English in Social Services (5 cr)
Code: R0032-3020
General information
Enrollment
17.03.2020 - 19.04.2020
Timing
22.04.2020 - 09.06.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual proportion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Laurea Otaniemi, sote
Campus
Laurea common
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 30
Degree programmes
- Sosionomikoulutus (SSG2), Laurea Otaniemi (Finnish)
Teachers
- Kirsi Kiiveri
Teacher in charge
Kirsi Kiiveri
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- communicate as a professional in field specific tasks
- speak and write English with the understanding of the appropriate style and register
- identify personal developmental needs in communication and language skills and develop realistic strategies for improvement
- search for information from professional publications and databases
Teaching methods
- Contact lessons via Zoom meetings and independent work
- Video presentation, group work
- Written assignments
- Continuous oral delivery
- Written online exam
Learning materials and recommended literature
All material is provided in Optima
Students workload
1 Credit = 27 hours of work
For a 5 credit course you should do 135 hours of work.
Content and scheduling
General information about the course
Studying social services, working as a Bachelor of Social Services
Kela & applying for benefits, Social security in Finland
Child welfare
Day care/ school
Social exclusion, substance abuse, mental health issues
People with disabilities
The elderly people
Immigrants and refugees
Oral interview
Written exam
Further information for students
Lecturer Kirsi Kiiveri, kirsi.kiiveri@laurea.fi , tel. +358 50 303 3651
Zoom: https://laurea.zoom.us/my/kirsi.kiiveri
Grading scale
H-5
Evaluation methods and criteria
•Evaluation includes both a written and oral demonstration of skills, which are graded 0-5 (presentation and exam).
Evalauation is directly linked to the Common European Framework for Languages ( Assesment criteria framework is available in Optima)
•There are a total of 4 compulsory assignments: video presentation, two written assignments and the final exam. All compulsory assignments need to be accepted to obtain a grade for the course.
•As this is a communications course, compulsory attendance in the Zoom sessions is expected (75 %)
•Your final grade from the course will be given based on the aforementioned evaluation criteria as a grade between 0-5. The final grade which will be seen on the student's certificate is made up of 50% from the oral evaluation and 50% from the written evaluation.