Exerting Influence in the Social Care Sector (5 op)

Tavoitteet

The student is able to
- identify and apply various methods for promoting inclusion.
- utilise various techniques for exerting influence in society.
- act in cooperation with clients and other actors to develop inclusion

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Course materials are found in Canvas workspace.

Toteutustapa

The study unit includes lectures, working life project (working in groups/pairs), report, assignments. The lectures will take place on Laurea Campus. Attendance requirement at the course will be 75% / 100% in order to achieve the required objectives. If your absences are more than 25% you are required to complete a substitute assignment assigned by the teacher.

The course includes individual, paired/ small group assignments, and it´s largely implemented in working life cooperation. Instructions for the assignments will be available at Canvas workspace.

The course includes two modules:
1) Exerting influence in society (2 cr)
2) Promoting inclusion in cooperation with clients and other actors (3 cr)

Työelämäyhteistyö ja/tai TKI

Project work in Smile project / Collaboration with a non-governmental organization Yhteiset Lapsemme ry.

Toteutuksen tärkeät päivämäärät

The course is largely implemented in collaboration with working life. Schedules may have to be changed due to the needs of working life.

According to the degree regulations (section 18) “students must be present in the first contact session or notify their teacher in charge if they cannot attend. If they fail to notify the teacher of their absence in the first contact session, their enrollment will be rejected. Another student in the queue may be enrolled in the study unit in the place of the absent student.” (Laurea degree regulations)

Attendance is also required for the training day on racism and anti-racist working approach and seminar. Additional information about the scheduling and implementation will be provided at the beginning of the course.

In addition to the contact lessons you will have meetings with your study peers (you can set up the dates and times by yourself in connection with the assignment due dates).

Schedules and contents will be clarified at the beginning of the study module.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING
Any competence that corresponds to the learning outcomes of the course can be included in it through recognition and accreditation of prior learning. The starting point is competence-based thinking: what matters is your competence itself, not how and where you acquired it. The procedures for the recognition and accreditation of prior learning are Recognition of prior studies and Demonstration of competence.

At first you would need to go carefully through the objectives, contents and assignments of the course to evaluate if there would be some entity / several entities where you already have know-how and competence? If yes, think how you can demonstrate your competence (e.g. earlier certificates, individual essay, short research or development project at your workplace, report, portfolio). Within one week of the start of the course contact the teacher to arrange a Zoom meeting where we will discuss and identify your competence and agree on the method of demonstrating your competence.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

The course is 5 credits and means for the student 134 hours spent studying. (One credit equals approximately 26.7 hours of work.)

It is important that you write down the due dates of the assignments in your calendar and reserve enough time to study.

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Lisätiedot

In case the students absences exceed 25% student is required to complete a substitute assignment assigned by the teacher.

If the required tasks and requirements are not met, the student needs to enroll again for the course.