Welfare Tehnology (3cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Students become aware of the potential of welfare technology in welfare services and Finnish society. Students learn what kind of possibilities and limiations user-oriented technology can involve in the promotion of clients' social engagement and ability to function. Students describe and reflect on ethical issues related to welfare technology. They learn to tell digital stories.

Content

- welfare technology, digital stories
- special needs of various clients groups
- the student selects a topic suitable for a client group and produces a 10-minute digital story
- The contents of the story can vary according to the student's interests, for example:
- culture (eg. entertainment, environment, nature, hobbies, spirituality, old times)
- physical exercise (sports counselling, gymnastic exercises, relaxation)
- health (health counselling, beauty and wellbeing)
- information channel (counselling, information spots, technical support)
- some other topic

Materials

- Leikas 2014. Ikäteknologia.
- Riikonen & Palomäki 2014. Seurantateknologia muistisairaan ihmisen näkökulmasta - autonomiaa vai tunkeilevuutta? Gerontologia 2014:3.
- Tekes 298/2013. Uskallus ja innovaatiot. Uusia näkökulmia suomalaisiin sosiaali- ja terveyspalveluihin.
Linkki:http://www.tekes.fi/globalassets/julkaisut/uskallus_ja_innovaatiot_katsaus.pdf
- Suhonen & Siikanen 2007. Hyvinvointiteknologia sosiaali- ja terveysalalla ?hyöty vai haitta?
Linkki:https://www.theseus.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/20730/Suhonen_Liisa_Lamk_2007.pdf?sequence=1
- Movie maker ?instruction
- additional material in Moodle

Teaching methods

Lectures, assignments, discussions.

Employer connections

the course does not include practice

Student workload

80 hours

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass: The student has produced a digital story. In the self-evaluation, the student reflects on the benefits and disadvantages of welfare technology from the perspectives of the individual, community and society. The student recognises ethical issues related to welfare technology.

Fail: The student does not complete the digital story or the story is very lacking. The student's self-evaluation is lacking.

Qualifications

previous studies are not required

Further information

Students choose between this course and the following courses:
- Technology and Everyday Life
- Communication Aids
- Digitalisation in the Fields of Social Work