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Leadership and development in elderly care (10 cr)

Code: GE00CW21-3007

General information


Enrollment

04.11.2024 - 17.11.2024

Timing

01.01.2025 - 19.12.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Department of Social Services and Promotion of Functional Ability

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Elderly Care

Teachers

  • Pauliina Lehto
  • Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela

Teacher in charge

Pauliina Lehto

Groups

  • GEKV22SM
    Elderly care, part-time studies
  • 17.01.2025 12:15 - 13:15, Vanhustyön johtaminen, kehittäminen ja liikunta GE00CW21-3007

Objective

You know what guides leadership.

You know the responsibilities of a leader.

You recognize exercise in the various arenas of management and development.

You recognize the needs and possibilities of developing of the use of exercise.

You can utilize national guidelines and recommendations of health promoting exercise in order to develop exercise in elderly care management and leadership.

Content

How to implement leadership and development of quality in elderly care?

How to apply legislation in elderly care?

How are national guidelines and recommendations of health promoting exercise implemented?

How can exercise be seen in management processes?

How can exercise be seen and implemented as part of leadership and development of elderly care?

Opiskelumateriaali

Study material is reported on the learn platform.

Yksilölliset oppimisväylät

Senior Work Management: The course is conducted as an online implementation. The student must be present during the first contact teaching session, in which case more detailed instructions for completing the course are given.

TKI ja työelämäyhteistyö

Inactive

Tentit ja muut määräajat

Senior work management: Returns of assignments and assessment times are announced in the course info and on the learn platform.

Kansainvälinen yhteistyö

Inactive

Opiskelijan työmäärä

Management of elderly work: The student's workload consists of info classes as well as independent study of the subject and its .
1 cr = 27h

Toteutuksen osien kuvaus

Management and Development of Elderly Work 7 cr
Physical Activity Management and Development 3 cr

Further information

Senior work management: During the first contact teaching session, students are informed of the completion of the course and instructed on how to complete the task.
pauliina.lehto@xamk.fi

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Assessment methods and criteria

Senior work management: Accepted completion of the course requires an approved written final report and reflection assignment, as well as participation in the starting info in accordance with the instruction. The subjects, methods and grounds to be assessed for the course are presented at the beginning of the course.

Qualifications

Basis in elderly care 20 ECTS credits, Work method basis in elderly care 15 ECTS credits, Promotion of wellbeing and health in aging 15 ECTS credits, Work method's application in elderly care and senior work 15 ECTS credits and Work method's deepening in elderly care and senior work 15 ECTS credits moduls mainly completed Leadership in social and health care 5 ECTS credits

Previous practical training courses completed