Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course the student is able to:
- work as an expert in the social and health care services
- solve problems in health promotion and develop innovative solutions
- understand and participate to the societal decision-making
- explain the structure, decision-making and financing system of a service system and develop the service system to meet the population's needs

Content

- Social and Health care services and their current challenges
- Promotion of health and well-being in the societal decision making
- Policy work, management and leadership related to health promotion

Materials

Material of the course are available in the online learning-platform.

Teaching methods

Individual tasks (orienting tasks and end tests of modules)
Collaborative group working (in breakout rooms during contact meetings)
Pairworking (writing a short policy brief)

Exam schedules

No exam.

International connections

Teaching in Turku University of Applied Sciences is based on innovation pedagogy approach: https://innopeda.turkuamk.fi/language/en/home/

Completion alternatives

No alternative methods available.

Student workload

Tasks and working in the online environment of the course 3 op
Contact teaching 2 op

Content scheduling

Contact meetings will be organized via Zoom. Zoom link for these meetings can be found from the online learning environment of the course.

Further information

Master-studies, not for bachelor-studies.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Pairwork is assessed as 0-5 (as described in Its Learning), other tasks as pass/fail.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student has not returned all assignments or attended to contact teaching sessions. The returned tasks are superficial or do not correspond to the assignment.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student has returned all assignments and participated in contact teaching sessions. Student demonstrates basic understanding of the contents of the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student has returned all assignments on time and participated in contact teaching sessions. Student demonstrates good understanding and application of the contents of the course.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student has returned all assignments on time and participated in contact teaching. Student demonstrates profound understanding and application of the contents of the course.

Objective

After completing the course the student is able to:
- work as an expert in the social and health care services
- solve problems in health promotion and develop innovative solutions
- understand and participate to the societal decision-making
- explain the structure, decision-making and financing system of a service system and develop the service system to meet the population's needs

Content

- Social and Health care services and their current challenges
- Promotion of health and well-being in the societal decision making
- Policy work, management and leadership related to health promotion

Materials

Material of the course are available in the online learning-platform.

Teaching methods

Individual tasks (orienting tasks and end tests of modules)
Collaborative group working (during contact meetings)
Pairworking (writing a policy brief)

Exam schedules

No exam.

International connections

Teaching in Turku University of Applied Sciences is based on innovation pedagogy approach: https://innopeda.turkuamk.fi/language/en/home/

Completion alternatives

No alternative methods available.

Student workload

Tasks and working in the online environment of the course 4 ECTS
Contact teaching 1 ECTS

Content scheduling

Contact-meetings via Zoom:

24.1.2024 klo. 12:30-15:30
28.2.2024 klo. 09:00-15:30
20.3.2024 klo. 08:30-09:45

Further information

Master-studies, not for bachelor-studies.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Written work and tests of modules is assessed as 0-5 (as described in Its Learning), other tasks as pass/fail.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student has not returned all assignments or attended to contact teaching sessions. The returned tasks are superficial or do not correspond to the assignment.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student has returned all assignments and participated in contact teaching sessions. Student demonstrates basic understanding of the contents of the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student has returned all assignments on time and participated in contact teaching sessions. Student demonstrates good understanding and application of the contents of the course.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student has returned all assignments on time and participated in contact teaching. Student demonstrates profound understanding and application of the contents of the course.

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
• lead the development project in working life
• utilize different project management practices
• use appropriate development methods
• plan the implementation of the outputs of development project

Content

· Designing a participatory working life development project
· Management of the development project
· Working life development methods
· Evaluation of development project and implementation of results

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
• lead the development project in working life
• utilize different project management practices
• use appropriate development methods
• plan the implementation of the outputs of development project

Content

· Designing a participatory working life development project
· Management of the development project
· Working life development methods
· Evaluation of development project and implementation of results

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· produce a lingually acceptable final report on her/his development project
· present verbally the process, main results and outcome of her/his development project
· evaluate critically own competence as a project manager and phases of her/his development project
· recognize utility of the outcome of her/his development project
· evaluate critically the process, outcome and final report of other students’ development project
· write a maturity test concerning her/his master’s thesis

Content

· Final report of the master’s thesis
· Reporting seminar
· Maturity test
· Acting as opponent
· Peer feedback
· Self-evaluation
· Poster prsenting the development project

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· produce a lingually acceptable final report on her/his development project
· present verbally the process, main results and outcome of her/his development project
· evaluate critically own competence as a project manager and phases of her/his development project
· recognize utility of the outcome of her/his development project
· evaluate critically the process, outcome and final report of other students’ development project
· write a maturity test concerning her/his master’s thesis

Content

· Final report of the master’s thesis
· Reporting seminar
· Maturity test
· Acting as opponent
· Peer feedback
· Self-evaluation
· Poster prsenting the development project

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· describe the premises, requirements and prerequisites of the organisation where the development project is carried out
· implement data retrieval systematically in Finnish and international databases
· write a theoretical framework for development project · state aim(s), purpose(s), research tasks and final outcome of the development project
· define development and evaluations methodology and describe research methods used in project implementation
· write realisable proposal for development project and research proposal when required
· describe one’s own role as an expert and project manager in development project
· discuss issues related to ethics and reliability
· evaluate and anticipate risks of development project

Content

· Idea/brainstorming seminar
· Literature review
· Proposal for development project (research proposal enclosed if needed)
· Master thesis agreement
· Proposal seminar
· Data retrieval webcourse (1cr)
· Peer feedback

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· specify the knowledge base of the development project
· produce a written description of the progress of the development project so far
· evaluate the progress of the development project in relation to the plan (eg staying on schedule, progressing towards the goal, functionality of selected research and development methods, operation of the project organization)

Content

· A description of the progress of the development project so far, based on the structure (contents) of the final report (project progress assessment as part of the description)
· Presentation of the progress of the development project so far to the client/sponsor or in other agreed manner

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· analyze and assess their own challenges regarding life-long learning, pedagogical competence and professional development as part of profound expertise
· analyze and assess their competence in health promotion as part of profound expertise and build a foundation for self-management and the development of profound expertise as experts in health management
· recognize and develop innovative problem-solving skills in broad regional, national and international contexts of health promotion
· gain deeper insight into the social and health care industry and identify business opportunities in their own field
· develop innovative health promotion solutions in regional, national and international research and development projects

Content

· Expertise in health promotion and growth as an expert
· Structures of health promotion (changing operating environments and regulations, social welfare and health care reform)
· Internal entrepreneurship and self-management
· Pedagogical competence and learning in health promotion (modern learning environments, innovation pedagogy and innovative problem-solving skills)
· International operating environments in health promotion
· Innovation competence in health promotion

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· analyze and assess their own challenges regarding life-long learning, pedagogical competence and professional development as part of profound expertise
· analyze and assess their competence in health promotion as part of profound expertise and build a foundation for self-management and the development of profound expertise as experts in health management
· recognize and develop innovative problem-solving skills in broad regional, national and international contexts of health promotion
· gain deeper insight into the social and health care industry and identify business opportunities in their own field
· develop innovative health promotion solutions in regional, national and international research and development projects

