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Gerontological Research and Development in the Work of Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care (5 cr)

Code: SX00EP98-3003

General information


Enrollment

02.05.2023 - 14.05.2023

Timing

22.08.2022 - 31.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

School of Wellbeing

Campus

Myllypurontie 1

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 27

Degree programmes

  • Elderly Care

Teachers

  • Panu Karhinen
  • hyto virtuaali::vanhustyö 1

Teacher in charge

Panu Karhinen

Groups

  • SXC22S2
    Vanhustyön tutkinto-ohjelma monimuoto

Objective

The Students
• are able to describe the starting points of multidisciplinary gerontological research
• identify ethical principles of research in gerontology
• are able to describe the professional orientations of elderly care and the importance of multidisciplinary approach in supporting the good life of an older person
• are able to search for information and identify factors affecting the reliability of sources
• identify the significance of the research data for their own professional action
• recognize the importance of the older person's expertise, operating environment and partnership in developing elderly care

Content

• multidisciplinary gerontological research
• starting points for efficiency
• professional partnerships and networks in the elderly care
• gerontological multidisciplinary elderly care and multidisciplinary expertise
• starting points for research ethics
• acquiring information, data management, and assessment
• principles of dialogue
• co-development

Location and time

Opintojakson aikataulu:

Materials

To be announced

Teaching methods

Face to face teaching, group work, summary

Student workload

5 etcs

Content scheduling

2. period

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

Group task and individual task