Study Guide

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 incorporating pre course task activity
Ennakko tehtävä
Please submit your 500 word pre-course task  by 24th of March.
Specifically you will write a descriptive synopsis 500 words (summary) on your recent health promotion  activities  using reflective cycle by Gibbs, Moon, Schön, Kolb or any other.

Health promotion activities range from preventing illnesses and accidents to  a wide range  of capacity building or healthy lifestyles. It also can be short review on opportunities within your HPM target group. You submit the pre-task activity on ITS learning environment.
 

Lectures & discussions
Collaborative group work poster or 3 min video and presentation
Teamwork assignment
Written 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/

Student workload

Tasks 4 op
Distance education 1 op

Content scheduling

Various aspects of Health Promotion Management course detailed content for each teaching session as scheduled below will be available on the ITS learning platform closer to the time.
The pre task will be published in advance of the course start on the 1st of March 2022 prior the course start.

Contact teaching days:
23.3.2022 at 14.15-15.45
24.3.2022 at 8.30-15.45
19.4.2022 at 8.30-15.45
23.5.2022 at 8.30-11.30
Teaching will be organized on Zoom and Its Learning. Zoom links are on ITS learning environment.

Health promotion management and leadership and various aspects
-Promoting health and well-being in municipal decision making
- Pre-evaluation methods as a support for decision making
-Welfare managing tools (Health Reports and indicators)
Expertise management: Participatory management, Change management and Network management
- Work as an independent expert in different health promoting settings
- Develop leadership skills that drive a continuous improvement of the collaborative culture
- Develop critical thinking and effective communication
- Utilize different kinds of health promoting management tools
National and Global aspect in Best practice
- Explore deeper into national and global aspects of health promotion leadership .
- Develop analytical skills to evaluate various aspects in Health Promotion

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 progresses through a variety of tasks and activities based on both theoretical frameworks as well as knowledge sharing.
To complete the course you need to complete all the activities and tasks successfully by due dates.
The course evaluation mark grid varies from 0 to 5 as based on the individual assignment.
Written work individual assignment 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.

Other tasks of the course will be evaluated as pass/fail.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Fail: You have not submitted all the tasks and activities by due date and or you have not participated in the teaching sessions and/or the submitted tasks and activities are of poor quality. Plagiarism also leads to failing the course.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Pass/Fair (1): You have submitted all tasks and activities by due date and participated to the Zoom-meetings of the course. You demonstrate superficial learning and basic knowledge of the topics. The use of evidence-based litterature is minimal. There may be also some conceptual and content errors in the tasks and the layout of the tasks is unfinished

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Good (3): You have submitted all the tasks and activities on time and participated in the course Zoom-meetings. Your tasks meet the objectives and contents of the course. You demonstrate skills to apply theory into practice. Your tasks follow the instructions and you have used evidence-based literature as your reference. The structure and layout of tasks is of good standard.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): You have submitted all tasks and activities on time and participated to the Zoom meetings of the course. You demonstrate extensive knowledge of the subject substance. You also demonstrate application of theory into practice. Your tasks follow the instructions and are of high standard using evidence based literature and up to date referencing. The standard of written work is impeccable. You present your work analytically and the reflection demonstrates synthesis.

Qualifications

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