Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

Student
• is able to plan, coordinate and document evidence-based customer-oriented rehabilitation processes in multidisciplinary networks
• knows special issues related to different rehabilitee groups and is able to take them into account in rehabilitation guidance and rehabilitation planning

Content (course unit)

Client / rehabilitee involvement, opportunities to influence and responsibilities
The role of loved ones and family in rehabilitation
The role of the rehabilitee and building partnership Individual rehabilitation plan
Rehabilitation guidance - case management
Timeliness of rehabilitation
People in need of rehabilitation services in different age groups
Rehabilitation for work capacity
Culture as part of rehabilitation
Ethical sustainability
Accessibility from the point of the individual

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Student
• is able to describe the main contents of customer-oriented rehabilitation processes and identify special issues related to different rehabilitation groups
• is able to evaluate the importance of ethical aspects in rehabilitation processes

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Student
• is able to work in customer-oriented rehabilitation processes at the interfaces of one's own and other fields, taking into account special issues
• evaluates and develops customer-centric operations, taking into account ethical aspects in a variety of ways

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Student
• coordinates and develops customer-oriented rehabilitation processes creatively and applied in multidisciplinary networks
• develops client-centered rehabilitation practices related to the specific issues of different rehabilitation groups
• critically evaluates and develops customer focus in rehabilitation processes in accordance with ethical principles

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

Student
• is able to acquire, evaluate and critically apply national and international information related to rehabilitation
• recognizes evidence-based information, knows the principles of conducting research and is able to apply it in the development of rehabilitation
• knows and is able to use appropriate and evidence-based indicators to determine the effects and effectiveness of rehabilitation
• is able to evaluate the effects of rehabilitation taking into account quality and cost-effectiveness

Content (course unit)

Information retrieval
Evidence-based rehabilitation, degrees of evidence
Evidence-based information argumentation tool
Quality, effects and effectiveness of rehabilitation
Rehabilitation inputs and cost-effectiveness
Research expertise
Measurement in rehabilitation
Research ethics

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Student
• be able to acquire, evaluate and apply national and international evidence-based information related to rehabilitation
• identify and be able to use evidence-based instruments to determine the effects and effectiveness of rehabilitation
• is able to evaluate the quality and cost-effectiveness of rehabilitation

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Student
• is able to acquire, critically evaluate and apply appropriately national and international rehabilitation-related information and reliable scientific research
• identify, be able to use and develop the use of evidence-based instrument to determine the effects and effectiveness of rehabilitation
• is able to evaluate and develop the quality and cost-effectiveness of rehabilitation

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Student
• is able to acquire, critically evaluate and apply a wide range of national and international rehabilitation-related information and reliable scientific research
• to coordinate and develop the use of reliable instruments in a variety of ways to determine the effects and effectiveness of rehabilitation
• is able to implement or present critically justified solutions to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of rehabilitation

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

Student:
• is familiar with the regulations and recommendations governing rehabilitation and recognizes their importance as factors guiding the rehabilitation service system
• knows, is able to evaluate and develop the ways of organizing rehabilitation services and the operation of multi-professional cooperation networks

Content (course unit)

• Rehabilitation legislation, guidelines and recommendations
• Rehabilitation service system, social health care system and their current changes
• The social dimension of rehabilitation
• Rehabilitation services, their providers and financing, rehabilitation utilities
• Coordination of rehabilitation services
• Rehabilitation plan as a multidisciplinary tool
• Accessibility
• Entrepreneurship in the field of rehabilitation
• Multi-professional collaboration in networks and interfaces

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Student
• takes into account the legislation and other guidelines governing rehabilitation in his/her own work
• is able to assess the multidisciplinary nature of the organization of rehabilitation services and its significance
• is able to present development proposals for rehabilitation services in accordance with current legislation and guidelines in a multidisciplinary environment

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

Student
• adopts the concepts, core contents, frame of references and ethical principles of rehabilitation
• is able to view rehabilitation as a multidisciplinary social phenomenon considering development targets
• develops one’s own expertise in the field of rehabilitation
• is able to develop a customer-centered rehabilitation process in a multidisciplinary work community

Content (course unit)

Rehabilitation, rehabilitee, rehabilitation process, etc. key concepts
The core competencies of rehabilitation
ICF as a frame of reference for rehabilitation
Rehabilitation as a multi-professional action
Ethical principles and values in rehabilitation
Development of expertise in the field of rehabilitation
Continuous professional development skills and well-being at work
Identifying and evaluating one's own competence, monitoring development and marketing competence

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Student
• is able to describe the key concepts and theoretical framework of rehabilitation
• is able to describe rehabilitation as a social phenomenon at the interfaces of different fields
• identifies and analyzes his/her own competences and competence needs in the field of rehabilitation
• evaluates critically his/her own rehabilitation skills in relation to other professional groups
• acquires skills and is able to actively develop his or her own skills in customer-centered rehabilitation processes in accordance with the needs of working life

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

1. Thesis Planning (gates 1-3), 5 cr
Goals and contents
- being able to select and delimit a topic for a working life based thesis, which supports the student’s own learning, and to write a thesis plan according to TAMK’s thesis instructions
- being able to use national and international sources and adhere to copyrights in planning the thesis,
- being able to choose the proper data collection and analysis methods, to consider the matters regarding data protection as well as the ethical principles of the field in question.

