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Robotics in rehabilitation and social welfare (5 cr)

Code: SZXX2020-3006

General information


Enrollment

01.08.2022 - 25.08.2022

Timing

29.08.2022 - 21.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Health and Social Studies

Campus

Lutakko Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 25

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Rehabilitation Counselling
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Occupational Therapy
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Social Services
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Physiotherapy

Teachers

  • Kari Vehmaskoski

Teacher in charge

Kari Vehmaskoski

Objectives

You are able to use ordinary robotics at work. You are able to learn new from the robotics of rehabilitation and social welfare and apply it at your work.

Content

Ethics in robotics. Cobots, service robots, mobile robots, social robots. Robotics in rehabilitation. Digitalization in robotics. Exoskeletons. Robotics process in automation. Artificial intelligence. Virtual reality related to the robotics.

Learning materials and recommended literature

1. RoboCountryside- Käsikirja robotiikasta. Toim. Toni Pekkola ja Tanja Minkkinen. Grano Oy 2020. ISBN 978-951-830-596-8.
2. Markkio H-R., Heimovaara- Kotonen E. et al: Etäläsnäolorobotiikka. 2022. ISBN 978-951-830-637-8.

Teaching methods

Contact lessons and distance learning. Project work. You can do the course totally by distance learning.

Further information for students

Avoin AMK 5
Campus Online 5

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Adequate:
You are able to work like in a project almost independently and cooperate with others. Your knowledge from robotics consists of irrelevant facts and you have difficulties to connect facts to each others. You have done all agreed duties, but there are major deficiencis.

Satisfactory 2:
You are able to work independently in a project and you able to operate constructively together with others. Your knowledge from robotics is limited but sufficient concerning basics and you are partly able to use references.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Good 3:
You are able to work independently in a project and you able to operate constructively together with others. Your knowledge from robotics is good. You are able to use references. You have done good all the agreed duties.

Very good 4:
You are able to work independently in a project and you able to operate very well together with others. Your knowledge from robotics is very good and versatile. You have done all agreed duties very well.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5:
You are able to work in project creating new and in innovative and cooperative way. Your knowledge from robotics is excellent and comprehensive. In all your duties you can find new solutions.