Internship in Voluntary Work (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Students will know the volunteer and civic activities. Students will plan and implement an internship, taking into consideration their professional intersts. They will strengthen their professional competences. Students will promote justice, human rights, equality and sustainable development through their activities.

Content

Students will comprehend the importance, principles, and practices of volunteer work. Students will present an internship plan and carry it out during their studies. For example, the internship can include civic activities, volunteer and mentor activities.

Teaching methods

The course consists of the following:
- Information session for the internship
- Indpendent orientation assignment
- Searching for the internship organisation + carrying out the intership
- Self assessment

Location and time

Information session for the internship in the voluntary work must be attended in conjunction with the beginning of the internship. Info session:
INFO is on the 21.2. klo 12.45-16.00. The invitation to the info will be sent to the students through e-mail after the acceptance to the course.
Info will be held in finnish.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Specified material in the Moodle -workspace.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

AHOT
The application is addressed to Heli Määttänen

Internship and working life connections

Study unit is implemented in collaboration with volunteer work organizations and other working life partners

Exam dates and retake possibilities

No Exam

International connections

Opprtunity to complete the course abroad. Mind the Covid-19 pandemic instructions (Metropolia and general)

Student workload

5crds = 135h
Written assignments (orientation task, reflection questionnaire etc. 35 hours)
Voluntary work (100 hours)

Content scheduling

Carrying out the course can take place in a flexible manner during the studies, it is not linked with a certain period.
The course suits well for second year studies.

Further information for students

Teachers Heli Määttänen and Seija Mäenpää
Info session about the internship in the voluntary work must be attended in conjunction with the beginning of the internship. Info session:
INFO is on the 21.2. at 12.45-16.00

Course is open for every Degree program student in Metropolia and participation is possible in English.

The instructions and assignments are in Moodle. You can sign in there after you have been accepted in the course. The key to Moodle is VEH2021.

Prior to enrolling to the course further information
- on internship at wiki.metropolia.fi/display/sosiaalialanharjoittelu/Vapaaehtoistoiminnan+harjoittelu

Assessment methods and criteria

Orientation task (passed/to be supplemented/failed)
Filling in the implementation plan/plans for the Internship in Voluntary Work
Carrying out voluntary work (at least 100 hours)
Filling in the reflection questionnaire in the end of the Internship in Voluntary Work

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