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Gerontological Competence and Service Development (5 cr)

Code: S000FO43-3001

General information


Enrollment

06.05.2024 - 31.08.2024

Timing

21.08.2024 - 27.09.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

School of Wellbeing

Campus

Myllypurontie 1

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 35

Degree programmes

  • Master's Degree Programme in Human Ageing and Services
  • Master's Degree Programme in Elderly Care - Human Ageing and Services

Teachers

  • Tuula Mikkola
  • Mia Rosenström
  • hyvinvointi vanhustyö yamk

Groups

  • S3224S6
    Ikääntyneiden palvelujen kehittämisen ja johtamisen tutkinto-ohjelma ylempi

Objective

After completing the course, the student will be able to
- apply multidisciplinary gerontological knowledge and understanding of the diversity of ageing in working life and in the development of client-oriented services
- analyse the changing and diverse image and concept of ageing from the perspectives of quality of life and inclusion, promotion of functional capacity, and agency of older people
- assess the effectiveness and quality of preventive services in promoting the health and well-being of older people
- use research knowledge and expertise, co-development and cooperative networks, and evidence-based knowledge in the development of services for older people

Content

- definition of multidisciplinary gerontology, basic concepts and key theoretical models
- the multifaceted concept of ageing
- key theoretical approaches to quality of life, participation, agency, well-being and health of older people
- evaluating the effectiveness and quality of services
- co-development and evidence-based action

Location and time

N/A

Materials

N/A

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture
Distance learning
Net-learning
Workshop

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

N/A

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

5 op (5*27 h= 135 opiskelijan työtä)

Content scheduling

Lähiopetus lukujärjestyksessä
1. ke 21.8.2024 klo 13.00 -16.00 (lähi, Myllypuro)
2. to 5.9.2024 klo 8.45 - 16.00 (lähi, Myllypuro
3. pe 6.9.2024 klo 8.45- 14.15 (lähi, Myllypuro)
4. ke 25.9.2024 klo 8.45-11.45 /etä Zoom)

. Lähipäivien välillä on itsenäistä verkko-opiskelua. Opintojaksoon liittyy oppimistehtävä, joka integroidaan työelämään ja opinnäytetyön aiheen suunnitteluun.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students can:
- define the key concepts, theories and models of gerontological knowledge
- describe the diversity of ageing and the concept of old age from the perspectives of quality of life and inclusion of older people, and promotion of functional capacity and agency
- examine the effectiveness and quality of services on the basis of gerontological research knowledge

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to:
- apply the key concepts and models of gerontological knowledge in their work
- analyse the diversity of ageing and the concept of old age from the perspectives of quality of life and inclusion of older people, and promotion of functional capacity and agency
- assess the effectiveness and quality of services on the basis of gerontological research knowledge

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to:
- critically assess the key concepts and models of gerontological knowledge in their work
- critically assess the diversity of ageing and the concept of old age from the perspectives of quality of life and inclusion of older people, and promotion of functional capacity and agency
- critically assess the effectiveness and quality of services on the basis of gerontological research knowledge

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass
Students can:
- define the key concepts, theories and models of gerontological knowledge
- describe the diversity of ageing and the concept of old age from the perspectives of quality of life and inclusion of older people, and promotion of functional capacity and agency
- examine the effectiveness and quality of services on the basis of gerontological research knowledge