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Finnish Society and Social Policy (3 cr)

Code: BC00DC38-3002

General information


Enrollment
29.08.2023 - 07.09.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
28.08.2023 - 15.12.2023
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
Finnish
Degree programmes
Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology
Teachers
Kari Jokiranta
Groups
MGERO23
Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology,Multimodal implementation
Course
BC00DC38

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.

Content

- Finnish history and the development of the welfare state
-Constitutional rights
-Public administration
-Court of law and punishments in Finland
-Taxation in Finland

Materials

Material provided by lecturer

Teaching methods

Lectures, learning discussions, learning tasks

Exam schedules

The last lecture

Student workload

Lectures 18 hours, learning tasks and preparation for exam 63 hours

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.

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.

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.

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.

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