Develoment and Management of Digital Competencies (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

The purpose of the course is to strengthen the student’s competence in identifying, developing, evaluating and managing digital competencies in work communities.

The student is able to evaluate the digital competencies of a work community and the development needs related to them. The student is able to plan, implement and assess training, teaching and induction related to their work. They know how to use various digital methods as part of their work as an expert and to manage the development of digital competencies.

Content

- Staff know-how and digital competencies
- Learning theories and starting points for training
- Basics of learning design
- Innovative and impactful teaching methods in expert work
- Planning, implementation and assessment of training

Teaching methods

An online course, including introductory lectures (to be recorded), interactive webinars based on collaborative learning and group and individual assignments. The course is timetabled and cannot be completed entirely at your own pace.

Location and time

20.1.2025 at 9-12 am orientation to the course, preliminary assignment discussion
21.1.2025 at 9-12 am introductory lecture and interactive webinar
21.1.2025 at 13-16 pm small group work, tutoring clinic 15-16 pm
11.2.2025 at 9-12 am introductory lecture and interactive webinar
11.2.2025 at 13-16 pm small group work, tutoring clinic 15-16
10.3.2025 at 9-12 am - group work wrap-up

Learning materials and recommended literature

All course materials and literature in Moodle, which opens 2 weeks before the start of the course. Preliminary assignment in Moodle (due 16.1.2025 by 8 am).
Course key: Please look in the workspace

Alternative completion methods of implementation

No optional arrangements.

Internship and working life connections

Assignments are work-related and linked to the current times.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

No exams.

International connections

No international connections.

Student workload

27 h = 1 op.
135 h= 5 op.
TOTAL 135 h of student work.

Incl. Collaborative webinar work and independent study in Moodle and group work at the time allocated for small group work and, if necessary, freely at a time agreed with the group.

Content scheduling

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Further information for students

During the first lecture, you will be oriented to the course and the assignments to be carried out, and you will be assigned to a group of students to work in groups. You confirm your participation in the course by attending the first meeting.

If you have to be absent from the first lecture, please inform the course tutors in advance so that you can be assigned to a group and receive instructions on how to complete the course.

The assignments and MATERIALS prepared by the teacher are works of authorship under the Copyright Act (404/61), to which the teacher holds the copyright. The assignments AND MATERIALS may not be used for any purpose other than your own studies. Their public distribution is only allowed with the permission of the teacher.

AHOT (Recognition of prior learning)
This course can be accepted if the student has played a key role in educational projects in the field of health and social services in the development of digital competences and/or has a Master's degree level of studies corresponding to the content of this course.

Assessment methods and criteria

1. Active participation in collaborative work (pass - fail)

2. Assessment task: group work to analyse the training needs of staff and to develop a concrete training plan, including methods to evaluate the effectiveness of the training and the progress of learning. The group work will be presented at the last meeting (scale 0-5).
3. Independent assignment: updating the development plan (max. 2 pages) (pass - fail)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student demonstrates that they understand the basic content of the course but there are shortcomings in their ability to independently acquire and interpret information and apply what they have learned.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student demonstrates that they have a good understanding of the content of the course. They actively acquire information and interpret the key connections between different pieces of information. The student has the ability to analyse what they have learned and to apply it in practice.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student demonstrates that they have a diverse and broad understanding of the content of the course. They possess excellent information acquisition skills that are suited to the purpose at hand. The student demonstrates independence and responsibility in the choices they make. They have a creative and broad-based ability to apply what they have learned in practice.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved: The student demonstrates that they understand the basic content of the course but there are shortcomings in their ability to independently acquire and interpret information and apply what they have learned in practice.