Production of Social and Education Services and Entrepreneurship (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Learning events on weeks 43-50

21.10.25 on 9.30 - 12.30 AM Startup and introduction for the study unit. Group learning task. / AL, ML
28.10.25 on 9.30 - 12.30 AM Organization and production of social and education services. Group learning task. / ML
4.11.25 on 9.30 - 12.30 AM Standards and monitoring of the social and education services. Group learning task. / AL
11.11.24 on 9.30 - 12.30 AM Entrepreneurship. Group learning task. / ML
25.11.25 on 9.30 - 11.30 AM Revision and Exam / AL
9.12.25 on 9.30 - 12.30 AM Presentations for the group learning tasks and feedback for the exam / AL, ML

Exam retake 9.12.2025 13.00-14.00

2. Retake Exam 13.1.2026 at 9.00 Online

Objective

• you are familiar with the responsibility of society in promoting citizens’ well-being, and organising social and early childhood education services
• you know how public and private services are produced and developed
• you have an understanding of quality control in social welfare and early childhood education
• you have an overall idea of the significance of entrepreneurship in social and education services

Content

• the organisation of public services and different ways of producing them
• the operational and financial planning of public and private services
• the basics of quality control in social and early childhood education services
• social service professionals as entrepreneurs in social and early childhood education services

Materials

The Act on Organising Health Care and Social Welfare Services (612/2021)
Social Welfare Act (1301/2014)
The Act on Surveillance of Social and Health Care Services (741/2023)
https://valvira.fi. National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health.

Teaching methods

Conversational lectures
Group assignment
Exam

Exam schedules

Exam 25.11.2025 at 9.30 at Campus
Retake Exam 9.12.2025 at 13.00 Campus
2. Retake Exam 13.1.2026 at 9.00 Online

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

Lectures and team learning

Student workload

Lectures 1 cr (minimum 50 percent attendance required)
Group assignment 1 cr (disapprov./approv.)
Exam 3 cr (dissapprov./S1-C5)

Failed (0)

You have insufficient knowledge on the responsibility of society in promoting social and early childhood education services.

You have not internalised the basic structure of producing public and private services. You can´t mention by name the legislation concerning the services.

You don´t have satisfactory understanding of quality control in social welfare and early childhood education services.

You can´t describe an overall idea of the significance of entrepreneurship in social and education services.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

You have basic knowledge of the responsibility of society in promoting social and early childhood education services.

You have internalised and you can satisfactory name the basic structure of producing public and private services. You can mention by name the legislation concerning the services.

You have satisfactory understanding of quality control in social welfare and early childhood education services. You can describe the basic idea of quality control.

You have an overall idea and you can name the basic elements of entrepreneurship in social and early childhood education services.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

You have good knowledge of the responsibility of society in promoting social and early childhood education services.

You can clearly name the basic structure of producing public and private services. You know the content of the legislation concerning the services.

You have a distinct understanding of quality control in social welfare and early childhood education services. It is easy for you to point out quality risks.

You have a distinct idea and you can name crucial elements of entrepreneurship in social and early childhood educational services.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

You have inclusive knowledge of the responsibility of society in promoting social and early childhood education services.

You have many-sided outlook on the structure of producing public and private services. You know the content and some details of the legislation concerning the services.

You have a comprehensive understanding of quality control in social welfare and early childhood education services. It is easy for you to point out and analyse quality risks.

You have a justified idea and you can name crucial elements of entrepreneurship in social and early childhood educational services.

Further information

Communication in itslearning.