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Development methods (5 cr)

Code: YP00AA37-3007

General information


Enrollment

12.04.2021 - 25.04.2021

Timing

30.08.2021 - 17.12.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

RDI portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Civic Activities and Youth Work

Teachers

  • Pekka Penttinen

Teacher in charge

Pekka Penttinen

Groups

  • YPMI19SP
    Civic 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