RES02A18HKI Participatory and Research-Oriented Development 2 (2cr)

Code: RES0202B16S-3001

General information

Timing: 13.08.2018 - 21.12.2018; Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 2 cr

Local portion: 2 cr

RDI portion: 1 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Campus: Helsinki

Teaching languages: English

Degree programmes: Bachelor of Social Services

Teachers: Margarita Sakilayan-Latvala; Marianne Nylund; Katja Päällysaho; Hanna Lamberg

Course: RES0202B16S

Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization RES02A18HKI Participatory and Research-Oriented Development 2 RES0202B16S-3001. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.

Objective

The students will be able to
- reflect critically research-based knowledge and motivate own choices
- create new innovative solutions and develop own activity in the changing working life
- evaluate changes in working life
- write a development and research proposal with community development approach (using participatory research methods)

Content

Contents
- Critical reflection on research-based knowledge
- Development and research proposal with community development approach with working life partners and service-users
- Evaluation of changes in working life
- Participatory research methods

Location and time

Helsinki

Materials

Libguides/DSS (Library information, links to books, journals, databases)
Guidebook for Diak thesis: Community Based Participatory Research (cbpr): http://libguides.diak.fi/cbpr

Literature related to thesis topic.
Other literature will be given in the beginning of the study unit.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Academic writing workshops
Method workshops
Thesis seminars
Individual/ group learning

Employer connections

Thesis plan or other RES2 assignments will be conducted in collaboration with working life organisation or a Diak's project.

International connections

Thesis plan or RES2 assignments can be conducted during international exchange. This need to be agreed in advance with responsible teachers.

Completion alternatives

Alternative way to compensate a written report on methods:
a presentation (lecture, poster, video etc.) in a seminar/conference, working life event, poster
- If the presentation is done outside Diak, there need to be a short reflective summary (2 pages) of the process (poster etc. need to be included in the reflective summary)
- Alternative assignment need to be agreed in advance with responsible teachers.

Student workload

2 ECTS equals with 53 hours of student work (1 ECT= 26,6 hours).

Further information

Student can apply for a partial RPL/AHOT for participation of seminars and workshops and/or RES2 assignments based on previous studies or degrees.
Thesis plan cannot be accepted for RPL/AHOT.