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Diversity Competence in Health Care and Social Services (5 cr)

Code: AH00CD03-3002

General information

Enrollment

16.11.2020 - 10.01.2021

Timing

01.01.2021 - 31.07.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)

Campus

  • E-campus, Lappeenranta
  • E-campus, Lahti

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

10 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Complementary competence and optional courses, Bachelors

Teachers

  • Minna Markkanen
  • Tuula Anneli Hyppönen

Scheduling groups

  • Verkkoluento 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • HLTITO20H
  • HLPREX21K
  • HLPRTO20H
  • HLTIEX21K
  • HLPRSOTE20H
    Hyvinvointialan yhteiset opinnot 2020-2021 (AMK), Lappeenranta

Small groups

  • Verkkoluento 1

Learning outcomes

After the completion of the study unit the student
- explains the concept of diversity and knows diversity competence models
- follows professional ethics in diversity matters
- applies diversity approach to professional practice

Implementation and methods of teaching

Diversity Comptence in Health Care and Social Services ( 5 ECTS) ONLINE

For whom?
This optional study unit will be offered online for the degree programme and exchange students of social and health care as well as for the open university students.

Teacher:
Tuula Hyppönen, tuula.hypponen@lab.fi and Minna Markkanen, minna.markkanen@lab.fi

After the completion of the study unit the student
- explains the concept of diversity and knows diversity competence models
- follows professional ethics in diversity matters
- applies diversity approach to professional practice

Content
- concepts of diversity and diversity competence models
- power and ethical conduct in practitioner and service user encounters
- diversity approach in professional practice.

The study unit will be implemented in moodle and Teams learning environments, where the student
- familiarizes oneself with the course material,
- applies one's knowledge to the given assignments and apploads them to the moodle page,
- participates the scheduled contact sessions in Teams,
- gets teacher evaluatiion and gives students evaluation to the moodle.

Timing and attendance

The study unit will be implemented from January 18 to March 8 in 2021.
Participation in the scheduled contact sessions in zoom as the following:

Schedule:
Mon 18.1.21 at 9.00-10.30
Mon 25.1.21 at 9.00-10.30
Mon 1.2.21 at 9.00-10.30
Mon 8.2.21 at 9.00 -10.30
Mon 15.2.21 at 9.00-10.30

The study unit and the first zoom session address will be published and sent to the enrolled students January 13.

Learning material and recommended literature

Hoffman, Edwin and Verdooren, Arjan, 2018, Diversity competence:cultures don't meet, people do, e-book, available at https://masto.finna.fi/Record/masto.147364

The other article, video and assignment material will be published by January 13.

Assessment scale

1-5