Curriculum 2007 – SYG307SJ (in English)

LAUREA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

Degree Programme in Health Promotion, Family Health Care, in English (Laurea Otaniemi, sote), SYG307SJ

Operating environment

Laurea’s learning environment facilitates competence development for learners, organisations, regions and
partners. The learning environment is a physical and psychological space that expresses the current culture, nature,
time, community and practices of development work. Thus, it forms a comprehensive operating environment for
competence development. The aim of the learning environment is to facilitate the achievement of learning results
while supporting the generation of new know-how and interaction within the operating environment. The learning
environment is an implementation of Laurea’s target-oriented development work and acts as an interaction
mechanism for the innovation environment’s value network. The learning environment utilises internal and external
networks and is in constant interaction with the world of work. New knowledge and skills are acquired in authentic
problem-solving and development tasks, which make the complexity of the real world an object for competence
development.


Expertise

Reflection means professional growth and competence led by human metacognitive abilities. In the process of
becoming an expert, reflection forms part of an investigative and developmental approach towards work. It
emphasises critical analysis of one’s own principles, starting points and consequences. Reflection is a liberating
process that combines the universal element of consciousness with individual emotion through will. Will is embodied
as both coming from within and being expressed externally through a specific content. Questioning previous
competence provides new meanings and renews competence. Reflection consists of critically analysing the
principles, bases and consequences of one’s own actions. Reflection of earlier experiences means awarding deep
thought or meanings to past events. Development is possible when new meanings are produced that are strong
enough to change competence. The more advanced meaning-producing perspectives can process a broader range
of experiences, differentiate between types of experiences, stay open to other perspectives and accumulate all our
experiences. In the thought process, reflection progresses from an unquestioning attitude in practice to critical
reflection on causes. In reflection, simple routine actions become conscious second-grade activity. In
consciousness, tacit knowledge and the knowledge for which we aim complement each other verbally and/or as
abstract concepts and in the connection formed between them. In critical reflection, an individual’s whole meaning-
producing perspective changes, transforming learned matters into action. Critical reflection implies a relationship
with communities, concepts and theories.


Description of the Degree Programme

The aim of the Master’s Degree is to produce new information and deepen one’s professional competencies. The
programme focuses on health promotion. The knowledge enhances ontological, epistemological and methodological
aspects of health promotion, family nursing and family work. The contents of education focus on theoretical and
methodological knowing in health promotion, innovative leadership, family nursing and family work integrated into
research and development project. The student will systematically investigate his/her competences related health
promotion and it’s methods, leadership and theoretical approaches in family nursing and family work.
The expertise in health promotion and in innovative multi-professional cooperation methods are deepened at
regional, national and international level. Health Programmes will be implemented and evaluated through the
research and development. Also students’ competences in promoting the welfare and health of families,
competences in innovative leadership and competences in research and development will be deepened during the
education. Gaining the competence is based on Learning by developing method (LbD). The Curriculum focuses on
core competences: ethical competence, globalisation competence, innovative competence, reflective competence,
network competence.
                                                                             1. year          2. year
OP                 STUDIES
184                HEALTH PROMOTION AND FAMILY NURSING
00621              Health strategies and models                                        5
00622              Virtual wellbeing services                                          5
00623              Scientific approaches in family nursing                             5
00624              Ethics in health promotion and family nursing                       5
185                INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP
00625              Empowering and participative leadership                             10
00626              Innovations in Health Promotion                                                      10
00627              Future oriented tools for quality and leadership                                         5
187                RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT METHODS
00629              Action research in LbD-model                                                             5
00630              Methods in new learning environment                                                      5
00631              Ethics in Research and development process                                               5
107                THESIS
00633              Thesis                                                                               30
154                ELECTIVE STUDIES
00669              English for managers and professionals                                                   5
                                                                                       0                    0

