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Working methods in Development Work

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: SSYS1303
Type: Compulsory / Professional Studies
Curriculum: S-SY 2011
Level: Master of Health Care / Master of Social Services
Year of Study: 2 (2012-2013)
Credits: 5 cr
Responsible Teacher: Melender, Hanna-Leena
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Courses During the Academic Year 2012-2013

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
2S-SY-2Y2012-08-27 – 2012-12-21Hannele Laaksonen, Ulla IsosaariFinnish2012-08-13 – 2012-09-07

Learning Outcomes

The student can apply different research and development methods to development projects in working life, and can search ethically sustainable solutions for development and decision-making processes in organizations. The student can integrate information and knowledge from different fields to her own field’s development actions and can compile a project plan for development project. The student can develop and innovate various functional working practices for development in social and health care.

Student's Workload

Total work load of the course: 135 h
- of which scheduled studies: 24 h
- of which autonomous studies: 111 h

Contents

Know-how for working in projects
The research-based development of working life, the methodology of development work (F.ex. Delfoi, Action research, Evaluation research)
The ethics of research and development work
Enrichment of ideas in diversified networks

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

Ramstad E & Alasoini T (toim.) 2007. Työelämän tutkimusavusteinen kehittäminen. TEKES.
Ruuska, K. 2012. Pidä projekti hallinnassa. Suunnittelu, menetelmät, vuorovaikutus. Talentum Media Oy. Helsinki. (Myös vuoden 2005 painosta käytetty tässä.)
TENK 2009. Humanistisen, yhteiskuntatieteellisen ja käyttäytymistieteellisen tutkimuksen eettiset periaatteet ja ehdotus eettisen ennakkoarvioinnin järjestämiseksi. Tutkimuseettinen neuvottelukunta. Helsinki. Saatavissa: www.tenk.fi
TENK 2013. Hyvä tieteellinen käytäntö ja sen loukkausepäilyjen käsitteleminen Suomessa. Tutkimuseettisen neuvottelukunnan ohje 2012. Helsinki. Tutkimuseettinen neuvottelukunta. Saatavissa: www.tenk.fi
Toikko, Timo & Teemu Rantanen 2009, Tutkimuksellinen kehittämistoiminta. Tampere: Tampere University Press.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Classroom lectures 24 h, development project as group assignment, autonomous studies and seminars 111 h (Together 135 h).

Assessment Criteria

Level 5:
- the student can search ethically sustainable solutions for development and decision-making processes in organizations
- the student can evaluate the functionality of different research and development methods in development projects in working life
- the student can integrate information and knowledge from different fields to her own development operations
- the student can develop and innovate various functional working practices for development in social and health care

Level 3:
- the student can search ethically sustainable solutions for development and decision-making processes in organizations
- the student can apply different research and development methods to development projects of working life

Level 1:
- the student is familiar with the methods of research and development in social and health care

Assessment Methods

The grade of the study module compounds of group assignments and self-evaluation. Numeric evaluation (1–5).


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