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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Social ServicesLaajuus (3 cr)

Code: SOSATK30

Objective

Students have adopted a reflective, research and development-minded approach to work. They have research and development competence pertaining to evaluating the effectiveness of services and processes. Students know methods of evaluating effectiveness. They are able to explain what evaluating the effectiveness of services and processes means. Students are able to plan, implement and evaluate development processes targeted at evaluating effectiveness. Based on the results of the evaluation, they are capable of developing the services and processes (proactive and sustainable way). Students know how to report on the results of the work. They are able to evaluate and report on development projects in the social field.

Content

- defining the evaluation of effectiveness
- the process of evaluating effectiveness
- developing services and processes based on the results
- dissemination of the results
- evaluation of the project and report

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students
- have ability to recognize reflective, research- and development-minded work orientation
- have capacities to describe and define the basic idea of effectiveness evaluation
- are able to recognize the ways how effectiveness evaluation can be used
- have ability to describe different reporting methods and information channels

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students
- have competences to apply reflective, research- and development-minded work orientation
- have capacities to compare different applications and uses of evaluation of effectness in service development
- have ability to make use of different reporting and informing concepts to different actors

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students
- have competences to apply reflective, research- and development-minded work orientation
- have capacities to critically compare different applications of evaluation of effectness and analyze their usefulness in service development
- have ability to report and inform about results of development to different actors

Further information

Students choose between this and the following courses:
- Service User Involvement
- Foresight-Based Development

Enrollment

06.05.2024 - 12.05.2024

Timing

07.01.2025 - 21.03.2025

Credits

3 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
  • Milka Volanto
Student groups
  • SOS22C
  • SOS22B
  • SOS23A

Objective

Students have adopted a reflective, research and development-minded approach to work. They have research and development competence pertaining to evaluating the effectiveness of services and processes. Students know methods of evaluating effectiveness. They are able to explain what evaluating the effectiveness of services and processes means. Students are able to plan, implement and evaluate development processes targeted at evaluating effectiveness. Based on the results of the evaluation, they are capable of developing the services and processes (proactive and sustainable way). Students know how to report on the results of the work. They are able to evaluate and report on development projects in the social field.

Content

- defining the evaluation of effectiveness
- the process of evaluating effectiveness
- developing services and processes based on the results
- dissemination of the results
- evaluation of the project and report

Materials

Heliskoski, J., Humala, H., Kopola, R., Tonteri, A. ja Tykkyläinen, S. Vaikuttavuuden askelmerkit -
Työkaluja ja esimerkkejä palveluntuottajille. Sitra 2018. Sitran selvityksiä 130 https://moodle.seamk.fi/pluginfile.php/841888/mod_resource/content/1/vaikuttavuuden-askelmerkit.pdf

Pitkänen, L., Torkki, P., Tolkki, H., Valtakari, M. ja Leskelä, R-L. Reittiopas vaikuttavuuteen -Vaikuttavuusperustainen ohjaus sote- ja työllisyyspalveluissa. Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimus-toiminnan julkaisusarja 2020:1 http://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/161983/2020_1_%20Reittiopas%20vaikuttavuuteen.pdf

STM ja OKM 10/2018 Lapsiin kohdistuvien vaikutusten arviointi - Tarkastelussa lapsivaikutusten arviointi kuntapäätöksissä ja esimerkkejä lapsivaikutusten arvioinneista https://moodle.seamk.fi/pluginfile.php/841887/mod_resource/content/1/LAVA_selvitys_valmis.pdf

Teaching methods

lectures, assignments individually and in groups

Employer connections

The course does not include practice.

Student workload

81 hours, includes lectures, assignments and independent study

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students
- have ability to recognize reflective, research- and development-minded work orientation
- have capacities to describe and define the basic idea of effectiveness evaluation
- are able to recognize the ways how effectiveness evaluation can be used
- have ability to describe different reporting methods and information channels

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students
- have competences to apply reflective, research- and development-minded work orientation
- have capacities to compare different applications and uses of evaluation of effectness in service development
- have ability to make use of different reporting and informing concepts to different actors

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students
- have competences to apply reflective, research- and development-minded work orientation
- have capacities to critically compare different applications of evaluation of effectness and analyze their usefulness in service development
- have ability to report and inform about results of development to different actors

Assessment methods and criteria

Participation in contact teaching, independent assignments

Further information

Students choose between this and the following courses:
- Service User Involvement
- Foresight-Based Development

Enrollment

06.05.2024 - 12.05.2024

Timing

02.09.2024 - 18.10.2024

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

2.5 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

12 - 35

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
  • Milka Volanto
Student groups
  • MSOS23K
    Degree Programme in Social Services
  • MSOS22SV

Objective

Students have adopted a reflective, research and development-minded approach to work. They have research and development competence pertaining to evaluating the effectiveness of services and processes. Students know methods of evaluating effectiveness. They are able to explain what evaluating the effectiveness of services and processes means. Students are able to plan, implement and evaluate development processes targeted at evaluating effectiveness. Based on the results of the evaluation, they are capable of developing the services and processes (proactive and sustainable way). Students know how to report on the results of the work. They are able to evaluate and report on development projects in the social field.

