Digital Expertise in Health Care and Social Services (5cr)
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General information
- Enrollment
- 04.08.2025 - 24.08.2025
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.09.2025 - 16.11.2025
- Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Online learning
- Unit
- School of Health and Social Studies
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 50
- Degree programmes
- Master's Degree Programme in Business Network Management
- Master’s Degree Programme in Health Care and Social Services
- Master's Degree Programme in Project Management
- Teachers
- Emilia Lahdenperä
- Teacher in charge
- Emilia Lahdenperä
- Groups
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YSC24KMTerveyden edistämisen tutkinto-ohjelma (YAMK)
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YSU23KMMonialainen kuntoutus (YAMK)
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YSB23S1Projektijohtaminen YAMK
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YSC25KMAVOSosiaali- ja terveysalan ylempi AMK, terveyden edistäminen
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ZJA25SSYAvoin AMK, sote, YAMK
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ZJM25SSEJ, sote, yksittäiset opintojaksot
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YSU24K1Monialainen kuntoutus (YAMK)
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YSG24S1Sosiaalialan ylempi AMK, erityissosiaaliohjaus (YAMK)
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YSB24S1Projektijohtaminen ylempi AMK, sosiaali- ja terveysala
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YSG23S1Sosiaalialan ylempi AMK, erityissosiaaliohjaus (YAMK)
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YSC23KMTerveyden edistämisen tutkinto-ohjelma (YAMK)
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YSC25KMTerveyden edistämisen tutkinto-ohjelma (YAMK)
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YSU24S1Monialainen kuntoutus (YAMK)
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YSG25S1AVOSosiaalialan ylempi AMK, erityissosiaaliohjaus (YAMK)
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YJS24S1Johtamisen tutkinto-ohjelma, ylempi AMK, sosiaali-ja terveysala
- Course
- YSZY0510
Realization has 4 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 12 h 0 min.
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Wed 10.09.2025 time 15:00 - 18:00 (3 h 0 min) |
Digiosaajana sosiaali- ja terveysalalla YSZY0510-3011 |
Webinaari
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Wed 24.09.2025 time 15:00 - 18:00 (3 h 0 min) |
Digiosaajana sosiaali- ja terveysalalla YSZY0510-3011 |
Webinaari
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Wed 08.10.2025 time 15:00 - 18:00 (3 h 0 min) |
Digiosaajana sosiaali- ja terveysalalla YSZY0510-3011 |
Webinaari
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Wed 29.10.2025 time 15:00 - 18:00 (3 h 0 min) |
Digiosaajana sosiaali- ja terveysalalla YSZY0510-3011 |
Webinaari
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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.
Competences of the course:
- Ethics
- Learning to learn
- Proactive development
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
Items of Assessment:
Learning portfolio and learning self assessment
Student Workload in Hours:
Online studies 40 h - Active participation in intensive days 20 h - Independent work (incl. Written assignments) 75 h Total 135 hours
Location and time
All course meetings are held remotely. Participation in the webinars is voluntary. Recordings of the corresponding content are available.
Materials
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö 2023. Digitaalisuus sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon kivijalaksi. Sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon digitalisaation ja tiedonhallinnan strategia 2023-2035. Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriön julkaisuja 2023:32.
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. Kansallinen ikäohjelma vuoteen 2030: Tavoitteena ikäkyvykäs Suomi
Global strategy on digital health 2020-2025. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2021. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
Valtioneuvosto. 2022. Valtioneuvoston selonteko: Suomen digitaalinen kompassi. Valtioneuvoston julkaisuja 2022:65.
Kyberturvallisuus - Ohje sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon toimijoille (STM 2019)
Blek, T., Lahdenperä, E., & Lehosmaa, J. (2024). Sote-ammattilaisten kyberturvallisella toiminnalla varmistetaan asiakas- ja potilasturvallisuutta. Jamk Arena Pro. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:jamk-issn-2984-0783-104
Blek, T. & Solankallio-Vahteri, T. 2022. Terveydenhuollon hoitohenkilöstön tieto- ja kyberturvallisuusosaaminen. FinJeHeW 14 (4): 352-363.
Coventry, L., Branley-Bell, D., Sillence, E., Magalini, S., Mari, P., Magkanaraki, A. & Anastasopoulou, K. 2020. Cyber-Risk in Healthcare: Exploring Facilitators and Barriers to Secure Behaviour. HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust.
Sihvo, P. & Koski, A. (toim.) Eettinen toimintamalli - osaamista tulevaisuuden koulutukseen ja sote-alan työhön
Digiosallisuuden käsite ja keskeiset osa-alueet, Digiosallisuus Suomessa -hankkeen väliraportti (Hänninen, Karhinen, Korpela, Pajula, Pihlajamaa, Merisalo, Kuusisto, Taipale, Kääriäinen & Wilska 2021)
Sanmark, J. & Sanmark, E. 2024. Mitä tiedämme generatiivisen tekoälyn hyödyistä terveydenhuollossa? Duodecim. Mitä tiedämme generatiivisen tekoälyn hyödyistä terveydenhuollossa?
DigiFinland. Tekoäly hyvinvointialueilla: Sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon käyttötapaukset ja kansallinen edistäminen. 2024. Esiselvitystyön loppuraportti maaliskuu 2024. https://digifinland.fi/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DigiFinland_tekoaly_loppuraportti_210324.pdf
+ topical, research-based material, 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. Recordings of webinars. Students will discuss the topics of the lectures in their learning portfolio after watching the recording/participating in the webinar.
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
The general criteria of the competences that the Master's Degrees awarded by Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences provide can be found on JAMK's web pages (Competence Assessment | Jamk). The learning outcomes of individual courses are assessed in relation to the objectives of the course concerned. Assessment is based on knowledge, skills and competence in accordance with the National and European Qualifications Framework (NQF/EQF), level 7.
Pass:
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.
0 (Failed):
The student does not achieve the competence goals of the course