Contemporary Challenges in Healthcare (3 ECTS)

Location and time

The course is delivered online and can be completed according to your own schedule. The modules of the course are separate, so you can study them according to your own interests and choices. The course uses the Moodle learning environment of the Angela Boškin Faculty of Health Care at the University of Slovenia. The environment is similar to the Moodle workspaces of Finnish universities. We will instruct students enrolled in the course on how to register for the course closer to the start date (week 11). For further information, please contact the course tutor.

International connections

This course will give you access to content produced by nurse educators from four different countries (Slovenia, Spain, Italy and Finland). The course content has been produced in collaboration with: 1.Professor Dr. Maria Ruzafa-Martinez, Professor Dr. Antonio Jesús Ramos-Morcillo, Associate Professor César Leal-Costa. Faculty of Nursing. University of Murcia. 2. Senior Lecturer Tiina Blek and Chief Specialist Jaana Mäkelä, Jamk University of Applied Sciences 3. Dr. Sara Dentice, Dr. Stefania Chiappinotto, and Dr. Monica Ronco. University of Udine 4. Dr Katja Pesjak, Assistant Professor, Mag. Saša Mlakar, Angela Boškin Faculty of Health Care Methodologies needed to develop digital online course (learning and teaching materials, assessments): Professor Dr. Robert Leskovar and Assistant Professor Dr. Alenka Baggia Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Maribor

Student workload

Independent learning (reading, lectures, other online material) 76 hours Tests or quizzes 4 hours Final test 1 hour

Teaching methods

Video Lectures or Recorded PowerPoint Presentations PDF Reading Materials Interactive Learning Resources Self-assessment Quizzes

Further information

The course includes a short test in each module. At the end of the course, there is a final test with questions on the content of each module. The course is successfully completed when the final test is passed. The course uses the Moodle learning environment of the Angela Boškin Faculty of Health Care at the University of Slovenia. The environment is similar to the Moodle workspaces of Finnish universities. We will instruct students enrolled in the course on how to register for the course closer to the start date (3.3.2025). For further information, please contact the course tutor.

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail