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Multicultural work and community work (5 cr)

Code: 7081243-3002

General information


Enrollment

26.07.2019 - 14.10.2019

Timing

26.08.2019 - 03.11.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

10 - 20

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Social Services

Teachers

  • Heidi Ristseppä
  • Sirppa Kinos

Groups

  • PSOSVS18

Objective

Student
- is able to participate in societal influencing with clients and other collaboration partners
- is able to network and cooperate in multidisciplinary and multicultural settings
- understands cultural differences and is able to cooperate in multicultural settings
- is able to counsel groups professionally

Competence objectives of study unit
Students
- are able to network and cooperate in multidisciplinary and multicultural settings
- understand cultural differences and take them into account in client work
- are able to participate in international communication and interaction
- are able to support participation of citizens and to take part in societal influencing together with clients and other social partners.

Content

Content
- sociocultural work
- regional work
- networking
- gender sensitivity
- counselling of groups
- societal influencing
- immigrant work
- employment services

Materials

All material available online.

Teaching methods

Online course, including individual assignments and peer evaluation.

International connections

Online pedagogy, collaborative learning, own reflection in theoretical learning diary.

Completion alternatives

An alternative to the weekly assignment 1.:
Participation in the seminar CHALLENGES IN EMPLOYMENT OF IMMIGRANTS 3.10.2019 (Turku) or comparable seminar.

Student workload

Weekly assignments 1-4 (3 ECTS).
Theoretical learning diary (2 ECTS).

Content scheduling

30.9.-21.10.2019 (weeks 40 - 43).
Weekly assignments (see Optima):
- Our neighborhoods
- 2 - way integration
- Multicultural work
- Social capital and social network map.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Assignments 1-4 approved/ failed (2 ECTS).
Theoretical learning diary 0 (failed) -5 (excellent) (3 ECTS).

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Students
•are unable to network and cooperate in multicultural settings
•don´t understand cultural differencies and take them into account in client work
•are unable to participate in international communication and interaction
•are unable to support participation of citizens and to take part in societal influencing.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Students
•have challenges in networking and cooperating in multicultural settings
•have challenges in understanding cultural differencies and taking them into account in client work
•have challenges in international communication and interaction
•have challenges in supporting participation of citizens and participating in societal influencing.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Students
•are able to network and cooperate in multicultural settings
•understand cultural differencies and take them into account in client work
•are able to participate in international communication and interaction
•are able to support participation of citizens and to take part in societal influencing.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students
•are able to network and cooperate in multicultural settings, as well as evaluate and develope them
•have deep understanding in cultural differencies and take them into account in client work
•are able to participate in international communication and interaction
•are able to support participation of citizens and to take part in societal influencing and evaluate them.