Academic year 2018 - 2019

• Advanced Research and Development (SXG16S1) SX00BU38-3038 01.08.2018-21.10.2018  5 credits  (SXG16S1) +-
  Learning outcomes of the course

  Students will know how to evaluate and select suitable and justifiable approaches and methods to develop their field of study and work community. They will identify the premises and concepts of the principal methods and service design used in their fields of study. Students will know how to search for appropriate R&D data and demonstrate basic competence in processing, analysing, disputing and reporting data and results.

  Course contents

  •Principal R&D methods in one’s own field of study (e.g. evaluation research, action research, product development and research-oriented approaches, qualitative and quantitative research)
  •Data acquisition and processing
  •Reporting, presenting and utilising results

  Assessment criteria

  Satisfactory

  Student is able to:
  - Display learning in professional knowledge and core content in the field
  - Search information from a variety of sources
  - Work in various duties in a variety of operating environments
  - Show that he has achieved the targets for core competence
  - Display learning in the key safety practices in the field
  - Act according to ethical principles
  - To contribute his learning for the benefit of a group or project

  Good

  Student is able to:
  - Use concepts and knowledge in his field systematically
  - Find information and assess and use information sources with a critical eye
  - Apply professional information in professional assignments
  - Apply professional expertise in various work assignments
  - Act independently and responsibly in professional contexts
  - Plan operations with safety in mind
  - Act according to professional ethics
  - Act purposefully in working groups and projects

  Excellent

  Student is able to:
  - Use concepts and knowledge in his field professionally
  - Argue the use of his sources
  - Argue a course of action on the basis of research information or findings
  - Operate in a range of duties and work situations, also in international contexts
  - To act in a way that is customeroriented and displays entrepreneurial spirit
  - To act responsibly, taking safety issues into consideration
  - Argue his choices on the basis of professional ethics
  - Organise and manage the operation of a group and project

  Further information

  Students and their teachers/tutors will go through other recommended courses in their individual study plan (ISP) discussions.

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  Name of lecturer(s)

  Lauri Narinen

  Mode of delivery

  Face-to-face

  Recommended or required reading

  Colin Robson: Real World Research, third edition

  Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  Contact teaching, litterature, group task and exam.

  Language of instruction

  English

  Timing

  01.08.2018 - 21.10.2018

  Enrollment date

  02.05.2018 - 15.05.2018

  • 5 credits

  Group(s)

  • SXG16S1

  Teacher(s)

  Miia Ojanen, Lauri Narinen

  Further information for students

  Contact teaching:
  Fri 31.8. at 8:30 - 11:45 S401
  Fri 21.9. at 8:30 - 11:45 S401
  Mon 1.10. at 8:30 - 11:45 S107
  Tue 2.10. at 8:30 - 11:45 S107
  Wed 9.10. at 8:30 - 11:45 S107
  Fri 12.10. at 12:30 - 15:45 S107
  Mon 15.10. at 12:30 - 15:45 S107
  Exam: 18.10. at 13:00 - 15:00 on class S501

  Unit, in charge

  Social Well-being

  Programme(s)

  Social Services (in English)

  Unit location

  Sofianlehdonkatu 5 b

  Exam schedule

  Exam: 18.10. at 13:00 - 15:00 on class S501

• Child Protection SX00BO49-3015 22.10.2018-31.12.2018  5 credits  (SXG17S1) +-
  Learning outcomes of the course

  Students will understand the phenomena related to child protection. They will acknowledge the uniqueness of the client group and its needs. Students will able to apply key fundamental concepts, legislation and services. They will identify the most important work practices and evaluate the current debate related to child protection. They will be able to reflect on their own professional activity.

  Course contents

  The child's role in changing society. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Work values and princi-ples of child welfare. Preventive child welfare. The child protection process. Child welfare legislation for securing fundamental individual rights. Practices of preventive work, as well as child and family-specific work.
  The study unit includes four hours of guidance for professional growth.

  Assessment criteria

  Satisfactory

  Assessment:
  Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
  The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

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  Name of lecturer(s)

  Niina Pietilä

  Mode of delivery

  Face-to-face

  Recommended or required reading

  Child welfare Act 417/2007 with amendments until 2015.
  Convention on the Rights of the child.
  http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/ProfessionalInterest/crc.pdf
  Other material to be announced later

  Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  Contact teaching
  Learning assignments in groups (2) and individually (1)
  Visitor(s) from the field and study visits

  Assessment methods and criteria

  Assessment (0)1-5
  Active participation. Learning assignment 1 ( UK convention on the Rights of the Child ) should be completed. ( Pass/Fail) 10%
  Learning assignment 2: Learning diary's summary. [(0)1-5] 50 %
  Learning assignment 3: Group assignment - Seminar 40 %
  Metropolia assessment framework (0) 1-5, levels 1- 2
  Detailed criteria to be announced in the beginning off the study unit

  Language of instruction

  English

  Timing

  22.10.2018 - 31.12.2018

  Enrollment date

  02.05.2018 - 15.05.2018

  • 5 credits

  Group(s)

  • SXG17S1

  Teacher(s)

  Mervi Nyman

  Further information for students

  Teaching in English.
  This study unit includes a joint assignment - Leading different lives - seminar with Mental Health and Substance abuse & Disability -study units.
  Schedule:
  30.10.2018 12.45-16.00 S 207 Orientation to the course
  1.11.2018 8.45-12.00 Independent work
  2.11.2018 8.45-12.00 S207 UK convention on the rights of the Child. Group work presentations
  8.11.2018 8.45-12.00 S207 Preventive work and early support. Social services for families
  13.11.2018 13.00-16.00 Study visit. to Vuosaari Family Centre. Visit time 14-16.
  16.11.2018 8.45-12.00 S207 Child welfare act and child welfare system
  20.11.2018 8.45-12.00 S207 Community based work/Open care. Assessment in child welfare. Interprofessional collaboration.
  20.11.2018 12.45 -16.00 Independent work
  4.12. 2018 8.45-12.00 Substitute care in child welfare
  12.12.2018 8.45-12.00 Independent work
  13.12.2018 9.00-16.00 "Leading different lives" -seminar

  Unit, in charge

  Social Well-being

  Programme(s)

  Social Services (in English)

  Unit location

  Sofianlehdonkatu 5 b

  Completion alternatives

  According to AHOT

  Work placement(s)

  Study visits..
  Possible visitors from working life

  Exam schedule

  No exam
  The learning assignment's (the learning diary's summary) due date is the 11th of Dec - if not otherwise agreed with the study group.
  The joint seminar with Mental Health, Substance abuse and Disability units is on the 14th of Dec

  Students use of time and load

  135 hrs
  Contact&reflection tasks 35 hrs
  Learning diary 50 hrs
  Seminar task 50

• Content Orientations of Early Childhood Education SX00BZ79-3004 01.08.2018-31.12.2018  10 credits  (SXH16K1, ...) +-
  Learning outcomes of the course

  Students will know how to plan, implement and evaluate the principal methods and content orientations of early childhood education in their work. Students will identify special features of children’s culture and community and use them in their professional activities. They will be capable of connecting children’s activities to their immediate environment and a sustainable lifestyle. They will know how to evaluate and develop pedagogical and goal-oriented activity.

  Course contents

  Content orientation of early childhood education. Aesthetical and ethical orientation, music, physical education, arts, handcrafts, children’s literature, drama education. Natural science and mathematics orientation. Exploration. Language and interaction orientation. Media education. Children’s projects. Principles of sustainable development in day care centres. Optional pedagogies.

