 Ennakkotehtävä ja kummivanhustyöskentelyn info
31.08.2022 10.15 - 11.45 Muistiasiakkaan kohtaaminen
12.09.2022 08.30 - 11.45 Orientaatio opintojaksoon ja terveysgerontologia
14.09.2022 12.45 - 16.00 Psykogerontologia
29.09.2022 12.45 - 16.00 Sosiaaligerontologia
31.10.2022 08.30 - 11.45 Synteesi
31.10.2022 12.30 - 14.30 Kummivanhustyöskentelyn välipurku
09.12.2022 09.30 - 11.30 Kummivanhustyöskentelyn purku




Mikäli opiskelijalla on erityisen tuen päätös, joka vaikuttaa opintojakson suorittamiseen, tulee opiskelijan olla opintojakson vastuuopettajaan yhteydessä heti opintojakson ilmoittautumisajan päätyttyä.


Metropolian tietosuojaseloste:
https://www.metropolia.fi/fi/metropoliasta/tietosuoja-ja-gdpr/tietosuojaselosteet/metropolian-opiskelija-ja-opintotietorekisteri

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment criteria see the attachment of the curriculum
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Assessment criteria see the attachment of the curriculum
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Assessment criteria see the attachment of the curriculum
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Assessment criteria see the attachment of the curriculum
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course

Assessment methods and criteria

Attendance
Continuous assessment
Learning assignment
Attendance requirement
See evaluation criteria

Further information

- the course includes an adopt-an-old-person program 1 ECTS

Further information

- the course includes an adopt-an-old-person program 1 ECTS