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Professional Competence in Elderly CareLaajuus (2 cr)

Code: GERPOS400

Objective

Students learn to analyze current and future challenges in elderly care and in their profession as Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care. They analyze their competence acquired during the studies, their professional growth and development challenges.

Content

- the expertise and competence requirements of Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care
- Analyzing the reflection on current and future challenges in elderly care.
- analysis of the student's own competence compared to the competence requirements

Qualifications

Basic and professional studies

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:
Students are able to analyze current and future challenges in elderly care and in their profession as Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care. They can analyze their competences acquired during the studies, their professional growth and development challenges.

Fail:
Students are not able to analyze the challenges of elderly care or their professional competences.

Enrollment

11.11.2024 - 15.01.2025

Timing

06.01.2025 - 16.05.2025

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology
Teachers
  • Tua Niemelä
Student groups
  • MGERO22

Objective

Students learn to analyze current and future challenges in elderly care and in their profession as Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care. They analyze their competence acquired during the studies, their professional growth and development challenges.

Content

- the expertise and competence requirements of Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care
- Analyzing the reflection on current and future challenges in elderly care.
- analysis of the student's own competence compared to the competence requirements

Materials

Material chosen by the student to describe their professional growth.

Teaching methods

Lectures, joint discussions, presentation of one's own professional growth in writing and by various means in the seminar

Student workload

54 h

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

x

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:
Students are able to analyze current and future challenges in elderly care and in their profession as Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care. They can analyze their competences acquired during the studies, their professional growth and development challenges.

Fail:
Students are not able to analyze the challenges of elderly care or their professional competences.

Assessment methods and criteria

Presentation of your own professional growth in a joint seminar.

Qualifications

Basic and professional studies

Enrollment

17.04.2023 - 06.09.2023

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.05.2024

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology
Teachers
  • Maria Valli
Student groups
  • MGERO21

Objective

Students learn to analyze current and future challenges in elderly care and in their profession as Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care. They analyze their competence acquired during the studies, their professional growth and development challenges.

Content

- the expertise and competence requirements of Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care
- Analyzing the reflection on current and future challenges in elderly care.
- analysis of the student's own competence compared to the competence requirements

Materials

Material chosen by the student to describe their professional growth.

Teaching methods

Lectures, joint discussions, presentation of one's own professional growth in writing and by various means in the seminar

Student workload

54 h

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

x

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:
Students are able to analyze current and future challenges in elderly care and in their profession as Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care. They can analyze their competences acquired during the studies, their professional growth and development challenges.

Fail:
Students are not able to analyze the challenges of elderly care or their professional competences.

Assessment methods and criteria

Presentation of your own professional growth in a joint seminar.

Qualifications

Basic and professional studies

Enrollment

14.11.2022 - 15.01.2023

Timing

01.01.2023 - 31.05.2023

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology
Teachers
  • Maria Valli
Student groups
  • MGERO20

Objective

Students learn to analyze current and future challenges in elderly care and in their profession as Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care. They analyze their competence acquired during the studies, their professional growth and development challenges.

Content

- the expertise and competence requirements of Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care
- Analyzing the reflection on current and future challenges in elderly care.
- analysis of the student's own competence compared to the competence requirements

Materials

Material chosen by the student to describe their professional growth.

Teaching methods

Lectures, joint discussions and group work, presentation of one's own professional growth through various means in a seminar

Student workload

54 h

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

x

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:
Students are able to analyze current and future challenges in elderly care and in their profession as Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care. They can analyze their competences acquired during the studies, their professional growth and development challenges.

Fail:
Students are not able to analyze the challenges of elderly care or their professional competences.

Assessment methods and criteria

Presentation of your own professional growth portfolio in a joint seminar.

Qualifications

Basic and professional studies

Enrollment

01.05.2021 - 17.01.2022

Timing

10.01.2022 - 31.12.2022

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

12 - 30

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology
Teachers
  • Pirjo Takala
  • Tua Niemelä
Student groups
  • MGERO19

Objective

Students learn to analyze current and future challenges in elderly care and in their profession as Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care. They analyze their competence acquired during the studies, their professional growth and development challenges.

Content

- the expertise and competence requirements of Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care
- Analyzing the reflection on current and future challenges in elderly care.
- analysis of the student's own competence compared to the competence requirements

Student workload

40 h

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

x

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:
Students are able to analyze current and future challenges in elderly care and in their profession as Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care. They can analyze their competences acquired during the studies, their professional growth and development challenges.

Fail:
Students are not able to analyze the challenges of elderly care or their professional competences.

Qualifications

Basic and professional studies