Content

· Expertise in health promotion and growth as an expert
· Structures of health promotion (changing operating environments and regulations, social welfare and health care reform)
· Internal entrepreneurship and self-management
· Pedagogical competence and learning in health promotion (modern learning environments, innovation pedagogy and innovative problem-solving skills)
· International operating environments in health promotion
· Innovation competence in health promotion

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· understand the fundamental role that the population’s health and well-being and the underlying factors play in health promotion
· become familiar with regional, national and international research and development programmes for health promotion and the regulations governing them
· master the concepts, knowledge and fundamental values required for health promotion expertise and become familiar with the ethical foundation and fundamental values of health promotion
· learn to apply basic health promotion knowledge in their activities analyze and appraise studies describing the population’s health and well-being, as well as other current information in the context of health promotion development

Content

· Fundamental values and knowledge of health promotion
· Salutogenesis, health literacy and its support, self-care
· International and national programmes and strategies
· Life-cycle approach, environmental health, cultural well-being, literacy of population
· Assessment of the population’s health and well-being
· Structures of health promotion (changing operating environments and regulations, social welfare and health care reform)
· The future of health promotion and related development challenges

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· understand the fundamental role that the population’s health and well-being and the underlying factors play in health promotion
· become familiar with regional, national and international research and development programmes for health promotion and the regulations governing them
· master the concepts, knowledge and fundamental values required for health promotion expertise and become familiar with the ethical foundation and fundamental values of health promotion
· learn to apply basic health promotion knowledge in their activities analyze and appraise studies describing the population’s health and well-being, as well as other current information in the context of health promotion development

Content

· Fundamental values and knowledge of health promotion
· Salutogenesis, health literacy and its support, self-care
· International and national programmes and strategies
· Life-cycle approach, environmental health, cultural well-being, literacy of population
· Assessment of the population’s health and well-being
· Structures of health promotion (changing operating environments and regulations, social welfare and health care reform)
· The future of health promotion and related development challenges

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· understand the fundamental role that the population’s health and well-being and the underlying factors play in health promotion
· become familiar with regional, national and international research and development programmes for health promotion and the regulations governing them
· master the concepts, knowledge and fundamental values required for health promotion expertise and become familiar with the ethical foundation and fundamental values of health promotion
· learn to apply basic health promotion knowledge in their activities analyze and appraise studies describing the population’s health and well-being, as well as other current information in the context of health promotion development

Content

· Fundamental values and knowledge of health promotion
· Salutogenesis, health literacy and its support, self-care
· International and national programmes and strategies
· Life-cycle approach, environmental health, cultural well-being, literacy of population
· Assessment of the population’s health and well-being
· Structures of health promotion (changing operating environments and regulations, social welfare and health care reform)
· The future of health promotion and related development challenges

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· describe the concepts of effectiveness and efficiency and related problems
· become familiar with various approaches and methods for evaluating effectiveness and their use in the development of health promotion
· determine the focus, goals and methods of evaluation regarding the effectiveness of health promotion in different operating environments
· plan and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of health promotion interventions

Content

· Interventions and methods in health promotion
· Effectiveness and efficiency of interventions
· Concepts of effectiveness and efficiency
· Evaluation of effectiveness and efficiency, evaluation methods used

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· describe the concepts of effectiveness and efficiency and related problems
· become familiar with various approaches and methods for evaluating effectiveness and their use in the development of health promotion
· determine the focus, goals and methods of evaluation regarding the effectiveness of health promotion in different operating environments
· plan and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of health promotion interventions

Content

· Interventions and methods in health promotion
· Effectiveness and efficiency of interventions
· Concepts of effectiveness and efficiency
· Evaluation of effectiveness and efficiency, evaluation methods used

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course the student is able to:
· recognize the opportunities offered by health technology and use them to promote health
· develop innovative health promotion solutions in regional, national and international research and development projects
· perceive digitalization, as well as electronic and mobile services, as part of social and health services and health promotion
· analyze current media and communication phenomena from the perspective of health promotion

Content

· Health media and health literacy
· Social media in the promotion of health
· Cultural well-being in the context of health promotion
· Digitalization, electronic and mobile services
· Innovation pedagogy in the context of health promotion

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course the student is able to:
· recognize the opportunities offered by health technology and use them to promote health
· develop innovative health promotion solutions in regional, national and international research and development projects
· perceive digitalization, as well as electronic and mobile services, as part of social and health services and health promotion
· analyze current media and communication phenomena from the perspective of health promotion

Content

· Health media and health literacy
· Social media in the promotion of health
· Cultural well-being in the context of health promotion
· Digitalization, electronic and mobile services
· Innovation pedagogy in the context of health promotion

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:

- analyse changes in the operating environments and anticipate future developments applying the concepts and methods of futures studies
- evaluate impacts of the changing operating environments on their work, work community and organization, as well on the industry/field at large
- develop one’s competences and expertise in a focused and goal-oriented way in anticipation of the future competence requirements in the work life
- improve and innovate operations and work processes in their work community, taking into account environmental, social and economic sustainability, and using multidisciplinary and multiprofessional futures knowledge.

Content

- Future of work and income
- Future competence needs
- Changing career paths and professional identities
- Future technologies, human–technology interaction
- Sustainable future and ecological reconstruction
- Theories and methods of future studies and foresight
- Importance of foresight for innovations and strategic planning and decision-making

Materials

In the itslearning course platform.

Teaching methods

Studying instructed learning materials, individual written assignments, group work in multidisciplinary groups, reading and discussing in reading groups in your own study programme.

Student workload

Contact days and lectures: 15 h
Online and virtual working individually and in groups: 120 h

Group work and assignments:
• Starting day 28.8.2023: multidisciplinary groups working with SITRA’s megatrend cards.
• Reading groups within each study programme: reading and discussing research articles/papers/reports, creating a visual presentation of the key ideas and publishing it in a discussion forum in the itslearning course platform (tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).
• Hackathon 27.11.2023 (a pre-meeting of the hackathon 15.11.2023): multidisciplinary groups work to solve real working-life problems.

Individual work and assignments:
• Orientation assignment: Futures consciousness and attitudes towards future (in the itslearning course platform; tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).
• Scenario assignment: imagining alternative professional futures (in the itslearning course platform; tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).
• Reflective report on utilizing futures thinking and anticipation methods in one’s own work (in the itslearning course platform; tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).

Content scheduling

The course is compulsory for all Turku UAS Master Students. It will be implemented partly in groups comprised of students across the various study programmes, and partly as team and individual work within each study programme.

There are three contact days (Zoom-meetings: 28.8.2023, 15.11.2023 and 27.11.2023).) common to all students of the various study programmes, and further, there are common study materials and assignments in the itslearning course platform. In addition, the study programmes may add and cover discipline specific topics. This will be guided by the tutor teacher during the programme’s contact days.

