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Professional Competence in Elderly Care (2 cr)

Code: GERPOS400-3005

General information


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)

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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.

Qualifications

Basic and professional studies