WYOK20HKI Work with Young People (3cr)
Code: WYO0003B16S-3003
General information
- Enrollment
- 09.09.2019 - 30.09.2019
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 13.01.2020 - 07.02.2020
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Campus
- Helsinki
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 200
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
- Teachers
- Jouko Porkka
- Hanna Lamberg
- Course
- WYO0003B16S
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization WYOK20HKI Work with Young People WYO0003B16S-3003. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Objective
The students will be able to
- understand youth as a stage of life and as a cultural phenomenon
- understand different youth cultures and theories in youth work
- know relevant legislation and policies affecting youth
- understand different challenges faced by young people in society
- know different actors, services and work methods in youth work
- apply different approaches and methods of youth work
Content
Contents
- Youth as a stage of life and a cultural phenomenon
- Youth cultures
- Theories and approaches in youth work
- Relevant legislation and policies affecting youth
- Challenges faced by young people
- Actors, services and work methods in youth work
Materials
Learning material available in WYO Moodleroom
Teaching methods
- group assignment
- lectures at Kalasatama campus and other learning material that supports completing the assignment
- field visits
- field visit to a designated youth place for the assignment; data gathering about the youth place via interview, observation and reading
- preparation of the assignment as a group
- online supervision for assignment by teacher
- presentation at youth work seminar at Kalasatama campus
Completion alternatives
Alternative way of completing the study module is only possible upon specific circumstances/criteria (i.e. sickness etc.). Personal reasons such as travel and work are not considered as acceptable criteria.
Alternative way of completing the study module must be agreed with the responsible teacher and/or study guidance counselor two weeks before the beginning of the study module the latest.
The alternative way of completing WYO study module is individual assignment.
Student workload
Lectures, online supervision, 1cr
Independent studies, group work, field visit, final seminar 2cr
Student´s workload is approximately 26h 40min per study credit.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
resubmit/1-5.
Further information
The study module requires skills to use Diak´s online learning area Moodleroom and ability to participate to online lectures in Collaborate.