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Finnish Society and Social Policy (3 cr)

Code: BC00BT39-3005

General information


Enrollment
14.11.2022 - 15.01.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
21.02.2023 - 17.05.2023
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 cr
Local portion
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
SeAMK Social Services and Elderly Care
Campus
SeAMK Seinäjoki, Kampustalo
Teaching languages
English
Degree programmes
Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology
Teachers
Kari Jokiranta
Course
BC00BT39

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Students know the functions and operating principles of the most central institutions of Finnish society. They understand how citizen's constitutional rights affect their future work. Students are familiar with the history of Finnish society and social policy. They understand history through older people’s experience and are able to discuss historical events. Students know how to counsel clients on the most relevant questions connected to social legislation and social security.

Content

- Finnish history and the development of the welfare state
- The Finnish social security system
- Constitutional rights
- Public administration
- Court of law and punishments in Finland
- Family and inheritance law
- Taxation in Finland

Materials

material given by the teacher

Teaching methods

lectures, teaching discussions, exam

Exam schedules

The last lecture

Student workload

81h, (lectures and exam 18 h, independent study 63 h)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students are familiar with central features of Finnish society and social policy. They understand the function and development of Finnish society to some extent. Students know the most important features of social welfare legislation and social security. They are able to participate in discussion on social security.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are familiar with central features of Finnish society and social policy, and they are able to examine connections between various phenomena. Students understand how Finnish society and its central institutions function. They are able to counsel clients on issues pertaining to social welfare legislation and social security.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students are able to critically examine themes pertaining to social policy and to the development of Finnish society. They know how to relate individual phenomena to a social context. Students are able to critically evaluate the situation of the Finnish welfare state. They are able to counsel clients on issues pertaining to social welfare legislation and social security.

Further information

Suomeksi
lectures, teaching discussions, exam
Englanniksi
lectures, teaching discussions, exam
Aika ja paikka (ei käytössä)
Suomeksi
Englanniksi
Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus
Suomeksi
material given by the teacher
Englanniksi
material given by the teacher
Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat
Suomeksi
Englanniksi
Harjoittelu- ja työelämäyhteistyö
Suomeksi
The study course does not include practice.
Englanniksi
The study course does not include practice.
Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet
Suomeksi
Englanniksi
KV yhteydet
Suomeksi
Englanniksi
Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus
Suomeksi
81h, (lectures and exam 30 h, independent study 51 h)
Englanniksi
81h, (lectures and exam 30 h, independent study 51 h)
Sisällön jaksotus
Suomeksi
Englanniksi
Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet
Suomeksi
- exam and active participatition in the lectures
Englanniksi
- exam and active participatition in the lectures
Lisätietoja opiskelijoille
Suomeksi
Englanniksi
Arviointiasteikko 1-5

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