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THEME 1: CHANGING WORLD AND WORKING LIFE (calendar weeks 35-37)
• Common starting day 28.8. for all students of the various study programmes: orientation to the course, a keynote talk on the future working life and competence requirements, and group work with SITRA’s megatrend cards (tutor teachers will guide working of the groups).
• Students familiarize themselves independently with the materials in the itslearning course platform.
• Orientation assignment: Futures consciousness and attitudes towards future (DL 17.9.)
• (Each study programme may arrange lectures by TUAS specialists on themes such as new technologies, circular economy etc. during the programme’s contact days.)

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THEME 2: FUTURES STUDIES AND ANTICIPATION (calendar weeks 38-41)
• Students familiarize themselves independently with the materials in the itslearning course platform.
• Scenario assignment: imagining alternative professional futures (DL 15.10.)

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THEME 3: CHANGING WORKING LIFE IN MY FIELD (calendar weeks 42-45)
• Reading groups: reading and discussing research articles in groups that meet virtually or face to face, and creating a visual presentation based on the key ideas of the discussion. Readings are related to the changing work, working environment and competence requirements in the field of the study programme. The visual presentation will be shared in the itslearning course platform (DL 12.11.).

• Tutor teacher organizes the reading groups and compiles the list of readings (or guides students to find relevant research articles and reports).

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THEME 4: SHAPING MY OWN FUTURE (calendar weeks (viikot 46-49)
• Students familiarize themselves independently with the materials in the itslearning course platform.
• Common Hackathon day 27.11. (a pre-meeting of the hackathon 16.11.) for all students of the various study programmes: group working to solve real working-life problems related to sustainable future. Students will familiarize themselves with the Hackathon instructions and assignments before the Hackathon day in the itslearning platform and submit their team reports there after the Hackathon (DL 3.12.).

There are two possible ways to participate in the hackathon: 1) as a commissioner or 2) as a student solving working life problems in a multidisciplinary small group.

• Final assignment: a reflective report on utilizing futures thinking and anticipation methods in one’s own work (DL 10.12.).

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment will be based on the individual and group assignments submitted in the itslearning course platform and on the demonstrated contribution to the group work in contact days.

Tutor teacher evaluates the assignments (assignments 1–4). To pass the course, students are expected to participate in the contact days and to contribute to group work in them, as well as to complete and turn in all the assignments. Missing contact day participation will be compensated by an extra assignment. Tutor teachers will keep records of participation in group work in contact days and evaluate the compensatory assignments.

Qualifications

-

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:

- analyse changes in the operating environments and anticipate future developments applying the concepts and methods of futures studies
- evaluate impacts of the changing operating environments on their work, work community and organization, as well on the industry/field at large
- develop one’s competences and expertise in a focused and goal-oriented way in anticipation of the future competence requirements in the work life
- improve and innovate operations and work processes in their work community, taking into account environmental, social and economic sustainability, and using multidisciplinary and multiprofessional futures knowledge.

Content

- Future of work and income
- Future competence needs
- Changing career paths and professional identities
- Future technologies, human–technology interaction
- Sustainable future and ecological reconstruction
- Theories and methods of future studies and foresight
- Importance of foresight for innovations and strategic planning and decision-making

Materials

In the itslearning course platform.

Teaching methods

Reading/viewing online learning materials, individual written assignments and group activities in multidisciplinary groups.

International connections

Planning and implementation of the course is based on multidisciplinary collaboration and co-teaching.

Sustainable development is included in the learning objectives and contents of the course (especially Theme 3 and Assignment 3), as well as in the mode of teaching/learning: the course implementation is entirely based on distance learning on the itslearning platform and using Zoom meetings for multidisciplinary group working. All learning materials are available in a digital form, freely available and easily accessible.

Student workload

Online meeting: Collaborative work in multidisciplinary groups in Zoom, 12 h

Online learning: Independent online learning on the itslearning course platform: 123 h

Group work and assignments:
• Starting day 8.1.2024: multidisciplinary groups working with SITRA’s megatrend cards.
• Master Minds Hackathon 29.4.2024 (and a pre-meeting of the hackathon 17.4.2024): multidisciplinary teams work to solve real working-life problems. Each team presents their solution and composes a report using a provided PowerPoint template.

Individual work and assignments:
• Pre-assignment: familiarizing oneself with Sitra’s megatrend materials.
• Assignment 1. Future orientation: futures consciousness and attitudes towards future (in the itslearning course platform; tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).
• Assignment 2. Professional future scenarios: imagining alternative professional futures (in the itslearning course platform; tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).
• Assignment 3. Sustainable future: analysing sustainability transformation and ecological reconstruction from the perspective of one’s own field and work (in the itslearning course platform; tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).
• Assignment 4. Reflective report: utilizing futures thinking and anticipation methods in one’s own work (in the itslearning course platform; tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).

Content scheduling

The course is compulsory for all Turku UAS Master Students. It will be implemented partly in multidisciplinary groups comprised of students across the various study programmes, and partly within each study programme on their own itslearning course platform.

There are three online meetings (8.1.2024, 17.4.2024 and 29.4.2024) common to all students of the various study programmes.

The course is mainly based on independent learning using the study materials and assignments in the itslearning course platform. In addition, the study programmes may add and cover discipline specific topics. This will be guided by the tutor teacher during the programme’s contact days.

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PRE-ASSIGMENT

The Future Operating Environments course will start already on TUAS Master School Opening Day 8.1.2024 with an orientation to the course and multiprofessional team discussions in which team members share experiences and thoughts on the impacts of megatrends on their professional field and their own work.

Familiarize yourself with the following materials and be prepared to discuss megatrends on the opening day:
• Sitra 2023: Megatrends
• Sitra 2023: Megatrend cards 2023

Zoom link for the megatrend activity 8.1.2024: https://turkuamk.zoom.us/j/62634660090

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THEME 1: CHANGING WORLD AND WORKING LIFE (calendar weeks 2–5)
• Common starting day 8.1. for all students of the various study programmes: orientation to the course, a keynote talk on the future working life and competence requirements, and group work with SITRA’s megatrend cards (tutor teachers will guide working of the groups).
• Students familiarize themselves independently with the materials in the itslearning course platform.
• Assignment: Future orientation (DL 4.2.)
• (Each study programme may arrange lectures by TUAS specialists on themes such as new technologies, circular economy etc. during the programme’s contact days.)


THEME 2: FUTURES STUDIES AND ANTICIPATION (calendar weeks 6–9)
• Students familiarize themselves independently with the materials in the itslearning course platform.
• Assignment 2: Professional future scenarios (DL 3.3.2024).


THEME 3: SUSTAINABLE FUTURE (calendar weeks 10–14)
• Students familiarize themselves independently with the materials in the itslearning course platform.
• Assignment 3: Sustainable future (DL 7.4.2024).


