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Ethics in Elderly Care (4 cr)

Code: GERATP300-3009

General information


Enrollment

11.11.2024 - 15.01.2025

Timing

20.01.2025 - 23.05.2025

Credits

4 op

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology

Teachers

  • Aino Asunmaa
  • Maria Valli

Student groups

  • MGERO23
    Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology,Multimodal implementation

Objective

Students are able to gain an overview of elderly care ethics based on values, ethical theories and norms. Students become aware of their responsibilities as defenders and promoters of aged people's rights. Students observe ethical principles in their action. They know and apply the principles of sustainable development. They are capable of analysing and developing their own and the work community's ethical action.

Content

- Ethics as a subfield of philosophy
- Social ethics
- the ethical foundation in health and social services
- ethical sensitivity in work with aged people
- interpretation of ethical problems and problem-solving in practice
- professional ethical norms and guidelines
- Ethical behavior in the workplace
- sustainable development and social responsibility
- the student's ethical development

Materials

Moodle material assigned by the teacher and other current material

Teaching methods

Contact lessons, discussions and assignments.

Student workload

106 hours

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students are able to form an overview of elderly care ethics. They are able to give examples of various options using professioal ethical norms. Students observe the ethical principles of elderly care in their action.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to form a theoretically justified overview of elderly care ethics. They are able to compare various options using ethical theories, models and professional ethical norms. Students observe and promote ethical principles in their action. They are capable of reflecting on their ethical action and the work community's professional practices.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students are able to form a theoretically justified overview of elderly care ethics. They are able to analyse and evaluate various options using ethical theories, models and professional ethical norms. Students observe and promote ethical principles in their action. They are capable of analysing and developing their ethical action and the work community's professional practices.

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation on lessons, assignments