Development and Evaluation Methods (3 cr)
Code: BC00CK53-3002
General information
Enrollment
17.04.2023 - 06.09.2023
Timing
15.01.2024 - 17.05.2024
Credits
3 op
Virtual proportion (cr)
2 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology
Teachers
- Katariina Perttula
Student groups
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MGERO21
Objective
Student are able to name approaches and methods that are suitable for development project. Students are able to design, implement and evaluate a development activity/project both from practical and ethical perspective together with the workplace and / or clients. They are able to document implemented project and produce knowledge for the development of working life by combining theoretical knowledge, developmental activities and evaluation data that inform the success of project.
Content
- definition of development project and product-type of project
- setting development tasks and goals for project
- process of development work
- different development methods
- documentation of development activities,
- data collection for documentation of project
- evaluation of development activities
- drawing conclusions of project
Teaching methods
Lessons, studies in e-learning environment, assignments/exam.
Student workload
81 hours
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Students are able to describe an approach or method of development project. The student is able to name the methodological basis of development work and is able to report main viewpoints of the development work.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Students are able to describe the methodological starting points of development work and compare different approaches and methods of development work in versatile way. Students are able to document the project comprehensively and to justify and report the methodological approach, process and results of project. They are able to evaluate results of the development process successfully and comprehensively.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Students are able to describe the methodological starting points of development work and to compare the approaches and methods of working life development comprehensively. They are able to document the project at an excellent level having an analytical and critical approach to the entire development process and its results when justifying and reporting development tasks, methodologies and results and evaluating the development process
Qualifications
the study course Introduction to Research and Development