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Self-management

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: SSYS1501
Curriculum: S-SY 2020
Level: Master of Health Care / Master of Social Services
Year of Study: 1 (2020-2021)
Semester: Autumn
Credits: 2 cr
Responsible Teacher: Häyry, Riitta
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Courses During the Academic Year 2020-2021

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
5S-SY-1Y2019-08-26 – 2021-05-31Riku Niemistö, Ulla IsosaariFinnish2019-08-19 – 2019-09-09
3001SSY2020-1Y2020-08-24 – 2020-12-20Riku NiemistöFinnish2020-08-17 – 2020-09-11

Still need to take the course? See the courses during the academic year 2022-2023.

Learning Outcomes

The student knows how to
- act systematically and schedule his/hers own studying realistically
- set targets for his/hers studies and lead his/hers own actions
- identify different learning styles and routes for professional development
- use portfolio to support studies and as means for professional development

Student's Workload

Total work load of the course 54 h, of which scheduled studies 14 h and autonomous studies 40 h.
The assesment of student's own learning 1 h is included in contact lessons.

Contents

- career ladder
- learning styles
- professional development
- portfolio as means for growth and professional development
- self-management

Regional Impact

The student reflects his/her own competence in accordance to his/her own organisation, which is usually local

Internationality

The student reflects his/her own competence in accordance to internationality and multiculturality.

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

Material pointed out by the lecturer

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Contact teaching, guided network studies (Moodle) and independent studies.

Assessment Criteria

Grade 1: The student
- makes a plan and timetable for his/her studies
- sets standard goals for the studies and manages his/her actions with guidance
- recognizes as an example different learning styles and paths for professional development
- recognizes as an example the purpose of a portfolio as a support for the studies and as a path for professional development
Grade 3: The student
- makes a justified plan for his/her studies
- sets personal goals for the studies and manages his/her actions almost independently
- recognizes different learning styles and paths for professional development and applies the knowledge partly in his/hers own context
- uses portfolio as a support in studies and as a tool in professional development and applies the knowledge partly in his/hers own context
Grade 5: The student
- acts systematically and completes the study attainments according the planned timetable
- sets analytical goals for the studies and manages his/her actions justifying the choices
- recognizes different learning styles and paths for professional development and applies the knowledge in learning and development with proper and analytic justifications
- uses portfolio as a support in studies and as a tool in professional development and applies the knowledge in his/hers own context with proper justifications

Assessment Methods

Portfolio 100 %, numeric evaluation (0–5).


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