Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The student
- is able to describe and assess the opportunities for well-being and health technology in promoting health
- is able to clarify the needs of different user groups and user experiences for various well-being and health technology solutions;
- knows the methods with which well-being and health technologies are developed for different user groups’ needs
- knows the ethical principles in the user context of well-being and health technologies
- knows and understands the importance of data protection in the user context of well-being and health technologies.

Content (course unit)

- maintaining well-being and promoting health as concepts
- key concepts and contents of well-being and health technologies
- the opportunities for exploiting technologies to maintain well-being and promote health
- main contents and concepts for user-centered design
- methods to identify user needs
- methods for the co-development of need-oriented and user-oriented technologies
- ethics and privacy in the user context of well-being and health technology

Further information (course unit)

The course is a joint study course in the field of social and health care at the consolidated University of Tampere.

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

The student
- is able to describe and explain the key concepts, contents and methods of well-being and health technologies and user-centred design
- is able to describe the methods for identifying the needs of users and is able to describe the methods for identifying joint development needs for user-oriented technologies and has tried some of them
- does not participate actively in discussion of ethical and data protection issues in the context of wellbeing and health technology.

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

The student
- is able to use the key concepts of well-being and health technologies as well as user-centred design correctly and to choose methods for situations in the development process
- is able to use methods to identify user needs and co-develop technologies
- participates in the discussion of ethical and data protection issues in the context of wellness and health technology.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student
- is able to apply and combine methods to identify user needs and user-oriented technologies in collaboration
- is able to analyse, document and critically assess research results
- is able to participate constructively in the discussion of ethical and data protection issues in the context of well-being and health technology and to explain his/her viewpoints.

Location and time

Orientation 3.2.2023. The teacher will not answer questions about the implementation after orientation.

Exam schedules

The assessment (0-5) is based on groupwork and seminar presentation.

The groupwork must be returned to Tunimoodle by 18.4.2023
The groupwork is automatically rejected if it doesn't include references.

The seminar presentation must be returned to Tunimoodle by 24.4.2023.

Retakes 1 and 2: replenished essay.

All independent assignments must be returned to Tunimoodle by 30.4.2023. Late returns are not accepted!

Assessment methods and criteria

Groupwork, which is evaluated (0-5). Seminar presentation may have an influence to the evaluation. Seminar date 25.4.2023.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Lectures, independent assignments, groupwork, seminar presentation

Lectures and seminar are distance education.

Learning materials

Lecturematerials and all the materials+articles in tunimoodle

Student workload

Student's work (3 course credits x 27h) = 81 h.

Content scheduling

1 Getting acquainted with course material and taking part in the discussiontasks
2 Groupwork and seminar presentation

Further information

Study visit to the Sote Virtual Lab is mandatory!