  Assessment criteria

  Satisfactory

  Assessment:
  Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
  The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

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  Name of lecturer(s)

  Sylvia Hakari

  Mode of delivery

  Face-to-face

  Recommended or required reading

  material is annouced later

  Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  lectures
  training
  workshops
  independent study
  project

  Assessment methods and criteria

  feedback from teachers during lectures, trainings and workshops
  feedback from the peer group
  self-evaluation
  Evaluation of project with children (0-5, the teacher evaluates numerically, the students give feedback verbally)
  A complete explanation about the assessment criteria during the orientation lecture

  Language of instruction

  Tuition in Finnish

  Timing

  01.08.2018 - 31.12.2018

  Enrollment date

  02.05.2018 - 15.05.2018

  • 10 credits

  Group(s)

  • SXH16K1
  • SXH16S1
  • SXG16S1
  • SXH16S2

  Small group(s)

  • Avoin amk: Opintojakso (Size: 0. Open university: 0.)

  Teacher(s)

  Anna-Riitta Mäkitalo, Sylvia Hakari, Seija Mäenpää, Anita Ahlstrand, Jouni Piekkari, hyto virtuaali::sosiaaliala

  Further information for students

  Responsible teacher Sylvia Tast (sylvia.tast@metropolia.fi)
  - Implementation is for groups SXH16K1, SXH16S2, SXH16S1 and SXG16S1
  - for students, who have studied already courses Basics in ECEC and Learning in Early Childhood. In this course you´ll combine and apply contents from previous studies.
  If you are working / planning to work as a substitute teacher the entire autumn term, it can be possible for you to apply to a version, in which you can study both this 10 cr and also third internship 20 cr. Contact Anna-Riitta Mäkitalo if this an option for you
  (anna-riitta.mäkitalo@metropolia.fi).

  Unit, in charge

  Social Well-being

  Programme(s)

  Social Services (in English), Social Services

  Unit location

  Sofianlehdonkatu 5 b

  Evaluation scale

  H-5

  Work placement(s)

  The child project -assignment is a implemented in working life, in a kindergarten.

  Exam schedule

  no exam

  International connections

  -

  Students use of time and load

  10 x 27 h = 270 h

  Content periodicity

  weeks 2 -7
  lectures, trainings and worshops
  - music education /
  - psycical education ( psychomotricity) Anita Ahlstrand / Master’s Degree, Sport and Health Sciences, Master of Science
  Specialized in Adapted Physical Education, Special Education and Psychomotricity
  - children´s art education, Seija Mäenpää, MSc Art,
  - the Fith Dimension Model, Design oriented education etc. Anna-Riitta Mäkitalo, MSc Education, special teacher , Sylvia Tast MSc Education, ECEC teacher.
  Weeks 8-12, doing project with children in a Kindergarten (planning, implementig and evaluating) / allow time enough to put in practice the project
  week 12 presenting the project descrictions (feedback from teachers and peer students)
  A more detailed schedule is in Tuubi worksapce, page "Documents".
  Look at the schedule in Finnish side. Materials, lectures and workshops are bi-lingual.
  The assignments can be written in English.

• Development of the Welfare State SX00BN91-3018 23.10.2018-11.12.2018  5 credits  (SXG18S1) +-
  Learning outcomes of the course

  Students will understand the impact of the structures and processes of society on the lives of individuals and communities. They will become familiar with the development trends of social policy and how they are tied to the need for change in welfare services. Students will recognise the official and unofficial structures that support wellbeing, social participation and safety. They will comprehend the decision-making mechanisms within society. In addition, students will understand the effects of global economics and national economic development on social activities and people’s living conditions. They will become familiar with the different means of producing and organising welfare services.

  Course contents

  Welfare theories. Development of the Finnish welfare state and society. International welfare state models. Multi-ple-producer model of the welfare state. Structures and methods of decision-making. Dependency of the welfare state on the global economy, production, standard of living, economic policy and employment.

  Assessment criteria

  Satisfactory

  Assessment:
  Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
  The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

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  Name of lecturer(s)

  Lauri Narinen

  Mode of delivery

  Face-to-face

  Recommended or required reading

  -

  Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  Contact teaching
  Literature

  Assessment methods and criteria

  Active participation and exam (0-5)

  Language of instruction

  English

  Timing

  23.10.2018 - 11.12.2018

  Enrollment date

  02.05.2018 - 30.09.2018

  • 5 credits

  Group(s)

  • SXG18S1

  Small group(s)

  • Avoin amk: Polku: Social Services (Size: 0. Open university: 0.)

  Teacher(s)

  Niina Manninen, Lauri Narinen

  Further information for students

  Course timetable:
  23.10.2018 08.45 - 12.00 NM (S103)
  01.11.2018 08.45 - 12.00 NM (S103)
  02.11.2018 08.45 - 12.00 LN (S107)
  06.11.2018 12.45 - 16.00 NM (S102)
  07.11.2018 12.45 - 16.00 LN (S103)
  15.11.2018 08.45 - 12.00 NM (S103)
  19.11.2018 12.45 - 16.00 LN (S207)
  23.11.2018 12.45 - 16.00 LN (S103)
  28.11.2018 12.45 - 16.00 NM (S103)
  29.11.2018 12.45 - 16.00 LN (S107)
  11.12.2018 13.00 - 16.00 NM/LN: EXAM S201

  Unit, in charge

  Social Well-being

  Programme(s)

  Social Services (in English)

  Unit location

  Sofianlehdonkatu 5 b

  Evaluation scale

  H-5

  Completion alternatives

  Distance option is available for this course. Additional assignment for the distance option will be introduced in the beginning of the course.
  Please also note that in case student has prior learning concerning the course RPL application must be done before enrolling the course. If you have any further questions concerning RPL please contact the AHOT teacher of the course.
  Also in case student has a decision on special support arrangements affecting the course student needs to contact the teacher in charge right after enrollment period.

  Work placement(s)

  -

  Exam schedule

  Re-exams:
  28.1.2019 at 16.30-20 SU201901
  25.3.2019 at 16.30-20 SU201903

  International connections

  No international collaboration

  Students use of time and load

  5 X 27 hours of student work = 135 hours

  Content periodicity

  -

• Disability, Chronic Illness and Special Education SX00BO51-3016 22.10.2018-31.12.2018  5 credits  (SXG17S1) +-
  Learning outcomes of the course

  Students will understand the phenomena related to disability, chronic illness and special education. They will iden-tify the uniqueness of client groups and their special needs. Students will be able to apply key fundamental con-cepts, legislation and services. They will identify work practices in each area of study and evaluate the current debate related to them. They will be able to reflect on their own professional activity.

  Course contents

  Disability, chronic illness, and special difficulties and related special needs. Experiencing and encountering special needs. Finnish disability policy principles and challenges. Disability legislation as a safeguard for the fundamental rights of the individual. Guiding principles of organising special education and disability services.

