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Marketisation and Social Work (5cr)

Code: BH00BS39-3001

General information


Enrollment
02.08.2018 - 31.08.2018
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.08.2019 - 31.05.2020
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
0 cr
Virtual portion
5 cr
RDI portion
1 cr
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Master's Degree in Social Services and Health Care, Social Work
Teachers
Minna Zechner
Tiina Hautamäki
Course
BH00BS39

Objective

Students know and are able to explain about the marketisation of social services and about the complexities of the welfare and welfare economy.

Content

Social services are produced in a society increasingly exposed to marketisation, and in a welfare and wellbeing economy. Students familiarize themselves with the subject and write a six-page essay on the following topic: What does the marketization of social services mean, what forms can it take or how can it become apparent to the individual?

Materials

Literature is agreed individually. The student is allowed to suggest relevant literature.

Teaching methods

The course is based on reading agreed literature and finalising the given written task.

Employer connections

The course does not contain cooperation with working life.

International connections

The aim is that part of the literature is in foreign language.

Student workload

5 ECTS equals to approximately 135 hours of work for student.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students know what is meant by the marketisation of social services and are able to describe it. Students know about the complexities of the welfare and welfare economy.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students know what is meant by the marketisation of social services and are able to describe it. Students know and are able to explain about the complexities of the welfare and welfare economy.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students know what is meant by the marketisation of social services and are able to critically analyse it. Students are able to explain and analyse the complexities of the welfare and welfare economy.

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.

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