Content (course unit)

Implementation parts
- idea paper, data search, preliminary literature review
- thesis plan
- thesis contract/permission
- peer review

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Assessment criteria can be found from TAMK's web pages: https://intra.tuni.fi/en/handbook?page=3104. In the thesis guide there is seperate master's thesis assessment criteria. During the process 'Thesis plan' is assessed as failed/passed. In the end of the thesis process failed/passed is turned to a general rating.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Assessment criteria can be found from TAMK's web pages: https://intra.tuni.fi/en/handbook?page=3104. In the thesis guide there is seperate master's thesis assessment criteria. During the process 'Thesis plan' is assessed as failed/passed. In the end of the thesis process failed/passed is turned to a general rating.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Assessment criteria can be found from TAMK's web pages: https://intra.tuni.fi/en/handbook?page=3104. In the thesis guide there is seperate master's thesis assessment criteria. During the process 'Thesis plan' is assessed as failed/passed. In the end of the thesis process failed/passed is turned to a general rating.

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

2. Implementing the Thesis (after gate 4), 20 cr
Goals and contents

- keeping up with and advancing the development of their field, applying the knowledge, theories, central terms, methods, and principles of their field critically in their own thesis
- being able to apply the suitable research approach in their thesis
- being able to implement the thesis according to plan, while taking advantage of the guidance offered.

Content (course unit)

Implementation parts depend on the degree programme
- implementing empirical and/or theoretical part and writing the report
- methodological studies
- data privacy statement
- participation in thesis seminars and guidance events and peer evaluation

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Assessment criteria can be found from TAMK's web pages: https://intra.tuni.fi/en/handbook?page=3104. In the thesis guide there is seperate master's thesis assessment criteria. During the process 'Thesis plan' is assessed as failed/passed. In the end of the thesis process failed/passed is turned to a general rating.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Assessment criteria can be found from TAMK's web pages: https://intra.tuni.fi/en/handbook?page=3104. In the thesis guide there is seperate master's thesis assessment criteria. During the process 'Thesis plan' is assessed as failed/passed. In the end of the thesis process failed/passed is turned to a general rating.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Assessment criteria can be found from TAMK's web pages: https://intra.tuni.fi/en/handbook?page=3104. In the thesis guide there is seperate master's thesis assessment criteria. During the process 'Thesis plan' is assessed as failed/passed. In the end of the thesis process failed/passed is turned to a general rating.

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

Student
• is able to plan, implement and develop needs-based use of technology in customer and network work
• knows the possibilities and benefits of technology in rehabilitation and is able to apply them critically in improving individuals' ability to function
• knows the possibilities of distance rehabilitation and is able to apply them

Content (course unit)

Defining customer-based needs of technology
Digitization in rehabilitation
Rehabilitation technology / technical assisted rehabilitation and its possibilities
Intelligent devices in supporting rehabilitation - well-being monitoring, safety, control
Robotics, big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, assistive technology, sensor technology, virtual world, gaming, wearable technology
Distance guidance, distance rehabilitation
The capacity of the work community to utilize technology

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student
• can describe and explain the key concepts, contents, and methods of health technologies and user-centered design with customers, networks, and remote rehabilitation
• can describe methods to identify user needs and can explain the potential and benefits of needs- and user-oriented technologies in rehabilitation
• limited participation in the discussion on the capacity of the work community to use technology

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student
• can correctly apply critical concepts of well-being and health technologies and user-centered design and choose methods for different situations with customers, networks, and remote rehabilitation
• can describe appropriate methods for identifying user needs and can explain the benefits of technologies in improving the functional capacity of individual customer
• contributes to the discussion on the capacity of the work community to utilize technology

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student
• can describe health technology methods, applying and integrating them individually to meet the needs of users in client and network work, and remote rehabilitation
• can analyze, document, and critically evaluate research findings on the potential and benefits of technologies in improving the functional capacity of individuals
• can contribute constructively to discussions on the capacity of the work community to utilize technology and can ground their points of view

