Study Guide

Learning outcomes

Student is able to:
- analyze and implement concepts, principles, and policies of global infection prevention and control
- to apply evidence-based infection prevention and control models in composing, and evaluating IPC practices in diverse settings
- to develop evidence based interprofessional and cross-cultural infection prevention in global contexts

Teaching methods

Methods:
e-tivity supported lectures and workshops for co-creation, implementation and evaluation of infection prevention campaign to be published in the www.globalwindow.fi

e-tivities:

1 e-tivity: What do I need to know to be able to implement evidence and effective methods in constructing high quality global online health campaign for infection prevention?
To be submitted by 15th January 2024 23:59 EET.

2 e-tivity: Evaluation criteria for online campaign supporting the guideline adherence.
To be submitted by 12th Feb 2024 23:59 EET.

3 e-tivity: Pre-review of the online health campaign in infection prevention.
(A digital IPC campaign). To be submitted by 4th March 2024 23:59 EET.

4 e-tivity: An online health campaign in infection prevention ready for publishing in the www.globalwindow.fi.
Deadline for the final assignment (A digital IPC campaign and a report of max 2000 words) for evaluation by 27th May 2024 23:59 EET.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Will be published as updated in the Canvas work space in January 2024.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

None

Please make sure that you follow the deadlines carefully, as the work done for e-tivities will be discussed during the face-to-face sessions. Presence at campus teaching is compulsory. In case the student is not able to be present the replacing assignments have to be agreed before contact teaching sessions as written assignment or online participation reserved only for good reasons.

Co-operation with working life and/or RDI

Cooperation is under construction with students and experts in Abuja University Nigeria

Important dates

At Tikkurila campus: 20th Jan -24 9-16.30 Constructing evidence and methodological base for global online health campaign.
At Tikkurila campus: 17th Feb 9-12. Constructing evaluation criteria for upcoming global online health campaign.
At Tikkurila campus: 16th March 2024 9-16.30 Workshop for preview and evaluation of the upcoming Infection Prevention Campaigns

Deadline for the final assignment for evaluation by 27th May 2024.

Forms of internationality

Cooperation is under construction with students and experts in Abuja University Nigeria.

Students workload

Contact learning at campus 20 hrs.
Individual and pair work in international groups 115 h.

Content and scheduling

Content:
• concepts and models in global infection prevention
• infection prevention in national, international and global settings
• global and local immunization and antimicrobial stewardship programs
• standardized infection prevention protocols in health care
• co-creation of an online health campaign in infection prevention -project as a pair work

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

Focus of assessment is on the Knowledge base, the Problem solving, the Development, and the Communication in global infection prevention and control at EQF7-level according to the explicit competences introduced for the study unit:
After the study unit the student is able:
- analyze and implement concepts, principles, and policies of global infection prevention and control (IPC)
- to apply evidence-based infection prevention and control models in composing, and evaluating IPC practices in diverse settings
- to develop evidence based interprofessional and cross-cultural infection prevention in global contexts

In addition to the learning outcomes also the learning process will affect to the evaluation. Explicit evaluation document according to these criteria will be delivered to the students.

Evaluation criteria, fail (0)

Focus of assessment: Knowledge base
The student is not able to gather, process, produce and evaluate information about global infection prevention making use of scientific sources nor to use concepts of the area.

Focus of assessment:Problem solving:
The student is not able to solve problems in global infection prevention by applying relevant information.

Focus of assessment:Development:
The student is not able to create target-oriented, justified development plans for global infection prevention.

Focus of assessment:Communication:
The student is not able to communicate about global infection prevention in a clear manner both orally and in writing.

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Focus of assessment: Knowledge base
The student is able to gather, process, produce and evaluate information about global infection prevention widely.
To use concepts of the area of expertise systematically.

Focus of assessment:Problem solving:
The student is able to solve problems in global infection prevention development and/or innovation activities.

Focus of assessment:Development:
The student is able to recognize and analyze focuses of global infection prevention development making use of the knowledge base.

Focus of assessment:Communication:
The student is able to communicate about global infection prevention clearly both orally and in writing.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Focus of assessment: Knowledge base
The student is able to gather, process, produce and evaluate information about global infection prevention critically and widely making use of both national and international scientific sources. To use concepts of the area of expertise fairly.

Focus of assessment:Problem solving:
The student is able to solve problems in global infection prevention development and/or innovation activities by applying and combining information from different fields.

Focus of assessment:Development:
The student is able to create target-oriented, justified development plans for global infection prevention considering the community.

Focus of assessment:Communication:
The student is able to communicate about global infection prevention in a competent, clear and consistent manner both orally and in writing.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Focus of assessment: Knowledge base
The student is able to create a consistent knowledge base for global infection prevention making use of both national and international scientific sources in a critical analytic fashion.

Focus of assessment:Problem solving:
The student is able to solve demanding problems in development and/or innovation activities in global infection prevention care where new knowledge and competence is created as well as to apply and combine information from different fields.

Focus of assessment:Development:
The student is able to develop the activities of the global infection prevention competence area in a target-oriented and communal fashion.

Focus of assessment:Communication:
The student is able to communicate about global infection prevention convincingly both orally and in writing to audiences within and exterior to the field.