Study Guide

Objective

Students are able to explain the conceptual foundation of welfare. They can explain how such factors as experienced welfare and health, mental wellbeing, social relations, work, meaningful activities and living conditions affect people's welfare and coping in daily life. Students are able to explain how physical and mental illness, disability and ageing influence people's welfare and ability to function. Students know how to seek information from various publications of organizations and from literature, articles and online sources. Students are able to present the library and information services provided by SeUAS and to name important producers and sources of information in the social and health care field. Students analyse their needs for information and select appropriate sources of information. Studens know how to use databases and online services offered by SeUAS library and other providers of services. Students are able to interpret and evaluate the information and develop their information seeking skills. Students know how to apply the SeUAS instructions provided for written assignments as regards referencing (books, articles, online sources, also international recurces).

Content

- welfare, experienced welfare
- quality of life
- ability to function, health - work, ageing, disability
- library and information services at Seinäjoki UAS
- information sources and producers of information in the social and health care field
- databases and online information sources and how to use them
- tools for online information seeking
- evaluation, use and application of information

Materials

Knowledge base: online material and independent information seeking
Information skills:
- SeAMK Library website
- other online material
- further reading: Haasio, A. 2020. Löydä. Helsinki: Avain.

Teaching methods

Knowledge base: face-to-face teaching, lectures, discussion, visits, seminar; independent distance learning, group work
Information skills: face-to-face workshops, assignments

Employer connections

Wellbeing and quality of life in practice. Working life assignments. Experience interviews.

Student workload

160 h

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students are able to define the concept of welfare and recognize factors which affect individual people's welfare. Students can recognize effects of living conditions on people's daily life and experienced welfare. They can conclude and give examples of how work, health, physical and mental illness, ageing and disability affect people's welfare, quality of life and ability to function. Students can name effects of worklife and meaningful activities on people's everyday life and welfare. Students know how to seek professional sources of information. Students are able to present the library and information services provided by SeUAS and to name producers and sources of information in the social and health care field. Students analyze their needs for information and select appropriate sources of information. Students know how to use the services offered by SeUAS library and by other providers of information services. Students interpret and evaluate the information and develop their information seeking skills. Students apply most parts of the SeUAS instructions provided for written assignments as regards referencing (books, articles, online sources).

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to interpret and give examples of factors which affect individual people's and the population's welfare and quality of life. Students can explain effects of living conditions on people's daily life and experienced welfare. They can explain how work, health, physical and mental illness, ageing and disability affect people's welfare, experienced welfare and ability to function. Students can explain effects of worklife and meaningful activities on people's everyday life and welfare. They are able to apply their knowledge and give examples of factors which promote national welfare. Students seek and use professional sources of information. Students are able to present the library and information services provided by SeUAS and to name important producers and sources of information in the social and health care field. Students analyze their needs for information and select appropriate sources of information. Students extensively use the services offered by SeUAS library and by other providers of information services. Students interpret and evaluate the information and develop their information seeking skills. Students carefully apply the SeUAS instructions provided for written assignments as regards referencing (books, articles, online sources).

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students are able to justify and analyse factors which affect individual people's and the population's welfare and quality of life. Students compare and recognise conflicting elements in factors which influence welfare and living conditions. They are able to give examples and assess factors which promote welfare, also globally. Students extensively seek, select and use professional sources of information. Students are able to extensively present and evaluate the library and information services provided by SeUAS and to name important producers and sources of information in the social and health care field. Students analyse their needs for information and select appropriate sources of information. Students use the services offered by SeUAS library and by other providers of information services effectively and extensively. Students interpret and evaluate the information competently and critically and develop their information seeking skills. Students carefully and competently apply the SeUAS instructions provided for written assignments as regards referencing (books, articles, online sources).

Assessment methods and criteria

Assignments, seminar, participation to seminars and other activities. Reflections and reports.