Social Security and Social PolicyLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

• The theory of welfare and the changes in Finnish welfare states
• The main features of European and Finnish social policy as well as different models of welfare states
• The main features of Finnish Social security system including social benefits and health services
• The concept of social problem and different approaches to prevent them
• The process of social exclusion and the methods of preventing the process

Content

• The theories of welfare and changes in Finnish welfare state
• The different models of welfare in European context: the Nordic countries model, middle European model
• Social security system in Finland: The basic legislation, pension insurance, social services, supplementary benefit
• The concept of social problem, the different research trends of studying social problems
• The process of social exclusion and promoting participation

Qualifications

The student knows the social and health services that produce welfare and social security.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Excellent (5)
• The student can explain and evaluate the basic theories of welfare
• The student is capable of comparing and analyzing the different models of welfare and social policy in a European context
• The student can make an analyze and evaluate the development and content of Finnish Social Security system
• The student can interpret and make conclusions when promoting social participation utilizing the theory of social problem
• The student is capable of evaluating the concept of social exclusion and can propose different approaches in prevention of it
• The student can utilize flawless the instructions of Jyväskylä University of applied science in written assignments.
Very good (4)
• The student can explain the basic theories of welfare
• The student is capable of comparing the different models of welfare and social policy in a European context
• The student can make an analyze about the development and content of Finnish Social Security system
• The student can make conclusions when promoting social participation utilizing the theory of social problem
• The student is capable of comparing the concepts of social exclusion can classify different approaches when preventing social exclusion
• The student can utilize flawless the instructions of Jyväskylä University of applied science in written assignments.
Good (3)
• The student can introduce the main theories of welfare
• The student can explain the different models of welfare and social policy in a European context
• The student can explain the development and content of Finnish Social Security system
• The student can explain the basic approaches when promoting social participation utilizing the theory of social problem
• The student can name different approaches when preventing social exclusion
• The student can utilize mostly flawless the instructions of Jyväskylä University of applied science in written assignments.

Satisfactory (2)
• The student can name the main theories of welfare
• The student can name different models of welfare and social policy in a European context
• The student can explain the main content of Finnish Social Security system
• The student can name some of the basic approaches when promoting social participation utilizing the theory of social problem
• The student can name different approaches when preventing social exclusion
• The student follows only partly the instructions of Jyväskylä University of applied science in written assignments.

Satisfactory (1)
• The student can name one of the theories of welfare
• The student can recognize the main features of the European welfare and social policy
• The student knows some content of Finnish Social Security system
• The student can name one basic approach when promoting social participation utilizing the theory of social problem
• The student can name one approach when preventing social exclusion
• The student follows only partly or not at all the reporting instructions of Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences.