3. Internship (20 ECTS)

Objective

Students will know how to use a variety of client work orientations and methods appropriately. They will plan and organise socio-pedagogical activities for the strengthening
of the individual and the community. Students will be able to apply professional ethical principles of
socio-pedagogical work. They will be capable of critically reflecting on their own actions based on the
ethics of social services. Students will be able to justify, document and evaluate client work and its
effects in an appropriate manner. Students will apply research and development expertise in their
work.

Content

Internship in an environment that can strengthen the students’ professional development in Social
Services and support the objectives of the selected studies. The internship may be carried out during an international exchange programme

Location and time

summer / fall 2020

Materials

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Teaching methods

work practice, guidance discussions with field supervisor, learning diary, seminars (dates published later), online discussions

Employer connections

Work placement takes place in a social services working environment

Exam schedules

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International connections

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Completion alternatives

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Student workload

Length of work placement is 13 weeks. Work placement is completed in 13 uninterrupted weeks.

Content scheduling

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Further information

This course is intended primarily for SXG17S1 students.
Info will be taken on 10.3.2020 at 10.15 - 11.45 MPA4011
Work placement 3 is worth 20 credits and lasts for 13 weeks.
This course comes at the end of studies where students are guided in a goal-oriented manner to apply theoretical knowledge from professional studies to practice in the working environment.
Students can register for the 3rd work placement once they have completed about 165 credits.

Students must find their own practice place. The Work placement must be in the social services sector and it must correspond the work of sosionomi.

Students must have an identified field supervisor. The supervisor should have a social services or similar degree. Work placement is full-time and uninterrupted.

The student can also work as a salaried employee during the work placement.

Information regarding the work placement can be found in the moodle workspace: Work placement 3 - Strengthening professionalism of Bachelors of Social Services summer/fall 2020 (no enrollment key needed)


PRELIMINARY TASKS:
- All students who will begin the placement in summer or fall 2020 need to go to the Moodle workspace and return the motivation letter (A4). In the letter the student will describe his/her current professional competence, defines learning objectives for the internship and briefly presents the proposal(s) for possible placement and the planned start date of the internship.The motivation letter has to be returned to Moodle by 15.5.2020.
-Returns the Internship Information Form via the link in Moodle when they get the information that the preliminary task or the internship place is approved.
For more information: minna.lanne-eriksson@metropolia.fi and niina.pietila@metropolia.fi

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment:
Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Assessment:
Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

Assessment methods and criteria

EVALUATION TARGETS:
CLIENT WORK COMPETENCE
• Knows how to justify, document and evaluate client work and its impact in an appropriate manner
• Knows how to use various client work orientations and methods appropriately
• Knows how to plan and organise socio-pedagogical activity for the strengthening of the individual and the community
ETHICAL COMPETENCE
• Knows how to apply professional ethical principles in socio-pedagogical work (personal objectives)
• Knows how critically reflect on his or her own behaviour according to social ethics (should be done in everyday life, acts of supervision at school)
DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCE
• Knows how to apply research and development skills at work
Course is assessed as Pass / Fail