Digital Expertise in Health Care and Social Services (3cr)

Objective

The student recognises the effects and potentialities of digitalisation in his or her field of expertise. She/He reflects on the research evidence critically and openly to introduce digital methods in the field of health care and social services. The student possesses sufficient capabilities to utilize digital methods (e.g. mobile methods and gamification) as part of specialist work in the social services and health care sector.

Content

– Digitalisation in the field of health care and social services
– Digital methods and their deployment
– Information security and privacy protection in digital services

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The general assessment criteria for the skills and knowledge required for a master’s degree can be found on our website (https://studyguide.jamk.fi/en/Study-Guide-Masters-Degrees/). The learning outcomes of the course are assessed in relation to learning objectives based on knowledge, skills and general competencies (National and European Qualifications Framework, level 7).
Pass:
The student masters the key concepts related to digitalisation and is able to take information security into account in digital services. The student recognises the effects and potentialities of digitalisation in his or her field of expertise and is capable of reflecting them based on evidence in a variety of ways. The student possesses the capabilities for deploying digital methods and is able to critically assess their deployment in the social services and health care sector.
0 (Fail)
The student does not master the key concepts related to digitalisation. The student does not recognise the effects of digitalisation and/or is incapable of considering the potentialities of digitalisation in his or her field of expertise. The student does not possess the capabilities/willingness to deploy digital methods and is therefore unable to critically assess their deployment in the social services and health care sector.
More detailed information about the course assessment criteria will be available in the Optima workspace at the beginning of the course.