  Assessment criteria

  Satisfactory

  Assessment:
  Assessment criteria see the attachment.
  The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

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  Name of lecturer(s)

  Kirsi Sutton

  Mode of delivery

  Face-to-face

  Recommended or required reading

  To be announced

  Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  Face-to-face lectures / contact teaching, individual and group exercises

  Assessment methods and criteria

  Exam
  Individual task
  Leading Different Lives Seminar 40%

  Language of instruction

  English

  Timing

  22.10.2018 - 31.12.2018

  Enrollment date

  02.05.2018 - 15.05.2018

  • 5 credits

  Group(s)

  • SXG17S1

  Teacher(s)

  hyto virtuaali::social services, Ulla Saukkonen

  Further information for students

  - In case student has prior learning concerning the course RPL application must be done before enrolling the course. If you have any further questions concerning RPL please contact the AHOT teacher of the course.
  - In case student has a decision on special support arrangements affecting the course student needs to contact the teacher in charge right after enrollment period.
  Lecturer Tiina Lehto-Lunden:
  Wednesday 24.10 9-12 S209
  Wednesday 31.10 9-12 S209
  Wednesday 7.11 9-12 S208
  Wednesday 14.11 9-12 S208
  Wednesday 21.11 9-12 S207
  Monday 26.11 9-16 Independent work
  Wednesday 28.11 9-12 S208
  Wednesday 5.12 9-12 S208
  Thursday 13.12 9-16 Leading different lives seminar S510

  Unit, in charge

  Social Well-being

  Programme(s)

  Social Services (in English)

  Unit location

  Sofianlehdonkatu 5 b

  Evaluation scale

  H-5

  Work placement(s)

  Work Place visitors & visits

  Exam schedule

  To be announced

  Students use of time and load

  5 credits = 135h

• Empowering, Ethics and Work Challenges SX00BO25-3015 01.08.2018-21.10.2018  10 credits  (SXG17S1) +-
  Learning outcomes of the course

  Students will know the theoretical foundations of empowerment and influence. In their work with clients, they will know how to use culturally sensitive socio-pedagogical means to strengthen the social inclusion of individuals and communities. Students will be able to use the tools of social influence and create citizenship-reinforcing inclusion and community. They will be able to express themselves in many ways and participate in social debate. Students will be aware of the impact of their own values on client work. They will recognise the significance of the exercise of power and ethical value conflicts in their work in the social services.
  The students will understand the importance of professional and work ethics in social work, and be committed to the ethical principles of social work and act accordingly. They will be able to reflect on ethical challenges in light of their own values and for the development of their activities. Students will understand the importance of emotions in professional work and learn to deal with their own feelings reflectively. They will internalise the importance of professionalism in their interactions. Students will be able to anticipate and act in threatening client situations.

  Course contents

  Theories of Empowerment. Power and the exercise of power. The different channels of social influence. Civic ac-tion. Challenges to socio-pedagogical work in an increasingly multi-value society. Tension between the individual and society. Media education, media skills and social media. Language for a client-empowering approach.
  Professional ethics in social services. Work ethics. International and national conventions and guidelines. Ethics of reporting in client work. Self-reflection of activities and choices from an ethical point of view. The significance and handling emotions in ethically challenging situations.
  Limiting of the right to self-determination. Interaction in threatening customer situations. Anticipating threatening situations, and examination of one’s own courses of action. Aggressive client situations.
  Responsibility in taking care of one’s own workplace wellbeing.
  The study unit includes four hours of guidance for professional growth.

  Assessment criteria

  Satisfactory

  Assessment:
  Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
  The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

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  Name of lecturer(s)

  Jyrki Konkka

  Mode of delivery

  Face-to-face

  Recommended or required reading

  Literature for the EXAM:
  Empowerment:
  Understanding and Operationalising Empowerment. Cecilia Luttrell and Sitna Quiroz with Claire Scrutton and Kate Bird. ODI Working Paper 308
  Ethics:
  Ethics in Social Work - An Ethical Code For Social Work Professionals. Akademiker förbundet SSRA) Bonnie Steinbock: Adultery. 1986
  Russ Shafer-Landau: Fundamentals of Ethics. 2010 Ch. Introduction, Ch.19: Ethical relativism, Ch.20: Moral Nihilism, Ch.21:Ten Arguments Against Moral Objectivity
  Choose one of the following articles:
  A) Bonnie Steinbock: Adultery. 1986
  B) Michael Huemer: America's Unjust Drug War. 2004
  C) Hugh LaFollette: Licencing Parents. 1980
  Client Situations>
  Social Psychology of Aggression
  Media and Critical Thinking;
  Normand Baillargeon: A Short Course in Intellectual Self-Defence: Ch. 4 Media
  T. Edward Damer: Attacking Faulty Reasining, ch. 1 - 4
  NOTE! Students should read the exam material before the course starts.

  Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  Contact teaching
  Literature
  Guidance and project
  Self-directed learning
  Seminar

  Assessment methods and criteria

  Active participation in the course, passing exam (0-5) and a project report plus presentation (0-5).
  80% attendance in contact teaching and project work is required. The project groups assess the activity of group members in their final report.

  Language of instruction

  English

  Timing

  01.08.2018 - 21.10.2018

  Enrollment date

  02.05.2018 - 15.05.2018

  • 10 credits

  Group(s)

  • SXG17S1

  Teacher(s)

  Jyrki Konkka, Leigh Rauhala

  Further information for students

  - In case student has prior learning concerning the course RPL application must be done before enrolling the course. If you have any further questions concerning RPL please contact the AHOT teacher of the course.
  - In case student has a decision on special support arrangements affecting the course student needs to contact the teacher in charge right after enrollment period.

  Unit, in charge

  Social Well-being

  Programme(s)

  Social Services (in English)

  Unit location

  Sofianlehdonkatu 5 b

  Evaluation scale

  H-5

  Exam schedule

  Friday 21.9 10:00am
  Retest TBA

  Content periodicity

  Fri 31.8. 10.00 - 14.00 S201 Start: participation obligatory
  Mon 3.9 12:30-15:45 s201 Construction of Empowerment
  Tue 4.9. 12.30 - 15.45 s208 Empowerment Dimensions and Process
  Wed 5.9. 10.00 - 14.00 s209 Ethics/Critical Thinking
  Fri 7.9. 12.30 - 15.45 s201 Empowerment – The Power Cube
  Tue 12.9. 12.30 - 15.45 s201 Threatening Client Situations
  Thu 13.9. 10.00 - 14.00 s209 Ethics/Critical Thinking
  Fri 17.9. 10.00 - 14.00 s209 Ethics/Critical Thinking
  Fri 21.9. 10.00 s201 EXAM
  Tue 25.9. 12.30 - 15.45 s201
  Tue 2.10. 10.00 - 14.00 s401
  Fri 12.10. 9.00 - 14.00 s201 SEMINAR
  Project Group Meetings will be scheduled in Autumn

• Entrepreneurship in Welfare, Leadership and Service Production SX00BU39-3037 01.08.2018-21.10.2018  5 credits  (SXG15S1) +-
  Learning outcomes of the course

  Students will know the different ways of organising and producing welfare, as well as the relevant legislation. Students will understand the importance of strategic leadership to company activity and how different strategies function in the background of business success and profitability. They will understand the importance of defining vision and basic mission statements, and see workplace skills as a factor in workplace wellbeing. Students will understand the societal importance of entrepreneurship and the relationship between financial and operational activities. Students will adopt a more entrepreneurial attitude and understand the influence of business factors on the profitability of the organisation. Students will be able to evaluate and develop business ideas and assess their possibilities of success. They will be able to develop cost-effective welfare, have the basic skills to start businesses and make use of public consultation services.

  Course contents

  Working environments within welfare and their defining legislation, contractual practices and financing.
  Societal challenges to and effects on service needs and their production. Strategic thinking and leading. Vision, basic mission and workplace skills. Different strategies. Internal and external entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial attitude and skills. The productising, pricing and quality of services. Starting a business, from business idea to business plan. Different types of businesses. Procurement methods and processes.
  The focus of the course contents will be specified in the syllabus.

