Development project (5 cr)

Objective

You can choose an appropriate subject for a development task.
You know how to plan, implement, assess and report a development task in the field of health promotion.
You can cooperate with the public, private and third sector.
You can participate in the development of services and products in cooperation with experts and service users.
You can develop the quality of public health nursing using evidence-based practices.
You can report your work both in writing and orally.

Content

How do you plan, implement and assess a small-scale health promotion project?

Course material

Study material is reported on the learn platform.

Study forms and methods

The course is conducted as online meetings. All those who complete the course must participate in the first info of the course, which is stated in the rules of procedure, where the objectives and content of the course are discussed.

RDI and work-related cooperation

The development work is carried out in cooperation with working life.

Timing of exams and assignments

The schedule of development tasks and the dates of the seminars are announced in the course info and on the learn platform.

International cooperation

Not used in this implementation.

Student workload

Development work 5 ECTS = 135 hours
1 ECTS = 27 hours / student
This includes starting info, working independently on development work and writing the final report, participating in the guidance of the written final report,
presentation of one's own work, peer review of one's work, and participation in two other work presentations.

Course part description

All students who complete the course participate in the starting info provided in the rules of procedure online, where the objectives and content of the course are discussed. Guidance meetings and presentation seminars are carried out as online meetings.

Further information

pauliina.lehto@xamk.fi ja anna-kaarina.anttolainen@xamk.fi

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Accepted completion of the course requires an approved written final report on the development work and participation in the introductory info and presentation seminars in accordance with the instructions.
When evaluating development work, attention is paid to the usefulness of the topic from the point of view of public health nursing. How well the topic has been studied and what kinds and how diversely the sources have been used. How the goals set in the development work were achieved, the systematic nature of the work, cooperation, resourcing, risk management, evaluation plan and the use of guidance. The output produced as a development work is evaluated e.g. appearance/content/implementation and utility/usability/importance to a practical partner. In addition, a partner evaluation should be requested for the output. The written final report assesses the layout, readability, comprehensibility and clarity, as well as the expression of expertise in public health nursing in the evaluation of the final report, conclusions and development/action proposals.