THEME 4: SHAPING MY OWN FUTURE (calendar weeks 15–19)
• Students familiarize themselves independently with the materials in the itslearning course platform.
• Group work: Master Minds Hackathon 29.4.2024. (a full-day event) and its pre-meeting 17.4. at 10–11) for all students of the various study programmes. In the Hackathon, multidisciplinary student teams work to solve real working-life problems, i.e. assignments provided by commissoners. Students will familiarize themselves with the Hackathon instructions and assignments before the Hackathon day in the itslearning platform and submit their team reports there after the Hackathon (DL 5.5.2024.). There are two optional ways of participating in the Hackathon: 1) as a commissioner, or 2) as a member of a team
• Assignment 4: a reflective report on utilizing futures thinking and anticipation methods in one’s own work (DL 12.5.2024).

Further information

Time and location:

Online meetings in Zoom: Monday 8.1.2024, a pre-meeting of the hackathon Wednesday 17.4.2024 at 10–11 and Master Minds Hackathon Monday 29.4.2024 at 9–17.30.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment will be based on the individual and group assignments submitted in the itslearning course platform and on the demonstrated contribution to the group work in contact days (i.e. in online meetings).

Tutor teacher evaluates the assignments (assignments 1–4). To pass the course, students are expected to participate in the contact days and to contribute to group work in them, as well as to complete and turn in all the assignments. Missing contact day participation will be compensated by an extra assignment. Tutor teachers will keep records of participation in group work in contact days and evaluate the compensatory assignments.

Qualifications

-

Objective

After completing the course, the student is ”able to:
• explain the philosophical principals of the study
• describe the research process
• describe the main quantitative and qualitative research methods
• read and interpret quantitative and qualitative research
• deepen their knowledge in the analysis of research data
• deepen their expertise in assessing the reliability of research
• critically evaluate information
• manages the ethical principles of research

Content

· The philosophical principals points of the research
· Quantitative and qualitative research process
· Key quantitative and qualitative research methods
· Analysis of research material
· Reliability and ethics of research
· Critical evaluation of information

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is ”able to:
• explain the philosophical principals of the study
• describe the research process
• describe the main quantitative and qualitative research methods
• read and interpret quantitative and qualitative research
• deepen their knowledge in the analysis of research data
• deepen their expertise in assessing the reliability of research
• critically evaluate information
• manages the ethical principles of research

Content

· The philosophical principals points of the research
· Quantitative and qualitative research process
· Key quantitative and qualitative research methods
· Analysis of research material
· Reliability and ethics of research
· Critical evaluation of information

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
- work as an expert of health promotion in national and international contexts
- work in multicultural and -disciplinary contexts
- recognize the current and future development scenarios in the operating environment of health promotion
- understand the need for preparedness and continuous development
- evaluate and educate oneself on a continuous manner

Content

- Expertise management, participation management, change management and network management
- Multicultural, -disciplinary and -sectoral competencies
- Variety of health promotion settings
- Current and future development scenarios
- Preparedness and continuous development
- Critical thinking and effective communication

Materials

Material is in its learning -platform.

Teaching methods

Individual tasks
Contact teaching
Collaborative group work

Exam schedules

No exam.

International connections

Teaching in Turku University of Applied Sciences is based on innovation pedagogy approach: https://innopeda.turkuamk.fi/language/en/home/

Completion alternatives

No alternative methods for passing the course.

Student workload

Tasks 3 op
Contact teaching 2 op

Content scheduling

Contact teaching days:
12.10.23 klo 12.30-14.00
8.11.23 klo 12.30-15.30
29.11.23 klo 11.30-14.00

Teaching will be organized via Zoom and Its Learning. Zoom links can be found from Its learning environment.

Further information

Master-studies, not for bachelor-studies. From Avoin AMK max. 3 students, who has passed the course Health Promotion Management. Health Promotion Management has to be done before Various Aspects of Health Promotion Management course.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The course evaluation mark grid varies from 1 to 5 as based on the essay task.The work will be evaluated with numbers 1-5 by using the following criteria:

1. Theoretical background and references
2. Structure, content and logic
3. Argumentation and ability for synthesis
4. Formal compliance with the instructions.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student has not returned all assignments, attended to contact teaching sessions or completed replacement assignments. The returned tasks are superficial or do not correspond to the assignment.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student has returned all assignments and participated in contact teaching sessions. Student demonstrates basic understanding of the contents of the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student has returned all assignments on time and actively participated in contact teaching sessions. Student demonstrates good understanding and application of the contents of the course.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student has returned all assignments on time and actively participated in contact teaching. Student demonstrates profound understanding and application of the contents of the course.

Qualifications

Health Promotion Management I has to be finished before taking the Various Aspects of Health Promotion Management course.

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
- work as an expert of health promotion in national and international contexts
- work in multicultural and -disciplinary contexts
- recognize the current and future development scenarios in the operating environment of health promotion
- understand the need for preparedness and continuous development
- evaluate and educate oneself on a continuous manner

Content

- Expertise management, participation management, change management and network management
- Multicultural, -disciplinary and -sectoral competencies
- Variety of health promotion settings
- Current and future development scenarios
- Preparedness and continuous development
- Critical thinking and effective communication

Materials

Material is in its learning -platform.

Teaching methods

Individual tasks
Contact teaching
Collaborative group work

Exam schedules

No exam.

International connections

Teaching in Turku University of Applied Sciences is based on innovation pedagogy approach: https://innopeda.turkuamk.fi/language/en/home/

Completion alternatives

No alternative methods for passing the course.

Student workload

Tasks 4op
Contact teaching 1op

Content scheduling

Contact meetings:

Zoom: 20.3.2024 klo. 10:00-11:30

The meeting place for the last two dates, will be informed before the course is started. These meetings will be organized:

17.4.2024 klo. 10:00-15:45
15.5.2024 klo. 10:00-15:45

Further information

Master-studies, not for bachelor-studies. From Avoin AMK max. 3 students, who has passed the course Health Promotion Management. Health Promotion Management has to be done before Various Aspects of Health Promotion Management course.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The course evaluation mark grid varies from 0 to 5 as based on the essay task.The work will be evaluated with numbers 0-5 by using the following criteria:

1. Theoretical background and references
2. Structure, content and logic
3. Argumentation and ability for synthesis
4. Formal compliance with the instructions.

If student is away from the contact meetings, student needs to complete compensatory tasks (pass/fail)

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student has not returned all assignments, attended to contact teaching sessions or completed replacement assignments. The returned tasks are superficial or do not correspond to the assignment.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student has returned all assignments and participated in contact teaching sessions. Student demonstrates basic understanding of the contents of the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student has returned all assignments on time and actively participated in contact teaching sessions. Student demonstrates good understanding and application of the contents of the course.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student has returned all assignments on time and actively participated in contact teaching. Student demonstrates profound understanding and application of the contents of the course.

Qualifications

Health Promotion Management I has to be finished before taking the Various Aspects of Health Promotion Management course.

