Curricula

Objectives

You can manage evidence informed design process to innovate and develop digital rehabilitation services. You understand the complexity of rehabilitation interventions as bases of service design. You can obtain and evaluate domestic and international research data and extract the best evidence and critically appraise the evidence for its validity, impact and feasibility. You can create integrated knowledge from different fields to maximize and optimize person functioning, health and well-being by digital solutions. You can create new transprofessional strategic approaches for creating digital rehabilitation services and leading the developmental process based on sustainability.

Content

• Theory of life-based design
• Theory of design thinking
• Theories on how to develop complex interventions to improve health and wellbeing throw rehabilitation
• Evidence based practice
• Sustainable development

Learning materials and recommended literature

1. Cooper, A., Reimann, R., Cronin, D., & Noessel, C. (2014). About face: The essentials of interaction design (Fourth edition.). John Wiley & Sons. E-kirja. The essential interaction design guide.

2. Saariluoma, P., Cañas, J., & Leikas, J. k. (2016). Designing for life: A human perspective on technology development. Palgrave Macmillan UK.

Teaching methods

The course uses webinars, independent work and learning assignments in Moodle as teaching and learning methods.

The webinars will be contact teaching at agreed times and will be interactive learning situations and you will be prepared for them according to the instructions given in advance (which will be given in the Moodle workspace).

If you use AI in your assignments, please include a verbal description of how, to what extent and where you have used it.

Practical training and working life connections

Assignments can be linked to your own work, there will be visitor lecturers from working life

Exam dates and retake possibilities

The learning tasks are spread evenly throughout the course and the exact schedule will be announced in Moodle at the beginning of the course. No exam.

International connections

Assignments can be linked to the international projects.

Student workload

- Webinars and lecture recording 27 h (1 ECTS credits)
- Searching and reading material 54 h (2 ECTS credits)
- Individual and group assignments 54 h (2 ECTS credits)
Total of 135 h (5 ECTS credits)

Further information for students

Intermediate tasks will be assessed approved-fail,
the final task will be assessed numerically

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

0 (fail)
You are not able to describe the principles of the development digital rehabilitation service. You have difficulties obtaining and evaluating research or using it as bases for the design digital rehabilitation service. You neglect sustainable development. You have not participated in the lessons or conversations in any way. You have not submitted the assignments asked and/or your assignment has indications of plagiarism.

1 (sufficient level)
You describe partly the principles of the development digital rehabilitation service. You have obtained and used at least one research as bases for the design digital rehabilitation service. You take partly account the sustainable development. You have participated occasionally in lessons or conversations. You have submitted the assignments and/or your assignments haven´t indications of plagiarism.

2 (satisfactory level)
You describe the principles of the development digital rehabilitation service based on at least one well-known theory. You have obtained and used at least one good quality research as bases for the design digital rehabilitation service. You take account the sustainable development. You have participated occasionally in lessons or conversations. You have submitted the assignments and/or your assignments haven´t indications of plagiarism.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

3 (good level)
You describe the principles of the development digital rehabilitation service based on well-known theories. You have obtained and used many good quality researches as basis for the design digital rehabilitation service. You take account the sustainable development. You have participated usually in conversations both in an online learning environment and lessons. You have submitted the assignments and/or your assignments haven´t indications of plagiarism. Your assignments demonstrate a well-structured knowledge.

4 (very good)
You describe and compare various kinds of development theories to design digital rehabilitation services. You have obtained and used many good quality researches as basis for the design digital rehabilitation service. You take account the sustainable development. You can justify your decisions by using various references, evidence-based practice, and the principles of sustainable development. You have participated actively in conversations both in an online learning environment and lessons. You have submitted the assignments and/or your assignments haven´t indications of plagiarism. Your assignments demonstrate well-structured knowledge of the theoretical basis and offer a realistic approach to development digital rehabilitation services.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

5 (excellent)
You describe and explain in detail various kinds of development theories to design digital rehabilitation services. You have obtained and used many good quality researches as basis for the design digital rehabilitation service. You take account the sustainable development. You are able to justify your decisions by using various references, evidence-based practice, and the principles of sustainable development. You have participated actively in conversations both in an online learning environment and lessons. You have submitted the assignments and/or your assignments haven´t indications of plagiarism. Your assignments demonstrate diverse and well-structured knowledge of the theoretical basis and offer realistic and innovative approach to development digital rehabilitation services.