Assessment scale

0-5

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

Student
• is able to acquire, evaluate and critically apply national and international information related to rehabilitation
• recognizes evidence-based information, knows the principles of conducting research and is able to apply it in the development of rehabilitation
• knows and is able to use appropriate and evidence-based indicators to determine the effects and effectiveness of rehabilitation
• is able to evaluate the effects of rehabilitation taking into account quality and cost-effectiveness

Content (course unit)

Information retrieval
Evidence-based rehabilitation, degrees of evidence
Evidence-based information argumentation tool
Quality, effects and effectiveness of rehabilitation
Rehabilitation inputs and cost-effectiveness
Research expertise
Measurement in rehabilitation
Research ethics

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Student
• be able to acquire, evaluate and apply national and international evidence-based information related to rehabilitation
• identify and be able to use evidence-based instruments to determine the effects and effectiveness of rehabilitation
• is able to evaluate the quality and cost-effectiveness of rehabilitation

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Student
• is able to acquire, critically evaluate and apply appropriately national and international rehabilitation-related information and reliable scientific research
• identify, be able to use and develop the use of evidence-based instrument to determine the effects and effectiveness of rehabilitation
• is able to evaluate and develop the quality and cost-effectiveness of rehabilitation

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Student
• is able to acquire, critically evaluate and apply a wide range of national and international rehabilitation-related information and reliable scientific research
• to coordinate and develop the use of reliable instruments in a variety of ways to determine the effects and effectiveness of rehabilitation
• is able to implement or present critically justified solutions to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of rehabilitation

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

Student
• is able to plan, implement and develop needs-based use of technology in customer and network work
• knows the possibilities and benefits of technology in rehabilitation and is able to apply them critically in improving individuals' ability to function
• knows the possibilities of distance rehabilitation and is able to apply them

Content (course unit)

Defining customer-based needs of technology
Digitization in rehabilitation
Rehabilitation technology / technical assisted rehabilitation and its possibilities
Intelligent devices in supporting rehabilitation - well-being monitoring, safety, control
Robotics, big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, assistive technology, sensor technology, virtual world, gaming, wearable technology
Distance guidance, distance rehabilitation
The capacity of the work community to utilize technology

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student
• can describe and explain the key concepts, contents, and methods of health technologies and user-centered design with customers, networks, and remote rehabilitation
• can describe methods to identify user needs and can explain the potential and benefits of needs- and user-oriented technologies in rehabilitation
• limited participation in the discussion on the capacity of the work community to use technology

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student
• can correctly apply critical concepts of well-being and health technologies and user-centered design and choose methods for different situations with customers, networks, and remote rehabilitation
• can describe appropriate methods for identifying user needs and can explain the benefits of technologies in improving the functional capacity of individual customer
• contributes to the discussion on the capacity of the work community to utilize technology

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student
• can describe health technology methods, applying and integrating them individually to meet the needs of users in client and network work, and remote rehabilitation
• can analyze, document, and critically evaluate research findings on the potential and benefits of technologies in improving the functional capacity of individuals
• can contribute constructively to discussions on the capacity of the work community to utilize technology and can ground their points of view

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

Student
• is able to plan, coordinate and document evidence-based customer-oriented rehabilitation processes in multidisciplinary networks
• knows special issues related to different rehabilitee groups and is able to take them into account in rehabilitation guidance and rehabilitation planning

Content (course unit)

Client / rehabilitee involvement, opportunities to influence and responsibilities
The role of loved ones and family in rehabilitation
The role of the rehabilitee and building partnership Individual rehabilitation plan
Rehabilitation guidance - case management
Timeliness of rehabilitation
People in need of rehabilitation services in different age groups
Rehabilitation for work capacity
Culture as part of rehabilitation
Ethical sustainability
Accessibility from the point of the individual

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Student
• is able to describe the main contents of customer-oriented rehabilitation processes and identify special issues related to different rehabilitation groups
• is able to evaluate the importance of ethical aspects in rehabilitation processes

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Student
• is able to work in customer-oriented rehabilitation processes at the interfaces of one's own and other fields, taking into account special issues
• evaluates and develops customer-centric operations, taking into account ethical aspects in a variety of ways

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Student
• coordinates and develops customer-oriented rehabilitation processes creatively and applied in multidisciplinary networks
• develops client-centered rehabilitation practices related to the specific issues of different rehabilitation groups
• critically evaluates and develops customer focus in rehabilitation processes in accordance with ethical principles

Assessment scale

0-5

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

1. Thesis Planning (gates 1-3), 5 cr
Goals and contents
- being able to select and delimit a topic for a working life based thesis, which supports the student’s own learning, and to write a thesis plan according to TAMK’s thesis instructions
- being able to use national and international sources and adhere to copyrights in planning the thesis,
- being able to choose the proper data collection and analysis methods, to consider the matters regarding data protection as well as the ethical principles of the field in question.

