Project in Gerontological Nursing (5cr)

Evaluation methods and criteria

5= Outstanding

Student can fully demonstrate the knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the members among the multidisciplinary team. They can comprehensively and professionally communicate and cooperate with all stakeholders participating in the project by utilizing and sharing their expertise. Student is outstanding in applying project expertise and participating in project quality management and evaluation. They can critically evaluate the development of their project´s teamwork. Student can analyse evidence-based materials, create innovative ideas, theories and methods to solve problems in older people-related projects，including developing, implementing and evaluating them.



4= Very Good

Student demonstrates the knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the members among the multidisciplinary team. They can professionally communicate and cooperate with all stakeholders participating in the project by utilizing and sharing their expertise. Student applies project expertise well and participates in project quality management and evaluation. They can evaluate the development of their project´s teamwork. Student can critically use evidence-based materials, create innovative ideas, theories and methods to solve problems in older people-related projects，including developing, implementing and evaluating them.



3= Good

Student has understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the members among the multidisciplinary team. They can professionally communicate and cooperate with some stakeholders participating in the project by utilizing and sharing their expertise. Student has project expertise and participates in project quality management and evaluation. They understand the development of their project´s teamwork. Student use some evidence-based materials, participate to creation of innovative ideas, theories and methods to solve problems in older people-related projects，including developing, implementing and evaluating them.



2= Satisfactory

Student has knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the members among the multidisciplinary team. They can communicate and cooperate with some stakeholders participating in the project by utilizing and sharing their expertise. Student know what project expertise is and participates in project quality management and evaluation. They have some idea of how the development of their project´s teamwork is building. Student understands the meaning of evidence-based materials, create innovative ideas, theories and methods to solve problems in older people-related projects，including developing, implementing and evaluating them.



1= Limited

Student has limited knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the members among the multidisciplinary team. They need support to communicate and cooperate with all stakeholders participating in the project by utilizing and sharing their expertise. Student has difficulties in applying their project expertise and participating in project quality management and evaluation. They have limited understanding of the development of their project´s teamwork. Student uses limited resources in their work and have difficulties in creating innovative ideas, theories and methods to solve problems in older people-related projects，including developing, implementing and evaluating them.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

After this course you have a deep understanding of project-based learning. You can build and utilise teamwork skills in the implementation of project work in gerontological nursing. You understand the importance of innovation and can utilise creative methods to solve problems in gerontological nursing project-work. You master and utilise evidence-based thinking, sustainable, innovative ideas, theories, and methods to develop teaching content for gerontological nursing education. You promote and practice ethical conduct in gerontological nursing project work

Competences:

Proactive development

You implement research, development and innovation projects and apply different research and development methods.

You develop new customer oriented, sustainable, and economically viable solutions, anticipating the future.

You analyse the current situation and anticipate the future changes in the operating environment.

Sustainable development

You manage the search, implementation and establishment of sustainable solutions and operating models in the work community.

You apply the knowledge and future visions of sustainable development comprehensively as a basis for sustainable solutions.

You analyse and assess systemic dependencies of complex multidisciplinary problems and the different dimensions of solutions.

Ethics

You promote ethically sustainable activities and the realisation of ethical reflection in different operating environments.

Content

Project expertise and multi-professional teamwork

Project planning and implementation (including designing thinking and customer-oriented design tools)

Project management and evaluation

Evidence based knowledge in project work

Ethical conduct in project work

Sustainable project development and implementation approaches

Location and time

3.3.26 9-11
10.3.26 13-15
17.3.26 13-15
24.3.26 13-15
31.3.26 13-15
7.4.26 13-15
16.4.26 13-15
23.4.26 13-15
30.4.26 13-15
7.5.26 9-12
14.5.26 13 -15 (Closing session)
Room number to be announced separately

Materials

Related textbooks

Sipes, C. (2016). Project management for the advanced practice nurse. Springer Publishing Company.

Harrison, M. B., & Graham, I. D. (2021). Knowledge translation in nursing and healthcare: A roadmap to evidence-informed practice. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Other material to be announced later

Teaching methods

Contact face to face sessions once a week
Flipped learning

Exam schedules

A complete project plan to be handed at the end of the course on 14.5 .2026

Student workload

Contact lessons 35 h
Home assignments 15 h
Assignment presentation and peer review 10 h
Project preparation and completion 75 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1= Limited

Student has limited knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the members among the multidisciplinary team. They need support to communicate and cooperate with all stakeholders participating in the project by utilizing and sharing their expertise. Student has difficulties in applying their project expertise and participating in project quality management and evaluation. They have limited understanding of the development of their project´s teamwork. Student uses limited resources in their work and have difficulties in creating innovative ideas, theories and methods to solve problems in older people-related projects，including developing, implementing and evaluating them.

2= Satisfactory

Student has knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the members among the multidisciplinary team. They can communicate and cooperate with some stakeholders participating in the project by utilizing and sharing their expertise. Student know what project expertise is and participates in project quality management and evaluation. They have some idea of how the development of their project´s teamwork is building. Student understands the meaning of evidence-based materials, create innovative ideas, theories and methods to solve problems in older people-related projects，including developing, implementing and evaluating them.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3= Good

Student has understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the members among the multidisciplinary team. They can professionally communicate and cooperate with some stakeholders participating in the project by utilizing and sharing their expertise. Student has project expertise and participates in project quality management and evaluation. They understand the development of their project´s teamwork. Student use some evidence-based materials, participate to creation of innovative ideas, theories and methods to solve problems in older people-related projects，including developing, implementing and evaluating them.

4= Very Good

Student demonstrates the knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the members among the multidisciplinary team. They can professionally communicate and cooperate with all stakeholders participating in the project by utilizing and sharing their expertise. Student applies project expertise well and participates in project quality management and evaluation. They can evaluate the development of their project´s teamwork. Student can critically use evidence-based materials, create innovative ideas, theories and methods to solve problems in older people-related projects，including developing, implementing and evaluating them.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5= Outstanding

Student can fully demonstrate the knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the members among the multidisciplinary team. They can comprehensively and professionally communicate and cooperate with all stakeholders participating in the project by utilizing and sharing their expertise. Student is outstanding in applying project expertise and participating in project quality management and evaluation. They can critically evaluate the development of their project´s teamwork. Student can analyse evidence-based materials, create innovative ideas, theories and methods to solve problems in older people-related projects，including developing, implementing and evaluating them.