Sustainable and Holistic Home Care (5op)

Tavoitteet

The student is able to
- improve and develop professional ethics and competencies in an international environment by sharing knowledge
- work in multidisciplinary cooperation and learn to utilize working methods and work practices within a sustainability framework used in both countries
- identify and co-develop client-based ideas for promoting holistic wellbeing of families in homebased care and guidance work

Toteutustapa

The study unit will be implemented in English and participating in Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme BIP “Sustainable and holistic home care”.

There will be university and hospital staff and students from KCMC Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University, Moshi Tanzania attending the Erasmus+ programme and the mobility week at Laurea. This mobility week is intensive week for Laurea students. Intensive week will contain lectures, workshops and study visits.

This study unit contains online orientation and online lectures, teamwork and an individual task. Study unit requires attendance at the lectures and during the intensive/mobility week at campus and at study visits. The lectures will be held at Zoom, active participation is required.

Aika ja paikka

Please refer to the Timetable Engine at https://lukkarit.laurea.fi/ for the schedule information. Laurea reserves the right to modify the timetable.

Työelämäyhteistyö ja/tai TKI

During the intensive/mobility week study visits

Toteutuksen tärkeät päivämäärät

Based on the degree regulations (2024), the student accepted for the implementation is required to confirm their participation by showing activity at the start of the study in the following way:

In order to demonstrate activity, the student must be present at the first contact lesson or notify the teacher in charge of their absence to confirm their participation in the study. Registration will be rejected if the student does not report their absence at the start of the study or the reason for the absence cannot be considered justified. Another student can be taken in their place.

Important dates:
25.8.25 Orientation (online)
2.9.25 Orientation continues (online)
29.9.-3.10.25 intensive/mobility week (at Tikkurila campus, includes study visits)
10.12.25 Closing seminar (online)

Kansainvälisyys toteutuksella

There will be university and hospital staff members and students from KCMC Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University, Moshi Tanzania attending the Erasmus+ programme

This study unit is aimed also for exchange students

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Workload of the study is measured in a way that to acquire the goal competence of the study, one credit corresponds to an average of 26.7 hours of work done by the student. The actual time needed varies e.g. according to prior competence.

Lisätiedot

The study unit corresponds to the requirements of Bachelor level education.

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

Competence assessment is based on the descriptions of objectives in the curricula, and the level of competence is assessed according to the assessment criteria listed in the implementation plan for the studies (Laurea degree regulations 2024).


In this study unit the assessing of the competences will be done by using the criteria set for requirement level II.

Professional knowledge basis, information searching and reporting

To achieve grade 5 student must be able to
- analyse the acquired information, draw conclusions and combine theoretical knowledge with experiential knowledge

To achieve grade 3 student must be able to
- critically evaluate information and justify their actions with science-based knowledge

To achieve grade 1 (or pass) student must be able to
- use professional concepts in a consistent manner and demonstrate their familiarity with the knowledge basis
- report and communicate in a professional manner

Professional practice and workplace development

To achieve grade 5 student must be able to
- evaluate the applicability of produced knowledge, skill or idea to other contexts as well as their impact
- anticipate needs of customers and/or co-operation partners

To achieve grade 3 student must be able to
- propose creative solutions at work
- promote professional co-operation and enhance customer and partner relationships

To achieve grade 1 (or pass) student must be able to
- act independently taking into account the operating environment
- take responsibility for interaction with customers and/or co-operation partners and for responding to their needs

Teamwork, skills, leadership, and responsibility

To achieve grade 5 student must be able to
- evaluate and develop the team’s entrepreneurial and responsible approach to work
- evaluate the possibilities for utilising competence and plan their personal development and development of the team

To achieve grade 3 student must be able to
- act in a manner that promotes the team’s entrepreneurial and responsible approach to work
- describe the development of their competence in relation to the learning outcomes

To achieve grade 1 (or pass) student must be able to
- describe the significance of their actions for successful co-operation
- describe their competence in relation to the learning outcomes

“Students who have failed to demonstrate their competence in accordance with the approved level must supplement or retake their study attainment in a manner and schedule defined by the teacher of the study unit. If the student does not pass the assessment despite the opportunity to complete their study attainment, they must complete the study unit in question in full as specified by the teacher.” (Degree regulations 2024.)

[The schedules and other conditions for the retakes and improving passed grades of the study unit or its part are agreed upon in writing at the beginning of the study unit or are documented in the implementation plan of the study unit.]

All staff and students of Laurea are expected to adhere to good scientific practices, which includes appropriate referencing. Familiarise yourself with the practices and, if needed, ask for more information. All study assignments are to be done as individual work unless otherwise instructed. If Tournitin is used when assignments are checked, the lecturer will inform the students of this.