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Sustainable and Client-Oriented Social and Health Care Services and the Basics of Entrepreneurship (5 cr)

Code: TH00CK44-3026

General information


Enrollment
01.05.2025 - 24.08.2025
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Timing
25.08.2025 - 31.10.2025
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Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Nursing
Teaching languages
English
Seats
10 - 28
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
Henriikka Penttilä
Mirka Toivonen
Jenni Hannula
Course
TH00CK44
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Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Content scheduling

• Health and health risks and health promotion
• Finnish social and healthcare service system (2 ECTS as an online course)
• basic knowledge of sustainable development and accountability and their implementation in the social and health care
• Intrapreneurship
• Entrepreneurship in health care

Objective

SUSTAINABLE CLIENT-ORIENTED SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES AND THE BASICS OF ENTRPREUNERSHIP 5 CR KASOTY

The study unit is arranged entirely in English

Objectives

The student will
• be aware of the state of health and well-being in Finland and the factors affecting them.
• understand the structure of the Finnish social and healthcare service system.
• understand the principles of a sustainability in healthcare system
• recognise ecologically, socially, culturally and economically sustainable development as part of their work and act responsibly as professionals and members of society.
• know how to use information related to their field to find, implement and establish sustainable solutions and operating models.
• understand sustainability challenges, their interdependencies and many aspects of issues and problems.
• know the basics of intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship in healthcare sector

Content

Contents
• Health and health risks and health promotion
• Finnish social and healthcare service system (2 ECTS as an online course)
• Basic knowledge of sustainable development and responsibility and their implementation in the social and health sector
• Intrapreneurship
• Entrepreneurship in health care

Materials

Links to literature is in Itslearning.

Teaching methods

- Compulsory participation in learning situations:
- Portfolio working
- Learning cafe
- Posterwalking
- Busines plan workshop

Exam schedules

The exam date is confirmed in ItsLearning

International connections

Team working
Independent working

Student workload

All together 135 h:
- 54 h Social and Health services (Independent working in Itslearning)
- 27 h BASICS OF ENTRPREUNERSHIP (8 h face to face teaching, 19 h independent working)
- 54 h Sustainable Health care (13 h face to face teaching, 41 h independent working)

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

FAILED:
Failure to complete assigned tasks.
The answers to the tasks lack any recognizable structure, but instead contain isolated, unrelated excerpts.
The content of the tasks does not answer the question or the use of concepts is incorrect. The sources are one-sided or unreliable, or no sources have been used at all.

APPROVED:
The content of the tasks demonstrates thorough mastery of the subject, which is clearly defined taking into account the assignment.
The answer demonstrates a versatile mastery of concepts. The issues are expressed precisely and justified in a diverse and critical manner.
The sources are up-to-date and reliable. The references to the sources have been made carefully in accordance with the instructions.

Further information

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