  Assessment criteria

  Satisfactory

  Student is able to:
  - Display learning in core content
  - Use individual professional concepts correctly
  - Find information for a specific situation
  - Distinguish between non-theoretical and theoretical information
  - Act in individual professional situations as instructed
  - Display learning in his professional field
  - Show that he has achieved the targets for core competence
  - Follow safety instructions
  - Display learning in the ethical principles of his professional field
  - Operate as a member of a student group

  Good

  Student is able to:
  - Display an understanding of concepts and professional knowledge in the field
  - Assess and limit the amount of information needed
  - Operate well in typical professional duties and contexts
  - Operate in a multicultural environment
  - Operate safely
  - Act according to professional ethics
  - Operate in a student group

  Excellent

  Student is able to:
  - Use concepts and knowledge in his field systematically
  - Assess and use various information sources
  - Apply professional information in professional assignments
  - Work in various duties in a variety of operating environments
  - Act independently and responsibly in professional contexts
  - To take safety issues into consideration in his action
  - Argue his choices on the basis of professional ethics
  - Organise the activities of a group of students

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  Name of lecturer(s)

  Lauri Narinen

  Mode of delivery

  Face-to-face

  Recommended or required reading

  Will be announced in the beginning of the course, articles to be found in internet.

  Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  Contact teaching, independent studying of litterature, group work

  Assessment methods and criteria

  Group work, exam.

  Language of instruction

  English

  Timing

  01.08.2018 - 21.10.2018

  Enrollment date

  02.05.2018 - 15.05.2018

  • 5 credits

  Group(s)

  • SXG15S1

  Teacher(s)

  Lauri Narinen

  Further information for students

  Contact teaching in Sofianlehdonkatu:
  Thu 30/8 at 12:45 - 16:00 S207
  Tue 4/9 at 8:45 - 12:00 S207
  Wed 5/9 at 10:30 - 12:00 S207
  Thu 20/9 at 13:00 - 16:00 at NewCo Helsinki!
  Wed 26/9 at 8:45 - 12:00 S207
  Wed 3/10 at 12:45 - 16:00 S107
  Wed 10/10 at 8:45 - 12:00 S207
  Wed 17/10 at 9:00 - 11:00 S501 Exam!

  Unit, in charge

  Social Well-being

  Programme(s)

  Social Services (in English)

  Unit location

  Sofianlehdonkatu 5 b

  Evaluation scale

  H-5

  Work placement(s)

  Groupwork connected to working life

  Exam schedule

  Wed 17/10 at 9:00 - 11:00 S501 Exam!

  Students use of time and load

  5 cr = approximately 135 hours of studying

• Innovation Project (group SXG16S1 and exchange students) XX00BH18-3214 22.08.2018-28.09.2018  10 credits  (SXG16S1) +-
  Learning outcomes of the course

  On completion of the course the student can
  - Develop practical, creative and innovative solutions, practices and services with multidisciplinary partners to meet the diverse needs in the Helsinki Metropolitan area.
  The student participates in project or network-based work and applies his or her expertise in regional, national or international development work.
  - Use his or her personal skills and abilities to work and collaborate in multidisciplinary teams.
  - Create a culture of cooperation and negotiation with the team members and other actors.
  - Use his or her skills in problem solving, collaboration and communication to support the social development and joint decision making of the team.

  Course contents

  Project and innovation work: brainstorming, planning, implementing, assessing, communicating, publishing, product development and marketing.
  Cooperative skills, interest group activities and networking.
  Innovative work methods.
  Areas of communal development skills: development processes, coordinating and managing development, reforming the development concepts.

  Assessment criteria

  Satisfactory

  The student knows the principles of project and network-based work.
  The student recognizes his/her own project- and network-based work competences.
  The student uses co-operation and communication skills in cooperative development processes and decision making.
  The student can develop together with the other actors solutions and modes of operation to meet the multi-faceted needs of the residents of the Helsinki metropolitan area.

  Good

  The student uses the principles of project and network-based work in regional, national or international development oriented work.
  The student uses his or her co-operation and communication skills well in cooperative development processes and decision making.
  The student helps to set-up a cooperative negotiation culture with other actors in the field. The student uses his/her personal skills and abilities to contribute to the work of a multidisciplinary team.
  The student develops together with the other actors practical, creative and innovative solutions, modes of operation or services to meet the multi-faceted needs of the residents of the Helsinki metropolitan area.

  Excellent

  The student's ability to use principles of project and network-based work in regional, national or international development oriented work is on a high level.
  The student is able to analyse and develop his/her co-operation and communication skills in cooperative development processes and decision making.
  The student understands cooperative negotiation culture and helps to build it with the other actors.
  The student is able to analyse and develop his/her professional competence and put it in the service of a multidisciplinary team.
  The student develops together with the other actors practical, creative and innovative solutions, modes of operation or services to meet the multi-faceted needs of the residents of the Helsinki metropolitan area.

  Further information

  Assessment is focused on the work carried out during the course, the gained knowledge upon the completion of the course, meeting the course goals and creating innovative solutions.

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  Name of lecturer(s)

  Lauri Narinen

  Mode of delivery

  Face-to-face

  Recommended or required reading

  Will be announced at the beginning of the course.

  Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  Contact teaching, litterature, group works.

  Assessment methods and criteria

  Participation in the contact teaching - tasks for absent times.

  Language of instruction

  English

  Timing

  22.08.2018 - 28.09.2018

  Enrollment date

  02.05.2018 - 15.05.2018

  • 10 credits

  Group(s)

  • SXG16S1

  Teacher(s)

  Lauri Narinen

  Further information for students

  Contact teaching schedule:
  Wed 22/8 at 9:00 - 12:00 S107
  Thu 23/8 at 9:00 - 16:00 S107
  Tue 28/8 at 9:00 - 12:00 S201
  Tue 18/9 at 9:00 - 12:00 S601

  Unit, in charge

  Social Well-being

  Programme(s)

  Social Services (in English)

  Unit location

  Sofianlehdonkatu 5 b

  Work placement(s)

  Will be connected to a real life innovation project.

• Internship in Voluntary Work SX00BO33-3015 27.08.2018-21.10.2018  5 credits  (SXG17S1, ...) +-
  Learning outcomes of the course

  Students will know the volunteer and civic activities. Students will plan and implement an internship, taking into consideration their professional intersts. They will strengthen their professional competences. Students will promote justice, human rights, equality and sustainable development through their activities.

  Course contents

  Students will comprehend the importance, principles, and practices of volunteer work. Students will present an internship plan and carry it out during their studies. For example, the internship can include civic activities, volunteer and mentor activities.

  Assessment criteria

  Satisfactory

  Assessment:
  Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
  The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

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  Name of lecturer(s)

  Sylvia Hakari

  Mode of delivery

  Face-to-face

  Recommended or required reading

  Spesified material in the Moodle -workspace
  (Prior to enrolling to the course further information at https://wiki.metropolia.fi/display/sosiaalialanharjoittelu/Vapaaehtoistoiminnan+harjoittelu)

  Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  The course consists of the following:
  - Information session for the internship
  - Indpendent orientation assignment
  - Searching for the internship organisation + carrying out the intership
  - Self assessment

  Assessment methods and criteria

  Orientation task (passed/to be supplemented/failed)
  Filling in the implementation plan/plans for the Internship in Voluntary Work
  Carrying out voluntary work (at least 100 hours)
  Filling in the reflection questionnaire in the end of the Internship in Voluntary Work

  Language of instruction

  Tuition in Finnish

  Timing

  27.08.2018 - 21.10.2018

  Enrollment date

  02.05.2018 - 30.09.2018

  • 5 credits

  Group(s)

  • SXG17S1
  • SXH17S1

  Small group(s)

  • Avoin amk: opintojakso (Size: 0. Open university: 0.)

