Study Guide

Objective

Students are able to think conceptually and to reflect on relationships between the concepts which represent various phenomena. Students are prepared to analyse important concepts in nursing and social work and their contents, using different frameworks. They become aware of the contents and meanings that professionals in the health and social field commit themselves to. Students learn what seminar work involves.
Students know how to access publications of various producers of information and how to find relevant literature, articles and online material. They are able to present and make use of the library and information services of Seinäjoki UAS. Students are able to name important producers of information, databases and online services in the social and health field. They are able to analyse their need for information and select suitable sources of information. Students know how to interpret and evaluate the information found and how to develop their information seeking practices. Students observe the guidelines provided by Seinäjoki UAS on how to write references (books, journal articles, online material) in written assignments.

Content

- concept analysis
- conceptions of human nature
- way of life, lifestyle, roles
- welfare/wellbeing, coping, conceptions of health and illness
- health promotion and self-care
- social problems and social exclusion
- social support, environment, society and communities, trust and social capital
- nursing, social work and other work in the social field
- information and library services at Seinäjoki UAS
- producers of information in the social and health field
- important sources of information, databases and online services in the social and health field, with special reference to the work with the elderly
- seeking information online, tools for keeping up to date
- evaluation, use and application of information

Materials

Students select the material for their concept analysis. The lecturer will provide a literature list to support the lectures.
Information skills:
- SeAMK Library websites,
- Vanhustyö/Geronomi -LibGuide and other online material
- Course literature: Haasio, A. 2020. Löydä! Helsinki: Avain.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students have an adequate knowledge of the concepts in nursing and social work. They know how to make use of some source materials. Students know to some extent how to observe the guidelines on written assignments. They are able to seek professional information sources to work on a given topic. They are adequately able to present and make use of the library and information services of Seinäjoki UAS and to name important producers and sources of information in the social and health field. They are able to analyse their need for information and select sources of information. Students know how to evaluate the information found.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students have a good knowledge of the concepts in nursing and social work. They are aware of the contents and meanings that professionals in the health and social field commit themselves to. They know how to make use of source materials. Students know well how to observe the guidelines on written assignments. They are able to seek and use professional information sources to work on a given topic. They are well able to present and make use of the library and information services of Seinäjoki UAS and to name several important producers and sources of information in the social and health field. They are able to analyse their need for information and select suitable sources of information. Students know how to interpret and evaluate the information found and how to develop their information seeking practices.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students are able to justify and analyse concepts in nursing and social work and to extensively, in a profound way, apply them to work with older people. Students know how to critically justify concepts in nursing and social work. They are aware of the contents and meanings that professionals in the health and social field commit themselves to. They know how to extensively make use of source materials in examinations and assignments. Students observe the guidelines on written assignments very well. They are able to seek and use professional information sources to work on a given topic. They can very well present and make use of the library and information services of Seinäjoki UAS and are able to name several important producers and sources of information in the social and health field. They are able to extensively and profoundly analyse their need for information and select suitable sources of information. Students can competently interpret and evaluate the information found and they know how to develop their information seeking practices.

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.