Welfare-technology (3 cr)
Code: 7S00EM57-3002
General information
Enrolment period
04.12.2020 - 30.01.2022
Timing
01.01.2022 - 31.03.2022
Credits
3 op
Virtual portion
2 op
Mode of delivery
34 % Contact teaching, 66 % Online learning
Unit
Social Services
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
- Sanna Keskikuru
Person in charge
Sanna Keskikuru
Groups
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19SO
Objectives (course unit)
The student has an understanding of the potential of wellbeing and health technology in maintaining wellbeing and promoting health. The student is able to find out the needs of different user groups and User experiences of different wellness and health technology solutions. Is able to apply user-oriented design methods in the planning of wellness and health technology. Be aware of the need for ethical considerations when designing wellness and health technology solutions.
Content (course unit)
Maintaining wellbeing and promoting health as concepts. Key concepts and content of wellbeing and health technologies. Possibilities for utilization of technologies in maintaining well-being and health promotion. Core contents and concepts of user-centered design. Methods to determine user needs. Methods for the co-development of on-demand and user-driven technologies. Ethics and data protection in the context of wellness and health technology users.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
Can explain the key concepts and content of wellness and health technologies. Can explain the key concepts and methods of user-centered design. Can describe and experiment with methods for co-development of demand and user driven technologies. Able to contribute to discussions on ethical and privacy issues.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
Can use key concepts of wellbeing and health technologies in the right context. Is able to use the key concepts of user-centered design correctly and reasonably to choose methods according to the situation. Can use methods to co-develop demand and user-driven technologies. Can contribute constructively to discussions on ethical and privacy issues.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
Can apply and combine methods to determine user needs Is able to apply and combine methods in the co-development of demand and user-driven technologies. Can analyze and document research results. Can critically evaluate the results obtained.
Assessment scale
0-5