English in Social Services (5 cr)
Code: R0032-3019
General information
- Enrollment
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30.03.2020 - 19.04.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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01.06.2020 - 31.08.2020
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual proportion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Campus
- Laurea common
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 50
- Degree programmes
- Sosionomikoulutus (SSP2), Laurea Porvoo (Finnish)
- Teachers
- Kirsi Kiiveri
- Study unit
- R0032
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
Location and time
Virtual lessons in Zoom
Schedule in Pakki and Optima
Materials
All material is provided in Optima
Teaching methods
- Contact lessons via Zoom meetings and independent work
- Video presentation, group work
- Written assignments
- Continuous oral delivery
- Written online exam
Student workload
1 Credit = 27 hours of work
For a 5 credit course you should do 135 hours of work.
Content 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
Evaluation scale
H-5
Further information
Lecturer Kirsi Kiiveri, kirsi.kiiveri@laurea.fi , tel. +358 50 303 3651
Zoom: https://laurea.zoom.us/my/kirsi.kiiveri