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· specify the knowledge base of the development project
· produce a written description of the progress of the development project so far
· evaluate the progress of the development project in relation to the plan (eg staying on schedule, progressing towards the goal, functionality of selected research and development methods, operation of the project organization)

Content

· A description of the progress of the development project so far, based on the structure (contents) of the final report (project progress assessment as part of the description)
· Presentation of the progress of the development project so far to the client/sponsor or in other agreed manner

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· produce a lingually acceptable final report on her/his development project
· present verbally the process, main results and outcome of her/his development project
· evaluate critically own competence as a project manager and phases of her/his development project
· recognize utility of the outcome of her/his development project
· evaluate critically the process, outcome and final report of other students’ development project
· write a maturity test concerning her/his master’s thesis

Content

· Final report of the master’s thesis
· Reporting seminar
· Maturity test
· Acting as opponent
· Peer feedback
· Self-evaluation
· Poster prsenting the development project

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· understand the fundamental role that the population’s health and well-being and the underlying factors play in health promotion
· become familiar with regional, national and international research and development programmes for health promotion and the regulations governing them
· master the concepts, knowledge and fundamental values required for health promotion expertise and become familiar with the ethical foundation and fundamental values of health promotion
· learn to apply basic health promotion knowledge in their activities analyze and appraise studies describing the population’s health and well-being, as well as other current information in the context of health promotion development

Content

· Fundamental values and knowledge of health promotion
· Salutogenesis, health literacy and its support, self-care
· International and national programmes and strategies
· Life-cycle approach, environmental health, cultural well-being, literacy of population
· Assessment of the population’s health and well-being
· Structures of health promotion (changing operating environments and regulations, social welfare and health care reform)
· The future of health promotion and related development challenges

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
- work as an expert of health promotion in national and international contexts
- work in multicultural and -disciplinary contexts
- recognize the current and future development scenarios in the operating environment of health promotion
- understand the need for preparedness and continuous development
- evaluate and educate oneself on a continuous manner

Content

- Expertise management, participation management, change management and network management
- Multicultural, -disciplinary and -sectoral competencies
- Variety of health promotion settings
- Current and future development scenarios
- Preparedness and continuous development
- Critical thinking and effective communication

Materials

Material is in its learning -platform.

Teaching methods

Individual tasks
Contact teaching
Collaborative group work

Exam schedules

No exam.

International connections

Teaching in Turku University of Applied Sciences is based on innovation pedagogy approach: https://innopeda.turkuamk.fi/language/en/home/

Completion alternatives

No alternative methods for passing the course.

Student workload

Tasks 4op
Contact teaching 1op

Content scheduling

Contact meetings:

Zoom: 20.3.2024 klo. 10:00-11:30

The meeting place for the last two dates, will be informed before the course is started. These meetings will be organized:

17.4.2024 klo. 10:00-15:45
15.5.2024 klo. 10:00-15:45

Further information

Master-studies, not for bachelor-studies. From Avoin AMK max. 3 students, who has passed the course Health Promotion Management. Health Promotion Management has to be done before Various Aspects of Health Promotion Management course.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The course evaluation mark grid varies from 0 to 5 as based on the essay task.The work will be evaluated with numbers 0-5 by using the following criteria:

1. Theoretical background and references
2. Structure, content and logic
3. Argumentation and ability for synthesis
4. Formal compliance with the instructions.

If student is away from the contact meetings, student needs to complete compensatory tasks (pass/fail)

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student has not returned all assignments, attended to contact teaching sessions or completed replacement assignments. The returned tasks are superficial or do not correspond to the assignment.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student has returned all assignments and participated in contact teaching sessions. Student demonstrates basic understanding of the contents of the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student has returned all assignments on time and actively participated in contact teaching sessions. Student demonstrates good understanding and application of the contents of the course.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student has returned all assignments on time and actively participated in contact teaching. Student demonstrates profound understanding and application of the contents of the course.

Qualifications

Health Promotion Management I has to be finished before taking the Various Aspects of Health Promotion Management course.

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· describe the concepts of effectiveness and efficiency and related problems
· become familiar with various approaches and methods for evaluating effectiveness and their use in the development of health promotion
· determine the focus, goals and methods of evaluation regarding the effectiveness of health promotion in different operating environments
· plan and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of health promotion interventions

Content

· Interventions and methods in health promotion
· Effectiveness and efficiency of interventions
· Concepts of effectiveness and efficiency
· Evaluation of effectiveness and efficiency, evaluation methods used

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course the student is able to:
- work as an expert in the social and health care services
- solve problems in health promotion and develop innovative solutions
- understand and participate to the societal decision-making
- explain the structure, decision-making and financing system of a service system and develop the service system to meet the population's needs

Content

- Social and Health care services and their current challenges
- Promotion of health and well-being in the societal decision making
- Policy work, management and leadership related to health promotion

Materials

Material of the course are available in the online learning-platform.

Teaching methods

Individual tasks (orienting tasks and end tests of modules)
Collaborative group working (during contact meetings)
Pairworking (writing a policy brief)

Exam schedules

No exam.

International connections

Teaching in Turku University of Applied Sciences is based on innovation pedagogy approach: https://innopeda.turkuamk.fi/language/en/home/

Completion alternatives

No alternative methods available.

Student workload

Tasks and working in the online environment of the course 4 ECTS
Contact teaching 1 ECTS

Content scheduling

Contact-meetings via Zoom:

24.1.2024 klo. 12:30-15:30
28.2.2024 klo. 09:00-15:30
20.3.2024 klo. 08:30-09:45

Further information

Master-studies, not for bachelor-studies.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Written work and tests of modules is assessed as 0-5 (as described in Its Learning), other tasks as pass/fail.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student has not returned all assignments or attended to contact teaching sessions. The returned tasks are superficial or do not correspond to the assignment.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student has returned all assignments and participated in contact teaching sessions. Student demonstrates basic understanding of the contents of the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student has returned all assignments on time and participated in contact teaching sessions. Student demonstrates good understanding and application of the contents of the course.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student has returned all assignments on time and participated in contact teaching. Student demonstrates profound understanding and application of the contents of the course.

