Introduction to Genetic and Genomic Counselling (5cr)
Code: 7Y00FK63-3001
General information
- Enrolment period
- 02.08.2021 - 26.08.2021
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 24.08.2021 - 31.05.2022
- Implementation has ended.
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Social Services and Health Care
- Campus
- TAMK Main Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 35
- Degree programmes
- Master's Degree Programme in Genetic and Genomic Counselling
- Teachers
- Hoitotyö Luennoitsija
- Nasrin Jinia
- Jukka-Pekka Pirhonen
- Outi Kajula
- Person in charge
- Outi Kajula
- Course
- 7Y00FK63
Objectives (course unit)
The student
• masters the highly specialised concepts and knowledge corresponding to the specialised competence in genetic and genomic counselling, and is able to apply these as the basis for inde-pendent thinking
• masters the genetic legislation and is able to ap-ply the knowledge in working as an expert in healthcare
Content (course unit)
• Concepts of genetic and genomic counselling
• Operational environments of genetic and ge-nomic counselling
• Profession of genetic and genomic counsellor
• Genetic legislation and guidelines
• Multicultural competence
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- understands the concepts and knowledge of genetic and genomic counselling, but lacks competence to reflect them into independent thinking
- is able to list the genetic legislations but there are deficiencies to apply them to his / her own work as an expert in healthcare.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- has a clear understanding of the concepts and knowledge of genetic and genomic counselling, and is able to reflect them into the basis for independent thinking
- is able to list the genetic legislations and is able to apply them to his / her own work as an expert in healthcare.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- has an excellent understanding of the concepts and knowledge of genetic and genomic counselling, and is able to critically reflect them into the basis for independent thinking
- is able to list the genetic legislations, and student has excellent ability to apply them to his / her own work as an expert in healthcare
Location and time
The course will be carried out as classroom teaching at TAMK and online with Zoom video conferencing tool.
Assessment scale
0-5
Teaching methods
- Interactive lectures
- literature reading and writing
- Individual working
- Team working
Learning materials
Clarke Angus: Harper's practical genetic counselling. 2020 (e-book).
Materials and literature will be completed in the course.
Student workload
5 ECTS equals about 135 hours of work.
Content scheduling
25.8.2021
- Concepts of genetic and genomic counselling
- Operational environments of genetic and genomic counselling
25.10.2021
- Multicultural competence
16.11.2021
- Personalized care and future technologies
2022
Genetic legislation and guidelines
Further information
This course information will become more complete by the beginning of the studies.
Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
The student is not able to meet the criteria mentioned below.
Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
The student
- understands the concepts and knowledge of genetic and genomic counselling, but lacks competence to reflect them into independent thinking
- is able to list the genetic legislations but there are deficiencies to apply them to his / her own work as an expert in healthcare.
Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
The student
- has a clear understanding of the concepts and knowledge of genetic and genomic counselling, and is able to reflect them into the basis for independent thinking
- is able to list the genetic legislations and is able to apply them to his / her own work as an expert in healthcare
Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
The student
- has an excellent understanding of the concepts and knowledge of genetic and genomic counselling, and is able to critically reflect them into the basis for independent thinking
- is able to list the genetic legislations, and student has excellent ability to apply them to his / her own work as an expert in healthcare