English in Social Services (5 cr)
Code: R0032-3022
General information
Enrollment
01.08.2020 - 30.08.2020
Timing
31.08.2020 - 31.12.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual proportion
4 op
Mode of delivery
20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning
Unit
Laurea Tikkurila, sote
Campus
Laurea Tikkurila
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Sosionomikoulutus (SSV2), Laurea Tikkurila (Finnish)
Teachers
- Niina Kovalainen
Teacher in charge
Anu Lindström
Groups
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SSVOPS20Sosionomikoulutus, Avoin AMK polkuopinnot, monimuotototeutus, S20, Tikkurila
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, real-time Zoom meetings and independent work
- Video presentation, group work
- Written assignments
Due to the ongoing nature of assessment, there is no possibility to attend in-class lesson via Zoom. Students can miss one lesson in class and still pass the course.
Learning materials and recommended literature
All material is provided in Canvas
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 case in teams
Further information for students
Senior Lecturer Niina Kovalainen, niina.kovalainen@laurea.fi
Zoom: https://laurea.zoom.us/my/niinakoo (if necessary due to covid)
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 case).
Evaluation is directly linked to the Common European Framework for Languages
(Assessment criteria framework is available in Optima)
•There are a total of 4 compulsory assignments: video interview, two written assignments and team case meeting. All compulsory assignments need to be accepted to obtain a grade for the course.
•As this is a communications course, compulsory attendance in the in-class 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.