Content

- defining the evaluation of effectiveness
- the process of evaluating effectiveness
- developing services and processes based on the results
- dissemination of the results
- evaluation of the project and report

Materials

Heliskoski, J., Humala, H., Kopola, R., Tonteri, A. ja Tykkyläinen, S. Vaikuttavuuden askelmerkit -
Työkaluja ja esimerkkejä palveluntuottajille. Sitra 2018. Sitran selvityksiä 130 https://moodle.seamk.fi/pluginfile.php/841888/mod_resource/content/1/vaikuttavuuden-askelmerkit.pdf

Pitkänen, L., Torkki, P., Tolkki, H., Valtakari, M. ja Leskelä, R-L. Reittiopas vaikuttavuuteen -Vaikuttavuusperustainen ohjaus sote- ja työllisyyspalveluissa. Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimus-toiminnan julkaisusarja 2020:1 http://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/161983/2020_1_%20Reittiopas%20vaikuttavuuteen.pdf

STM ja OKM 10/2018 Lapsiin kohdistuvien vaikutusten arviointi - Tarkastelussa lapsivaikutusten arviointi kuntapäätöksissä ja esimerkkejä lapsivaikutusten arvioinneista https://moodle.seamk.fi/pluginfile.php/841887/mod_resource/content/1/LAVA_selvitys_valmis.pdf

Teaching methods

Online studies, orientation week 37 and seminar week 41

Employer connections

The course does not include practice.

Student workload

81 hours: independent studies, 2 contact lessons and learning assignments.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students
- have ability to recognize reflective, research- and development-minded work orientation
- have capacities to describe and define the basic idea of effectiveness evaluation
- are able to recognize the ways how effectiveness evaluation can be used
- have ability to describe different reporting methods and information channels

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students
- have competences to apply reflective, research- and development-minded work orientation
- have capacities to compare different applications and uses of evaluation of effectness in service development
- have ability to make use of different reporting and informing concepts to different actors

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students
- have competences to apply reflective, research- and development-minded work orientation
- have capacities to critically compare different applications of evaluation of effectness and analyze their usefulness in service development
- have ability to report and inform about results of development to different actors

Assessment methods and criteria

Learning assingnments

Further information

Students choose between this and the following courses:
- Service User Involvement
- Foresight-Based Development

Enrollment

02.05.2023 - 05.05.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

2 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

12 - 30

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
  • Milka Volanto
Student groups
  • SOS22A
  • MSOS22K

Objective

Students have adopted a reflective, research and development-minded approach to work. They have research and development competence pertaining to evaluating the effectiveness of services and processes. Students know methods of evaluating effectiveness. They are able to explain what evaluating the effectiveness of services and processes means. Students are able to plan, implement and evaluate development processes targeted at evaluating effectiveness. Based on the results of the evaluation, they are capable of developing the services and processes (proactive and sustainable way). Students know how to report on the results of the work. They are able to evaluate and report on development projects in the social field.

Content

- defining the evaluation of effectiveness
- the process of evaluating effectiveness
- developing services and processes based on the results
- dissemination of the results
- evaluation of the project and report

Materials

Heliskoski, J., Humala, H., Kopola, R., Tonteri, A. ja Tykkyläinen, S. Vaikuttavuuden askelmerkit -
Työkaluja ja esimerkkejä palveluntuottajille. Sitra 2018. Sitran selvityksiä 130 https://moodle.seamk.fi/pluginfile.php/841888/mod_resource/content/1/vaikuttavuuden-askelmerkit.pdf

Osallistava ja osaava Suomi– sosiaalisesti, taloudellisesti ja ekologisesti kestävä yhteiskunta. Pääministeri Sanna Marinin hallituksen ohjelma 10.12.2019. Valtioneuvoston julkaisuja 2019:31. Helsinki 2019. http://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/161931/VN_2019_31.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Pitkänen, L., Torkki, P., Tolkki, H., Valtakari, M. ja Leskelä, R-L. Reittiopas vaikuttavuuteen -Vaikuttavuusperustainen ohjaus sote- ja työllisyyspalveluissa. Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimus-toiminnan julkaisusarja 2020:1 http://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/161983/2020_1_%20Reittiopas%20vaikuttavuuteen.pdf

STM ja OKM 10/2018 Lapsiin kohdistuvien vaikutusten arviointi - Tarkastelussa lapsivaikutusten arviointi kuntapäätöksissä ja esimerkkejä lapsivaikutusten arvioinneista https://moodle.seamk.fi/pluginfile.php/841887/mod_resource/content/1/LAVA_selvitys_valmis.pdf

Teaching methods

Online studies, orientation week 3 and seminar week 10

Employer connections

The course does not include practice.

