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Exerting Influence in the Social Care Sector (5 cr)

Code: R0019-3008

General information


Enrollment

13.05.2019 - 26.05.2019

Timing

01.10.2019 - 31.12.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual proportion

2 op

RDI proportion

1 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Unit

Laurea Porvoo, sote

Campus

Laurea Porvoo

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Sosionomikoulutus (SSY2), Laurea yhteinen (Finnish)

Teachers

  • Pihla Salemaa
  • Paula Väliaho

Teacher in charge

Pihla Salemaa

Groups

  • SSP219KA

Learning outcomes

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

Teaching methods

The two main channels of influencing studied on this course will be journalistic methods and active organizing of demonstrative happenings. The course involves excursions.
To complete the course you have to arrange and report a happening in a group and write a text to a newspaper.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Literature is related to the interests of the student. It will be seen in Optima.

Co-operation with working life and/or RDI

Studies include co-operation with working life, local co-operation and developing.

Important dates

The first meeting on the 7th of Oct and the seminar on th 9th of Dec.

Students workload

The work load of this course is approximately 135 hours that involves meetings, group work and independent studies. Student's use of time is somewhat related to student's own timetable and own interests.

Further information for students

The course aims to give a full perspective, both theoretical and practical, of influencing in the field of social services. More accurate info of the courses contents, assignments and evaluation In the first meeting of the course.

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

https://laureauas.sharepoint.com/sites/linkfi/Dokumentit/Arviointikriteerit%20amk%20s2018-.pdf, level I

Evaluation criteria, fail (0)

The objectives of the course aren't reached / the assignments aren't admissible.