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
• lead the development project in working life
• utilize different project management practices
• use appropriate development methods
• plan the implementation of the outputs of development project

Content

· Designing a participatory working life development project
· Management of the development project
· Working life development methods
· Evaluation of development project and implementation of results

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· understand the fundamental role that the population’s health and well-being and the underlying factors play in health promotion
· become familiar with regional, national and international research and development programmes for health promotion and the regulations governing them
· master the concepts, knowledge and fundamental values required for health promotion expertise and become familiar with the ethical foundation and fundamental values of health promotion
· learn to apply basic health promotion knowledge in their activities analyze and appraise studies describing the population’s health and well-being, as well as other current information in the context of health promotion development

Content

· Fundamental values and knowledge of health promotion
· Salutogenesis, health literacy and its support, self-care
· International and national programmes and strategies
· Life-cycle approach, environmental health, cultural well-being, literacy of population
· Assessment of the population’s health and well-being
· Structures of health promotion (changing operating environments and regulations, social welfare and health care reform)
· The future of health promotion and related development challenges

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· analyze and assess their own challenges regarding life-long learning, pedagogical competence and professional development as part of profound expertise
· analyze and assess their competence in health promotion as part of profound expertise and build a foundation for self-management and the development of profound expertise as experts in health management
· recognize and develop innovative problem-solving skills in broad regional, national and international contexts of health promotion
· gain deeper insight into the social and health care industry and identify business opportunities in their own field
· develop innovative health promotion solutions in regional, national and international research and development projects

Content

· Expertise in health promotion and growth as an expert
· Structures of health promotion (changing operating environments and regulations, social welfare and health care reform)
· Internal entrepreneurship and self-management
· Pedagogical competence and learning in health promotion (modern learning environments, innovation pedagogy and innovative problem-solving skills)
· International operating environments in health promotion
· Innovation competence in health promotion

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course the student is able to:
· recognize the opportunities offered by health technology and use them to promote health
· develop innovative health promotion solutions in regional, national and international research and development projects
· perceive digitalization, as well as electronic and mobile services, as part of social and health services and health promotion
· analyze current media and communication phenomena from the perspective of health promotion

Content

· Health media and health literacy
· Social media in the promotion of health
· Cultural well-being in the context of health promotion
· Digitalization, electronic and mobile services
· Innovation pedagogy in the context of health promotion

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:

- analyse changes in the operating environments and anticipate future developments applying the concepts and methods of futures studies
- evaluate impacts of the changing operating environments on their work, work community and organization, as well on the industry/field at large
- develop one’s competences and expertise in a focused and goal-oriented way in anticipation of the future competence requirements in the work life
- improve and innovate operations and work processes in their work community, taking into account environmental, social and economic sustainability, and using multidisciplinary and multiprofessional futures knowledge.

Content

- Future of work and income
- Future competence needs
- Changing career paths and professional identities
- Future technologies, human–technology interaction
- Sustainable future and ecological reconstruction
- Theories and methods of future studies and foresight
- Importance of foresight for innovations and strategic planning and decision-making

Materials

In the itslearning course platform.

Teaching methods

Reading/viewing online learning materials, individual written assignments and group activities in multidisciplinary groups.

International connections

Planning and implementation of the course is based on multidisciplinary collaboration and co-teaching.

Sustainable development is included in the learning objectives and contents of the course (especially Theme 3 and Assignment 3), as well as in the mode of teaching/learning: the course implementation is entirely based on distance learning on the itslearning platform and using Zoom meetings for multidisciplinary group working. All learning materials are available in a digital form, freely available and easily accessible.

Student workload

Online meeting: Collaborative work in multidisciplinary groups in Zoom, 12 h

Online learning: Independent online learning on the itslearning course platform: 123 h

Group work and assignments:
• Starting day 8.1.2024: multidisciplinary groups working with SITRA’s megatrend cards.
• Master Minds Hackathon 29.4.2024 (and a pre-meeting of the hackathon 17.4.2024): multidisciplinary teams work to solve real working-life problems. Each team presents their solution and composes a report using a provided PowerPoint template.

Individual work and assignments:
• Pre-assignment: familiarizing oneself with Sitra’s megatrend materials.
• Assignment 1. Future orientation: futures consciousness and attitudes towards future (in the itslearning course platform; tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).
• Assignment 2. Professional future scenarios: imagining alternative professional futures (in the itslearning course platform; tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).
• Assignment 3. Sustainable future: analysing sustainability transformation and ecological reconstruction from the perspective of one’s own field and work (in the itslearning course platform; tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).
• Assignment 4. Reflective report: utilizing futures thinking and anticipation methods in one’s own work (in the itslearning course platform; tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).

Content scheduling

The course is compulsory for all Turku UAS Master Students. It will be implemented partly in multidisciplinary groups comprised of students across the various study programmes, and partly within each study programme on their own itslearning course platform.

There are three online meetings (8.1.2024, 17.4.2024 and 29.4.2024) common to all students of the various study programmes.

The course is mainly based on independent learning using the study materials and assignments in the itslearning course platform. In addition, the study programmes may add and cover discipline specific topics. This will be guided by the tutor teacher during the programme’s contact days.

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PRE-ASSIGMENT

The Future Operating Environments course will start already on TUAS Master School Opening Day 8.1.2024 with an orientation to the course and multiprofessional team discussions in which team members share experiences and thoughts on the impacts of megatrends on their professional field and their own work.

Familiarize yourself with the following materials and be prepared to discuss megatrends on the opening day:
• Sitra 2023: Megatrends
• Sitra 2023: Megatrend cards 2023

Zoom link for the megatrend activity 8.1.2024: https://turkuamk.zoom.us/j/62634660090

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THEME 1: CHANGING WORLD AND WORKING LIFE (calendar weeks 2–5)
• Common starting day 8.1. for all students of the various study programmes: orientation to the course, a keynote talk on the future working life and competence requirements, and group work with SITRA’s megatrend cards (tutor teachers will guide working of the groups).
• Students familiarize themselves independently with the materials in the itslearning course platform.
• Assignment: Future orientation (DL 4.2.)
• (Each study programme may arrange lectures by TUAS specialists on themes such as new technologies, circular economy etc. during the programme’s contact days.)


THEME 2: FUTURES STUDIES AND ANTICIPATION (calendar weeks 6–9)
• Students familiarize themselves independently with the materials in the itslearning course platform.
• Assignment 2: Professional future scenarios (DL 3.3.2024).


THEME 3: SUSTAINABLE FUTURE (calendar weeks 10–14)
• Students familiarize themselves independently with the materials in the itslearning course platform.
• Assignment 3: Sustainable future (DL 7.4.2024).


THEME 4: SHAPING MY OWN FUTURE (calendar weeks 15–19)
• Students familiarize themselves independently with the materials in the itslearning course platform.
• Group work: Master Minds Hackathon 29.4.2024. (a full-day event) and its pre-meeting 17.4. at 10–11) for all students of the various study programmes. In the Hackathon, multidisciplinary student teams work to solve real working-life problems, i.e. assignments provided by commissoners. Students will familiarize themselves with the Hackathon instructions and assignments before the Hackathon day in the itslearning platform and submit their team reports there after the Hackathon (DL 5.5.2024.). There are two optional ways of participating in the Hackathon: 1) as a commissioner, or 2) as a member of a team
• Assignment 4: a reflective report on utilizing futures thinking and anticipation methods in one’s own work (DL 12.5.2024).

Further information

Time and location:

Online meetings in Zoom: Monday 8.1.2024, a pre-meeting of the hackathon Wednesday 17.4.2024 at 10–11 and Master Minds Hackathon Monday 29.4.2024 at 9–17.30.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment will be based on the individual and group assignments submitted in the itslearning course platform and on the demonstrated contribution to the group work in contact days (i.e. in online meetings).

