Learning and Study Skills (online) (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

The students
- are able to plan their study path and are motivated about career planning.
- are able to work according to the ethical principles of the profession.
- are able to identify their professional information basis and their role in evidence-based work.
- understand the social welfare and healthcare as a multicultural, multi-value and changing operating environment.
- are able to describe social welfare and healthcare services and their related legislation in broad terms.
- understand the relationship of customer experience with social welfare and healthcare services.
- are able to work according to the of principles data security and data protection.
- are able to operate in digital learning environments and use the most common computer software and tools.
- are able to produce information and to communicate professionally.

Content

study skills, learning environments, and acquisition of information
- learning, skills and career paths enabled by the degree
- professional information basis and ethical principles x
- key social welfare and healthcare services and their related legislation x
- data security and data protection in social welfare and healthcare services
- IT skills, software and tools for learning and expert tasks
- Finnish language and communications basics required of professional experts

Prerequisites

N/A

Teaching methods

• Flipped learning
• Mode of delivery face-to-face
• Interactive lecture
• Cooperative learning, Small group work
• Guided assigments
• Virtual learning
• Independent study

Location and time

Myllypuro campus, Myllypurontie 1

Learning materials and recommended literature

Learning material in Moodle
Metropolia Guidelines for Written Assignments
Metropolia Guidelines for digital learning enviroments

Alternative completion methods of implementation

N/A

Internship and working life connections

N/A

Exam dates and retake possibilities

The date of return of the learning assigments and the date of return of the completed learning assigment will be informed in the beginning of studies.

International connections

N/A

Student workload

1 cr = 27 h
Total study hours 135 h, Independent study and team work is included

Content scheduling

Detailed information on Moodle.

Study unit consist of following parts:
Study and career planning 1 cu
Professional competence in health care 2 op
Professional digital and communication skills 2 op

Learning assignments:
• Group discussion (a scientific article)
• Individual assignment (literature search)
• Group assignment related to the nursing field including communication and IT skills. Output is a written assignment and a poster based on it. The poster is presented in a final seminar.

Further information for students

Additional information:
• Participation in the orientation lesson is mandatory. In case of absence, the student finds out the content of teaching from Moodle and other students.

RPL:
• Full approval: The student has conducted the same implementation before (for example during Open UAS studies).
• Partly based on previous studies in health care in higher education

Assessment methods and criteria

• Participation in the group discussion on Moodle platform.
• Individual literature search assignment is done.
• A group learning assignment that is done following Metropolia's written work guidelines and utilizing Metropolia's digital learning environments.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"