Welfare and Living Conditions (5cr)
Code
General information
- Enrollment
- 22.09.2025 - 07.11.2025
- Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
- 03.11.2025 - 18.12.2025
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Institution
- Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, SeAMK Seinäjoki, Kampustalo
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 10
- Course
- C-02472-BE00DS22
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Welfare and Living Conditions C-02472-BE00DS22-3009. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Evaluation scale
1-5
Objective
Students are able to explain the conceptual foundation of welfare. They can explain how such factors as experienced welfare and health, mental wellbeing, social relations, work, meaningful activities and living conditions affect people's welfare and coping in daily life. Students are able to explain how physical and mental illness, disability and ageing influence people's welfare and ability to function. Students know how to seek information from various publications of organizations and from literature, articles and online sources. Students are able to present the library and information services provided by SeUAS and to name important producers and sources of information in the social and health care field. Students analyse their needs for information and select appropriate sources of information. Studens know how to use databases and online services offered by SeUAS library and other providers of services. Students are able to interpret and evaluate the information and develop their information seeking skills. Students know how to apply the SeUAS instructions provided for written assignments as regards referencing (books, articles, online sources, also international recurces).
Content
- welfare, experienced welfare - quality of life - ability to function, health - work, ageing, disability - library and information services at Seinäjoki UAS - information sources and producers of information in the social and health care field - databases and online information sources and how to use them - tools for online information seeking - evaluation, use and application of information
Materials
Knowledge base: online material and independent information searching Information skills: - SEAMK Library website - other online material - further reading: Haasio, A. (2024). Löydä. Uudistettu laitos. Avain.
Teaching methods
Online learning, distance learning (Teams) Knowledge base: independent learning, working place visits, group work Information skills: independent learning, individual and group assignments
Employer connections
Working life assignment (experience interviews, vistis)
Student workload
135 h