Digital Expertise in Health Care and Social Services (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Content scheduling

The course starts with a preliminary assignment
Webinars
Group work
Independent study
Portfolio work

Objective

The purpose of the course is to increase knowledge and expertize of digitalization in social services and health care.

After the course you will recognize the effects and potentialities of digitalization in your own field of expertise. You will get transferable skills to utilize digital methods and to reflect critically and openly to introduce digital methods in the social services and health care sector.

Content

– Digitalization and related, current effects in the social services and health care sector
– Digital methods and the attitudes and competences related to their deployment.
– Kybersecurity, nformation security and privacy protection in digital services in social services and health care sector

Location and time

All course meetings are held remotely. Participation in the webinars is voluntary and they will be recorded.

Materials

To be announced during the course.

Teaching methods

Four webinars (including lectures and workshops)
Independent study
Small group study
Portfolio work

Completion alternatives

Participation in webinars is encouraged but voluntary. Webinars will be recorded. Compensation for absence.

Student workload

Webinars 4 x 3x45 min and preparation for them 1 cr Independent and peer study, portfolio work 4 cr

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

For the passed performance you master the key concepts related to digitalisation.You recognize the effects and potentialities of digitaliaztion in your own field of expertise and you are capable of reflecting them based on evidence in a variety of ways. You possess the capability to reflect the idea of deploying digital methods and you are able to critically assess their deployment in the social services and health care sector.