  Teacher(s)

  Sylvia Hakari, Leigh Rauhala, Mai Salmenkangas

  Further information for students

  Info session about the internship in the voluntary work must be attended in conjunction with the beginning of the internship. Info session:
  27.08.2018 klo 12.15 - 15.30 S217, Sofianlehdonkatu 5 B, Auditorium
  Prior to enrolling to the course further information
  - on internship at wiki.metropolia.fi/display/sosiaalialanharjoittelu/Vapaaehtoistoiminnan+harjoittelu
  - on potential internship places in volunteer work fairs: www.kansalaisareena.fi/messut/
  -
  Course is open for every Degree program student in Metropolia and participation is possible in English.

  Unit, in charge

  Social Well-being

  Programme(s)

  Social Services (in English), Social Services

  Unit location

  Sofianlehdonkatu 5 b

  Completion alternatives

  -

  Work placement(s)

  Study unit is implemented in collaboration with volunteer work organizations and other working life partners

  Exam schedule

  -

  International connections

  Internship can be done abroad as a Freemover exchange (student finds the place him/herself)

  Students use of time and load

  Written assignments (orientation task, reflection questionnaire etc. 35 hours)
  Voluntary work (100 hours)
  Please note! Carrying out the course can take place in a flexible manner during the remaining part of the studies (not linked with a certain period).

  Content periodicity

  The student plans the implementation based on the guidance.

• Introduction to Social Pedagogy SX00BR65-3020 21.08.2018-21.10.2018  5 credits  (SXG18S1) +-
  Learning outcomes of the course

  Students will be familiar with the theoretical foundations of social pedagogy and its international trends. They will recognise the values that socio-pedagogical work is based on, the basic ethical concepts and the principles of professional ethics. Students will also understand the importance of critical thinking.

  Course contents

  Social pedagogy as a field of science, a profession and a discipline. Foundation and development of social pedagogy. Central concepts of social pedagogy. Introduction to ethical thinking.

  Assessment criteria

  Satisfactory

  Assessment:
  Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
  The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

  Further information

  . (not translated)

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  Name of lecturer(s)

  Seija Mäenpää

  Mode of delivery

  Face-to-face

  Recommended or required reading

  * Jan Storø (2013). Practical Social Pedagogy: Theories, values and tools for working with children and young people
  * Articles as assigned

  Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  Lecture, Group Work, Reading and reflection

  Assessment methods and criteria

  Course Assignments and Readings (30%)
  o Student will read all assigned articles for class discussion and reflect on them
  o No late papers accepted
  • Learning Task (6-8 pgs) (50%)
  This is a combination work with the Communication and IT Skills course in an effort to reduce the student’s workload so the final written assignment is for both courses.
  • Attendance and Participation (20%)
  o Students are expected to attend lectures and participate in discussion groups. Failure to do so will affect your final grade.

  Language of instruction

  English

  Timing

  21.08.2018 - 21.10.2018

  Enrollment date

  02.05.2018 - 30.09.2018

  • 5 credits

  Group(s)

  • SXG18S1

  Seats

  0 - 30

  Small group(s)

  • Avoin amk: Polku: Social Services (Size: 0. Open university: 0.)

  Teacher(s)

  Leigh Rauhala

  Further information for students

  The course is targeted primarily to student group SXG17S1
  - In case student has prior learning concerning the course RPL application must be done before enrolling the course. If you have any further questions concerning RPL please contact the AHOT teacher of the course.
  - In case student has a decision on special support arrangements affecting the course student needs to contact the teacher in charge right after enrollment period.

  Unit, in charge

  Social Well-being

  Programme(s)

  Social Services (in English)

  Unit location

  Sofianlehdonkatu 5 b

  Evaluation scale

  H-5

  Completion alternatives

  n/a

  Work placement(s)

  n/a

  Exam schedule

  n/a

  International connections

  - (not translated)

  Students use of time and load

  27h per credit

  Content periodicity

  Lecture Schedule (tentative)
  • 19.9 9.00-12.00 s208 Orientation and Intro
  • 21.9 9.00-12.00 s208 Traditions in sosped
  • 26.9 12.45-16.00 s208 Sosped orientation and basic concepts
  • 28.9 12.45-16.00 s208 Sosped orientation and basic concepts
  • 3.10 12.45-16.00 s208 Values underlying ethical thought
  • 4.10 12.45-16.00 Independent Work
  • 5.10 12.45-16.00 s208 Introduction to ethical thinking
  • 8.10 12.45-16: 00 s208 Morals and ethics in sosped practice
  • 9.10 9.00-16:00 Independent work
  • 10.10 9.00-14.00 s208 Final Presentations

• Introduction to Studying SX00BU35-3083 21.08.2018-21.10.2018  5 credits  (SXG18S1) +-
  Learning outcomes of the course

  After completing this course, students will be familiar with their physical, social and digital study environments. Students will know the key guidelines, rules and study practices of Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. They will know the key student services and information gathering systems relevant to their studies.
  Students will become familiar with the structure of the curriculum and thus know how to plan their study progress according to the Learning Track´s objectives. Students will understand the principles of project learning and its required work and study habits. They will also understand the principles of group learning and together take responsibility for their learning.
  Students will recognise their accreditation of prior learning (APL) in relation to their individual learning objectives at the university of applied sciences and be able to plan the course of their studies based on them. They will understand their study-related strengths and development targets, and know how to develop their learning and study skills. Students will become familiar with national and international career opportunities and know how to improve their competence in international affairs.

  Course contents

  General content:
  •Physical, social and digital study environments
  •Key guidelines and rules of study at the university of applied sciences
  •Student services: Student Affairs Office, study wellbeing and study planning guidance, international services, student union (METKA), library and IT services, IT administration services
  •Learning Track and project learning
  Degree-based content:
  •Curriculum and study plans (APL, ISP)
  •Group learning
  •Learning and study skills
  •Sector-based knowledge of work life and international competence

  Further information

  Students and their teachers/tutors will go through other recommended courses in their individual study plan (ISP) discussions.

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  Name of lecturer(s)

  Soile Bergström

  Mode of delivery

  Face-to-face

  Recommended or required reading

  Information as assigned

  Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  Lecture, Group Work, Reading and reflection

  Assessment methods and criteria

  Continuous assessment Learning assignment skills demonstration Criteria: active attendance in contact teaching and project working

  Language of instruction

  English

  Timing

  21.08.2018 - 21.10.2018

  Enrollment date

  02.05.2018 - 30.09.2018

  • 5 credits

  Group(s)

  • SXG18S1

  Seats

  0 - 30

  Small group(s)

  • Avoin amk: Polku: Social Services (Size: 0. Open university: 0.)

  Teacher(s)

  Paula Lindqvist, Niina Manninen, Leigh Rauhala, Heli Thomander

  Further information for students

  - In case student has prior learning concerning the course RPL application must be done before enrolling the course. If you have any further questions concerning RPL please contact the AHOT teacher of the course.
  - In case student has a decision on special support arrangements affecting the course student needs to contact the teacher in charge right after enrollment period.

