Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

With this course, you will gain a multidisciplinary understanding of the future fields within the social and healthcare sector, and acquire tools to support professional growth and studies.

After completing the course, the student
• Understands the individual and multidisciplinary meaning of professional growth in the learning process.
• Understands the importance of resilience and social sustainability in the social and healthcare field and identifies one's own strengths and areas of development as a learner.
• Can take safety in studying and in the study community into consideration.
• Actively works in a group, taking others into account, and understands the importance of interpersonal skills in multidisciplinary study and work communities.
• Is familiar with the values and ethical principles of the social and healthcare sector.

Content (course unit)

• Multidisciplinary study, group work, and teamwork skills in the social and healthcare field
• Reflection, receiving feedback, and giving feedback as a student and employee
• Self-regulation and stress management techniques, as well as restorative activities
• Emotional intelligence and emotion regulation
• Self-efficacy and self-compassion
• Self-leadership
• Self-direction, taking responsibility, and problem-solving skills
• Psychological, physical, and social safety in studying and in the study community
• Values of the social and healthcare sector and professional ethical principles
• Consideration of diversity in study and work communities

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Pass:

The student
• Understands the individual and multidisciplinary meaning significance of professional growth in the learning process. Recognizes the importance of giving and receiving feedback as a student and employee.
• Understands the significance of resilience and social sustainability in the social and healthcare field. Identifies their own strengths and areas for development as a learner and knows how to utilize information in their own learning.
• Takes into account safety in studying and in the study community. Can act in a way that promotes safety and considers diversity.
• Can actively work in a group and consider others. Understands the importance of interpersonal skills in multidisciplinary study and work communities.
• Knows the values and ethical principles of their own field and recognizes the values and ethical principles of other social and healthcare fields.


Fail:

The student
• Does not understand the individual and multidisciplinary meaning of professional growth in the learning process. Does not understand the importance of giving and receiving feedback as a student and employee.
• Does not understand the significance of resilience and social sustainability in the social and healthcare field. Does not recognize their own strengths and areas for development as a learner and does not utilize information in their own learning.
• Does not consider the importance of safety in the study community. Does not know how to act in a way that promotes safety and considers diversity.
• Is passive and avoids participating in group work. Lacks consideration for others. Does not understand the importance of interpersonal skills in multidisciplinary study and work communities.
• Does not know the values and ethical principles of their own field and does not recognize the values and ethical principles of other social and healthcare fields.

Location and time

Course runs from week 37 to week 50.
Mandatory Orientation online 11.9.2024.
Mandatory small group sessions on Wednesday/ Thursday weeks 39,41,44,47 and 50.
Prior to small group sessions independent Moodle-course studies weeks 37-50.

Exam schedules

The team poster is submitted to the submission platform before the last small group session.

Assessment methods and criteria

Independent work on Moodle prior to every small group session.
Independent preparatory work with Moodle tasks before each of the small group sessions.
Active participation in mandatory small group sessions.
Making a poster and submitting it with the small group.

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

Independent online studies, small group sessions on campus, teamwork independently

Learning materials

All material is available on the course Moodle.

Student workload

5 credits x 27 hrs = 135 hrs of student work
Orientation: 2 hrs
Small group sessions 2 credits, 5 x 4h = 20 hrs
3 credits, 113 hrs Independent studies on Moodle and team meetings.

Content scheduling

The course consists of the following parts:
1. Orientation
2. Who am I as a learner? – small group session
3. Are you a team player? - small group session
4. Emotional skills - small group session
5. Getting acquainted with professionals in the field of social and health care- small group session
6. Professional growth- can it start already now? – small group session
7. Moodle tasks and poster submission
All themes include independent work online (Moodle) and small group meetings on campus.

Completion alternatives

None.

Practical training and working life cooperation

None.

Further information

The course is multidisciplinary. The small groups have students from different health and social care professions, which gives the student an opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary way already during their studies.
There is a 100% attendance requirement for the first and last small group session. The other small group sessions have an 80% attendance requirement. If a student is absent from a small group session, they can make up the absence with another group. The substitution must always be agreed in advance with the teacher of the small group. If necessary, the absence can also be made up with a Finnish-language course. If you do not attend the course in accordance with the above instructions, you must retake the course in the following semester.
The implementation plan may be updated before the Orientation.