Development methods (5 cr)
Code: YP00AA37-3001
General information
Enrollment
20.08.2018 - 07.09.2018
Timing
05.09.2018 - 21.12.2018
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
2 op
RDI portion
5 op
Mode of delivery
60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Civic Activities and Youth Work
Teachers
- Helena Timonen
- Maija-Sisko Kauppila
- Katja Komonen
Teacher in charge
Helena Timonen
Groups
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YPKV18KMCivic activities and youth work, part-time studies
Objective
You can use professional vocabulary and concepts in development work and its planning. You can identify, evaluate and describe the problems of the professional field together with different working groups and target groups. You can choose appropriate development methods according to the purpose and justify these choices. You can plan and implement a goal-oriented development process by using development tools. You can also document and report on it.
Content
What is development work? How can development needs be identified in the professional field? How to search for information on development methods? How can development needs be met by development plans? How does development proceed as a process? What kind of methods promoting the development process can be applied? How can research and development activities be combined? What is development work ethic?
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, good (3)
a. You can use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations. d. You can identify, describe and evaluate the problems of the professional field together with different working groups and target groups. e. You can plan and implement a goal-oriented development process by using development tools. You can also document and report on it. e. You can choose appropriate development methods according to the purpose and justify these choices.
Qualifications
Project management skills 5 ECTS credits