  Unit, in charge

  Social Well-being

  Programme(s)

  Social Services (in English)

  Unit location

  Sofianlehdonkatu 5 b

  Evaluation scale

  Hyväksytty/Hylätty

  Work placement(s)

  n/a

  Exam schedule

  n/a

  International connections

  n/a

  Students use of time and load

  Schedule (Tentative)
  • 21.8 9.00-16.00 Orientation
  • 22.8 9.00-16.00 Metka/Competences and curriculum
  • 23.8 9.00-16.00 Learning in Groups/ Tools for Studying
  • 24.8 9.00-16.00 Multicultural Group work/IT
  • 27.8 9.00-16.00 Independent Work
  • 28.8 8.30-16.00 IT/Marketplace of Services (Vanha Viertotie)
  • 29.8 9.00-16.00 Learning Styles/Independent Work
  • 30.8 9.00-16.00 Library/International Opportunities/Independent Work
  • 31.8 9.00-16.00 Independent Work
  • 3.9 8:30-16.00 IT/Independent Work
  • 4.9 9.00-16.00 Independent Group Work
  • 5.9 9.00-16.00 Independent Work or ISP appointments (LA/NM)
  • 6.9 8:30-16.00 IT/Independent Work or ISP appointments (LA)
  • 7.9 9.00-16.00 Independent Work or ISP appointments (LA/NM)
  • 10.9 9.00-16.00 Independent Work
  • 11.9 9.00-16.00 Independent Work or ISP appointments (NM)

• Mental Health and Substance Abuse SX00BX94-3015 22.10.2018-31.12.2018  5 credits  (SXG17S1) +-
  Learning outcomes of the course

  Students will understand the phenomena related to mental health and use of substances. They will identify the uniqueness of client groups and their needs. Students will able to apply key fundamental concepts, basic legislation and services. They will identify the most important work practices and evaluate the current debate related to mental health and substance abuse. They will be able to reflect on their own professional activity.

  Course contents

  Mental health: protective factors/risk factors; normality/abnormality. History of mental health work. Components of mental health. Mental health problems. Substances and addictions in human life. Substance abuse trends. En-countering, talking through issues and motivating. Substance abuse and mental health legislation for safeguarding individual rights and related essential services. Preventive, constructive, corrective and rehabilitative mental health and substance abuse work.

  Assessment criteria

  Satisfactory

  Assessment:
  Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
  The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

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  Name of lecturer(s)

  Leigh Rauhala

  Mode of delivery

  Face-to-face

  Recommended or required reading

  Mental Health Literature
  Mental Health in Social Work, 2008. Malcomb Golightly (e-book) newer versions available in Sofianlehdonkatu Library as well
  Understanding Social Work Practice in Mental Health, 2010. Coppock and Dunn (Selected articles)
  Personal Recovery and Mental Illness, 2009. Slade. (Selected articles)
  Social Perspectives in Mental Health, 2005. Tew, ed. (Selected articles)
  Substance Abuse Literature
  Barber, James (2002)Social Work with addictions.Palgrave Macmillan.N.Y.
  Koskijännes,A- Saarnio,P- Riittinen,Liisa (toim.) Kohti muutosta. Tammi 2008
  Lappalainen-Lehto, Romu, Taskinen. Haasteena päihteet. Ammatillisen päihdetyön perusteita.
  Miller, William-Rollnick, Stephen (1991)Motivational Interviewing. Preparing people to Change Addictive Behaviour.The guilford Press
  Homma hoidossa. Helsingin päihdepalveluiden opas 2008/ www.hel.fi
  www.neuvoa-antavat.stakes.fi
  www.paihdelinkki.fi – Addiction link
  www.emcdda.europa.eu
  Drug prevention in EU schools. (2002) EMCDDA > Drugs in Focus>Publications
  Substance use among older adults. A neglected problem (2008) EMCDDA>Drugs in
  Yearbook of Alcohol and Drug Statistics 2013. THL.
  Päihdehuollon huumeasiakkaat 2014
  Tilastoraportti 17/2015, 17.9.2015. THL. tai uudempi

  Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  Moodle, lectures, study visits and workshop

  Assessment methods and criteria

  40% Leading Daily Lives seminar participation
  60% Lecture participation, online discussion and submission of findings

  Language of instruction

  English

  Timing

  22.10.2018 - 31.12.2018

  Enrollment date

  02.05.2018 - 15.05.2018

  • 5 credits

  Group(s)

  • SXG17S1

  Teacher(s)

  Leigh Rauhala, Kirsi Lautala

  Further information for students

  This course is intended for SXG17S1 students
  In case student has prior learning concerning the course RPL application must be done before enrolling the course. If you have any further questions concerning RPL please contact the AHOT teacher of the course.
  - In case student has a decision on special support arrangements affecting the course student needs to contact the teacher in charge right after enrollment period.

  Unit, in charge

  Social Well-being

  Programme(s)

  Social Services (in English)

  Unit location

  Sofianlehdonkatu 5 b

  Evaluation scale

  H-5

  Completion alternatives

  -

  Work placement(s)

  workplace visits to prepare for seminar day

  Exam schedule

  -

  International connections

  International literature and articles

  Students use of time and load

  27h per credit

  Content periodicity

  Lecture schedule (tentative - changes may occur)
  Module 1
  • 29.10.2018 12.45 - 16.00 S302 Orientation/Defining Mental Health and Substance Abuse
  • 31.10.2018 12.45 - 16.00 Independent work
  Module 2
  • 01.11.2018 12.45 - 16.00 S208 Spectrum of MH Issues
  • 05.11.2018 9.00 - 12.00 S208 Spectrum of SA Issues
  • 07.11.2018 12.45 - 16.00 Independent work
  Module 3
  • 08.11.2018 12.45 - 16.00 S208 Working Tools
  • 14.11.2018 12.45 - 16.00 Independent work
  • 15.11.2018 12.45 - 16.00 S208 Effects of MH/SA on indv, family and society
  • 19.11.2018 9.00 - 16.00 Study visit time/Group Work
  • 21.11.2018 12.45 - 16.00 Independent work
  Module 4
  • 22.11.2018 12.45 - 16.00 S209 Social Work with SA/MH populations
  • 27.11.2018 9.00 - 16.00 Group Work
  • 03.12.2018 12.45 - 16.00 Independent work
  • 04.12.2018 12.45 - 16.00 S208 Legislation and service structures
  • 10.12.2018 12.45 - 16.00 Independent work
  Module 5
  • 11.12.2018 12.45 - 16.00 Independent work
  • 13.12.2018 09.00 - 16.00 S510 Living Different Lives Seminar

• Professional Communication and IT Skills SX00CA32-3005 21.08.2018-21.10.2018  5 credits  (SXG18S1) +-
  Learning outcomes of the course

  Students will understand the significance of structured and clear communication as it relates to
  professionalism and interaction. They will have a command of key written and oral communication
  skills and be able to communicate convincingly in English in interactions in their own fields of
  expertise. Students will be capable of choosing and evaluating the appropriateness of different types
  of text and means and channels of communication in varying situations. Students will develop their
  communication and data management skills and their ability to actively participate in the current
  communications environment. They will have a command of key information and communication
  technology (ICT) pertinent to work life and studying at the university of applied sciences

  Course contents

  - Communication in online and work environments
  - Principles of research communication and writing, use of sources and critical evaluation
  - Purposeful public speaking and presenting
  - Giving, receiving and using feedback
  - Devices and local networks, data security and privacy, email and internet, e-learning
  - Word processing and technical standards for documents and assignments
  - Introduction to spreadsheets, graphics software, image processing and online publishing

  Assessment criteria

  Satisfactory

  Student is able to:
  - Display learning in core content
  - Use individual professional concepts correctly
  - Find information for a specific situation
  - Distinguish between non-theoretical and theoretical information
  - Act in individual professional situations as instructed
  - Display learning in his professional field
  - Show that he has achieved the targets for core competence
  - Follow safety instructions
  - Display learning in the ethical principles of his professional field
  - Operate as a member of a student group

  Good

  Student is able to:
  - Display an understanding of concepts and professional knowledge in the field
  - Assess and limit the amount of information needed
  - Operate well in typical professional duties and contexts
  - Operate in a multicultural environment
  - Operate safely
  - Act according to professional ethics
  - Operate in a student group

  Excellent

  Student is able to:
  - Use concepts and knowledge in his field systematically
  - Assess and use various information sources
  - Apply professional information in professional assignments
  - Work in various duties in a variety of operating environments
  - Act independently and responsibly in professional contexts
  - To take safety issues into consideration in his action
  - Argue his choices on the basis of professional ethics
  - Organise the activities of a group of students

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  Name of lecturer(s)

  Liisa Jaakkonen

  Mode of delivery

  Face-to-face

  Language of instruction

  English

  Timing

  21.08.2018 - 21.10.2018

  Enrollment date

  02.05.2018 - 30.09.2018

  • 5 credits

  Group(s)

  • SXG18S1

  Small group(s)

  • Avoin amk: Polku: Social Services (Size: 0. Open university: 0.)

