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The Basics of Health Promotion (5 cr)

Code: 7L00FD74-3004

General information


Enrolment period

02.12.2022 - 12.01.2023

Timing

01.01.2023 - 31.05.2023

Credits

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

MD in Health Promotion

Campus

TAMK Main Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Master's Degree Programme in Health Promotion

Teachers

  • Annukka Huuskonen
  • Mari Laaksonen
  • Elisa Airikkala
  • Arja Halkoaho

Person in charge

Mari Laaksonen

Groups

  • 23YTEDI

Objectives (course unit)

The student
- knows the concepts, methods and approaches of health promotion and is able to apply them in sufficient ways in their activities
- is able to apply ethical principles guiding health promotion and evaluate their implementation in various specific situations in their field

Content (course unit)

- Concepts and levels of health and well-being promotion
- Ethical principles in health promotion
- Enhancing practices in health promotion
- Cultural diversity in health promotion
- Life course health development and enhancing practices in health promotion

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

The student
- is able to describe the concepts and methods of health promotion and the main approaches
- knows the guiding ethical principles in health promotion

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

The student
- is able to carry out health promotion using diverse theoretical approaches and methods
- is able to evaluate the importance of ethical principles in health promotion and can carry them out

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student
- is able to carry out and evaluate health promotion in a diverse and creative way using theoretical approaches and methods
- is able to critically evaluate the implementation of ethical principles of health promotion in his/her own activities and in the promotion of health in different contexts

Assessment scale

0-5

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student
- is able to describe the concepts and methods of health promotion and the main approaches
- knows the guiding ethical principles in health promotion

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student
- is able to carry out health promotion using diverse theoretical approaches and methods
- is able to evaluate the importance of ethical principles in health promotion and can carry them out

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student
- is able to carry out and evaluate health promotion in a diverse and creative way using theoretical approaches and methods
- is able to critically evaluate the implementation of ethical principles of health promotion in his/her own activities and in the promotion of health in different contexts