Annual themes and competences
Study                                                              Extent   Competences
00621              Health strategies and models                    5        Eettisen osaamisen kuvaus (Y)
00622              Virtual wellbeing services                      5        Eettisen osaamisen kuvaus (Y)
00623              Scientific approaches in family nursing         5        Eettisen osaamisen kuvaus (Y)
00624              Ethics in health promotion and family nursing   5        Eettisen osaamisen kuvaus (Y)
00625              Empowering and participative leadership         10       Verkosto-osaamisen kuvaus (Y)
00626              Innovations in Health Promotion                 10       Verkosto-osaamisen kuvaus (Y)
00627              Future oriented tools for quality and           5        Verkosto-osaamisen kuvaus (Y)
                   leadership
00629              Action research in LbD-model                    5        Verkosto-osaamisen kuvaus (Y)
00630              Methods in new learning environment             5        Verkosto-osaamisen kuvaus (Y)
00631              Ethics in Research and development process 5             Eettisen osaamisen kuvaus (Y)
00633              Thesis                                          30       Globalisaatio-osaamisen
                                                                            kuvaus (Y)
H - Personal competence level
O - Organisational development level
Y - Social reform level
184 HEALTH PROMOTION AND FAMILY NURSING, 0 cr

Description:
Ethical competence level 2-3
The student deepens her/his competencies in investigating ethical and scientific approaches and knowledge in
health promotion and family nursing. The student grasps the meaning of health impact assessment to support health
of families.



00621 Health strategies and models, 5 cr

The student is able to:
Objectives
The student will be able to analyze health strategies and models in promotion. The student grasps the meaning of
health impact and effectiveness in health care and social services



00622 Virtual wellbeing services, 5 cr

The student is able to:
Objectives
The student is able to develop new virtual wellbeing services. The student will internalize deep understanding of
media and communication processes and environments.


Contents of the study unit:
Virtual e-services

Professional media communication, processes and environments


00623 Scientific approaches in family nursing, 5 cr

The student is able to:
The student internalize and is able to analyze scientific approaches in family nursing and family work.




Contents of the study unit:

Scientific approaches in family nursing and family work. Case study in family nursing and family work



00624 Ethics in health promotion and family nursing, 5 cr

The student is able to:
Objective
The student will deepen his/her ethical thinking and reflection in ethical issues.


Contents of the study unit:
Contents
Ethical and moral questions in family work and family nursing (4 cr)
Ethical reflection
185 INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP, 0 cr

Description:
The student will deepen competencies in reflecting his/her learning as a dialog. Innovation, commitment and idea
gathering are excellent facilities for studying leadership. Continuous analysis of own thinking, knowledge and mental
models will be deepened through self-discipline, implementation skills, self-management and teamwork in personal,
organisational and social levels.


00625 Empowering and participative leadership, 10 cr

The student is able to:
Objective
The student will deepen competencies in reflecting his/her learning as a dialog. Innovation, commitment and idea
gathering are excellent facilities for studying leadership.


Contents of the study unit:
Contents
Empowerment as a concept
Shadowing



00626 Innovations in Health Promotion, 10 cr


00627 Future oriented tools for quality and leadership, 5 cr

The student is able to:
Objective
The student is able to apply future orientated tools for leadership and is able to analyze change as a
concept, as a theory and a process


Contents of the study unit:
Content
Change as a concept, change as a theory and a process from the personal, organisational and social perspectives
Future orientated tools



187 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT METHODS, 0 cr

Description:
The student will deepen his/her methodological knowledge,action based research applied in LbD model and
methods of inquiry.


00629 Action research in LbD-model, 5 cr

The student is able to:
Objective

The student is able to apply action research as methodological background of LbD
Contents of the study unit:
Content
Knowledge base in Research and Development
Action research applied in LbD model


Future research approach


00630 Methods in new learning environment, 5 cr

The student is able to:
Objective
The student is able to apply his/ her thesis work in the context of learning labs in Well Life Center. The student is
apply to use different types of methods of data collection and analysis


Contents of the study unit:
Content
Pilot studies in new learning environments(Labs) at Well Life Center
Methods of inquiry e.g. narratives as methods of data collection,
participative observation
Methods of analysis



00631 Ethics in Research and development process, 5 cr

The student is able to:
Objective

The student internalizes and reflects ethical issues in research and applies ethical issues in his/her thesis.

