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Development of social workLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: SO00DT50

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish

Objective

You know the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector.
You are familiar with the development projects of the social service sector.
You are able to apply different approaches of development work and use different development methods.
You are able to develop your own research and development approach.

Content

What are the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector?
What kind of development projects are currently going on in the social service sector?
What kind of approaches and development methods are used in developing the social service sector?
How do you develop your own research and development approach?

Qualifications

Research and development skills 5 ECTS credits

Materials

Project work 5 ECTS credits

Enrollment

08.04.2024 - 21.04.2024

Timing

09.09.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 60

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Marko Raitanen
  • Tia-Marika Sohlman
Groups
  • SOKT22SP
    Social services, full-time studies

Objective

You know the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector.
You are familiar with the development projects of the social service sector.
You are able to apply different approaches of development work and use different development methods.
You are able to develop your own research and development approach.

Content

What are the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector?
What kind of development projects are currently going on in the social service sector?
What kind of approaches and development methods are used in developing the social service sector?
How do you develop your own research and development approach?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Research and development skills 5 ECTS credits

Enrollment

08.04.2024 - 21.04.2024

Timing

12.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli

Campus

Ecampus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Tuula Tarhonen
Teacher in charge

Tuula Tarhonen

Groups
  • SOMI22SP
    Social Services, full-time studies

Objective

You know the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector.
You are familiar with the development projects of the social service sector.
You are able to apply different approaches of development work and use different development methods.
You are able to develop your own research and development approach.

Content

What are the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector?
What kind of development projects are currently going on in the social service sector?
What kind of approaches and development methods are used in developing the social service sector?
How do you develop your own research and development approach?

Materials

Project work 5 ECTS credits

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Research and development skills 5 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023

Timing

05.02.2024 - 31.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

RDI portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Tuula Tarhonen
Teacher in charge

Johanna Hirvonen

Groups
  • SOMI22KM
    Social Services, part-time studies

Objective

You know the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector.
You are familiar with the development projects of the social service sector.
You are able to apply different approaches of development work and use different development methods.
You are able to develop your own research and development approach.

Content

What are the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector?
What kind of development projects are currently going on in the social service sector?
What kind of approaches and development methods are used in developing the social service sector?
How do you develop your own research and development approach?

Materials

Project work 5 ECTS credits

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Research and development skills 5 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023

Timing

01.01.2024 - 30.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Marko Raitanen
  • Tia-Marika Sohlman
Groups
  • SOKT22KM
    Social services, part-time studies

Objective

You know the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector.
You are familiar with the development projects of the social service sector.
You are able to apply different approaches of development work and use different development methods.
You are able to develop your own research and development approach.

Content

What are the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector?
What kind of development projects are currently going on in the social service sector?
What kind of approaches and development methods are used in developing the social service sector?
How do you develop your own research and development approach?

Materials

Project work 5 ECTS credits

Teaching methods

Due to small group work, the course has deadlines. Your studies will be paced within the start and end dates of the course according to group meetings and independent learning assignments.

Employer connections

No

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Research and development skills 5 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.04.2023 - 21.04.2023

Timing

11.09.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

25 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Marko Raitanen
  • Tia-Marika Sohlman
Teacher in charge

Tia-Marika Sohlman

Groups
  • SOKT21SP
    Social services, full-time studies

Objective

You know the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector.
You are familiar with the development projects of the social service sector.
You are able to apply different approaches of development work and use different development methods.
You are able to develop your own research and development approach.

Content

What are the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector?
What kind of development projects are currently going on in the social service sector?
What kind of approaches and development methods are used in developing the social service sector?
How do you develop your own research and development approach?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Research and development skills 5 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.04.2023 - 21.04.2023

Timing

06.09.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

RDI portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Johanna Hirvonen
Teacher in charge

Johanna Hirvonen

Groups
  • SOMI21SP

Objective

You know the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector.
You are familiar with the development projects of the social service sector.
You are able to apply different approaches of development work and use different development methods.
You are able to develop your own research and development approach.

Content

What are the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector?
What kind of development projects are currently going on in the social service sector?
What kind of approaches and development methods are used in developing the social service sector?
How do you develop your own research and development approach?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Research and development skills 5 ECTS credits

Enrollment

07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022

Timing

06.02.2023 - 31.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

RDI portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Johanna Hirvonen
Teacher in charge

Johanna Hirvonen

Groups
  • SOMI21KM
    Social Services, part-time studies

Objective

You know the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector.
You are familiar with the development projects of the social service sector.
You are able to apply different approaches of development work and use different development methods.
You are able to develop your own research and development approach.

