Development methods (5 cr)
Code: YP00AA37-3006
General information
Enrollment
15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020
Timing
01.08.2020 - 31.12.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
RDI portion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Civic Activities and Youth Work
Teachers
- Riitta Tuikkanen
- Katja Komonen
Teacher in charge
Katja Komonen
Groups
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YPMI18SPCivic Activities and Youth Work, fulltime 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