Personal human development and life course (5 cr)
Code: SO00FA48-3001
General information
- Enrollment
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07.04.2025 - 21.04.2025
Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
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01.09.2025 - 30.11.2025
The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Department of Social Services and Health Care
- Campus
- Ecampus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 60
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
- Teachers
- Virve Jussila
- Teacher in charge
- Virve Jussila
- Groups
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SOMI25KMSocial Services, part-time studies
- Course
- SO00FA48
Realization has 4 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 12 h 0 min.
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Mon 01.09.2025 time 14:00 - 15:30 (1 h 30 min) |
Aloitusinfo: Yksilöllinen kehitys ja elämänkulku SO00FA48-3001 |
Etäopetus lukujärjestyksen mukaan
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Wed 10.09.2025 time 12:30 - 16:00 (3 h 30 min) |
Yksilöllinen kehitys ja elämänkulku |
Vapaaehtoinen lukupiiriwebinaari
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Wed 17.09.2025 time 12:30 - 16:00 (3 h 30 min) |
Yksilöllinen kehitys ja elämänkulku |
Vapaaehtoinen lukupiiriwebinaari
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Wed 24.09.2025 time 12:30 - 16:00 (3 h 30 min) |
Yksilöllinen kehitys ja elämänkulku |
Vapaaehtoinen lukupiiriwebinaari
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Objective
You know how human growth, development and learning are defined in developmental and educational psychology.
You understand the uniqueness of human growth and development and learn to pay attention to it in client work.
You know the meaning of educational consciousness and can define the key starting points of your own educational consciousness.
Content
How does developmental and educational psychology define human growth, development and learning?
What factors are connected to personal life course?
How does personal life course appear in client work?
What does educational consciousness mean and what are its parts?
What are the key starting points of your own educational consciousness?
Course material
The study material consists of literature in English and Finnish, which will be announced at the beginning of the course. The study materials used are printed or e-literature available in Xamk's library and possibly also other publications available online.
Study forms and methods
Passing multiple-choice book exams, a reflection assignment and an online discussion on the Learn platform, as well as an essay book exam in Exam. Voluntary participation in teacher-led reading group work in online webinars conducted together with another group on students. Students are required to attend the course opening info.
RDI and work-related cooperation
None
Timing of exams and assignments
To be announced at the beginning of the course on the course platform.
Student workload
5 ECTS credits correspond to approximately 135 hours of active work to achieve the learning outcomes of the course.
Course part description
The 4 ECTS book exam consists of multiple-choice exams taken on the Learn platform and an essay exam completed in Exam. The 1 ECTS learning assignment consist of an independent reflection task that is completed immediately at the beginning of the course and a group discussion on the Learn platform after passing the exams. Participation in reading group work in online webinars is voluntary and does not accumulate credits.
Further information
The course is implemented on the Learn platform. If your enrolment for the course is approved, you will automatically access the course's Learn platform at the start of the course implementation when you log in to Learn.
If you have a decision on special support, share it with the teacher through Peppi and sen the teacher an email about the matter before the course starts or immediately at the beginning of the course. Use the address format [firstname.surname@xamk.fi] for e-mail communication.
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
The assessment is carried out in relation to the learning outcomes and assessment criteria of the course. During the course, exams are evaluated numerically on a scale of 0-5, reflection and online discussion assignments are evaluated on a scale of fail/supplement/pass.