Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The students will be able to   
communicate professional in a multicultural nursing environment
identify personal developmental needs in communication skills and develop realistic strategies for improvement
communicate empathetically with oneself, colleagues and patients

Teaching methods

The aims of this course are that a student is
- aware of field-related intercultural influences and possibilities
- can demonstrate professional English oral and written communication competences
- can utilise constructive and empathetic dialogue in multicultural encounters
- can implement health promotion concepts for infectious diseases in multicultural situations
This course contains the following:
- Health promotion concepts and prevention and control of infectious diseases from multicultural aspects
- Oral communication skills needed for the workplace
- Written skills necessary for the workplace
- Constructive communication (nonviolent communication)

Location and time

For timetable see lukkari and Optima.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Health Promotion for Nurses , Theory and Practice by Steward Piper https://laurea.finna.fi/Record/laurus.81840
European center for disease prevention and control : http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/Pages/AZIndex.aspx
All other material is available in Optima

Students workload

5 Cr equals 135 hours of work

Contact lessons 44 hours
Reading of study material 41 hours
Presentation preparation 10 hours
Writing learning diary 20 hours
Writing essay 20 hours

Further information for students

Compulsory attendence of all the lectures is expected (75%)

Grading scale

Approved/Failed

Evaluation methods and criteria

The language learning objectives and evaluation criteria are directly linked to the Common European Framework for languages. In addition, health promotion concepts surrounding infectious diseases are integrated into this communication module and will consist of 50% of the final grade.
Evaluation includes both a written and oral demonstration of skills which are graded 0-5 based on criteria in Optima
The final grade which will be seen on the student's certificate is made up of 50% communication skills and 50% professional and academic approach to health promotion concepts for infectious diseases in multicultural situations
Personal feedback will be given on the written assignments and the oral demonstration.