  Teacher(s)

  Heli Thomander, Liisa Jaakkonen

  Further information for students

  - In case student has prior learning concerning the course RPL application must be done before enrolling the course. If you have any further questions concerning RPL please contact the AHOT teacher of the course.
  - In case student has a decision on special support arrangements affecting the course student needs to contact the teacher in charge right after enrollment period.

  Unit, in charge

  Social Well-being

  Programme(s)

  Social Services (in English)

  Unit location

  Sofianlehdonkatu 5 b

• Reporting and Publication of the Bachelor’s Thesis (SXG15S1) SX00BU43-3027 01.08.2018-21.10.2018  5 credits  (SXG15S1) +-
  Learning outcomes of the course

  Students will report and finalise their bachelor’s thesis. They will be able to describe and evaluate their entire bachelor’s thesis process. They will know how to share about their bachelor’s thesis to their chosen target group and demonstrate their competence in the community of experts in both Finnish and English.

  Prerequisites and co-requisites

  Passed before course beginning:
  SX00BU42 Implementing the Bachelor’s Thesis

  Course contents

  - Content of the module
  - Finalising and reporting of bachelor’s thesis
  - Writing an English abstract
  - Taking the Maturity Examination
  - Publication of the project in article, poster or presentation form

  Further information

  Thesis evaluation as agreed in degree programme.
  
  Students and their teachers/tutors will go through other recommended courses in their individual study plan (ISP) discussions.

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  Mode of delivery

  Face-to-face

  Language of instruction

  English

  Timing

  01.08.2018 - 21.10.2018

  Enrollment date

  02.05.2018 - 15.05.2018

  • 5 credits

  Group(s)

  • SXG15S1

  Teacher(s)

  Nina Wallden, Sylvia Hakari, Leigh Rauhala, Niina Manninen, Miia Ojanen, Mervi Nyman, Liisa Jaakkonen

  Unit, in charge

  Social Well-being

  Programme(s)

  Social Services (in English)

  Unit location

  Sofianlehdonkatu 5 b

• Special Needs Support in Early Education SX00BO81-3008 22.10.2018-31.12.2018  5 credits  (SXG17S1, ...) +-
  Learning outcomes of the course

  Students will recognize and have the capacity to encounter diversity in society and educational communities. They will understand the importance of appreciative encounters for supporting the development of a child. Students will apply the basic concepts of disability work and special education, key legislation and services. They will identify the most important work practices of special support needs. They will be able to reflect on their professional activity.

  Course contents

  Inclusion. Experiencing and encountering special needs. The three-tier model of early education support measures. Disability, chronic illness, and the specific support needs of childhood and family. Disability legislation as a safe-guard for the fundamental rights of the individual. Guiding principles of organising special education and disability services.

  Assessment criteria

  Satisfactory

  Assessment:
  Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
  The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

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  Name of lecturer(s)

  Anna-Riitta Mäkitalo

  Mode of delivery

  Face-to-face

  Recommended or required reading

  1. The materials will be found from the platform
  2. Litterature for the exam will be found from section exam
  3. Material for the learning assignment will be given in the orientation

  Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  activating lecture
  discussions
  peer learning
  exam
  assignment

  Assessment methods and criteria

  assesment scale 0-5
  Both the exam and the assignment affect the grade
  Details in the beginnig of the course

  Language of instruction

  Tuition in Finnish

  Timing

  22.10.2018 - 31.12.2018

  Enrollment date

  02.05.2018 - 15.05.2018

  • 5 credits

  Group(s)

  • SXG17S1
  • SXH17S1

  Teacher(s)

  Anna-Riitta Mäkitalo, hyto virtuaali::sosiaaliala

  Further information for students

  Course is primarily for groups SXH17S1 and SXG17S1.
  Teacher responsible: Anna-Riitta Mäkitalo (anna-riitta.makitalo@metropolia.fi )
  If you have questions, contact her.
  Information about course and materials will be in the platform before the orientation lesson.
  The other teacher:

  Unit, in charge

  Social Well-being

  Programme(s)

  Social Services (in English), Social Services

  Unit location

  Sofianlehdonkatu 5 b

  Evaluation scale

  H-5

  Completion alternatives

  -

  Work placement(s)

  -

  Exam schedule

  Material to the exam:
  1) material used during the lessons
  2) Pihlaja, P. (2008). ´Behave yourself!´ Examining meanings assigned to children with socio-emotional difficulties. Disability & Society Vol.
  23, No. 1, January 2008, 5–15
  http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09687590701725518
  3) Syrjämäki, M., Sajaniemi, N., Suhonen, E., Alijoki, A., & Nislin, M. (2017). Enhancing Peer Interaction: An Aspect of a High Quality Learning Environment in Finnish Early Childhood Special Education. European journal of special needs education., 32(3), 377-390. DOI: 10.1080/08856257.2016.1240342
  All the electric material is found from the platform as well

  International connections

  -

  Students use of time and load

  5 h x 27 h , total 135 h
  The course is implemented on the 2nd period 22.10 - 20.12.2018
  Lesson schedule will be given later.

  Content periodicity

  -

• Swedish at Work SX00DL63-3003 22.10.2018-31.12.2018  5 credits  (SXG18S1) +-
  Learning outcomes of the course

  Students will acquire the oral and written language skills of their professional field in the second national language as required by the university of applied sciences legislation (352/2003 § 8). They will be able to communicate in Swedish in their work environments and relate professional information orally and in written form. Their oral and written communication skills must be at a B1 level according to the Common European Framework for Languages (CEFR).
  Finnish as a second language: The student is able to communicate in Finnish to an audience within and outside the field. Furthermore, the student will understand as well as summarize field-specific or generally working-life related texts both orally and in writing. A student attending the course is to have the minimum language proficiency level of independent user B1.

  Course contents

  Key concepts, terms and interactions in Swedish at the work. Tasks, study and work environments in Swedish.
  Finnish as a second language: Revision of grammatical structures, communication in working-life in social field, the situational variation of language (the use of formal and informal Finnish) and learning strategies.

  Assessment criteria

  Satisfactory

  Assessment:
  Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
  The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

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  Name of lecturer(s)

  Mirja Järvinen

  Mode of delivery

  60% Face-to-face, 40% Distance learning

  Recommended or required reading

  The teacher´s material, available before the course start

  Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  activating exercises, listening and reading comprehension,

  Assessment methods and criteria

  ongoing evaluation, a oral test and a written exam in the end of the course

  Language of instruction

  English

  Timing

  22.10.2018 - 31.12.2018

  Enrollment date

  02.05.2018 - 30.09.2018

  • 5 credits

  Group(s)

  • SXG18S1

  Seats

  10 - 50

  Small group(s)

  • Avoin amk: Polku: Social Services (Size: 0. Open university: 0.)

