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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
YSC24KM
Terveyden edistämisen tutkinto-ohjelma (YAMK)
YSU23KM
Monialainen kuntoutus (YAMK)
YSB23S1
Projektijohtaminen YAMK
YSC25KMAVO
Sosiaali- ja terveysalan ylempi AMK, terveyden edistäminen
ZJA25SSY
Avoin AMK, sote, YAMK
ZJM25SS
EJ, sote, yksittäiset opintojaksot
YSU24K1
Monialainen kuntoutus (YAMK)
YSG24S1
Sosiaalialan ylempi AMK, erityissosiaaliohjaus (YAMK)
YSB24S1
Projektijohtaminen ylempi AMK, sosiaali- ja terveysala
YSG23S1
Sosiaalialan ylempi AMK, erityissosiaaliohjaus (YAMK)
YSC23KM
Terveyden edistämisen tutkinto-ohjelma (YAMK)
YSC25KM
Terveyden edistämisen tutkinto-ohjelma (YAMK)
YSU24S1
Monialainen kuntoutus (YAMK)
YSG25S1AVO
Sosiaalialan ylempi AMK, erityissosiaaliohjaus (YAMK)
YJS24S1
Johtamisen tutkinto-ohjelma, ylempi AMK, sosiaali-ja terveysala
Course
YSZY0510

Realization has 4 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 12 h 0 min.

Time Topic Location
Wed 10.09.2025 time 15:00 - 18:00
(3 h 0 min)
Digiosaajana sosiaali- ja terveysalalla YSZY0510-3011
Webinaari
Wed 24.09.2025 time 15:00 - 18:00
(3 h 0 min)
Digiosaajana sosiaali- ja terveysalalla YSZY0510-3011
Webinaari
Wed 08.10.2025 time 15:00 - 18:00
(3 h 0 min)
Digiosaajana sosiaali- ja terveysalalla YSZY0510-3011
Webinaari
Wed 29.10.2025 time 15:00 - 18:00
(3 h 0 min)
Digiosaajana sosiaali- ja terveysalalla YSZY0510-3011
Webinaari
Changes to reservations may be possible.

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

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