Content (course unit)

Implementation parts
- idea paper, data search, preliminary literature review
- thesis plan
- thesis contract/permission
- peer review

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Assessment criteria can be found from TAMK's web pages: https://intra.tuni.fi/en/handbook?page=3104. In the thesis guide there is seperate master's thesis assessment criteria. During the process 'Thesis plan' is assessed as failed/passed. In the end of the thesis process failed/passed is turned to a general rating.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Assessment criteria can be found from TAMK's web pages: https://intra.tuni.fi/en/handbook?page=3104. In the thesis guide there is seperate master's thesis assessment criteria. During the process 'Thesis plan' is assessed as failed/passed. In the end of the thesis process failed/passed is turned to a general rating.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Assessment criteria can be found from TAMK's web pages: https://intra.tuni.fi/en/handbook?page=3104. In the thesis guide there is seperate master's thesis assessment criteria. During the process 'Thesis plan' is assessed as failed/passed. In the end of the thesis process failed/passed is turned to a general rating.

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

2. Implementing the Thesis (after gate 4), 20 cr
Goals and contents

- keeping up with and advancing the development of their field, applying the knowledge, theories, central terms, methods, and principles of their field critically in their own thesis
- being able to apply the suitable research approach in their thesis
- being able to implement the thesis according to plan, while taking advantage of the guidance offered.

Content (course unit)

Implementation parts depend on the degree programme
- implementing empirical and/or theoretical part and writing the report
- methodological studies
- data privacy statement
- participation in thesis seminars and guidance events and peer evaluation

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Assessment criteria can be found from TAMK's web pages: https://intra.tuni.fi/en/handbook?page=3104. In the thesis guide there is seperate master's thesis assessment criteria. During the process 'Thesis plan' is assessed as failed/passed. In the end of the thesis process failed/passed is turned to a general rating.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Assessment criteria can be found from TAMK's web pages: https://intra.tuni.fi/en/handbook?page=3104. In the thesis guide there is seperate master's thesis assessment criteria. During the process 'Thesis plan' is assessed as failed/passed. In the end of the thesis process failed/passed is turned to a general rating.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Assessment criteria can be found from TAMK's web pages: https://intra.tuni.fi/en/handbook?page=3104. In the thesis guide there is seperate master's thesis assessment criteria. During the process 'Thesis plan' is assessed as failed/passed. In the end of the thesis process failed/passed is turned to a general rating.

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

Student
• adopts the concepts, core contents, frame of references and ethical principles of rehabilitation
• is able to view rehabilitation as a multidisciplinary social phenomenon considering development targets
• develops one’s own expertise in the field of rehabilitation
• is able to develop a customer-centered rehabilitation process in a multidisciplinary work community

Content (course unit)

Rehabilitation, rehabilitee, rehabilitation process, etc. key concepts
The core competencies of rehabilitation
ICF as a frame of reference for rehabilitation
Rehabilitation as a multi-professional action
Ethical principles and values in rehabilitation
Development of expertise in the field of rehabilitation
Continuous professional development skills and well-being at work
Identifying and evaluating one's own competence, monitoring development and marketing competence

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Student
• is able to describe the key concepts and theoretical framework of rehabilitation
• is able to describe rehabilitation as a social phenomenon at the interfaces of different fields
• identifies and analyzes his/her own competences and competence needs in the field of rehabilitation
• evaluates critically his/her own rehabilitation skills in relation to other professional groups
• acquires skills and is able to actively develop his or her own skills in customer-centered rehabilitation processes in accordance with the needs of working life

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

Student:
• is familiar with the regulations and recommendations governing rehabilitation and recognizes their importance as factors guiding the rehabilitation service system
• knows, is able to evaluate and develop the ways of organizing rehabilitation services and the operation of multi-professional cooperation networks

Content (course unit)

• Rehabilitation legislation, guidelines and recommendations
• Rehabilitation service system, social health care system and their current changes
• The social dimension of rehabilitation
• Rehabilitation services, their providers and financing, rehabilitation utilities
• Coordination of rehabilitation services
• Rehabilitation plan as a multidisciplinary tool
• Accessibility
• Entrepreneurship in the field of rehabilitation
• Multi-professional collaboration in networks and interfaces

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Student
• takes into account the legislation and other guidelines governing rehabilitation in his/her own work
• is able to assess the multidisciplinary nature of the organization of rehabilitation services and its significance
• is able to present development proposals for rehabilitation services in accordance with current legislation and guidelines in a multidisciplinary environment

Assessment scale

0-5