Professional Competence in Elderly Care
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | GERPOS400 |
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| Type: | Compulsory |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 2.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Koivula, Anna-Kaarina |
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| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester
| Curriculum | Semester | Credits | Start of Semester | End of Semester |
| VANTYO-2015 |
4 autumn |
2.0 |
2018-08-01 |
2018-12-31 |
| VANTYO-2016 |
4 autumn |
2.0 |
2019-08-01 |
2019-12-31 |
Learning Outcomes
Students learn to analyse current and future challenges in elderly care and in their profession as Bachelors of Socia Services. They analyse their competence acquired during the studies, their professional growth and development challenges.
Student's Workload
53 hours
- instruction 4 hours
- independent study 29 hours
- seminars 20 hours
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
Basic and professional studies
Contents
- the expertise and competence requirements of Bachelors of Social Services
- reflection on current and future challenges in elderly care
- analysis of the student's own competence compared to the competence requirements
Recommended or Required Reading
- Jouppila-Kupiainen, Kammonen, Kirvesniemi, Kuru, Mikkonen, Piirainen, Rautasalo,
Reunanen&Utriainen (toim.) 2012. Ammatti-ihmiset vanhusten asialla. Gerontologinen erityisosaaja kehittäjänä. Mikkelin ammattikorkeakoulu. http://www.theseus.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/85972/URNISBN9789515884732.pdf?sequence=1
- Articles from the journals Gerontologia, Janus or Premissi
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
instruction, independent analysis of the profession and competence, seminar
Assessment Criteria
pass/fail. Fail: The student does not reach the learning outcomes.
Assessment Methods
participaton in the instruction, analysis on the profession, participation in seminars
Work Placement
the study course does not include practice
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