Student workload

81 hours: independent studies, 2 contact lessons and learning assignment.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students
- have ability to recognize reflective, research- and development-minded work orientation
- have capacities to describe and define the basic idea of effectiveness evaluation
- are able to recognize the ways how effectiveness evaluation can be used
- have ability to describe different reporting methods and information channels

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students
- have competences to apply reflective, research- and development-minded work orientation
- have capacities to compare different applications and uses of evaluation of effectness in service development
- have ability to make use of different reporting and informing concepts to different actors

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students
- have competences to apply reflective, research- and development-minded work orientation
- have capacities to critically compare different applications of evaluation of effectness and analyze their usefulness in service development
- have ability to report and inform about results of development to different actors

Assessment methods and criteria

Learning assingnment

Further information

Students choose between this and the following courses:
- Service User Involvement
- Foresight-Based Development

Enrollment

01.04.2022 - 14.04.2022

Timing

06.06.2022 - 28.08.2022

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

3 op

RD proportion (cr)

2 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
  • Aino Alaverdyan

Objective

Students have adopted a reflective, research and development-minded approach to work. They have research and development competence pertaining to evaluating the effectiveness of services and processes. Students know methods of evaluating effectiveness. They are able to explain what evaluating the effectiveness of services and processes means. Students are able to plan, implement and evaluate development processes targeted at evaluating effectiveness. Based on the results of the evaluation, they are capable of developing the services and processes (proactive and sustainable way). Students know how to report on the results of the work. They are able to evaluate and report on development projects in the social field.

Content

- defining the evaluation of effectiveness
- the process of evaluating effectiveness
- developing services and processes based on the results
- dissemination of the results
- evaluation of the project and report

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students
- have ability to recognize reflective, research- and development-minded work orientation
- have capacities to describe and define the basic idea of effectiveness evaluation
- are able to recognize the ways how effectiveness evaluation can be used
- have ability to describe different reporting methods and information channels

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students
- have competences to apply reflective, research- and development-minded work orientation
- have capacities to compare different applications and uses of evaluation of effectness in service development
- have ability to make use of different reporting and informing concepts to different actors

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students
- have competences to apply reflective, research- and development-minded work orientation
- have capacities to critically compare different applications of evaluation of effectness and analyze their usefulness in service development
- have ability to report and inform about results of development to different actors

Further information

Students choose between this and the following courses:
- Service User Involvement
- Foresight-Based Development

Enrollment

05.05.2021 - 09.05.2021

Timing

10.01.2022 - 04.03.2022

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

3 op

RD proportion (cr)

1 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

12 - 25

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
  • Aino Alaverdyan
Student groups
  • MSOS20
  • SOS19C
  • SOS20A
  • SOS19B

Objective

Students have adopted a reflective, research and development-minded approach to work. They have research and development competence pertaining to evaluating the effectiveness of services and processes. Students know methods of evaluating effectiveness. They are able to explain what evaluating the effectiveness of services and processes means. Students are able to plan, implement and evaluate development processes targeted at evaluating effectiveness. Based on the results of the evaluation, they are capable of developing the services and processes (proactive and sustainable way). Students know how to report on the results of the work. They are able to evaluate and report on development projects in the social field.

Content

- defining the evaluation of effectiveness
- the process of evaluating effectiveness
- developing services and processes based on the results
- dissemination of the results
- evaluation of the project and report

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students
- have ability to recognize reflective, research- and development-minded work orientation
- have capacities to describe and define the basic idea of effectiveness evaluation
- are able to recognize the ways how effectiveness evaluation can be used
- have ability to describe different reporting methods and information channels

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students
- have competences to apply reflective, research- and development-minded work orientation
- have capacities to compare different applications and uses of evaluation of effectness in service development
- have ability to make use of different reporting and informing concepts to different actors

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students
- have competences to apply reflective, research- and development-minded work orientation
- have capacities to critically compare different applications of evaluation of effectness and analyze their usefulness in service development
- have ability to report and inform about results of development to different actors

Further information

Students choose between this and the following courses:
- Service User Involvement
- Foresight-Based Development