Development of the Welfare State (5 ECTS)

Code: SX00BN91-3027

General information

Enrollment: 30.11.2020 - 31.01.2021; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 15.03.2021 - 23.05.2021; Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 ECTS

Mode of delivery: On-campus

Unit: (2019-2024) School of Wellbeing

Campus: Myllypurontie 1

Teaching languages: Finnish

Seats: 0 - 55

Degree programmes: Social Services

Teachers: Katja Ihamäki; Niina Pietilä; Lauri Narinen

Groups: SXH21K1
Sosiaalialan tutkinto-ohjelma päivä

Course: SX00BN91

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Objective

Students will understand the impact of the structures and processes of society on the lives of individuals and communities. They will become familiar with the development trends of social policy and how they are tied to the need for change in welfare services. Students will recognise the official and unofficial structures that support wellbeing, social participation and safety. They will comprehend the decision-making mechanisms within society. In addition, students will understand the effects of global economics and national economic development on social activities and people’s living conditions. They will become familiar with the different means of producing and organising welfare services.

Content

Welfare theories. Development of the Finnish welfare state and society. International welfare state models. Multi-ple-producer model of the welfare state. Structures and methods of decision-making. Dependency of the welfare state on the global economy, production, standard of living, economic policy and employment.

Location and time

Kontaktiopetuksen ajat:

Katja Ihamäki opetus zoomissa:
Ke 17.3. klo 12.45-16.
Pe 19.3. klo 12.45-16.
Ma 29.3. klo 12.45-16.
Ke 31.3. klo 12.45-16.
Ma 19.4. klo 12.45-14.15.

Lauri Narinen opetus koronarajoitusten aikana zoomissa:
To 18.3. klo 12:45 - 16:00
Ti 23.3. klo 8:30 - 11:45
To 25.3. klo 12:45 - 16:00
Ti 13.4. klo 8:30 - 11:45
Ti 20.4. klo 8:30 - 11:45 Metropolia-sali

TENTTI 26.4. klo 9.-12 Metropolia-sali

Materials

N/A

Teaching methods

N/A
Teaching participation 80 %, assignments and exam

OR Book exam with tasks.

Exam schedules

Exam
Re exams will be announced later.

Student workload

Further information

Evaluation scale

0-5

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 see the attachment.
The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

Assessment methods and criteria

Opetukseen osallistuminen, tehtävät ja kirjallisuus,
tentti 0 - 5.
TAI tehtävät ja kirjatentti 0-5