Learning and Study Skills (online) (5 cr)

Objective

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

Location and time

Myllypuro Campus, Myllypurontie 1
Zoom based teaching

Materials

Learning material in Moodle
Metropolia Guidelines for Written Assignments
Instructions for Metropolia digital learning environments.

Teaching methods

Flipped learning
Working life related challenges and events with evidence based solutions
Mode of delivery face-to-face / online lectures
Interactive lecture
Assignment guided teaching
Small group work
Independent study
Virtual learning

Employer connections

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Exam schedules

The dates for submissions of all the learning assignments stated in Moodle.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A.

Student workload

1 cr = 27 h
Total study hours 135 h, including both teaching, guidance, independent study and group working during the course

Content scheduling

Detailed information is found in course Moodle, introduced in course orientation.

Further information

The course includes:
Study and career planning 1 ECTS
Professional skills in health care 2 ECTS
Professional and academic digital and communication skills 2 ECTS

Learning assignment in pairs, including nursing knowledge, academic communication and IT-skills. This includes a poster, seminar presentation and a written assignment.

Other important information:
In case of being absent from a lecture, a student is responsible to find out about the lectures content from Moodle and other students. Some of the absences must be compensated with a written assignment/agreed with the course teacher.

Course includes English language and communications basics required of professional experts (Not Finnish language studies)

Artificial intelligence can be utilized for brainstorming in written assignments, but it must not be used as a substitute for independent thinking and writing. Editing the language and style of self-produced text is permitted using free programmes (not paid versions), but generating entire texts using AI is NOT allowed. If you use AI, its use must be transparently disclosed. Failure to disclose the use of AI will be considered misconduct. When using AI, please familiarize yourself with Metropolia's guidelines https://opiskelija.oma.metropolia.fi/delegate/desktop_web_content_attachment/attachment/9923680 for AI usage and take responsibility for adhering to these guidelines.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"

Assessment methods and criteria

Learning assignments done according the instructions, including the Metropolia's written assignment guidelines.

The copying of practical assignments, theses and other complete course performance or material and presenting it as one's own (i.e. plagiarism) is prohibited. AI is not used in this assignment. The performance of the course will be failed if a student is found guilty of misconduct in the form of plagiarism. Metropolia also applies the procedural guidelines of the Finnish Advisory Board on research Integrity (TENK). (Degree Regulations of Metropolia UAS)

Qualifications

N/A

Further information

The study unit studies is to be completed during the first term.