Finnish Social Welfare and Social Work (5op)

Sisältö (Opintojakso)

FINNISH SOCIAL WELFARE AND SOCIAL WORK 5 ECTS
Type of course: Elective
Note: This course is also offered for international exchange and degree students in Tampere

Objective
Students are able to
" Describe Finnish social welfare system and social work practices
" Analyze social work methods and approaches used within different working fields in practice
" Analyze and compare challenges of social service / social work practices internationally/locally

Course contents
The structure, present status and development history of Finnish social protection system
Social welfare services
Social problems and future challenges for service development

Teaching methods
Orientative lectures
Study visits (5-6 different social work/service fields) in small groups
Seminars with a presentation
Moodle/Tabula -discussion

Assessment methods
Active participation in the lectures and study visits
Group discussion and essay based on literature, lectures and study visits.
Seminar presentation.

Required/Recommended reading in Moodle/Tabula
Background literature related to each theme is given during the lessons. Background documents in Moodle/Tabula.

Year of study
Free

Semester/Period
Autumn term: During September - October
Spring term: During February - March

Language of instruction
English

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

Grading scale 0-5. Grading is based on active partisipation in lectures, tasks, visits, essay and seminars.

Arviointiasteikko

0-5

Opiskelumuodot ja opetusmenetelmät

lähiopetus|aktivoivat kirjoitustehtävät|esitelmät|opetuskeskustelu|yhteistoiminnallinen oppiminen|harjoitustyöt|referaatti/essee|kenttätyöskentely (sis. opintoretket)|seminaari

Oppimateriaalit

Articles and background documents are in Moodle. They are given during the lessons.

Lisätietoja opiskelijoille

Ajankohta
14.9.2012 - 2.11.2012

Esitiedot
This course is also offered in SITR for international exchange and degree students in Tampere

Tavoitteet
Objective
Students are able to
" Describe Finnish social welfare system and social work practices
" Analyze social work methods and approaches used within different working fields in practice
" Analyze and compare challenges of social service / social work practices internationally/locally

Oppimistavoitteet
Describe Finnish social welfare system and social work practices
Analyze social work methods and approaches used within different working fields in practice
Analyze and compare challenges of social service / social work practices internationally/locally

Toteutustapa
Orientative lectures (16 h)
3 tasks and essay
Study visits (5 to different social work fileds) in small groups
Articles with a discussion
Essay and seminars (2x 4h) with a presentation

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