Operational Environment of Social and Health Care (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student
- knows the various dimensions of the concept of wellbeing;
- knows the basic structure of the social and health service system, the principles of the service system and the future challenges it faces;
- is able to anticipate measures tools to reform well-being services.

Content (course unit)

- the concept and definitions of well-being
- social and health care legislation, strategies, programmes and principles
- transforming the operating environment; global and local challenges in social and health services and how they are organised

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

The student
- is able to search for information on the subject and is able to use national and international sources
- is able to apply the collected information at a descriptive level when reviewing current practices and means of action
- does not display a critical evaluation of the topic
- participates in the course inconsistently.

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

The student
- is able to seek evidence-based knowledge from both national and international sources, and is able evaluate the sources critically
- is able to construct both analysss and syntheses of the topic
- is able to use the acquired knowledge in critical evaluation and development of current practices
- generally participates in the course actively and professionally.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student
- is able to retrieve evidence-based knowledge from a number of national and international sources of information, critically evaluate the studies and synthesise the collected data
- shows a profound command of the subject
- is able to evaluate current practices critically and is able to create new evidence-based practices
- participates in the course actively and professionally.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

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