Ylempään amk-tutkintoon johtavat koulutusohjelmat 2012–2013

Language of Instruction:

English. Please see in the Exchange Student Application System, if this course is available in English in this term or academic year.

Learning outcomes:

Student is familiar with the basic concepts and methods in future studies, main development trends and future challenges. Student is able to use selected methods in future studies in order to foresee the development trends in one’s own industry. Student can apply anticipated knowledge in development of one’s own work and employer organisation.

Contents:

Basic concepts and methods in futures studies, searching for and synthesizing the anticipative knowledge, exploitation of the anticipative knowledge in decision making and development.

Prerequisites:

No prerequisites needed.

Mode of delivery:

1 cr contact studies
2 cr virtual/distance studies
0 cr R&D-studies

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

11 h Supervised work
10 h Independent work
60 h Demonstration of competence

Additional information about mode of delivery and teaching methods:

- Lectures about 12 hours - Assignments and conversations in the Blackboard and searching for the material 18 hours - Writing the essee 50 hours

Work placement:

Not applicable.

Literature:

The literature of the course will be announced later.

Compulsory and recommended literature will be defined in the implementation plan of the course.

Assessment criteria:

Assessment framework

Assessment criteria will be defined separately for each course.

Generic competences to be assessed during the course:

Innovation and development activity competence

Assessment methods:

Assignments and essee.

Assessment scale:

Grading scale 0 - 5.

Notes:

Essee can be written also in Finnish.

Recommended optional programme components:

Not applicable.

Level of course:

Master's Degree

Type of course:

Compulsory (Degree Programme in Development and Management of Health and Social Care)
Compulsory (Degree Programme in Social Services)
Optional (Degree Programme in Advanced Nursing Practice)
Optional (Degree Programme in Entrepreneurship and Business Competence)

Year of study and Semester/trimester:

1. year, autumn (Degree Programme in Entrepreneurship and Business Competence)
2. year, autumn (Degree Programme in Entrepreneurship and Business Competence)

Name of the lecturer:

Senior lecturer Tiina Gallén

Contact person:

Senior lecturer Tiina Gallén