Values and Ethics in Social and Health Care (3cr)
Code: 7K00CT58-3047
General information
- Enrolment period
 - 24.05.2019 - 04.08.2019
 - Registration for the implementation has ended.
 
- Timing
 - 05.08.2019 - 20.12.2019
 - Implementation has ended.
 
- Credits
 - 3 cr
 
- Mode of delivery
 - Contact learning
 
- Unit
 - Biomedical Laboratory Science
 
- Campus
 - TAMK Main Campus
 
- Teaching languages
 - Finnish
 
- Degree programmes
 - Degree Programme in Biomedical Laboratory Science
 
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the basic ethical values in social and health care; 
- knows the professional ethical guidelines and principles of the nursing profession;  
- is aware of his/her own values and is able to describe them regarding the  values and ethical principles in health care; 
- knows the principles of sustainable development globally; 
- knows the meaning of ethics when related to media
                    
Content (course unit)
values and theory
- values, ethics, moral and self-determent; 
- ethical theories; 
- various concepts of human being 
viewpoint of the client
- human rights, ageing ethics and equality; 
- situational ethics and cultural ethics; 
- ethical decision-making 
guidelines of professional ethics
                    
Prerequisites (course unit)
none
                    
Assessment scale
0-5