Intercultural Communication Competences in Multicultural Nursing Environment (5 cr)

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

Location and time

Laurea Tikkurila, Autumn 2020

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)

Employer connections

Possibly we can do a small Lbd project in the service center.( the city of Vantaa).

Exam schedules

Timetable is there in Pakki and Optima/Cnavas space.

Student 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

Content scheduling

Third sector actors in Finland actor(voluntary organisations, NGOs, non-profits)
In this task you will study the so-called third sector in Finland: Who the actors are, what is their purpose, who finances them? You will study and learn about various third sector organisations.

Choose an organisation from the third sector. Then, desribe its functions, clientele, work of the staff and financing. On the basis of the information you have acquired, create a Powerpoint presentation that you will present to your peers in the classroom.

Examples of organisations you can study:

Finnish Association for the Welfare of Older People

Finnish Red Cross Blood Service

Family Federation of Finland

Mannerheim League for Child Welfare

MentalHub.fi

This course also includes infectious diseases, so we also study infectious diseases in this course.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed