Becoming a Health Care Professional (5ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Students
- are familiar with the process of becoming a health care professional.
- are able to work in accordance with the ethical principles of their profession.
- are familiar with the basics of workplace-oriented development work.
- understand the areas of evidence-based health care and their professional role in evidence-based activities.
- are able to communicate in English when required.
- can produce information and communicate in projects.

Content

Knowledge base and ethical principles of the profession
Professional expertise
Research and development processes
Professional decision-making process
Use of English in studies and with clients
IT and project communication

Teaching methods

Collaborative learning
Interactive lecture
Project
Small group tutorial

Location and time

Please, look at the schedule.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Learning material in Moodle.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

N/A

Internship and working life connections

N/A

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Project report will be presented in Studia Professionalia -seminar. Please look at the schedule.

International connections

N/A

Student workload

Total 135 hours (contact teaching hours, independent learning hours)

Content scheduling

N/A

Further information for students

Participation is compulsory.

Contact teacher maarit.karkkainen@metropolia.fi.

Assessment methods and criteria

Peer review
Learning assignment (a project report)
Active attendance

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See a separate framework for evaluation.
When evaluating the competences, the evaluation criteria for novice/beginner is used.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

See a separate framework for evaluation.
When evaluating the competences, the evaluation criteria for novice/beginner is used.