  Teacher(s)

  Mirja Järvinen

  Unit, in charge

  Social Well-being

  Programme(s)

  Social Services (in English)

  Unit location

  Sofianlehdonkatu 5 b

  Virtual proportion

  2 credits

  Evaluation scale

  H-5

  Completion alternatives

  -

  Exam schedule

  Written exam the last lesson, retake possible tvice, evaluation on a scale from 1-5,

  Students use of time and load

  contact tuition: 80% compulsory attendence, self studies, written task to be done outside lessons

• Work and Working Environments in Social Services SX00DL77-3002 22.10.2018-31.12.2018  5 credits  (SXG18S1) +-
  Learning outcomes of the course

  Students will become familiar with the different work environments and work orientations of social services. They will understand the process-like quality of client work and identify the various phases of this process. They will identify the significance of professional development. Students will become familiar with the concept of reflection and understand its importance as a tool for professional development. Students’ team and collaboration skills will be strengthened.

  Course contents

  Different work environments in social services. Practices of preventative work and early support, social rehabilitation, constructive work and advocacy. Agency, participation and clientship in social services. Reflection and its significance in social work. Development of professional growth and expertise. Principles of teamwork and acting as a member of work community. Multidisciplinary networking in social services. The Act on the Status and Rights of Social Welfare Clients and the Act on the Openness of Government Activities.

  Assessment criteria

  Satisfactory

  Assessment:
  Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
  The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

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  Name of lecturer(s)

  Mervi Nyman

  Mode of delivery

  Face-to-face

  Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  Contact teaching, learning assignments, reading circle, exercises, project work

  Assessment methods and criteria

  Learning assignments, project work

  Language of instruction

  English

  Timing

  22.10.2018 - 31.12.2018

  Enrollment date

  02.05.2018 - 30.09.2018

  • 5 credits

  Group(s)

  • SXG18S1

  Small group(s)

  • Avoin amk: Polku: Social Services (Size: 0. Open university: 0.)

  Teacher(s)

  Annakaisa Oksava

  Further information for students

  Schedule:
  25.10. 8.45 - 12 S207
  26.10. 8.45 - 12 S208
  30.10. 8.45 - 12 S207
  1.11. 12.45 - 16 S207
  6.11. 8.45 - 12 S207
  9.11. 8.45 - 12 S207
  13.11. 8.45 - 12 S207
  21.11. 8.45 - 12 Reading circle S203 S110 S301 S512 S208
  22.11. 8.45 - 12 S207
  26.11. 12.45 - 16 S207
  10.12. 10 - 15 Project work presentations S503
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  - In case student has prior learning concerning the course RPL application must be done before enrolling the course. If you have any further questions concerning RPL please contact the AHOT teacher of the course.
  - In case student has a decision on special support arrangements affecting the course student needs to contact the teacher in charge right after enrollment period.

  Unit, in charge

  Social Well-being

  Programme(s)

  Social Services (in English)

  Unit location

  Sofianlehdonkatu 5 b

  Evaluation scale

  H-5

  Students use of time and load

  5 credit points (135h)

• Youth as a Phase of Life SX00BZ80-3005 01.08.2018-31.12.2018  5 credits  (SXH17K2, ...) +-
  Learning outcomes of the course

  Students will become familiar with the special features of adolescent development. They will understand the significance of young people’s cultural communities in supporting their individual growth. Students will identify the effects of social and cultural changes in the lives of young people. They will become familiar with the main service systems available to young people. They will be able to support them in finding their resources and functional abilities in different environments and through different means. Students will know how to improve young people’s social position and to prevent their exclusion. They will know legislation concerning young people.

  Course contents

  Young people in changing society. Youth as a cultural phenomenon, youth cultures. Special challenges of youth and youth work. Young people’s wellbeing. Forms of youth work, social youth work, outreach youth work, youth information. Functional and expressive methods in youth work. Applicable legislation concerning youth, youth laws, legislation on young offenders.

  Assessment criteria

  Satisfactory

  Assessment:
  Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
  The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

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  Name of lecturer(s)

  Eija Raatikainen

  Mode of delivery

  Face-to-face

  Recommended or required reading

  1.The Youth Act is complemented by the Government Degree on Youth Work and Policy (Links to the law can be found from here: http://minedu.fi/en/legislation-youth
  2. Finnish Youth Co-operation Allianssi Young People in Finland 2010. http://alli.fi/binary/file/-/id/665/fid/1033
  3.Gretschel A. (ed.), Cupar T., Linno M., Kiilakoski T., Hästbacka N. & Korhonen A. Studying the impact of international youth work. Towards developing an evaluation tool for youth centres. http://www.nuorisotutkimusseura.fi/images/studying_the_impact_of_international_youth_work_www_78_pages.pdf
  4.Nieminen J.: The history of youth work as a profession in Finland. Pages: 35 - 44 in a book History of Youth Work in Europe, Volume 4: Relevance for Today`s Youth Work Policy (2013) Book can be found form Ebookcenter.
  5.National Youth Council of Ireland (2016) Using ICT, digital and social media in youth work. A review of research findings from Austria, Denmark, Finland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. http://www.youth.ie/sites/youth.ie/files/International%20report%20final.pdf
  6.Beckett C. & Taylor H. (2016) Human Growth and Development. Pages 105 – 129 (Who am I going to be?) SAGE. Third Edition.
  7.Restifo, K. & Bögels, S. 2009. Family processes in the development of youth depression: Translating the evidence to treatment. Clinical Psychology Review 29 (2009) 294–316. (Can be found from Metcat)
  8.Mikaela Hällström, Vania Ranjbar and Henry Ascher Adolescent health care in a multi-cultural area: a qualitative study from adolescents’ perspective. International Journal of adolescence and Youth, 2017 Vol. 22, no. 1, 107–121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2015.1137777
  9.Maria Camara, Gonzalo Bacigalupe & Patricia Padilla The role of social support in adolescents: are you helping me or stressing me out? International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 22:2, 123-136. (Can be found from Metcat)

  Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  The course is accomplished as a book exam.
  MATERIAL AND EXAM IN FINNISH OR IN ENGLISH.
  Exam is on 24.9. at 14.00 - 16.30 in Metropolia address Sofianlehdonkatu 5b, class S201 OR 30.11. at 12.45 – 15.15 in Metropolia address Sofianlehdonkatu 5b, class S201.

  Assessment methods and criteria

  Exam

  Language of instruction

  Tuition in Finnish

  Timing

  01.08.2018 - 31.12.2018

  Enrollment date

  02.05.2018 - 15.05.2018

  • 5 credits

  Group(s)

  • SXH17K2
  • SXH17K1
  • SXH16K1
  • SXH16S1
  • SXG16S1
  • SXH16S2

  Teacher(s)

  Annakaisa Oksava

  Further information for students

  To be able to come to exam, must student enroll to this course!

  Unit, in charge

  Social Well-being

  Programme(s)

  Social Services (in English), Social Services

  Unit location

  Sofianlehdonkatu 5 b

  Evaluation scale

  H-5

  Exam schedule

  Exam is on 24.9. at 14.00 - 16.30 in Metropolia address Sofianlehdonkatu 5b, class S201 OR 30.11. at 12.45 – 15.15 in Metropolia address Sofianlehdonkatu 5b, class S201.

  Students use of time and load

  5 credit points (135h)

Academic year 2019 - 2020

There is no implementations attached to this degree programme.