Tutor teacher evaluates the assignments (assignments 1–4). To pass the course, students are expected to participate in the contact days and to contribute to group work in them, as well as to complete and turn in all the assignments. Missing contact day participation will be compensated by an extra assignment. Tutor teachers will keep records of participation in group work in contact days and evaluate the compensatory assignments.

Qualifications

-

Objective

After completing the course, the student is ”able to:
• explain the philosophical principals of the study
• describe the research process
• describe the main quantitative and qualitative research methods
• read and interpret quantitative and qualitative research
• deepen their knowledge in the analysis of research data
• deepen their expertise in assessing the reliability of research
• critically evaluate information
• manages the ethical principles of research

Content

· The philosophical principals points of the research
· Quantitative and qualitative research process
· Key quantitative and qualitative research methods
· Analysis of research material
· Reliability and ethics of research
· Critical evaluation of information

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
• lead the development project in working life
• utilize different project management practices
• use appropriate development methods
• plan the implementation of the outputs of development project

Content

· Designing a participatory working life development project
· Management of the development project
· Working life development methods
· Evaluation of development project and implementation of results

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· produce a lingually acceptable final report on her/his development project
· present verbally the process, main results and outcome of her/his development project
· evaluate critically own competence as a project manager and phases of her/his development project
· recognize utility of the outcome of her/his development project
· evaluate critically the process, outcome and final report of other students’ development project
· write a maturity test concerning her/his master’s thesis

Content

· Final report of the master’s thesis
· Reporting seminar
· Maturity test
· Acting as opponent
· Peer feedback
· Self-evaluation
· Poster prsenting the development project

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:

- analyse changes in the operating environments and anticipate future developments applying the concepts and methods of futures studies
- evaluate impacts of the changing operating environments on their work, work community and organization, as well on the industry/field at large
- develop one’s competences and expertise in a focused and goal-oriented way in anticipation of the future competence requirements in the work life
- improve and innovate operations and work processes in their work community, taking into account environmental, social and economic sustainability, and using multidisciplinary and multiprofessional futures knowledge.

Content

- Future of work and income
- Future competence needs
- Changing career paths and professional identities
- Future technologies, human–technology interaction
- Sustainable future and ecological reconstruction
- Theories and methods of future studies and foresight
- Importance of foresight for innovations and strategic planning and decision-making

Materials

In the itslearning course platform.

Teaching methods

Studying instructed learning materials, individual written assignments, group work in multidisciplinary groups, reading and discussing in reading groups in your own study programme.

Student workload

Contact days and lectures: 15 h
Online and virtual working individually and in groups: 120 h

Group work and assignments:
• Starting day 28.8.2023: multidisciplinary groups working with SITRA’s megatrend cards.
• Reading groups within each study programme: reading and discussing research articles/papers/reports, creating a visual presentation of the key ideas and publishing it in a discussion forum in the itslearning course platform (tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).
• Hackathon 27.11.2023 (a pre-meeting of the hackathon 15.11.2023): multidisciplinary groups work to solve real working-life problems.

Individual work and assignments:
• Orientation assignment: Futures consciousness and attitudes towards future (in the itslearning course platform; tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).
• Scenario assignment: imagining alternative professional futures (in the itslearning course platform; tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).
• Reflective report on utilizing futures thinking and anticipation methods in one’s own work (in the itslearning course platform; tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).

Content scheduling

The course is compulsory for all Turku UAS Master Students. It will be implemented partly in groups comprised of students across the various study programmes, and partly as team and individual work within each study programme.

There are three contact days (Zoom-meetings: 28.8.2023, 15.11.2023 and 27.11.2023).) common to all students of the various study programmes, and further, there are common study materials and assignments in the itslearning course platform. In addition, the study programmes may add and cover discipline specific topics. This will be guided by the tutor teacher during the programme’s contact days.

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THEME 1: CHANGING WORLD AND WORKING LIFE (calendar weeks 35-37)
• Common starting day 28.8. for all students of the various study programmes: orientation to the course, a keynote talk on the future working life and competence requirements, and group work with SITRA’s megatrend cards (tutor teachers will guide working of the groups).
• Students familiarize themselves independently with the materials in the itslearning course platform.
• Orientation assignment: Futures consciousness and attitudes towards future (DL 17.9.)
• (Each study programme may arrange lectures by TUAS specialists on themes such as new technologies, circular economy etc. during the programme’s contact days.)

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THEME 2: FUTURES STUDIES AND ANTICIPATION (calendar weeks 38-41)
• Students familiarize themselves independently with the materials in the itslearning course platform.
• Scenario assignment: imagining alternative professional futures (DL 15.10.)

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THEME 3: CHANGING WORKING LIFE IN MY FIELD (calendar weeks 42-45)
• Reading groups: reading and discussing research articles in groups that meet virtually or face to face, and creating a visual presentation based on the key ideas of the discussion. Readings are related to the changing work, working environment and competence requirements in the field of the study programme. The visual presentation will be shared in the itslearning course platform (DL 12.11.).

• Tutor teacher organizes the reading groups and compiles the list of readings (or guides students to find relevant research articles and reports).

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THEME 4: SHAPING MY OWN FUTURE (calendar weeks (viikot 46-49)
• Students familiarize themselves independently with the materials in the itslearning course platform.
• Common Hackathon day 27.11. (a pre-meeting of the hackathon 16.11.) for all students of the various study programmes: group working to solve real working-life problems related to sustainable future. Students will familiarize themselves with the Hackathon instructions and assignments before the Hackathon day in the itslearning platform and submit their team reports there after the Hackathon (DL 3.12.).

There are two possible ways to participate in the hackathon: 1) as a commissioner or 2) as a student solving working life problems in a multidisciplinary small group.

• Final assignment: a reflective report on utilizing futures thinking and anticipation methods in one’s own work (DL 10.12.).

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment will be based on the individual and group assignments submitted in the itslearning course platform and on the demonstrated contribution to the group work in contact days.

Tutor teacher evaluates the assignments (assignments 1–4). To pass the course, students are expected to participate in the contact days and to contribute to group work in them, as well as to complete and turn in all the assignments. Missing contact day participation will be compensated by an extra assignment. Tutor teachers will keep records of participation in group work in contact days and evaluate the compensatory assignments.

Qualifications

-

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· describe the premises, requirements and prerequisites of the organisation where the development project is carried out
· implement data retrieval systematically in Finnish and international databases
· write a theoretical framework for development project · state aim(s), purpose(s), research tasks and final outcome of the development project
· define development and evaluations methodology and describe research methods used in project implementation
· write realisable proposal for development project and research proposal when required
· describe one’s own role as an expert and project manager in development project
· discuss issues related to ethics and reliability
· evaluate and anticipate risks of development project

Content

· Idea/brainstorming seminar
· Literature review
· Proposal for development project (research proposal enclosed if needed)
· Master thesis agreement
· Proposal seminar
· Data retrieval webcourse (1cr)
· Peer feedback

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

After completing the course the student is able to:
- work as an expert in the social and health care services
- solve problems in health promotion and develop innovative solutions
- understand and participate to the societal decision-making
- explain the structure, decision-making and financing system of a service system and develop the service system to meet the population's needs

Content

- Social and Health care services and their current challenges
- Promotion of health and well-being in the societal decision making
- Policy work, management and leadership related to health promotion

Materials

Material of the course are available in the online learning-platform.

