The Physical Accessibility of Housing and Working EnvironmentsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The students are able to acquire information on physical accessibility and are familiar with the R&D activities in the area. The students adopt an initiative and development-oriented approach to physical accessibility and are able to solve accessibility-related problems. The students know the tecnological possibilities in the Jamk´s Smartohome environment. The students are familiar with the various housing and working environments and with the possibilities of organizations to promote physical accessibility.
The students understand the theoretical basis of the “Housing Enabler” Assessment Method and are familiar with studies on the method. The know how to apply the method

Content

Physical Accessibility of Housing and Working Environments( 2,5 cr.) Effect of physical accessibility on living and working possibilities and on health promoting working and living conditions. Evaluation and improvement of physical accessibility outdoors and indoors. Compensation of renovation costs. Concepts of usability, accessibility, attainability and ergonomic working environment.
User training of the “Housing Enabler” Assessment Method (2,5 cr.)

Qualifications

The students are familiar with operating environments in the area of social and health care and understand the fundamental values of the profession.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

BASIC COMPETENCE (1-2)
The student has mastered the basic knowledge of physical accessibility. He/she is capable of independent knowledge acquisition and learning. The student knows how to disseminate the knowledge acquired. The student can evaluate information from various viewpoints. The student is familiar with the key information sources for the course concerned.
The student knows how to flexibly adapt his/her activities in accordance with the challenges presented by the task and the operational environment. The student possesses the skills to act also in unforeseen situations in accessibility. The student finds it challenging to manage with some more demanding professional tasks.
The student takes the responsibility of course tasks and projects given and acts in ways agreed, taking into account other actors and players. He/she can plan, organize and develop his/her own activities. The student is familiar with international information sources.

DEVELOPING COMPETENCE (3)
The student has comprehensively mastered the knowledge of the course. He/she acquires information spontaneously and independently and subjects it to a critical evaluation. The student is familiar with both the international as well as national knowledge base of the course/area of competence and can use it to independently carry out various tasks and learning projects. The student knows how, by different means, to disseminate the knowledge he/she has acquired and how to critically justify its use. In communication and interaction situations, the student can use and present information in a clearly analyzed, instructive and constructive way. The student has good problem-solving skills in his/her own field and can use them in new situations involving problems of complex and diverse nature. The student takes the responsibility of course tasks and projects and is a self-starter. He/she knows how to implement development projects by applying the knowledge base of his/her own field while demonstrating decision-making and problem-solving abilities.

ADVANCED COMPETENCE (4-5)
The student has well-advanced knowledge about the physical accessibility and critical understanding of the theories in the field and its operating principles as well. The student knows how to formulate individual knowledge based on the international and also on the most recent knowledge in the course/area of competence. He/she can evaluate it critically while showing creative thinking. The student knows how the knowledge acquired can be used, in a variety of ways, for the management of influential learning tasks and development projects and in their coordinated implementation. The student knows how to use information and communication technology in the acquisition of knowledge, in its production and in passing it to its field. In communication situations, he/she presents information, analyzing it outstandingly and connecting it to the sector's information needs. With the skills the student has acquired and demonstrated, he/she knows how to innovatively solve even unexpected problems while creating new ways of action and viewpoints to the physical accessibility. The student shows initiative in taking the responsibility for the course´s tasks and projects.

Fail:
The students don´t know the basic concepts of the course or the content of the course. They are not able to take responsibility of course tasks or plan own work at the course.


In the assessment of written assignments, the assessment criteria for written assignments are used.