Content

What are the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector?
What kind of development projects are currently going on in the social service sector?
What kind of approaches and development methods are used in developing the social service sector?
How do you develop your own research and development approach?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Research and development skills 5 ECTS credits

Enrollment

07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022

Timing

16.01.2023 - 01.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Marko Raitanen
  • Tia-Marika Sohlman
Teacher in charge

Tia-Marika Sohlman

Groups
  • SOKT21KM
    Social services, part-time studies

Objective

You know the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector.
You are familiar with the development projects of the social service sector.
You are able to apply different approaches of development work and use different development methods.
You are able to develop your own research and development approach.

Content

What are the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector?
What kind of development projects are currently going on in the social service sector?
What kind of approaches and development methods are used in developing the social service sector?
How do you develop your own research and development approach?

Materials

Given in Learn.

Teaching methods

Due to small group work, the course has deadlines. Your studies will be paced within the start and end dates of the course according to group meetings and independent learning assignments.

Employer connections

No

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Research and development skills 5 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.04.2022 - 22.04.2022

Timing

01.09.2022 - 31.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Tuula Tarhonen
Groups
  • SOMI20SP
    Social Services, full-time studies

Objective

You know the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector.
You are familiar with the development projects of the social service sector.
You are able to apply different approaches of development work and use different development methods.
You are able to develop your own research and development approach.

Content

What are the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector?
What kind of development projects are currently going on in the social service sector?
What kind of approaches and development methods are used in developing the social service sector?
How do you develop your own research and development approach?

Materials

Given in Learn.

Teaching methods

Due to small group work, the course has deadlines. Your studies will be paced within the start and end dates of the course according to group meetings and independent learning assignments.

Employer connections

No

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Research and development skills 5 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.04.2022 - 22.04.2022

Timing

15.08.2022 - 31.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Ecampus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

25 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Tuija Suikkanen-Malin
  • Marko Raitanen
  • Tia-Marika Sohlman
Teacher in charge

Marko Raitanen

Groups
  • SOKT20SP
    Social services, full-time studies

Objective

You know the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector.
You are familiar with the development projects of the social service sector.
You are able to apply different approaches of development work and use different development methods.
You are able to develop your own research and development approach.

Content

What are the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector?
What kind of development projects are currently going on in the social service sector?
What kind of approaches and development methods are used in developing the social service sector?
How do you develop your own research and development approach?

Materials

Given in Learn

Teaching methods

Due to small group work, the course has deadlines. Your studies will be paced within the start and end dates of the course according to group meetings and independent learning assignments.

Employer connections

No

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Research and development skills 5 ECTS credits

Enrollment

08.11.2021 - 21.11.2021

Timing

14.02.2022 - 01.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Ecampus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

25 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Tuija Suikkanen-Malin
  • Marko Raitanen
  • Tia-Marika Sohlman
Teacher in charge

Marko Raitanen

Groups
  • SOKT20KM
    Social services, part-time studies

Objective

You know the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector.
You are familiar with the development projects of the social service sector.
You are able to apply different approaches of development work and use different development methods.
You are able to develop your own research and development approach.

Content

What are the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector?
What kind of development projects are currently going on in the social service sector?
What kind of approaches and development methods are used in developing the social service sector?
How do you develop your own research and development approach?

Materials

Given in Learn.

Teaching methods

Due to small group work, the course has deadlines. Your studies will be paced within the start and end dates of the course according to group meetings and independent learning assignments.

Employer connections

No

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Research and development skills 5 ECTS credits

Enrollment

08.11.2021 - 21.11.2021

Timing

01.01.2022 - 31.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Kati Vapalahti
  • Johanna Hirvonen
  • Tuula Tarhonen
Groups
  • SOMI20KM
    Social Services, part-time studies

Objective

You know the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector.
You are familiar with the development projects of the social service sector.
You are able to apply different approaches of development work and use different development methods.
You are able to develop your own research and development approach.

Content

What are the national development policies and local emphases in developing the social service sector?
What kind of development projects are currently going on in the social service sector?
What kind of approaches and development methods are used in developing the social service sector?
How do you develop your own research and development approach?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Research and development skills 5 ECTS credits