Teaching methods

Individual tasks (orienting tasks and end tests of modules)
Collaborative group working (in breakout rooms during contact meetings)
Pairworking (writing a short policy brief)

Exam schedules

No exam.

International connections

Teaching in Turku University of Applied Sciences is based on innovation pedagogy approach: https://innopeda.turkuamk.fi/language/en/home/

Completion alternatives

No alternative methods available.

Student workload

Tasks and working in the online environment of the course 3 op
Contact teaching 2 op

Content scheduling

Contact meetings will be organized via Zoom. Zoom link for these meetings can be found from the online learning environment of the course.

Further information

Master-studies, not for bachelor-studies.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Pairwork is assessed as 0-5 (as described in Its Learning), other tasks as pass/fail.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student has not returned all assignments or attended to contact teaching sessions. The returned tasks are superficial or do not correspond to the assignment.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student has returned all assignments and participated in contact teaching sessions. Student demonstrates basic understanding of the contents of the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student has returned all assignments on time and participated in contact teaching sessions. Student demonstrates good understanding and application of the contents of the course.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student has returned all assignments on time and participated in contact teaching. Student demonstrates profound understanding and application of the contents of the course.

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
- work as an expert of health promotion in national and international contexts
- work in multicultural and -disciplinary contexts
- recognize the current and future development scenarios in the operating environment of health promotion
- understand the need for preparedness and continuous development
- evaluate and educate oneself on a continuous manner

Content

- Expertise management, participation management, change management and network management
- Multicultural, -disciplinary and -sectoral competencies
- Variety of health promotion settings
- Current and future development scenarios
- Preparedness and continuous development
- Critical thinking and effective communication

Materials

Material is in its learning -platform.

Teaching methods

Individual tasks
Contact teaching
Collaborative group work

Exam schedules

No exam.

International connections

Teaching in Turku University of Applied Sciences is based on innovation pedagogy approach: https://innopeda.turkuamk.fi/language/en/home/

Completion alternatives

No alternative methods for passing the course.

Student workload

Tasks 3 op
Contact teaching 2 op

Content scheduling

Contact teaching days:
12.10.23 klo 12.30-14.00
8.11.23 klo 12.30-15.30
29.11.23 klo 11.30-14.00

Teaching will be organized via Zoom and Its Learning. Zoom links can be found from Its learning environment.

Further information

Master-studies, not for bachelor-studies. From Avoin AMK max. 3 students, who has passed the course Health Promotion Management. Health Promotion Management has to be done before Various Aspects of Health Promotion Management course.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The course evaluation mark grid varies from 1 to 5 as based on the essay task.The work will be evaluated with numbers 1-5 by using the following criteria:

1. Theoretical background and references
2. Structure, content and logic
3. Argumentation and ability for synthesis
4. Formal compliance with the instructions.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student has not returned all assignments, attended to contact teaching sessions or completed replacement assignments. The returned tasks are superficial or do not correspond to the assignment.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student has returned all assignments and participated in contact teaching sessions. Student demonstrates basic understanding of the contents of the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student has returned all assignments on time and actively participated in contact teaching sessions. Student demonstrates good understanding and application of the contents of the course.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student has returned all assignments on time and actively participated in contact teaching. Student demonstrates profound understanding and application of the contents of the course.

Qualifications

Health Promotion Management I has to be finished before taking the Various Aspects of Health Promotion Management course.

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· analyze and assess their own challenges regarding life-long learning, pedagogical competence and professional development as part of profound expertise
· analyze and assess their competence in health promotion as part of profound expertise and build a foundation for self-management and the development of profound expertise as experts in health management
· recognize and develop innovative problem-solving skills in broad regional, national and international contexts of health promotion
· gain deeper insight into the social and health care industry and identify business opportunities in their own field
· develop innovative health promotion solutions in regional, national and international research and development projects

Content

· Expertise in health promotion and growth as an expert
· Structures of health promotion (changing operating environments and regulations, social welfare and health care reform)
· Internal entrepreneurship and self-management
· Pedagogical competence and learning in health promotion (modern learning environments, innovation pedagogy and innovative problem-solving skills)
· International operating environments in health promotion
· Innovation competence in health promotion

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course the student is able to:
· recognize the opportunities offered by health technology and use them to promote health
· develop innovative health promotion solutions in regional, national and international research and development projects
· perceive digitalization, as well as electronic and mobile services, as part of social and health services and health promotion
· analyze current media and communication phenomena from the perspective of health promotion

Content

· Health media and health literacy
· Social media in the promotion of health
· Cultural well-being in the context of health promotion
· Digitalization, electronic and mobile services
· Innovation pedagogy in the context of health promotion

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· describe the concepts of effectiveness and efficiency and related problems
· become familiar with various approaches and methods for evaluating effectiveness and their use in the development of health promotion
· determine the focus, goals and methods of evaluation regarding the effectiveness of health promotion in different operating environments
· plan and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of health promotion interventions

Content

· Interventions and methods in health promotion
· Effectiveness and efficiency of interventions
· Concepts of effectiveness and efficiency
· Evaluation of effectiveness and efficiency, evaluation methods used

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is ”able to:
• explain the philosophical principals of the study
• describe the research process
• describe the main quantitative and qualitative research methods
• read and interpret quantitative and qualitative research
• deepen their knowledge in the analysis of research data
• deepen their expertise in assessing the reliability of research
• critically evaluate information
• manages the ethical principles of research

Content

· The philosophical principals points of the research
· Quantitative and qualitative research process
· Key quantitative and qualitative research methods
· Analysis of research material
· Reliability and ethics of research
· Critical evaluation of information

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· understand the fundamental role that the population’s health and well-being and the underlying factors play in health promotion
· become familiar with regional, national and international research and development programmes for health promotion and the regulations governing them
· master the concepts, knowledge and fundamental values required for health promotion expertise and become familiar with the ethical foundation and fundamental values of health promotion
· learn to apply basic health promotion knowledge in their activities analyze and appraise studies describing the population’s health and well-being, as well as other current information in the context of health promotion development

Content

· Fundamental values and knowledge of health promotion
· Salutogenesis, health literacy and its support, self-care
· International and national programmes and strategies
· Life-cycle approach, environmental health, cultural well-being, literacy of population
· Assessment of the population’s health and well-being
· Structures of health promotion (changing operating environments and regulations, social welfare and health care reform)
· The future of health promotion and related development challenges

Evaluation scale

H-5