Development of social work (5 cr)
Code: SO00DT50-3010
General information
- Enrollment
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06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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05.02.2024 - 31.05.2024
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- RDI portion
- 1 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Department of Social Services and Health Care
- 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
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SOMI22KMSocial Services, part-time studies
- Course
- SO00DT50
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
Students can
use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
evaluate information sources critically.
describe the problems of the professional field.
choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.
apply critically the ethical principles of the professional and scientific field in different situations.
Course material
Project work 5 ECTS credits
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
Research and development skills 5 ECTS credits