Contents of the study unit:
Content
Ethics in Research



107 THESIS, 0 cr

Description:
• present justified proposals for developing business operations
• conceptualise business phenomena on the basis of existing research
• use suitable research and development methods to produce new knowledge
• work in an interactive and responsible manner in development projects with businesses and other partners
• critically analyse their own performance and solutions
• master larger entities
• present things in a logical and justified manner

The student will be able to:
In professional growth the theme forms part of deepening professional competences.

Content:
At a University of Applied Sciences, the thesis is part of research and development serving students’ professional
growth, businesses and regional development. Theses develop business practices and may produce significant
innovations.

The basis for theses is a need for development. Writing a thesis means interaction with a workplace and adopting
an investigative and development-oriented approach to work. The emphasis in the theses is on describing and
analysing target-oriented performance and its results. Theses contain information describing businesses, existing
research findings and new result data.

The theme includes a maturity test, in which students demonstrate that they have mastered the topic and the
language.
Content

• getting acquainted with the thesis process and development project, topic selection
• research plan describing the background and objectives, essential research information on the topic, research and
development methods used and implementation plan
• thesis implementation
• reporting and presentation
• maturity test


00633 Thesis, 30 cr

Study unit description:
A 30-credit thesis is an essential part of the Master’s degree. It is a project promoting the health and welfare of
families and its purpose is to develop working life. Innovative action and service models as well as work and
assessment methods are created together with the clients and other partners. Development, research and
assessment of action are combined in the development project and action research approach is appropriate for this.
New learning environments enable the student’s, work community’s and network’s learning process as well as its
development as part of the development projects of the university of applied sciences. Researching and developing
action is essential for the student’s developing competence. The development project is articulated with the
learning process of the whole work community or network. It is possible to carry it out in one’s own work community
or in another work organization such as a project organization, public or private sector or association. When
connected to the working life through networking, the development can arise from the need of citizens or regions
and
their analysis. This way individual learning, structuring new information and new action models are produced
together in the project.
Through the development project of the Master’s degree the student and the whole work community interact actively
and the action for promoting family health and welfare is developed in the real working life. At the same time the
student’s learning and information is transferred to the work community.
The thesis is a learning process, which undergoes the following stages:
- Analysis stage, characterised by familiarisation with the phenomena at hand, by
information gathering and processing, and justification of the topic choice. The topic must be closely linked to
developing the student’s personal competence, work, career or work community, and it must aim to produce new
knowledge for broader use in the field. The topic of the thesis can arise from various sources, including for instance
Laurea’s R&D programmes and different organisations.


154 ELECTIVE STUDIES, 0 cr

Description:
Students use elective studies to deepen and broaden their competence in various themes and generic
competences. Students should choose study units to align the content of their studies with their own personal
interests and career objectives.
Students learn to analyse and develop their leadership competence and to work as experts. Also students learn to
manage work groups and networks in line with a strategy. They can build and develop competences and skills with
a basis in applied research and development. They will recognise business opportunities in a business operating
environment. They will be able to create a business model suitable for the business idea and to set up a business.
They can design innovative products and/or services and commercialise them.

The student will be able to:
 ethically and productively manage work communities and networks
 manage and develop competence
 evaluate, lead and develop teamwork
 promote creativity in a work community
 manage and develop multicultural work-related communication
 act as developers in data network implementation, processes and management
 responsibly develop their data network competence in diverse operating environments
 determine the performance and service level requirements for a data network
 describe the operation and network structures of a system
 understand the cultural impact in marketing
 assess their own possibilities to become an entrepreneur
 analyse the opportunities in the business operating environment

Content:
The electives are common course pool offered in the degree programme. Students are free to choose any offered
courses to compensate their elective credits required during degree programme. Students use elective studies to
deepen and broaden their competence in professional and generic competences. Students should choose study
units to align the content of their studies with their own personal interests and career objectives.

Learning process:
The learning process is based on Laurea's learning model - Learning by Developing(LbD), action and applied
reseach methods. Laurea's common elective course pool have variety of offering to align the content of students'
studies.


00669 English for managers and professionals, 5 cr

The student is able to:
• communicate in international professional environment

Contents of the study unit:
• Written and oral English for business administration and security management

Study unit description:
The course emphasizes language skill in English important for managers and professionals. It develops students’
communication skills for varying managerial situations.