Diversity of Ageing (5 cr)
Code: SX00EP94-3005
General information
Enrollment
02.05.2023 - 30.09.2023
Timing
14.08.2023 - 08.12.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
RDI portion
2 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
School of Wellbeing
Campus
Myllypurontie 1
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 40
Degree programmes
- Elderly Care
Teachers
- Mari Heitto
- Eeva Tawast
- Satu Vahaluoto
- Anna Puustelli-Pitkänen
Groups
-
SXC23S2Vanhustyön tutkinto-ohjelma monimuoto
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
Ennakkotehtävä ja kummivanhustyöskentelyn info
Muistiasiakkaan kohtaaminen
Orientaatio opintojaksoon ja terveysgerontologia
Psykogerontologia
Sosiaaligerontologia
Synteesi
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:
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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